GWI Distinction Award for 2022 Industrial Project of The Year

A Story of Collaborative Success

WM’s Waverly landfill leachate evaporation project was recognized at this year’s 2022 Global Water Awards, receiving the Distinction award for GWI’s Industrial Project of the year. The award recognizes projects of “the most impressive technical or environmental achievement in the field of industrial water and wastewater.”

The project successfully addressed the landfill’s complex challenge of managing RO concentrate treatment and disposal through the adoption of Heartland’s ROVAP™ solution. Advancing WM’s focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship, the project reduced the carbon footprint of the landfill by avoiding the emission of 5,500 metric tons of CO2 annually, the equivalent to approximately 12,000 barrels of oil.

Critical to project success was the collaboration of vendors, consultants, and project leadership in the planning, designing and installation of the 120,000 GPD (450 m3/d) evaporation solution.