Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a branch of the federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy, addressing energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through science and technology solutions. DOE hosted a Water Resource Recovery Prize, which challenged multidisciplinary teams to present innovative solutions for resource recovery at small- to medium-sized water treatment facilities. To help lower the cost of treatment by extracting additional value from wastewater, the prize sought innovative ideas to increase resource recovery from municipal wastewater treatment plants across the United States.