2011 Engineering Honorable Award:

NORTHPORT SANITARY SEWER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Northport, Michigan
Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering, Inc.

Village of Northport/Leelanau Township and F&V utilized the first known Moving Bed Biological Reactor (MBBR) with lagoons providing ammonia removal and denitrification in a cold-weather climate resulting in high-quality effluent, significant reductions in energy consumption and easily attainable expansion. Overall community benefits include environmental and economic stability and growth.