quasar energy group Contracts with PPG Industries for Lime Lakes Reclamation Project
Cleveland, OH – quasar energy group (formerly Schmack BioEnergy) has entered into a multi-year agreement to manage the Lime Lakes Reclamation project at PPG Industries’ Barberton, Ohio, plant. quasar and PPG have partnered together with the goal of accelerating the reclamation project while maintaining PPG’s commitment to environmental compliance and community relations.
For more than 70 years, PPG produced soda ash to make plate glass at the Barberton plant. The liquid and solid wastes were pumped from the soda ash operation into six ponds covering more than 600 acres. The result from the historically accepted practice created “lime lakes,” where the fine-grained lime spoil is too alkaline and lacks nutrients to support vegetation.
Since 1985, approved biosolids have been mixed on site with the lime spoil to create a stable soil matrix that supports long-term vegetation growth and wildlife habitat. PPG has won numerous awards for its reclamation efforts, including national certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council. “PPG chose quasar for our turnkey approach from feasibility, engineering, marketing and contracting capabilities through project completion,” said Mel Kurtz, President of quasar. “We anticipate that this new partnership will allow the lime lakes reclamation activities to be completed in half of the original schedule, by the end of 2016.”
Source: quasar energy group
