AltEn Facility Remediation Response

Updates from the AltEn Facility Response Group (FRG) on remediation efforts at AltEn’s vacated ethanol production facility in Mead, Nebraska.

Please continue checking here for new information.

Wet Cake Solidification and Transportation Continues

NewFields Senior Engineer Bill Butler provides an update about important activities at the AltEn site. The Wet Cake Pilot Project has resumed, with trucks carrying solidified, non-hazardous wet cake to be safely disposed at a nearby landfill. In addition, water continues to be pumped from the site’s lagoons and treated for land application, among other activities. Stay tuned throughout the summer for more updates.

Community Open House

AltEn Site Progress Update

Please join us for an informational meeting about progress at the AltEn site.

The Facility Response Group (FRG) has begun a new phase and our technical representatives will be on hand to share details, respond to questions and have information stations highlighting progress and next steps with the removal of the remaining materials from the site.

 

We hope to see you there!

Attendees are free to come and go at their convenience during the hours listed to the right. Light refreshments will be available.

DATE

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023

SCHEDULE

5 to 6 p.m.

Open House

6 to 6:30 p.m.

Presentation

6:30 to 8 p.m.

Open House continued with information stations

LOCATION

Encounter Life Ministries Church
1540 County Rd 10, Mead, NE 68041

Latest community updates

Open Information Session Materials
Check out the fact sheet and posters used to share updates about this year’s progress at the AltEn site – and to learn more about what’s next. 
October Community Update: FRG Removes 45,000 Tons of Wet Cake from AltEn Site
So far this year, the FRG has safely transported 2,025 truckloads – about 45,000 tons – of solidified wet cake to the landfill. Additional updates include progress on lagoon activities, water treatment, land application and subsoil...
September Community Update: FRG Commits to Removing All Wet Cake
The FRG is committed to removing all wet cake from the abandoned AltEn site, which it expects to be completed by August 2025. Additional updates include progress on wet cake transportation, lagoon activities, water treatment and land...

The responsible, safe remediation of the AltEn site in Mead, Nebraska.

The AltEn Facility Response Group (FRG), as part of Nebraska’s Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) and under the direction of the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE), has stabilized the site.  

The FRG developed a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) for water stored at the site and is committed to implementing the Water RAP. So far, the FRG has treated over 49 million gallons of process water – 31 million gallons of which has been applied to local farms as a beneficial nutrient source. 

The FRG also is developing a RAP for the on-site solids and continues to investigate remediation options for the solid materials at the AltEn site in order to submit the Solids RAP.

 

As this work continues, the FRG’s top priority is to ensure the continued safety of the surrounding community and environment. NDEE testing has consistently shown no evidence of impacts to water.

 

This website is a key resource for updates and information about the FRG’s remediation efforts. 

Steps the FRG and NDEE have taken to stabilize the site:

The AltEn Facility Response Group’s top priority is to help ensure the safety of the surrounding community and environment.