AltEn Community Update
A progress report on the wet cake pilot project, in addition to odor control measures, air quality monitoring, lagoon liner removal, water treatment and land application, subsoil sampling results and other activities.
Wet Cake Pilot Project to Continue in May
This video highlights activities at the AltEn site in the weeks prior to resuming the Wet Cake Pilot Study, noting several achievements and progress at the site.
Drone Video Footage Captures Progress at AltEn Site
This video, using drone footage captured over the last three years, compares conditions at the abandoned AltEn site between the time the FRG began emergency actions and remediation in 2021 and progress made through March 2024.
AltEn Community Update
A progress update on the solid waste pilot project, in addition to wet cake subsoil sampling, lagoon water treatment and land application, seed disposal, whale lancing, lagoon subsoil sampling and groundwater monitoring.
AltEn Community Update
A summary of progress at the AltEn site, including seed disposal, groundwater sampling, water treatment, land application and subsoil sampling.
AltEn Community Open House Presentation
An informational community open house hosted by the FRG was held on Aug. 22 for residents. This meeting included updates about progress and plans for the Solid Waste Pilot Project, during which non-hazardous wet cake will start being removed from the AltEn site. The PowerPoint presentation used during the open house is available here.
AltEn Facility Remediation Response – Explanatory Posters
AltEn vacated its ethanol production facility in Mead in 2021. Since that time, the AltEn Facility Response Group (FRG) has been voluntarily working, under the direction of the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE), to stabilize the site and develop Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) for the water and the solids remaining on-site. These posters explain the work that has been accomplished to date as well as details specifics of the Solid Waste Pilot Project.
AltEn Solid Waste Pilot Project – Fact Sheet
The FRG is committed to the work we are doing at the AltEn site and is pleased to share our progress of the Solid Waste Pilot Project and steps to be completed from August to November 2023.
AltEn Community Update
Updates on the solid waste pilot project, water treatment, land application, seed disposal and other site activities.
Updates for the Lower Platte Natural Resources District Board and Saunders County Supervisors
NewFields recently presented AltEn site updates to the Lower Platte Natural Resources District and Saunders County Supervisors, about site stabilization, water treatment and solids management.
