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XPV Colorado River Article

June 23, 2022/in Announcement, News, Press Release

Colorado River #water managers are facing a monumental task – to commit to an unprecedented amount of #conservation before an August deadline.

Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the nation’s two largest reservoirs, are in danger of reaching critically low levels. The Colorado River supplies these reservoirs and 40M people in the Southwest.

Earlier this month, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Camlimlim Touton set a goal to keep the lakes from dropping to levels where #hydropower production ceases and where it becomes physically impossible to move water through the #dams.

If the seven states that rely on the Colorado River can’t cut their own use, she said, the federal government is prepared to do it for them.

There is some good news: Innovative solutions that can significantly increase #waterefficiency are ready to go now. For example, Metron Farnier – Smart Water Meters, though its one-minute analytics, is helping communities monitor, understand, and save water. Soli Organic is changing the game when it comes to growing #food, using more than 90% less water to cultivate crops. Over 90% of Natural Systems Utilities‘ facilities directly #reuse treated water for beneficial purposes.

XPV Water Partners invests in companies that we know can make a meaningful difference when it comes to the world’s water crisis.

#drought #climatechange

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NATURAL SYSTEMS UTILITIES NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

March 12, 2021/in Announcement, News, Press Release

Hillsborough, NJ, March 12th, 2021 — Natural Systems Utilities (NSU), the nation’s leader in onsite water treatment and reuse solutions, today announced that Zach Gallagher has been named President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Gallagher, a 20-year veteran of the company, previously served as the Executive Vice President of Business Development since 2016. As President and COO, Zach will continue to lead Business Development as well as taking on more of the execution side of the business, including Engineering, Operations, and Site Services.

“Zach is an ideal fit for NSU’s President and COO. He is a proven leader whose contributions have been invaluable to the growth of our company – from both a business and cultural perspective,” said Bill Massa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NSU. “In addition to an impressive track record of strategic planning and execution, Zach brings a passion to his work that inspires and motivates our teams. I look forward to seeing all that NSU will accomplish under Zach’s leadership.”

Zach joined NSU as a Project Engineer nearly 20 years ago when the company was known as Applied Water Management. In 2007, he became a partner of Alliance Environmental serving as COO before merging with NSU in 2011. Over the years, Zach has held various positions within Engineering, Operations, Construction, and Business Development. He has a deep understanding of the business and is passionate about NSU’s services and solutions. Mr. Gallagher is a licensed Professional Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional holding BS and MS degrees from Rutgers University in Bio-Resource and Civil/Environmental Engineering. He is the past Vice Chair for the Board of Directors of the U.S. Green Building Council, NJ Chapter. He has over 20 years of experience with decentralized/onsite water reuse systems, has been published by Forbes and serves as a Guest Lecturer on the subject at multiple universities across the Country.

Zach Gallagher giving a tour

Zach Gallagher giving a tour

ABOUT NATURAL SYSTEMS UTILITIES
Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) creates value where others see waste. Since 1984, we have been an industry leader in water reclamation and reuse innovation. We currently manage 250+ onsite systems along with 150+ innovative/alternative Title V facilities across North America. Our award-winning approach features fully integrated and cost-effective solutions for water supply, wastewater treatment, and water reuse. Our reputation is built on best-in-class execution and focuses on long-term shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

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NSU’s Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Playbook: A Winning ESG Strategy

February 19, 2021/in Announcement, News, Press Release

**Article courtesy of XPV Water Partners**

February 17, 2021 (https://www.xpvwaterpartners.com/news/2021/02/17/nsus-wastewater-treatment-and-reuse-playbook-a-winning-esg-strategy)

“Keeping water local” is becoming widely embraced as a mainstream design approach by municipalities, businesses, institutions, and developers turning to privately managed water treatment infrastructure as an alternative to centralized services delivered by large-scale treatment networks.

Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place Complex in Massachusetts

Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place Complex in Massachusetts

“The industry is recognizing that discharging local wastewater into a river for somebody else to manage downstream is not a sustainable solution,” says Zach Gallagher, Executive VP of Natural Systems Utilities. “Keeping water local using onsite recovery and reuse systems delivers proven economic, environmental, and energy-saving benefits, while ensuring local water resources are available for future generations.”

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU), a leader in innovative onsite wastewater treatment and reuse solutions, has developed a successful approach for designing, building, financing, and managing decentralized treatment systems, and is currently operating more than 400 onsite treatment systems across North America.

Decentralized treatment systems, designed for keeping local water in local communities and reducing the amount of fresh water drawn, are becoming increasingly necessary. Privately managed decentralized systems are in use at business campuses, resorts, industrial parks, shopping complexes, and high-density residential buildings and developments.

“We provide the full solution customized for project specific conditions, ensure that it operates as designed, and take responsibility for performance through the entire life cycle,” Gallagher adds.

Award-winning showcase projects

Receiving more than 100 wastewater operations awards and national project recognition for sustainable design, NSU’s turnkey platform provides a range of Design-Build (DB) to Design-Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (DBOOM) approaches. NSU’s platform has enjoyed many high-profile project successes, ranging from the famous Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place complex in Massachusetts to the exclusive high-rise communities of Battery Park City in New York City.

“The Gillette Stadium-Patriot Place project came to us for the same reasons as many of our customers – their nearby centralized systems either lack adequate supply and discharge capacity or their facilities are located too far away to access centralized water treatment services,” says Gallagher.

NSU designed, built, and operates the water reuse system for Gillette Stadium – home of the New England Patriots football team –and the adjacent Patriot Place which includes restaurants, retail spaces and a convention centre. The system creates a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution to produce high-quality reuse water for toilet flushing within the 68,000-seat stadium along with the surrounding Patriot Place. Treated water is also used to recharge the local groundwater aquifer and the system has recently been upgraded to provide reclaimed water for landscape irrigation.

“In contrast to Gillette Stadium,” says Gallagher, “the Battery Park City project involved a New York City area where the centralized treatment systems offered adequate wastewater capacity; however, the local governing authority had set-out a long-term strategy to introduce a new standard of environmentally responsible solutions that required using less material, lower energy expenditure and less water.”

Battery Park City in Manhattan

Battery Park City in Manhattan

The high-rise buildings within the planned community of Battery Park City in Manhattan are served by NSU-designed, built, and operated water recycling systems. NSU’s approach – also adopted by several other high-profile buildings in Manhattan – cut water consumption by more than 50% and reduced wastewater discharge by greater than 60% compared to similar residential buildings in NYC. Today, the Battery Park City project is among the largest neighbourhood-scale sustainability initiatives in the United States.

Driving growth and ROI

“We are seeing multiple factors coming together to drive growth in our business sector,” says Gallagher. “Twenty years ago, developers had no choice but to install decentralized systems as it was the only option. The market evolved over time, and new projects emerged that were driven by Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors. Today, we’ve reached a threshold where our customers not only benefit from ESG but there is also a proven return on investment as the cost of water and sewer in many urban areas has doubled.”

Operators of centralized treatment networks are also recognizing the benefits of partnering with private on-site treatment operators, according to Gallagher. Decentralized treatment systems and facilities are now playing a larger role with easing the strain on centralized treatment plants grappling with aging infrastructure issues. Adding decentralized treatment capacity can help centralized treatment networks delay capital improvements while enhancing system resiliency.

New government mandates to maximize water reuse, minimize the “water footprint,” and return water to the community for purposes not requiring potable water can create daunting infrastructure challenges for centralized treatment networks, but not for decentralized systems. Gallagher says these mandates are creating a competition between tech campuses, academic campuses, and large employers to enhance their ESG programs and compete for the distinction of being the most “green.”

Leveraging the XPV portfolio

“There is a perception that private equity investors are simply providing money – but that’s not the case with XPV Water Partners,” says Gallagher. “XPV deeply understands the water industry and that’s a huge asset. They have thousands of industry relationships, and they have arranged multiple introductions that enabled us to pursue and win new projects.”

NSU recently partnered with fellow XPV portfolio company, LuminUltra, creating an online microbiological monitoring system with the ability to remotely and automatically conduct regulatory equivalent reporting. The development of this online microbiological capability, initially believed to be 5-10 years out, was significantly accelerated due to the companies joining forces and is expected to be “a game-changer,” according to Gallagher. Automated sampling opens up an entirely new market segment that did not previously pursue water reuse initiatives due to the high volume of manual samples that were required. Additionally, NSU’s long-standing partnership with Newterra (recently acquired from XPV by the Frontenac Company) drove significant synergies by combining Newterra’s wastewater treatment technology with NSU’s delivery approach, creating a complementary, differentiated, and high-value solution.

Gallagher adds “Communities lacking access to centralized infrastructure or seeking to maximize their ESG score have always been our bread-and-butter clients and will continue to be. We will bring them innovative, reliable and safe solutions that source all water locally, and reuse or return high quality water to the environment from which it came – that’s our job, that’s our vision, and that’s our passion. We will continue to reimagine what can be done with water.”

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ConstructSecure Gold Safety Award

Natural Systems Utilities receives Gold Safety Award

January 7, 2021/in News, Press Release

Lexington, MA: ConstructSecure, Inc., a cloud-based mobile platform that empowers clients to make smarter risk management decisions, has announced the recipients of its prestigious safety awards. Natural Systems Utilities, LLC has received the Gold Safety Award. This award is presented to companies that register a safety score between 85% – 95% in the Safety Assessment Program administered by ConstructSecure.“

Natural Systems Utilities, LLC has done a remarkable job of implementing a strong safety management system. In addition to keeping employees safe, safety performance of this caliber should reduce their insurance premiums,” says Garrett Burke, CEO of ConstructSecure.

The Safety Assessment Program reviews a company’s historic safety performance and current safety management systems. The platform normalizes data for vendor or contractor size and type of work performed. The program provides thorough, objective, and consistent evaluation of company performance so clients can identify, monitor, and manage risk smarter. The results provide a strong indicator of how a vendor or contractor values safety and a reliable predictor of future performance.

About ConstructSecure: ConstructSecure, Inc. is a global SaaS company. Our cloud-based and mobile platform empowers clients to make better risk management decisions. Proprietary algorithms developed at an Ivy League University, leverage safety, and financial indicators to accurately pre-qualify vendors. The data captured by our suite of solutions ensures that our clients, and their subcontracted vendors, are not only meeting regulatory standards but are approaching safety in a way that positively
impacts their number of injuries, loss rate, EMR, defaults, insurance premiums, and their overall financial health.

ConstructSecure Gold Safety Award

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Natural Systems Utilities Expands Into South Bay

December 3, 2019/in Press Release

Natural Systems Utilities Expands Into South Bay, CA and Acquires Acqualogic/Kanso

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Natural Systems Utilities (“NSU”) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of the Acqualogic/Kanso (“Kanso”) water and wastewater operations and maintenance services. Kanso currently manages 28 on-site water and wastewater systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company has a proven track record of providing safe and reliable operations services and has an outstanding reputation with its clients and regulatory agencies. NSU assumed all of Kanso’s operations and maintenance contracts and business operations.

NSU now operates over 270 on-site, community systems across 10 states, including the largest base of distributed reuse and natural treatment systems in the country. Kanso’s customers will benefit from NSU’s expertise and innovation in operations management and turnkey design-build services. “As the effects of the worldwide water crisis continue to escalate, this partnership benefits every community facing water issues by making on-site treatment more reliable and cost-effective,” says Kurt Bauer, Kanso’s Chief Executive Officer. “NSU will take our already proven service to the next level and Kanso is now enabled to focus its efforts on delivering its next-generation on-site wastewater recycling and freshwater treatment solutions.”

Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President of NSU stated, “Expanding into the South Bay region of San Francisco has been part of our strategy since we acquired Phillips Services, Inc. (PSI) in 2016. It was the right time to increase operating density in the area with the construction phase of Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus on-site water reuse system nearing completion. We are looking forward to building upon Acqualogic/Kanso’s legacy of local water resource management with long-term reliable operations and maintenance services.”

NSU consistently develops A Better Way to create value where others see waste. NSU is a national leader in wastewater treatment and water reuse innovation. Our reputation has been built on best in class execution capability, and on long term, shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

For more information about Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, visit https://nsuwater.com.

Contact:
Rick Petrosino
VP, Business Development
rpetrosino@nsuwater.com
908-431-7009

KANSCO

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Natural Systems Utilities Expands into Cape Cod, MA and Acquires Bennett Environmental Associates

January 17, 2019/in News, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE (January 17, 2019)

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of Bennett Environmental Associates LLC (BEA) and expansion into Cape Cod and the islands in Massachusetts. BEA currently manages 30 onsite water and wastewater systems along with 160 innovative/alternative Title V facilities. The company has been proudly providing safe and reliable operations services for over 25 years and has an outstanding reputation with its clients, along with the local and state regulatory agencies. NSU will assume all of the BEA contracts and business operations.

NSU now operates over 240 onsite community based systems across 10 states, including the largest base of distributed reuse and natural treatment systems in the United States. BEA’s customers will benefit from NSU’s expertise and innovation in operations management and turnkey design-build services. BEA’s Founder, David Bennett reports; “NSU shares the same values we do, and has exceeded our hopes for a firm that we can join forces with. We look forward to continuing the tradition we have for excellent service, deep expertise, and an environment our clients and associates want to be a part of”.

Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President of NSU stated; “NSU is very excited to expand into Cape Cod and the islands, a beautiful part of the Country that can benefit from our onsite systems and solutions. This partnership enhances our existing New England coverage based out of Fall River, and we look forward to building upon BEA’s legacy of local water resource management with long-term reliable operations and maintenance services”.

NSU consistently develops A Better Way to create value where others see waste. NSU is a national leader in wastewater treatment and water reclamation innovation. Our reputation has been built on best in class execution capability, and on long term, shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

For more information about Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, visit https://nsuwater.com or contact Kimberly Knight at 908-359-5501 or kknight@NSUwater.com. Learn more about BEA at http://bennett-ea.com/.

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NSU Expands into Cape Cod, MA with Bennett Environmental Associates Acquisition

January 17, 2019/in Press Release

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of Bennett Environmental Associates LLC (BEA) and expansion into Cape Cod and the islands in Massachusetts. BEA currently manages 30 onsite water and wastewater systems along with 160 innovative/alternative Title V facilities. The company has been proudly providing safe and reliable operations services for over 25 years and has an outstanding reputation with its clients, along with the local and state regulatory agencies. NSU will assume all of the BEA contracts and business operations.

NSU now operates over 240 onsite community-based systems across 10 states, including the largest base of distributed reuse and natural treatment systems in the United States. BEA’s customers will benefit from NSU’s expertise and innovation in operations management and turnkey design-build services. BEA’s Founder, David Bennett reports; “NSU shares the same values we do and has exceeded our hopes for a firm that we can join forces with. We look forward to continuing the tradition we have for excellent service, deep expertise, and an environment our clients and associates want to be a part of.”

Zach Gallagher, Executive Vice President of NSU stated; “NSU is very excited to expand into Cape Cod and the islands, a beautiful part of the country that can benefit from our onsite systems and solutions. This partnership enhances our existing New England coverage based out of Fall River, and we look forward to building upon BEA’s legacy of local water resource management with long-term reliable operations and maintenance services”.

NSU consistently develops A Better Way to create value where others see waste. NSU is a national leader in wastewater treatment and water reclamation innovation. Our reputation has been built on best in class execution capability, and on long-term, shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

For more information about Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, visit https://nsuwater.com or contact Kimberly Knight at 908-359-5501 or kknight@NSUwater.com. Learn more about BEA at http://bennett-ea.com/.

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Natural Systems Utilities Selected as B Corporation

January 13, 2019/in Press Release

Natural Systems Utilities Selected as B Corporation

January 13, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY

(Hillsborough, NJ), January 11, 2019 – Real Leaders, Big Path Capital, and B Lab have teamed up to assess and rank the “100 Top Impact Companies” of 2019 and are proud to announce that Natural Systems Utilities is one of the inaugural winners!

“We were very impressed with the quality of applicants who were subjected to a rigorous review process for this first-ever 100 Top Impact Companies awards” said Mark Van Ness, Founder, Real Leaders.

The 100 winners will be celebrated at a formal event on April 4th and 5th at the Momentum (MO) Summit in Asheville, North Carolina.

The MO Summit is an invitation-only event convening with C-suite leaders who are scaling high-growth, positive-impact companies by using the power of creativity for business.

“The Real Leaders 100 list is the first ranking of positive impact companies in North America and leverages the engine of capitalism for great profit and great good,” said Michael Whelchel, Managing Partner, Big Path Capital. “Because of high demand, we are expanding the list globally in 2020,” added Whelchel.

The ranking is based on the formula for force – that is mass times acceleration:
Three-year growth rate (acceleration) x Revenue (mass) x B Impact assessment score = A Company’s Force for Good score.

About Real Leaders:

Real Leaders magazine has been in circulation since 2010 and is the world’s first sustainable business & leadership publication. It aims to inspire better leaders for a better world.

About Big Path Capital:

Big Path Capital has been called “Impact Investing’s investment bank” and works with the top sustainable and impact companies and funds.

About B Lab:

B Lab is a nonprofit that serves a global movement of People Using Business as a Force for Good. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the Best for the World® and as a result society will enjoy a more shared and durable prosperity.

Contact:

Julie Van Ness, Real Leaders: julie@real-leaders.com

 

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Natural Systems Utilities Expands Into California and Acquires Phillips Services, Inc

January 20, 2016/in Press Release

PRESS RELEASE – (Hillsborough, NJ – January 19, 2016)

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of Phillips Services, Inc. (PSI) and expansion into California. PSI is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and manages 25 on-site water and wastewater systems within a 100-mile radius of Napa. PSI has been providing safe and reliable operations services since 1986 and has an outstanding reputation with its clients along with the local and state regulatory agencies.  NSU will assume all of the PSI contracts and business operations.

NSU now operates 210 systems across 10 states, including the largest base of on-site reuse and natural treatment systems in the US. PSI’s customers will benefit from NSU’s expertise and innovation in operations management, design-build services for advanced water reclamation facilities and related technologies.  PSI’s Founder, Gary Phillips reports “PSI was started due to the need for local operations and the desire to provide our customers with the best service possible.  This partnership builds on our existing capabilities, increasing support to our existing customers while allowing for expansion to provide California with better water management solutions”.

Zach Gallagher, Vice President of NSU said, “NSU is very excited to expand into California, a state facing one of the most severe droughts on record. On-site water reclamation facilities can reduce water consumption by over 50% and should be considered as part of the overall solution to address the challenges California faces today.  Long-term reliable operations and maintenance is the key to providing safe and secure alternative water supply and we look forward to building on the legacy of PSI in the Bay Area while servicing downtown San Francisco and expanding into other areas of California”.

NSU consistently develops a better way to create value where others see waste. NSU is an emerging national leader in organic waste repurposing and water reclamation innovation. Our reputation has been built on best in class execution capability, and on long-term, shared-value partnerships with the people and communities we serve.

For more information about Natural Systems Utilities, LLC, contact Angela Knowles at 908-431-7021 or aknowles@naturalsystemsutilities.com. Learn more about PSI at www.phillipsonsite.com.

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Natural Systems Utilities, Middlesex Water, and Village of Ridgewood Receive Environmental Achievement Award

January 31, 2013/in Press Release

PRESS RELEASE (Hillsborough, NJ — November 13, 2012) Middlesex Water Company and Natural Systems Utilities reported their unique public private partnership with the Village of Ridgewood, N.J. — named Ridgewood Green LLC –has earned an Environmental Achievement Award from PlanSmart NJ.

The PlanSmart NJ award recognizes Ridgewood Green LLC’s unique, sustainable approach under which a portion of the Village of Ridgewood’s wastewater treatment plant will be retrofitted to create electric energy from the wastewater treatment process. Middlesex Water and Natural Systems Utilities, in a 20-year public-private partnership with the Village of Ridgewood, are making the capital investment to enable the plant to use an anaerobic digestion process to convert methane gas to electricity.

This project also includes the conversion of a chemical disinfection system to one that uses ultraviolet light to treat the wastewater effluent, thereby reducing chemical consumption. Installation of solar generation will further supplement the plant’s electricity needs. In addition, food wastes from local sources will help to act as an accelerant to the anaerobic digestion process, further enhancing the production of electricity. “This project clearly demonstrates how our aging infrastructure can be reinvigorated and repurposed in a way that saves money while improving environmental protection,” said Edward A. Clerico, President and COO of Natural Systems Utilities, LLC. “In this case, we are producing renewable energy from wastes by upgrading existing wastewater facilities and capturing solar energy on available utility property. It is a win-win-win for the residents of Ridgewood, the environment and our investors,” he added.

The Village of Ridgewood’s wastewater treatment plant is expected to be fully energy self-sufficient with no need to purchase electricity from local sources on a sustained basis, enabling it to benefit from below-market prices for electric power over the term of the partnership. Ridgewood Green, the entity created to design, build and own the newly-constructed plant additions, will oversee the operation of these facilities by Village of Ridgewood public works employees.

“This innovative approach to energy capture provides a big win for the environment that improves air quality, reduces dependence on chemicals, lowers energy costs and reduces residuals involved in wastewater treatment,” said Chris Rutishauser, P.E., Director of Public Works/Village Engineer for the Village of Ridgewood. “This sustainable solution can be replicated by other publicly-owned wastewater facilities that are seriously focused on reducing their overall carbon footprint and reducing costs. I believe that the success of our public/private partnership creating sustainable energy can be a model for other small wastewater treatment plants throughout the country,” he added.

The PlanSmart NJ Environmental Achievement Award was created to recognize individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and accomplishments in protecting, restoring and enhancing the quality of the environment.

“We thank PlanSmart NJ for recognizing our unique business model that capitalizes on the inherent relationship between water, wastewater and renewable energy and provides for an appropriate sharing of environmental and economic value for the benefit of all parties,” said Dennis Doll, President and CEO of Middlesex Water Company.

PlanSmart NJ aims to revitalize New Jersey’s landscape so that the state’s citizens benefit from a sustainable economy and environment, based on resource efficiency and social equity. Plan Smart NJ is an independent, non-profit planning and research organization committed to improving the quality of community life through the advancement of sound land use planning and regional cooperation. To learn more, visit www.plansmartnj.org

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