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Council approves one-year lease of city land for proof-of-concept water/air treatment site near sewer pond
Summary
Council approved a one-year lease for an early-stage company to test a water/air treatment process adjacent to the sewer ponds. The company’s process was described as using algae pods and ultraviolet light to produce biochar and capture carbon; the firm seeks proof-of-concept before pursuing larger funding.
GREEN RIVER, Utah — The Green River City Council approved a one-year lease of city land near the sewer ponds to allow a company to establish a proof-of-concept facility that uses algae pods and ultraviolet light to treat water and capture carbon.
City staff described the technology in general terms: the company would intake “dirty water,” run it through algae-based processes with ultraviolet light, capture carbon, and produce a biochar byproduct that the staff described as a potential fertilizer. The proposed location sits between the canal, the river and the sewer ponds; staff said the parcel is not currently in active agricultural production.
The project was introduced as a small-scale build supported in part by Inland Port EDC, Utah, and the lease would allow the company to demonstrate its system for potential follow-on funding. The council approved the lease by motion and roll call; recorded yes votes in the transcript included Guy, Larry, Kent and Ben.
The council did not record a company representative’s full legal name in the meeting minutes; transcript references to the business name were unclear in the audio. The mayor and council asked staff to confirm the legal name of the lessee and lease terms for the public record.
Ending: Staff were instructed to finalize lease paperwork consistent with the motion and to return any final lease documents to the council for file and public record.
