Hydrus Hygiene pitches modular production and asks Beaver City for 50 acre‑feet of water and local support

Matt White, representing Hydrus Hygiene, told the Beaver City Council on May 12 that his England‑based company wants to install modular, plug‑in production “pods” and a bottling line in the city’s industrial park and asked for four forms of local support: access to up to 50 acre‑feet of culinary water annually, verification in writing that the use is permitted for bank underwriting, help with staffing and training programs, and assistance applying for infrastructure and economic‑development grants. "We're trying to use your culinary system," White said, adding the 50 acre‑feet equates to roughly 61,000,000 liters a year and would allow initial output from containerized production units that discharge into 1,000‑liter totes every eight hours.

White described a staged plan in which Hydrus ships production pods from England, installs a bottling line from a Germany‑based equipment supplier, and initially staffs the site with a small team before expanding to about two dozen employees as production ramps up. He said the product will be marketed initially as a cleaner/degreaser to comply with EPA labeling rules and that longer‑term plans include disinfectants and wipes if and when U.S. regulatory approvals are obtained. "We just don't want to come into a community and drain resources," White said, adding that the company plans to cap its water use at the requested amount and relocate pods to other communities once local production reaches capacity.

Council members asked detailed operational questions: whether the industrial park building has three‑phase power (White said yes and offered to provide electrician documentation), how much electrical load the equipment will require (White said he has the electrician's numbers and will share them), and whether the city's water and zoning rules would allow the use. The mayor/meeting chair clarified that the property is a permitted use in the industrial zone and that the city would meter water and require applicable impact and building permits; the chair said Beaver City would not give free water but could provide a letter confirming the use is permitted for the bank.

White also asked for assistance with workforce training and suggested partnering with local economic‑development staff to pursue inland‑port or other grant funding, and he asked the city to consider limited infrastructure upgrades (curb, gutter, road improvements) near the industrial park as the company expands. Council members expressed caution about water availability but acknowledged the city's practice of treating permitted industrial uses consistently. The presentation closed with staff and White agreeing to follow up on power specifications, metering, the bank letter, and possible grant coordination.