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The Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility (CVWRF), the largest wastewater treatment facility in Utah, treats the wastewater of approximately 500,000 residents daily.

One more outstanding achievements of our Biological Engineering faculty and students at the prestigious 2024 Engineers Week Awards Banquet, held on 02/23/24.

Thanks to the generous support of donors, two new endowed professorships have been created in the Utah State University College of Engineering.

A group of 16 sixteen students and faculty members from the Biological Engineering Department at Utah State University traveled to Athens, Georgia to attend the Institue of Biological Engineering Annual Conference earlier this month.

Crews are putting the final touches on a new 3,000-square-foot facility that will cement Utah State University’s role as a leader in the bioproducts revolution.

The Department of Energy has awarded $1.9 million for a Utah State University study focused on improving wastewater treatment and the prevention of toxic algae blooms.

DOE has awarded $1.9 Million to a team led by the Biological Engineering Department’s Sustainable Waste to Bioproducts Engineering Center for “Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy.”

A recent statewide pilot study confirmed that coronavirus can be detected in sewage that enters wastewater treatment facilities. The findings may lead to new public health tools that help track infection rates and trends.