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A Clean Technology Trade Alliance Innovative Business Coalition
CASA Collaborative Association for Sustainable Aguaculture
Solutions for American Indian Nations in the Western United States
A Clean Technology Trade Alliance Innovative Business Coalition
Contents
1. Introduction2. The CASA Group3. Opportunities4. Sustainable Development5. Integrated Solutions6. Conclusion
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IntroductionAmerican Indian Nations in the western United States continue to face significant economic and social issues:• Self-Sufficient Food Production• Unemployment/Emmigration • Availability of Potable Water• Effluent Treatment• Limited or no access to domestic power
Tribal governments have identified self-sufficient food production as a primary goal in establishing and maintaining sovereignty. Agriculture land use on reservations is declining.
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Significant Issues• Increasing numbers of trial members are leaving the reservations to live where
better jobs are available.• Potable water is limited on many reservations, with many Indians using water
from tanks that are filled from fill stations remote from their home sites. • Outhouses or leach fields are used for domestic sewage; trash is disposed
adjacent to homes with varying levels of recycling and composting. • Leach fields are often used for commercial developments, expansion of leach
fields may be limited and prevent future facility growth.• Home sites are typically remote and have no or expensive access to electric
power supply sources.
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CASA ApproachThe CASA Group food production system addresses these issues and more:• Year around high quality organic food production• Full-time permanent higher paying jobs• Water supply and effluent treatment• Local generation of electricity for facility and other uses• High efficiency water use• Soil rehabilitation and enhancement
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The CASA GroupA Sustainable Approach to Problem Solving
Collaborative Association for Sustainable Aguaculture (CASA)
Collaborative, Goal Oriented, and Flexible
CASA: a single point of contact made up of several innovative businesses dedicated to solving complex food security challenges collaboratively
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• Agriculture• Economic Resiliency (Jobs)• Market Development/ Access• Water/Wastewater Efficiencies
• Power Generation• Waste Management• Regional Sustainability• Education and Vocational Training
Specialties:
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A Clean Technology Trade Alliance Innovative Business Coalition
OpportunitiesWater, Food, Power and Jobs
A Simple Equation
Water
Food
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News from the Supply Chain
your.asda.com/sustainability
Excerpted from the 2014 Sustainability Report:
1. Our research has found that only 5% of our fresh produce will NOT be affected by changes in the climate.
2. No longer is climate change a subject just for environmentalists, it is already having an impact on businesses around the world and across all sectors. In fact, in 2011 economic and insured losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an all time high, with extreme weather events accounting for over 90% of all recorded disasters.
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Converging Factors
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• Water Availability and Quality
• Unsustainable and Unvalued Resource Use
• Desertification and Climate Instability
• Continued Production• Predictable Production• Risk Reduction• Cost Control
• Nutritious, Safe, Affordable & Available Foods
• Environmentally & Socially Responsible Production
• Greater Transparency
• Secure Agriculture Production• Increase Production• Improved Distribution/Access• Resilience
Food Security
Goals 2050
Consumer Demand
EnvironmentProfitability
A Change in the Supply Chain
The Shifting Paradigm• Costco has surpassed Whole Foods this year as the top
seller of organic food in the US. • Costco expects to sell $4 billion in organic food this year.• That number eclipses the $3.6 billion in organic food that
BMO analysts estimate Whole Foods sells annually.
http://www.businessinsider.com/costco-becomes-top-seller-of-organic-food-2015-6
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Market Opportunity
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A Sustainable Foundation
Water
Power Food Jobs
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Sustainable DevelopmentIntegrating for Sustainability
Sustainable Production in Rural and Urban Environments
Tainted WaterLoss of AgricultureUnemploymentWasteDesertificationDrought
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PowerAgricultureJobsReforestationWaste ReuseClean Water
Local
Flexible
Efficient
Adaptive
Re-Build
Re-Think
Re-Use
Revitalize
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Aqueonics Water Treatment
InflowTreatment PlantSurface RunoffGround WaterRecycled
OutflowSurface RunoffGround WaterDomestic UseIndustrial UseRecycled
HydrohausBiomimicry Climate ControlWater OptimizationEnvironmental maximizationExtreme temperature managementAdvanced LED grow lighting systems
Power
SolarPower generation
Anaerobic Digestion• Waste conversion• Fuel, power and
heat generation• Soil amendment
and organic liquid fertilizer production
MicrogridPower management and storage
Wester BotanicalEnvironmental impact management and reforestation planning and management
CASA Group
• Vocational training for systems maintenance and management
• Regional educational material and teach the teacher training w/vocational enhancement
CTTA
Business developmentMarket accessPartnership development
Habitat Management
• Construction Management• Process Integration• Recycled & Secondary Product
Development• Compost• Fertilizers• Soil Amendments
Growing Systems• Hydroponics
• Aeroponics• Aquaponics
Renewable Power
Water Management
High Efficiency Greenhouses
High Efficiency Organic FoodProduction
Sustainable Integrated
Facility Development
Education Regional Economic Resiliency
Aquifer Rehabilitation Reforestation
Futureproofing Through IntegrationWaterWater is the key to today and the future, adding a processing component to new and expanding developments has several advantages:• Maximize water efficiencies and
availability• Allow for future development and
expansion through modular water treatment capabilities• Guaranteed water quality• Planned water source maximization
and care
FoodThe global food chain is at high risk of failure due to water availability and climate change. Local production being added to new and expanding developments has several advantages:• Development of an agriculture based
revenue stream• Farm to table for local restaurant and
catering operations• Local supply of high value produce for
local markets• Job creation in local agriculture
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Financial ArgumentsCost• Upfront cost is higher• Long term operating cost is lower• Labor cost is marginally higher• Expansion costs need to be considered
as they occur
Benefit• Expandable wastewater treatment to
maximize future development• Farm to table food providing additional
marketing for restaurant and catering operations• Revenue generation from high value
agriculture and fish production• Job creation from agriculture
component• Greater economic resiliency creates a
greater regional customer base• Food security
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Integrated SolutionsBuilding A New Foundation for Food Security
Creating an Optimal Environment
Closed loop systemPrecision control of inputs and
environmentMultiple revenue streamsCost control / cost reductionRisk mitigation Flexible designAdaptable design Increased productionYear round growing
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ProductionProcessingWaterPowerNutrients
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Integrated Infrastructure TechnologiesWaterIntegrated water processing assures quality, efficiency, beneficial reuse and source flexibility providing:• Wastewater treatment output and
Compliance• Ability to use sources with uncertain
quality w/flexibility to adjust to changes caused by outside influences
• Reduction of raw resource requirements and high quality aquifer recharge
• Ensured environmental compliance and improvement
• Designs that meet or exceed existing standards
PowerIntegrated power strategies assure continuous power for the facility reduced reliance on existing resources. Focus on renewable energy sources provides:• Lower costs for energy generation• Dedicated, secure power for facility• Lower environmental impact• Potential to use wastewater sludge and
local food waste and grease to create power and high value soil amendments for reforestation efforts
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Water ManagementSmall Footprint Water Efficiency
• Water source can be pre-utilized, CASA projects are designed to optimize secondary usage.• All water used in the CASA project will
have secondary and tertiary usage before final processing and release for recharge where applicable.• Aquaponic systems recirculate and
reuse water in the food production cycle.• Greenhouses capture evaporative
moisture and return it for reuse.• Systems can be building integrated to
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Find the Wastewater treatment plant…
Power GenerationSolar Anaerobic Digestion
Bio-Solids + FOG Feedstock (FS)= Syngas Generation (SG)SG = Heat + FS = Energy and Soil
Amendments
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Greenhouse EfficienciesBIOMIMICRY CLIMATE CONTROL • Both the outer and inner skin of the building
envelope use a transparent structural fabric. While the outer skin provides a protective seal, the inner skin is an active thermal energy exchanger that is temperature regulated.
• A continuous film of water, known as the Dynamic Liquid Curtain, is run inside the south facing cavity over the inner skin.
WATER OPTIMIZATION• The amount of water a plant transpires is
staggering, with traditional greenhouses, this valuable water is vented into the air. With the evolved HydroHaus design, this pure water, produced by plants, is collected and reused.
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CASA AgricultureCombining technologies to achieve the maximum output of high value organic produce requires utilizing the best technologies in the right combination in a given environment. Part of the analysis and planning phase of a CASA engagement is to determine the right agricultural approach for each facility.
• Aeroponics• Aquaponics• Integrated• Organic• Sustainable• Profitable
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ConclusionSustainable Approach to Food, Water, power and Jobs
Foundation for Sustainable Growth
• Water• Power• Waste
Resources
• Produce• Fish• Power/
Water
Product• Jobs• Commerce• Resiliency
Economics
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ConclusionThe CASA project will provide:Agriculture products using reduced volumes of
water with vastly increased efficiencyWater and power for the project and
potentially for local communitiesFood securityAgriculture, power, water and related jobsWastewater treatment and reuse processes
that maximize water returning into the natural systems
Economic growth through agriculture, power, water – with direct, indirect and induced job creation
A working model for other distressed areas/communities that pays for itself
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Begin the Process
CONTACTThe Clean Technology Trade Alliance (CTTA)Innovative Clean Technology Business Coalitions Addressing Significant Issues
Mark Frostmark@thectta.org(360) 824-5304
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