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From YouTube: Bio Amp Award
Description
City of San Bruno receives Award for Bio Amp
Final
A
The
violin
is
a
automated
biological
delivery
system.
What
that
means
is
it
produces
bacteria
that
are
able
to
consume
fats,
oils
and
grease
in
wastewater.
How
it
works
is
the
biome
starts
with
a
dry
culture
of
32
grams
of
bacteria,
the
three
main
things
that
bacteria
truly
need,
which
are
food,
air
and
water.
We
provide
those
nutrients
to
them,
they're
able
to
grow
and
thrive
and
become
alive.
The
biome
produces
these
bacteria
and
mixes
them
over
a
24-hour
period
and
then
automatically
doses
them
into
a
wastewater
system.
A
After
a
24
hour
period
of
growth
you
get
to
about
30
trillion
bacteria.
It
is
incredible
in
the
amount
of
fats,
oils
and
grease
that
this
bacteria
can
digest
and
then
in
turn,
turn
them
into
co2
in
water,
and
these
bacteria
are
incredibly
great
because
they're
renewable
bacteria
aren't
going
anywhere
there
they've
been
around
for
millions
of
years
when
all
of
us
are
gone,
they'll
still
be
around,
so
the
bacteria
provide
us
with
a
green
or
sustainable
approach
to
help
remove
one
of
the
larger
problems
these
cities
are
facing.
A
This
machine
operates
automatically,
it
doesn't
need
someone
to
go
press
go
or
any
hands-on
maintenance
required
from
any
of
the
staff.
It's
truly
a
hands-free
piece
of
equipment.
It
will
reduce
the
need
and
sometimes
eliminate
the
need
to
have
these
large
pumper
trucks
come
and
evacuate
or
suck
out
all
of
the
contents
of
these
lift
stations
generally.
That
needs
to
occur
on
a
frequent
basis
based
based
upon
the
amount
of
grease
that
builds
up
in
there.
A
If
we
can
reduce
the
amount
of
grease
that
builds
up
in
there,
we
can
reduce
the
amount
of
routine
maintenance
that
needs
to
occur.
The
United
States
Green
Building
Council,
is
an
organization.
That's
made
up
of
environmentalists
builders,
nonprofit
organizations
that
all
share
the
same
interest
in
creating
a
sustainable
community
going
forward
now.
B
What
happens
is
the
US
Green
Building
Council?
They
look
at
all
these
green
products
and
technology
and
they
first
of
all
see
which
of
these
green
products
work
first
of
all,
and
then
they
then
decide
okay,
what
are
the
byproducts
of
these
green
products
and
technology?
So
the
city
of
San
is
receiving
this
award
because
the
bio
amp
is
proprietary
and
a
patented
technology
for
wastewater
application.