About us
Transforming Community Wastewater
Effluential Synergies was founded in 2009 to advance the embrace of a resource recovery
ethic in the treatment of municipal wastewater. We seek a higher level of nutrient and
organic matter capture, energy self-sufficiency and a lower carbon footprint. We also seek
cost saving by employing common sense solutions. With robust tracking of innovative
technologies and the performance of reference installations, we can bring confidence to the
planning for next generation of public infrastructure. Our view is of the circular economy in
solidarity with the welfare of future generations, mindful of the urgency expressed by the global convocation at Glasgow at COP26 and the young people who deserve a wholesome and healthy
environment in the future.
Our Mission
We will help public wastewater agencies
match their community sustainability
goals for their wastewater treatment
systems with the technologies that are
dependable, resilient and cost-effective.
Our Vision
Every community is proud of its investment
in environmental infrastructure of the high
quality of water, soil and air resources it
produces, honors those employed in this
public service, and sees this work as a positive contribution to the goals expressed at COP26.
Work History
Bill Toffey Resume
My career has been in public service, in the water resource and solids management domain. I have worked to build cooperative organizations and have championed high standards of performance and scholarship in the wastewater profession. Please review my resume for the kind of experience you might use in your program and project planning
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Papers and Presentations
I have made nearly 80 presentation at local, regional and national conferences, of both technical and general nature, and often with a heavy dose of literary or comic content. Please contact me if you would like to receive a copy of any of these. Here is the list.
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Keynote Presentation at Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association(MABA) Annual Meeting
My keynote presentations poses the question “Can biosolids save the world?” Of course the answer needs to be YES! But I suggest, based on a review of movies over the coming Christmas season, a prescription for how the biosolids profession can be heroes in handling significant issues in the world.
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Technology Overview
The wide range of innovative solutions coming on the biosolids and energy scene is laid out in this presentation:
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Achieving Resource Recovery
Sustainable wastewater operations are driving to solutions that provide both operational savings and enhanced resource recovery. This presentation on phosphorus extraction shows the variety of technology options available”
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Net Zero Energy
Presentation to the Emerging Issues session of the NJWEA Conference in Atlantic City, NJ
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