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“WTIC, being situated geographically at the corner of 3 states and within 100 miles of their state capitals, is uniquely positioned to advocate for and coordinate the harmonization of their testing requirements. Technology developers will see this as distinctly advantageous in getting their products into the market place.”
David Henderson
XPV Capital, Toronto, Canada |
| Organization |
American Water |
| Contact |
Mark LeChevallier |
| Address |
1025 Laurel Oak Rd., Voorhees, NJ 08043 |
| E-mail |
mark.lechevallier@amwater.com |
| Phone – Office |
856-727-6106 |
| Phone – Moble |
856-287-2538 |
| Agency Web Site |
www.amwater.com |
| Test Bed Description |
American Water owns or operates 400 drinking water facilities and 300 wastewater systems in over 30 states and part of Canada. All are potential test bed facilities for innovative technologies |
| Facility Name |
NA |
| Location |
NA |
| Size |
Facilities range fromvery small (serving <500 people) to very large (serving more than 1 million people) |
| Process Train |
varies, including 100 surface water and 700 groundwater facilities |
| Type of Discharge |
varies, including 100 surface water and 700 groundwater facilities |
| Lab Facility Availability |
A research laboratory is located in Delran, NJ and a central water quality lab in Belleville, IL. |
| Other |
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| Organization |
Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati |
| Contact |
MaryLynn LodorTechnical Support (RA Consultants, LLC) |
| Address |
Office of the Director MSD Insfrastructure (“Green”) Program1600 Gest StreetCincinnati, Ohio 45204 |
| E-mail |
MaryLynn Lodor (MaryLynn.Lodor@cincinnati-oh.gov) |
| Phone – Office |
(513) 244-5535 |
| Phone – Moble |
(513) 562-7220 |
| Agency Web Site |
www.msdgc.org/ |
| Test Bed Description |
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| Facility Name |
Greater Cincinnati Water Works(GCWW) |
| Location |
4747 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45232 |
| Size |
GCWW treats 136 million gallons of water a day through,3,000 miles of mains to 3,000 miles of water mains to about 235,000 residential and commercial accounts. GCWW’s service area has grown to include the entire City of Cincinnati, most of Hamilton County and parts of Butler and Warren Counties in Ohio. The granular activated carbon is used for filtration and treatment of the water, follows UV disinfection system. UV system has the design capacity to treat 240 MGD. |
| Process Train |
Intake of water->removal of solid by settling -> sand and gravel filtering of water -> granular activated carbon filtering of water -> disinfection -> distribution Granular Activated Carbon GCWW’s Miller Treatment Plant is one of only a few water treatment plants in the nation that incorporates granular activated carbon (GAC) with on-site reactivation into its water treatment process. This state-of-the-art technology uses granular carbon which contains numerous microscopic cavities. When water is passed through the GAC, impurities adhere to the carbon and are removed from the water. Benefits of GAC are: barrier against potential chemical spills in the Ohio River; barrier against impurities in raw source water; less chlorine required for disinfection; reduced disinfection-by-products; and improved control of taste and odor. UV, Greater Cincinnati Water Works uses an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection treatment technology at the Miller Plant. UV disinfection uses UV light, in low doses, to inactivate disease-causing organisms such as Cryptosporidium. |
| Type of Discharge |
Not Applicable |
| Lab Facility Availability |
GCWW has an advance Laboratory to perform up-to-date monitoring required by the EPA. GCWW laboratory performs 600 tests a day throughout the treatment process and distribution system. The laboratory is equipped with Gas Chorography (GC), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry(GCMS), Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS), Ion-exchange chromatography(IC) and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) instruments. |
| Other |
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| Organization |
Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati |
| Contact |
MaryLynn LodorTechnical Support (RA Consultants, LLC) |
| Address |
Office of the Director MSD Insfrastructure (“Green”) Program1600 Gest Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45204 |
| E-mail |
MaryLynn Lodor (MaryLynn.Lodor@cincinnati-oh.gov) |
| Phone – Office |
(513) 244-5535 |
| Phone – Moble |
(513) 562-7220 |
| Agency Web Site |
www.msdgc.org/ |
| Test Bed Description |
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| Facility Name |
Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) |
| Location |
1600 Gest St. Cincinnati OH 45204 |
| Size |
SMU is under Hamilton County Storm Water District. HCSWD has been established in response to the federally mandated Phase II storm water program. The District membership consists of 42 of the 49 jurisdictions in Hamilton County including all 12 of the townships. |
| Process Train |
SMU is under the Hamilton County Stormwater District and operates the MS4 to discharge stormwater – in areas of the system that are served by combined sewers, this flow enters into the combined sewer system. Capture of stormwater conveyance of stormwater runoff correction of stormwater problems; Design, coordinate, construct, manage, operate, maintain, inspect, and enforce Hamilton County’s’ stormwater rules and regulations. |
| Type of Discharge |
In areas of the system that are served by combined sewers, this flow enters into the combined sewer system. From separate stormwater system the discharge is stormwater. |
| Lab Facility Availability |
Use MSD Industrial Waste Laboratory for any analytical need. |
| Other |
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When you seek a business loan, familiarize yourself with the SBA’s business loan programs to see if they may be a viable option. Keep in mind the dollar amount you seek to borrow and how you want to use the loan proceeds. The three principal players in most of these programs are — the applicant small business, the lender and the SBA. SBA guarantees a portion of the loan (except for Microloans). The business should have its business plan prepared before it applies for a loan.
This plan should explain what resources will be needed to accomplish the desired business purpose including the cost of everything, the applicants’ contribution, use of loan proceeds, collateral, and most important, an explanation of how the business will be able to repay the loan in a timely manner.
The lender will analyze the application to see if it meets the lender’s criteria as well as SBA’s requirements. SBA will look to the lender to do much, if not all, of the analysis before it provides its guaranty on the lender’s loan or provides the Microlenders with funds to re-lend to the business. The SBA’s business loan programs provide a key source of financing for viable small businesses that have real potential, but cannot qualify for loans from the lending institutions on their own.
The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program reserves a specific percentage of federal R&D funding for award to small business and non-profit research institution partners. Central to the program is expansion of the public/private sector partnership to include the joint venture opportunities for small business and the nation’s premier nonprofit research institutions. Small business has long been where innovation and innovators thrive, but the risk and expense of conducting serious R&D efforts can be beyond the means of many small businesses. Nonprofit research laboratories are also instrumental in developing high-tech innovations but frequently, innovation is confined to the theoretical. STTR combines the strengths of both entities by introducing entrepreneurial skills to high-tech research efforts.
Thetechnologies and products are transferred from the laboratory to the marketplace. The small business profits from the commercialization, which, in turn, stimulates the U.S. economy.
Participating Agencies:
Each year the following five Federal departments and agencies are required by STTR to reserve 0.3% of their extramural R&D funds for award to small business/nonprofit research institution partnerships: Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Health and Human Services; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and National Science Foundation.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program encourages small businesses to advance their technical potential from funds committed by federal agencies with large extramural research and development budgets. The SBIR program serves to fund the critical startup and development stages for a technology and encourages commercialization of the technology, product or service. In turn, this stimulates the U.S. economy. For more information on the SBIR Program visit www.sba.gov/sbir.
Participating Agencies:
Each year, the following eleven federal departments and agencies are required to reserve 2.5% of their extramural R&D funds for award to small businesses through the SBIR program:
Departments of Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services; Homeland Security; Transportation; Environmental Protection Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and National Science Foundation.
The state of Ohio has an excellent program to assist Ohio companies obtain more SBIR contracts. For more information on this program contact:
Bio Start
Carol Frankenstein
513-475-6610
Serves Greater Cincinnati area
Braintree
Bob Cohen
419-525-1614
Serves Greater Mansfield area
Hamilton County Business Center
Pat Longo
513-631-8292
Serves Greater Cincinnati area
The Entrepreneur Center
Barbara Hayde
937-281-0098
Serves Greater Dayton area
Innovation Center at O.U.
Jennifer Simon
740-593-1803
Serves Greater Athens area
There are a variety of alternatives to bank financing for small businesses. The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program fills the gap between the availability of private capital and the needs of small businesses for growth capital. Licensed and regulated by the SBA, SBICs are privately owned and managed investment funds that make capital available to qualifying U.S. small businesses at attractive rates. The funds raise private capital and can receive SBA-guaranteed leverage up to 3x private capital paid-in, with a leverage ceiling of $150 million per SBIC and $225 million for two or more licenses under common control. Licensed SBICs are for-profit investment firms whose incentive is to share in the success of a small business. The SBIC program provides funding for a broad range of industries. Some SBICs invest in a particular field or industry while others invest more generally. For more information visit www.sba.gov/inv.
Capvest Ventures, L.P.
One West 4th St., Ste. 415
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-721-8831 • 513-639-3072 Fax
Capvest Ventures, L.P.
Martha Kashner, Contact
14 S. High St./P.O. Box 673
New Albany, OH 43054
614-855-9980 • 614-855-9979 Fax
mkashner@capvestvc.com
Enterprise Ohio Investment Company (SSBIC)
Janet White, Manager
8 N. Main St.
Dayton, OH 45402
937-226-0457 • 937-222-7035 Fax
jwhite@citywidedev.com
Northcreek Mezzanine
Steve Touvelle, Contact
255 E. Fifth St., Ste. 3010
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-298-4137 • 513-985-6603 Fax
stouvelle@northcreekmezzaine.com
River Cities SBIC III, L.P.
Edwin T. Robinson, Contact
221 E. Fourth St., Ste. 2400
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-621-9700 • 513-579-8939 Fax
trobinson@rccf.com
Triathlon Medical Ventures Fund LP
Suzette L. Dutch, Contact
250 E. 5th St., 1100 Chiquita Center
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-723-2618 • 513-723-2615 Fax
sdutch@tmvp.com
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