NewStream In The News

$68 Million in Solar Rebates Goes Fast: State Readying New Plan for January (View full article)
The Boston Globe - by Erin Ailworth

North Andover installer, Nexamp received a roughly $250,000 rebate to install 550 solar panels on the roof of NewStream LLC's industrial recycling building in Attleboro several weeks ago. Nexamp owns the panels and is selling NewStream the power they generate. The 110-kilowatt system is expected to provide the recycling company with a third of the power for its wastewater cleansing process.

Wastewater Treatment Plant's New Operators Have Plans to Diversify (View full article)
Boston Business Journal - by Sean McFadden

Sam Butterfield and John Theriault just didn't want to let a good opportunity go to waste.

A couple of years ago, Butterfield, founder and CEO of a 16-year-old, Plymouth-based environmental services firm, Butterfield Environmental (which he still operates), decided to take a gamble on resuscitating a 27,000-square-foot wastewater treatment plant in Attleboro, which was originally built for the Texas Instruments (TI) Sensors & Controls division in 1977 -- and which was scheduled for imminent closure.

Love that Dirty Water: Wastewater Treatment Plant Fills a Need (View full article)
Patriot Ledger - by Brad Kelley

Operating a wastewater treatment plant is no easy task. The state requires all operators of the complex system to obtain a wastewater treatment license and get HAZMAT certification for handling hazardous materials. Exams for both requirements are difficult to pass.