‘High tech farming’: Missoula-based Clearas Water Recovery cleans wastewater to feed algae for biofuel, fertilizer

It’s not often that a business comes up with an idea that’s good for the environment and saves money at the same time. But that’s what Clearas Water Recovery http://clearaswater.com/ , a Missoula tech company, believes it has done.

Formed eight years ago, the company has developed a patented process to use algae to remove nitrogen and phosphorous from public wastewater treatment plants, keeping waterways from being inundated with the compounds that starve fish and plant life of oxygen. In turn, the algae can be sold to other companies for fertilizer, biofuels and other uses.

Think of it as high tech farming.

Andy Gordon, the company’s market development manager, said he believes the technology could transform the world.

"When we say that we want to be a billion-dollar company from Montana, we’re not kidding," he said.

DAVID ERICKSON [email protected]

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