  
 Behold - Biological Machinery, 1.0 ... With less than one percent of Earth's water supply being fresh and drinkable, aquifers diminishing, pollution increasing thanks to frantic industrialization, and droughts on the rise due to global warming -- water is becoming an endangered commodity. But that's a recent problem. For more than four billion years biological "technologies" have governed the health of this planet, processing every organic molecule: plant & animal, micro & macro, living & deceased, into a vast web of nourishment. Clean water is a by-product. Someone noticed.
Biologist John Todd invented Living Machines (aka Eco Machines) as an engineered solution to managing human and manufacturing wastes in today's water systems. The solution is simple. By pairing the decomposition factors of substances added to a given water use -- with a staged series of "natural consumers" such as plants, bacteria, algae, fish, clams, and snails -- the decomposing substances, whether they be food, chemical or natural waste, can be effectively filtered through the "living chain" to cleanse millions of gallons of water on a daily, even hourly, basis.
Waste = Food
Living Machines are natural wastewater treatment systems, site-specifically engineered to imitate the water-cleansing properties of natural wetlands (ie. ponds, marshes and meadows). Unlike septic and other chemical treatment systems, the technology relies entirely on living organisms to convert "wastes" into healthy nutrients. Water treated by Living Machine technology is currently being reused around the world for irrigation, indoor plumbing, and more.
Examples
A carpet manufacturer in Germany has water leaving its factory cleaner than it arrives.
A large food processing plant in Australia cleans 100,000 gallons per day through its engineered wetlands.
A Mars Chocolates factory in Texas and an Ethel M Chocolates factory in Las Vegas cleanse 10's of thousands of factory water each day, irrigating gardens and maintaining beautiful grounds.
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center in Ohio derives 60-80% of its daily water use from reprocessed waste water.
A rest-stop at the Vermont/Massachusetts border filters its own sewage on a daily basis, creating an attractive educational display. (!)
Living Machines in Florida provide habitat for native butterflies.
An industrial park in Indiana grows orchids from treated waters...
The Good News
Not merely the providence of tree-huggers like us, Living Machines are popping up everywhere. Living Machines provide stable high quality effluent. A well-designed system can enable up to 90% of a treated waste stream to be recycled and reused. Cleansing a waste stream using natural systemic "technologies" is ultimately more economical than today's conventional methods. Because Living Machines convert wastes into biomass, they are more effective at reducing sludge in water treatment systems than conventional methods. Living Machines do not rely on dangerous chemicals to make water safe. Living Machines can be scaled to meet any size demand, and thus are being explored as cutting edge candidates for China's newest cities. Because Living Machines rely on biological processes to purify water, they can be utilized to restore healthy food chains, reduce CO2, eliminate toxins from our water supply, irrigate millions of acres of topsoil, reinvigorate aquifers, replenish our fresh water drinking supply, enhance natural beauty, and more.
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