A project involving 374Wate, recently received approval for funding from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). The team's study, "Breaking the PFAS Cycle with a Full-Scale Demonstration" was selected for inclusion in the LCCMR's annual recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature on how to allocate proceeds from the state's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. 374Water is part of a project team comprised of Barr Engineering Co.

in Minneapolis, MN; University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN; Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN; and City of St.

Cloud, MN. The project will utilize 374Water's commercial AirSCWO 6 supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) system to eliminate PFAS in biosolids and water treatment residuals. The system eliminates harmful chemicals, including PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and other biohazards found in a variety of wastes, and recovers energy, minerals, and clean water, which could aid municipalities and citizens throughout Minnesota impacted by this new generation of emerging contaminants.

The initiative will enable a comprehensive evaluation of PFAS destruction efficiency and explore options for either disposing of or reusing the treated water and solids. The goal of this public-private partnership is to evaluate the ability of SCWO to destroy PFAS in a range of wastes while remaining energy neutral. The project is one of 101 included in the LCCMR's recommendation following its 2024 Request for Proposals (RFP), in which they received over 200 proposals requesting a total of approximately $174 million.

From this reduced pool, 101 proposals received a recommendation to the Legislature for some portion of the $79,644,000 available. The LCCMR will meet on November 16, 2023 to finalize these recommendations.