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Environmental Intelligence Inc.

Contact
Douglas B. Johnson, Ph.D.
2000 Benson Avenue, Suite B
St. Paul, MN 55116-3214
dbj@eiiweb.net
(612) 387-3430

On the Web: eiiweb.net

Geographic location: Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota

Brief activity description: We assist firms with proactive, beyond compliance management of organics and nutrients using standards-based management systems and technologies including gasification, anaerobic digestion, and various novel techniques for nutrient harvesting from nutrient rich waters.

Primary goals or focus:

  • Nutrient reduction
  • Sediment reduction
  • Wetlands restoration
  • Water quality improvement
  • Policy development
  • Development/implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  • Nutrient standards development/implementation
  • Education/information sharing
  • Organizing/networking/coordinating
  • Monitoring
  • Performance evaluation

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: 1. Qualify farms for Wisconsin Green Tier program based on independently verifiable implementation of an environmental management system that conforms with ISO 14001. 2. Market research for biomass produced from harvesting nutrients captured in the water cycle and preserved through the anaerobic digestion process.

Activity type:

  • Research
  • Policy
  • Education
  • Demonstration
  • Implementation
  • Technical assistance

Scale of activity:

  • On-farm program
  • Community-level
  • Watershed
  • County
  • State
  • Sub-basin
  • Basin
  • Regional
  • National

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Environmental Intelligence Inc.

Other partners and participants: Clients, regulators, Iowa Soybean Association, several Wisconsin dairies.

Timeline/duration: 2005-2009
Projected or real startup time: 2005
Projected ending time or goal deadline: 2009, if at all.

Funding sources:

  • Federal government
  • State government
  • Local goverment
  • Foundations
  • Corporations/Business/Industry

Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: 1. Independent auditing of on-farm environmental performance at the field and local watershed level. 2. Eco-labelling