Technology from a Michigan Start-up Can Play Integral Part in the DEQ's Vision for the State's Most Valuable Asset -- Water
DETROIT, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A Detroit-based company is encouraged by the DEQ's draft report of a 30-year vision for water that will enable them to leverage Michigan's two greatest assets - water and innovative entrepreneurs.
Parjana® seeks to become a long-term strategic partner of the Michigan Department of Environment Quality (MDEQ) in their efforts to collaborate with the public sector, private sector and academia; the goal is to protect the environment and develop innovative solutions to address a multitude of the world's pressing water issues and the primary issue of storm water management.
Parjana® has emerged from operating out of a Coney Island Restaurant to a multimillion dollar valuation and is garnering national media attention with a recent article in Forbes.
Parjana® is an emerging leader in the emerging storm water management and conservancy industry. With their patented "green" EGRP® (energy-passive groundwater recharge product) system, precipitation is able to infiltrate and create a hydrological balance, thus eliminating standing water and associated disease and infestations.
EGRP® operates solely on the earth's natural forces, allowing for soil moisture stability and the harvesting of storm water into the earth's natural cycle (Think of an artificial tree root).
Parjana® team was founded in March 2012 by its co-founders Greg McPartlin and Andrew Niemczyk and has been developing projects with Lawrence Technological University (LTU), U-M, MSU and Wayne State University.
Parjana® currently has full-scale commercial projects throughout different regions of the world and has finalized third party independent research at:
- Belle Isle, Detroit, MI
- Mettetal Airport, Canton, MI
- Geneva International Airport, Geneva, Switzerland
- Detroit's Coleman Young Airport, Detroit, MI
Parjana®'s signature installation has been on Detroit's Belle Isle State Park. Installing the system on a 24-acre test site, Parjana® was able to achieve a 63 percent flow reduction of storm water entering Detroit's combined wastewater/storm water treatment facility.
Parjana® is looking to expand their efforts to fund all of Belle Isle, which could save more than $1.2 million per year for the city in storm water fees.
Significant contributions have come from Dr. Donald Carpenter from LTU, Dr. David Lusch from MSU and Dr. Edwins Herricks with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Parjana® has operations in Washington D.C, Florida, California, as well as the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
SOURCE Parjana Distribution
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