How an RIT startup could help remove thousands of pounds of nutrients from Owasco Lake

When Bill Jones looked at a map of where farm-based digesters were located in New York State, he was a bit surprised to see that Cayuga County had about one-third of them. Living on Owasco Lake, Jones said he is aware of the blue-green algae blooms that have plagued the watershed. But seeing 10 locally based digesters, most of which break down thousands of gallons of manure to eventually be used as fertilizer, made him think the county would be a prime spot for CedarCreek Products and Technologies.