Energy & environment · 07/05/2010Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
EPA Grants Waiver to City of Faribault for Non-US Made Magnetic Bearing Turbo-Compressors
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a project waiver to the City of Faribault, Minnesota, allowing the use of high-speed, high-efficiency magnetic bearing turbo-compressors manufactured in Finland for the city's sludge treatment process, despite not meeting the 'Buy American' requirement under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.