The City of West Lafayette, Indiana received a 2006 PISCES (Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success) Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its use of SRF financing to establish a Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Program and Cogeneration Facility at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). West Lafayette is the 
first community in Indiana and one of only 30 in the United States to receive a national award for its wastewater program. The city will construct a new FOG receiving station, modify existing digesters and install cogeneration facility that will result in more efficient digestion of biosolids and FOGs and increased energy conservation over the next 20 years. The WWTP will receive and treat FOG, an odorous and environmentally unacceptable substance, locally to produce methane gas and an earth-like byproduct. The methane gas produced by the digesting process in the improved well-mixed digesters will be captured for use as a substitute for natural gas and to generate electricity, providing both environmental and economic benefits.
FOG is a significant and problematic component of domestic wastewater. FOG separates and tends to form stubborn deposits on the upper surfaces of the sewer lines. These deposits can significantly reduce the capacity of the lines. The annual cost of the flushing programs to flush FOG deposits is considerable. These deposits can significantly reduce the capacity of the lines causing combined sewer overflow (CSOs). The FOG program will reduce CSO events and collection system maintenance costs.
The FOG Program and Cogeneration Facility was financed through a $8.345 million Wastewater SRF loan, which closed June 30, 2006. State officials presented the award to the City (seen above) on June 26, 2007.
Currently, the haulers must travel several hours to Indianapolis to legally dump loads of grease, which is inconvenient, expensive and detrimental to the environment. A convenient FOG program in West Lafayette will result in reduced truck traffic and emissions on Indiana roads.