Epic Cleantec Welcomes Richard Ross as Director of Engineering

San Francisco-based onsite water reuse firm Epic Cleantec (Epic) recently welcomed Richard Ross, P.E., as their new Director of Engineering.

A highly respected engineering leader with nearly 25 years of field-tested experience, Richard has worked on many of the most high-profile water treatment and reuse projects in the U.S.

With experience working collaboratively across disciplines, Richard has seen tremendous success supporting owners, contractors, architects, engineers, project managers, and regulators to move pioneering projects from concept to completion.

“With the addition of Richard to the team as our new Director of Engineering, we further reinforce our ability to provide exceptional end-to-end service for the design, engineering, permitting, installation, and ongoing operations of onsite water reuse systems,” said Epic co-founder and CEO, Aaron Tartakovsky. 

Epic’s onsite water reuse approach captures and treats a building’s wastewater, purifying it to exceptionally high standards for reuse in non-potable applications, such as toilet flushing, irrigation, cooling towers, and laundry.

This approach can help a building reuse up to 95% of its water, saving owners hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on their water and sewer bills.

The company’s systems can also incorporate additional resource recovery elements, converting wastewater into carbon-rich soil products and reusing wastewater heat for onsite renewable energy.

Epic’s systems lower costs for building owners, ease strain on municipal utilities, and strengthen sustainability and resiliency efforts.