This section studies whether it will be feasible to partner with an existing manufacturer in the Saginaw Bay Watershed (Monitor Sugar) to develop an environmentally sustainable business that utilizes the waste heat and water from the business. Specially, the team will study the waste water management process at Monitor Sugar with a view toward recommending an environmentally compatible business to utilize the company's wastewater. Monitor Sugar's processing of sugar from beets generates significant quantities of hot water. The water is derived almost entirely from the beet itself. It is theoretically possible to utilize the excess hot water generated by beet processing to support alternative sustainable aquaculture adjacent to the manufacturing facility. For this purpose, we have begun to consider the possibility of freshwater prawn aquaculture. Prawn farms are common in the most southern parts of our country where winter weather temperatures seldom approach freezing. The only perceived limit to aquaculture in Michigan is the availability of adequate warm water in rearing ponds. If prawn farm technology developed in the warm waters of the Gulf coast could be transferred to Michigan, by utilizing the water from industrial processes, then environmentally sustainable aquaculture businesses could be established not only throughout the Saginaw Bay Watershed, but also throughout the state. With the high probability of export markets for this commodity, likelihood of job creation and utilization of an industrial waste product (hot water), this project would represent a major goal of the Saginaw Bay WIN: sustainable, ecologically sound businesses.