Meet Burnham
Burnham is uniquely focused on building tomorrow’s resource recovery infrastructure today, by partnering with municipalities and food processors to upgrade wastewater systems to modernize operations, reduce costs, and create clean energy, water, and nutrients. Committed for the long haul, we are a turnkey partner who finances, builds, owns and operates projects - to take the risk and expense out of wastewater treatment revitalization and make wastewater optimally profitable, productive, and environmentally beneficial.
The company partners with municipalities and food processors to provide long-term financial and operational solutions, modernizing wastewater operations to produce clean energy, water, and nutrients.
Burnham is an infrastructure developer that partners with Public Utilities and private industry to deliver fully financed, turnkey resource recovery projects. From greenfield treatment facilities and plant upgrades and expansions to advanced water reuse systems and biogas utilization, Burnham has the capabilities and experience to deliver complex projects that create long-term value for our partners. We specialize in creative and innovative project delivery models that enable municipalities, utilities, and industrial users to implement critical infrastructure improvements efficiently and affordably with no upfront cost. The company is backed by Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager with over $600 billion in assets under management, and fully finances all projects in-house, without contingencies.
We help communities convert wastewater and other organic waste into an asset. It starts with converting biogas into valuable renewable natural gas (RNG). By marketing and selling RNG and capturing associated tax benefits, Burnham can significantly reduce the cost of waste treatment and disposal while improving environmental outcomes. Burnham is a turnkey solutions provider that can build, finance and operate these facilities.
Our Mission
Burnham partners with municipalities and food processors to provide long-term financial and operational solutions to upgrade wastewater systems to modernize operations, reduce costs, and create clean energy, water, and nutrients.
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Making Wastewater Profitable
We’re uniquely focused on helping public utilities and food processors leverage their wastewater to create sustainable natural gas revenue and offset operational costs.
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Collaborative, Trusted Partners
From conception through design, permitting, and construction, we understand that public works and industrial projects require complex and synchronized collaboration involving multiple stakeholders and community involvement.
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Results from Concept to Operations
Burnham and our parent company Ares have extensive experience delivering projects. We know what it takes to deliver a project from an idea to steel in the ground.
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Low risk, No Direct Cost
Committed for the long haul, we are a turnkey partner who finances, builds, owns, and operates projects to take the risk and expense out of wastewater treatment revitalization.
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Turnkey Solutions
We are end-to-end partners. From development, to financing to construction and operations, Burnham can take the complexity out of organic waste management.
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Problem Solvers Rooted in Operational Excellence
As analytical problem solvers, we take a transparent, consultative approach starting with the initial evaluation. We bring a high-precision, disciplined approach to ensure project development quality, speed, operational efficiency, and reliability.
