(Manheim) -- A new animal waste treatment system used by a midstate farm is expected to help save taxpayers millions of dollars. Kreider Farms in Manheim has implemented new technology that helps separate liquid and solid waste as well as remove any nitrogen and phosphorus, which could end up entering the Chesapeake Bay. Owner Ron Kreider says it's a way to help his farm manage its day-to-day work. "This new technology is just up and starting," he says. "With the solids separation system, we're already taking the solids and recycing them for the bedding operation." Ed Schafer is the Executive Vice Chairman of Bion Environmental Technologies, which developed the project. He says the initiative will positively impact the surrouding community as well. "You can take those solids, and put them in a power generator or burner. In this case, when our project's done here, this farm will create enough energy to heat and light 2,700 homes." Schafer says treating animal waste on-site is cheaper than trying to remove excess nutrients at a wastewater treatment plant later. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority funded the $7.5 million initiative. The entire project is slated to be up and running by October.