Throughout time there has been a constant struggle between environmental protection and economic concerns.  More times than not economic savings outweigh the benefits of conservational efforts and the environment suffers.  However, as the human race expands problems associated with industrialization, caused by environmental apathy, can no longer be ignored.   Difficulties with air quality regulation, waste disposal,  and increased consumption of resources all become more evident as the demands of the population increase.  As the technological age reaches a fever pitch how will our society decide to handle these crises?     In many densely populated areas there is a growing problem associated with the limited quantity of land available for future expansion. As the population of cities increases and the amount of available land decreases, the cost of property will increase proportionately. Our project, Biomass: A Vertical Solution, addresses these problems;  more specifically, the current sprawling design of wastewater treatment facilities and the negative environmental consequences of  the mismanagement of wastewater.  The land that is consumed by today's standard, expansive layout could become available for alternative uses if all of the components in a treatment plant were stacked above each other.  Harmful emissions could also be controled more easily by incorpoating a structure such as we propose here.