Specialized Disclosure Report (sd)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

Energy Recovery, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34112	01-0616867
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	Commission File Number	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1717 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro, CA		94577
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Nocair Bensalah - (510) 483-7370

(Name and Telephone Number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

☑	Rule 13p-1 under Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2016

Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 Conflic t Minerals Disclosure

As of the date of this filing, based on our supplier responses to our survey and our analysis of such responses as they apply to the calendar year ended December 31, 2016, there is an indication of Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) sourcing by some of our suppliers, but we cannot ascertain if that DRC source was used in our products. Accordingly, we have continued to proceed with additional due diligence procedures for the purpose of determining the status of our products as it pertains to the source and chain of custody of any such conflict minerals. See Conflict Minerals Report, Exhibit 1.01.

Conflic t Minerals Disclosure

This Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report, filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this report, are publicly available on our website at http://ir.energyrecovery.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=221013&p=irol-sec

Item 1.02 Exhibit

The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

Section 2 – Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
1.01	Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: Energy Recovery, Inc.