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Capacity: 96 MGD (million gallons per day)
 

Anaerobic Digestion Capacity Gas Storage: 10 MG in 7 tanks 90,000 cubic feet (@low pressure)


Effluent Quality 2009 Annual Average Permit Requirement Percent Removal
Flow 54.2 MGD    
BOD 1.5 mg/l 5.0 mg/l 99.1
TSS 0.5 mg/l 5.0 mg/l 99.7
Total Nitrogen 2.33 mg/l 3.0 mg/l 92.4


Power Co-Generation
2.5 MW Capacity Engine Generators (Bio-gas fueled)
5 - Waukeshaw VHP
V-12, Model L7042G, 900 RPM
Kato Generator, 480V, 500KW


2009 Energy Production
Gas Production 923,000 cubic feet per day  
Power Generated 36,025 KWH/day  
Energy Savings $3,019 per day

$1,104,954 annually


Emergency Standby Power Facilities
5.8 MW Natural Gas Fueled
2 - Waukeshaw 16V-ATGL
Kato Generator 13.8 KV, 2900 KW
8.0 MW Diesel Fueled
4 - Caterpillar Model 3516
Kato Generator 13.2 KV, 2000 KW

 

Sludge Heat Drying
Capacity Evaporative: 24,000 lbs per hour
  Drying Capacity: 59 dry tons per day
  Storage 1,200 tons
2009 Class AA Biosolids Production 2,989 tons per year
  Nutrient Analysis 5-2-0

 

2009 Reclaimed Water Reuse
Trucked Irrigation 19595 GPD
In-plant Reuse 7.63 MGD
Industrial Reuse 2.25 MGD
STAR 2.20 MGD

 


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