SCH Number 2003012090

Project Info

Title

Resource Recovery Program

Description

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is proposing to implement a long-term "Resource Recovery Program" at its Main Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oakland as an expansion of its current hauled waste acceptance program. The purpose of the project is to more fully utilize existing wastewater treatment plant capacity and increase on-site power generation by accepting compatible waste streams hauled to the Main Wastewater Treatment Plant. In doing so, EBMUD would provide a needed service to nearby communities by reducing the amount of solid waste disposed at area landfills. Acceptance of hauled waste at the treatment plant also provides EBMUD with the ability to generate additional power for facility operations through increased gas production at the facility's digesters. This lowers operating costs, as well as decreases demand on the community's power grid.

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