2013年1月11日,

廢水地區失去了數百萬有機固體殘水漂1月11日,2013年8月21日更新2013年28點啊。由托尼•薩維德拉,注冊調查記者發送PDF稱之為有機固體殘水漂。2005年,亞特蘭大EnerTech環境inc .出售奧蘭治縣衛生區和垃圾處理廠從洛杉磯,河邊和聖貝納迪諾縣方法把他們有機固體殘——這就是這聽起來像清潔coal-like丸。但在裏亞爾托橋Enertech工廠被關閉維修超過它是開著的。和10月與1.5億美元的債務和破產沒有足夠資產的議案。“這是一個痛苦的“哎呀”,一個好主意,沒有工作,”傑夫·伯曼說,與開發專業公司,幫助洛杉磯公司清算。奧蘭治縣衛生區6月EnerTech下降,但在此之前,花費350萬美元超過它應該擺脫biosolid廢物,根據吉姆•Colston地區的環境合規經理。不過,Colston並不認為這是一個損失。事情可能更糟。OCSD EnerTech植物可以投資,而不是僅僅作為一個客戶,Colston說。 Although the contract with OCSD was signed in 2005, the plant didn't come online until 2008. The Orange County district generated about 750 wet tons per day of biosolids, sending about a third to EnerTech. The rest was used for composting or spread on rural land that did not produce anything for human consumption. Sounds good, except that the EnerTech plant kept breaking down, forcing it to send the waste to Arizona, to be spread out on rural land. Basically, EnerTech was charging high-tech rates for old tech methods. Orange County got a chance to dump the contract in 2011, but gave the biosolids plant another chance. Part of the attraction was Orange County needed a way to creatively handle all the B.S. – that's right, biosolids – it was creating. “This looked like a bargain,” said Colston. “Orange County Sanitation District is always looking for new technology.” No longer beholden to the EnerTech deal, OCSD is saving up to $1.5 million a year on its biosolids handling, Colston said. It now sends 10 percent to a landfill, 40 percent to composting and 50 percent to be spread on rural land – at least until the next good idea comes along. [rssfeedme cat="taxdollars" feedpath="author/tsaavedra/feed/" max="10"] Most Popular