FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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INTERIM FOOD WASTE RECEIVING FACILITY, PROJECT NO. P2-124, AND PRICING POLICY DISCUSSION
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Information Item.
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BACKGROUND
Cities in California will be required to divert 50% of organic wastes, including food waste, from landfills by 2020, and 75% by 2025. The Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) has studied and designed a project that will process 150 tons of food waste per day using our existing anaerobic digesters at Plant No. 2. In addition to helping cities meet organic waste diversion requirements, the digestion of food waste will increase methane fuel production and power generation at the Sanitation District's plants. This additional renewable energy will help the Sanitation District move toward energy self-sufficiency.
An information item regarding this project and the tipping fee structure was presented to the May 2020 Operations and Administration Committees. This item is being brought before the Steering Committee for additional discussion.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Maintain and adhere to appropriate internal planning documents (Biosolids Master Plan)
* Use all practical and effective means for resource recovery
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
PROBLEM
Cities need to divert food waste from landfills to meet benchmarks set by the State of California that will become effective in 2020 and 2025. The Sanitation District's planned Interim Food Waste Digestion project will provide 150 tons per day of food waste capacity, and a tipping fee is needed to recover capital and ongoing operating costs.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
1. Advertise a Request for Information (RFI) for municipal waste haulers to deliver food waste to the Sanitation District's digesters. Interested haulers servicing cities in the Sanitation District's service area will...
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