Wasatch Resource Recovery
Resource Recovery / Renewable Energy | Water & Wastewater Treatment
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The main focus of the Wasatch Resource Recovery (WRR) project is to divert organic wastes from local landfills, composting operations, and land applications sites to convert the wastes to generate biogas and a biobased fertilizer. This project led the way in waste solids management, energy recovery, and nutrient recovery in a forward thinking, sustainable method. The incoming organic wastes are processed at the WRR receiving facilities (to remove any plastics and packaging) and then they undergo anaerobic digestion. The organic wastes include food waste, expired bottled beverages, fats, oils, and grease (FOG), and food processing waste. Each waste has a dedicated receiving facility that will prepare the specific waste as necessary for the digestion process. Anaerobic digestion produces two products, biogas and biosolids. All of the biogas produced from the digestion process will be utilized in a combined heat and power (CHP) system for the facility. The biosolids will initially be utilized as a soil amendment, as per the current District policy, and then they will be processed to manufacture a biobased fertilizer.
The Wasatch Resource Recovery anaerobic digestion facility in North Salt Lake City began receiving food waste in 2019. It operates under both wastewater and solid waste permits. |
Project Study:
Client |
South Davis Sewer District |
Reference |
Matt Myers, General Manager |
Location |
North Salt Lake, UT |
Completion |
2019 |
Cost |
$45 Million |
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Impact |
Utah's first and only anaerobic digester dedicated to food waste |
Recognition |
Award Winning |