Landfill Methane Outreach Program
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I-95 Landfill - WWTP Project
- Location:
- Lorton, Virginia
- End User(s):
- Noman Cole Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Sector(s):
- Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
- Landfill(s):
- I-95 Landfill
- Landfill Size:
- 22 million tons waste-in-place (2006)
- Project Type:
- Direct Thermal (sludge incinerator)
- Project Size:
- 278 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
- Environmental Benefits:
- Carbon sequestered annually by 740 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 660 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 8,100 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 940 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0009 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.
- LMOP Partners Involved:
- County of Fairfax, Landfill Energy Systems
- Last Updated:
- 7/7/2010