Organics Recycling Through Residuals Treatment at MWRA’s Deer Island Treatment Plant
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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
MassRecycle R3 Recycling & Organics Conference
Organics Recycling Through Residuals Treatment at
MWRA’s Deer Island Treatment Plant
David DuestManager, Deer Island Process Control
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MWRA Service Area
• MWRA provides wholesale water and wastewater services to over 2.5 million customers in 61 communities (34% of Mass. Population)
• On average, MWRA delivers 200 million gallons per day to its water customers
• MWRA collects and treats an average of 365 million gallons of wastewater per day
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An Environmental Success Story
• In 2001, $3.8 billion Boston Harbor Project was completed
• Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country
• Average flow of 365 million gallons/day – peak capacity 1.3 billion gallons/day
• Treated wastewater is discharged 9.5 miles out into >100 ft waters of Mass. Bay– Effective dilution 75-350x
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Recycling Residuals
Deer Island Treatment Plant: Removes 94+% solids & organics from WW
End Result: Class A Fertilizer & Renewable Fuel for Energy Recovery
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Treatment Processes
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Deer Island Treatment Plant – Residuals Processing
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Residuals Processing Statistics for Deer Island
• Sludge to Digestion – 246 dry TPD
– 70% as Primary sludge – from gravity thickening– 30% as Waste Secondary sludge – from centrifuge thickening
• Typical sludge makeup of other plants: 50:50
– Time in Anaerobic Digestion: • 18 days avg.
– 62% Volatile Solids destruction • (industry avg. is 45-55%)
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Residuals Processing Statistics for Deer Island (cont.)
• Sludge to Pellet Plant – 106 dry TPD
– On DITP, Digested sludge is stored, then pumped 7 miles to Pellet Plant• Methane gas captured, stored, then used in boilers on site
– Pellet Plant dewaters, dries, & pelletizes all digested sludge
– All pellets go to beneficial re-use:• turf farms • golf courses • fertilizer blenders • cement kiln
– Pellet rating as a slow release fertilizer: 4-3-0
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Residuals Processing Statistics for Deer Island (cont.)
• FY12 Annual Avg digester gas production – 189.5 kscfh
– 97.3% of gas is beneficially used in boilers– 76% of days that digester gas met all DI heating requirements– 98.4% of total boiler heat attributable to Digas
• FY12 value of gas utilization - $15-20M (heat) & $2.8M (power)
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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Part of MWRA’s Long-Range Residuals Planning(DITP operation now 18 yrs old)
• Goals:– Extend useful life of existing facilities– Improve process efficiency, optimize existing facility– Recommend long-term residual processes – Increase Digas volumes and increase green energy production,– Reduce sludge volumes
• Evaluate MWRA Residuals Facilities & Processes– Deer Island & remote pelletizing plant in Quincy– Assess and Rank Technology Options– Develop “Short-List” of Most Viable Options– Perform Co-Digestion Feasibility Study
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Co-Digestion Feasibility Study
• Co-Digestion: the introduction of non-wastewater derived organic waste material into the wastewater anaerobic digestion process
• Organic waste material:– Source Separate Organic Food Wastes (“SSO”)– Fats, Oils & Grease– Other materials –
• airport deicing fluids, • off-spec beverages
(dairy, brewery, soda bottling)
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Co-Digestion Feasibility Study
• MaDEP Regulation:– Promulgated newly reformed regulations in late 2012 to pave way to turn
organic wastes to green fuel
• 310 CMR 16.00, Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facility Site Assignment and Recycling, Composting & Conversion Permits
• 310 CMR 19.00, Solid Waste Management• 314 CMR 12.00, Operation and Maintenance and Pretreatment Standards for
Wastewater Treatment Works and Indirect Dischargers
– Summer 2014 ban on source separated organics to landfill for commercial/industrial sources > 1 wet ton per week
• Ban encourages diversion to AD units with digas recovery
– MWRA under no regulatory obligation to accept this waste
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Co-Digestion Feasibility Study
• MWRA Benefits:– Increased Digester Gas for increased Green Energy Production
– Decrease purchase of electricity
• MWRA Impacts:– Need facilities on DITP to receive, store & feed material to digester
– Increase sludge to Pellet Plant, $ (digestion is never 100% destruction)
– Additional CHP facilities may be needed to handle increased gas production if significant volumes are accepted
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Co-Digestion Feasibility Study
• Digas System Capacity Analysis (complete)• MWRA Contract 7274A Task Order #6 with FST• Determine bottlenecks in existing Digas Utilization Processes
• Co-Digestion Bench Scale Study (expect completion Summer 2013)• MWRA Contract 7274A Task Order #7 with FST/UMass• Refine performance parameters to improve cost analysis
• Co-Digestion Feasibility Study (draft report complete, under review)• MWRA Contract 7147A Subtask 7, CDM-Smith• Evaluate overall Co-Digestion Feasibility & Costs
• Co-Digestion 1 Digester Scale Pilot (future, dependent on bench scale)• Further refine performance parameters and operational impacts• RFP to solicit vendors for small-scale pilot at Deer Island
• Learn from others
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Summary and Future Efforts
• Deer Island already recycles a huge quantity or organics through its treatment processes
• Digester gas is a high-value green energy source at DITP
• Co-Digestion could substantially increase digas production & electricity generation on DITP
– Costs need to be clearly identified to plan cost mitigation
– Co-Digestion could be a viable future treatment enhancement