CRRA Publicly Provided Waste Disposal & Recycling October 22, 2009
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CRRA • Our mission is to work for – and in – the best interests of the municipalities of the State of Connecticut in developing and implementing environmentally sound solutions and best practices for solid waste disposal and recycling management on behalf of municipalities. • To implement appropriate portions of the Solid Waste Management Plan
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October 22, 2009
CRRA CONNECTICUT GENERATED MSW - TONS DEP Reported
2,800,000
2,600,000
2,400,000
2,200,000
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000 FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY2009 (est.)
MSW TONS 2,413,325 2,604,008 2,545,635 2,533,680 2,599,834 2,654,007 2,601,584 2,635,328 2,544,431 2,536,628
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October 22, 2009
CRRA MSW TONS DELIVERED TO CONNECTICUT RRF FACILITIES CRRA FACILITIES - CRRA Data NON-CRRA FACILITIES - DEP Data
1,000,000 900,000 800,000
TONS OF MSW
700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
BRIDGEPORT RRF MID-CONN RRF
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FY 2004
FY 2005
BRISTOL RRF PRESTON RRF
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FY 2006
FY 2007
LISBON RRF WALLINGFORD RRF
FY 2008
FY2009
CRRA Projects Key Dates • Expiration of Projects – – – –
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Bridgeport Project, 2008 Wallingford Project, 2010 Mid-Connecticut Project, 2012 Southeast Project, 2015
October 22, 2009
CRRA Projects
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October 22, 2009
Southwest Project Bridgeport Resource Recovery Facility
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October 22, 2009
Southwest Project • Mass-burn Resource Recovery Facility owned by Wheelabrator – 730,000 tons per year • CRRA owns property • CRRA controls 260,000 TPY 5 Yr contract – Three 5 YR renewal options • Contract with twelve municipalities • Regional recycling facility in Stratford operated by FCR • Children’s Garbage Museum in Stratford • 482 million kilowatt hours of Class 2 green power produced from RRF annually - Powers over 53,000 homes • Two Closed Landfills
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October 22, 2009
Southeast Project
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October 22, 2009
Southeast Project Southeast Project Mass-burn Resource Recovery Facility
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October 22, 2009
Southeast Project • Mass-burn Resource Recovery Facility leased to Covanta – 255,000 tons per year
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SCRRRA board 14 municipalities served Ash sent to Wheelabrator-Putnam landfill Municipal agreements through November 2015 October 22, 2009
Southeast Project • Covanta has Right to Purchase Plant for $1.00 • One 5 Year Option at substantially same terms • Additional five year option at market value • 134 million kilowatt hours of Class 2 green power produced from RRF annually Powers over 14,000 homes • Closed Ash Residue Landfill (Montville)
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October 22, 2009
Wallingford Project
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October 22, 2009
Wallingford Project Wallingford Project Mass-burn Resource Recovery Facility
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October 22, 2009
Wallingford Project • Mass-burn Resource Recovery Facility leased to Covanta – 144,000 tons per year
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Five municipalities; project policy board Favorable power contract ended 6/30/2009 Ash sent to Covanta owned landfill in Peabody, MA Municipal agreements through 6/30/2010 Covanta to own facility in July 2010, contract with towns CRRA will control 25,000 TPY capacity 66 million kilowatt hours of Class 2 green power produced from RRF annually - Powers over 7,000 homes • Closed MSW/Ash Residue Landfill
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October 22, 2009
Mid-CT Project
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October 22, 2009
Mid-CT Project Mid-Connecticut Project Power Block Facility (PBF)
Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant
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October 22, 2009
Mid-CT Project • RDF plant operated by the Metropolitan District • PBF operated by Covanta – 820,000 tons per year
• Regional recycling facility and Visitors Center • Transfer stations in Watertown, Torrington, Essex and Ellington • Municipal agreements through November 2012 • 410 million kilowatt hours of Class 2 green power produced from RDF annually - Powers over 45,000 homes • $26m South Meadows remediation • Hartford Landfill; Closed MSW Landfill in Ellington
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October 22, 2009
Mid-CT Project • • • •
CRRA will own all assets post-2012 RFQ for facility operator(s) issued Sept 2009 New MSAs after operator(s) selected Net Cost of Operation
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October 22, 2009
Mid-CT Project • Single Stream Recycling in 2008 • Single Stream Recycling has increased by 18% over the last two years while Dual Stream Recycling has decreased by 3% over the same period. • Rebate Program with Municipal Customers
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October 22, 2009
Benefits Provided by CRRA • Net Cost of Operation • Economic Balance to Private Sector • Centralized Risk Mitigation for Municipalities • Market Knowledge • Statutory Authorities
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Future Opportunities & Challenges • Emerging Technologies • Modifying Existing Solid Waste Facilities • Siting New Solid Waste Facilities
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October 22, 2009
Thank You
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October 22, 2009