Item O4[Tiecting Date: Apri ffl 16, 2014 Division: County Adminjstrat1r-
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ITEM BACKGROUND: Staff has L)re2ared a
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08/23/13: BOCC was briefed on the potential for two s lid waste ordin c mod i tions; one exten e
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10/11/13: The two ordinances (Ordinance No. 034-2013 and Ordinance No. 035-2013) are effective.
10/16/13: BOCC Presentation and discussion of the current offers from the solid waste vendors. 30 day
extension to negotiations authorized and more cost effective offers requested.
11/20/13: BOCC presentation and discussion of the semi-final offers from the solid waste vendors. 3 weeli
extension to negotiations authorized and more cost effective offers requested.
12/11/13: BOCC presentation and discussion of the final offers for solid waste and a potential incineration
demonstration project. BOCC authorized moving forward with drafting of the solid waste contracts and also
consideration of an incineration demonstration project in Ramrod.
02/19/14: BOCC discussed the incineration demonstration project, and discussed moving forward with a
solicitation for processing of yard waste. No formal vote taken.
1# M 1 1 r r21 i i t y1 ymowmle processing. akx authorized
staff to accept input from the CCAC, authorized a consultant to be hired for Greenhouse Gas analysis, and
authorized a consultant to be hired for finalization of the RFP and assistance in the evaluation of proposals
received from vendors.
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CONTRACT SUMMARY
Contract with: OUR Eng. Inc. Contract #
Effective Date: April 16,2014
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1. Finaltze the Request For Proposals (RFP) to ensure I Is current with Industry standards,
contains all requirement& for scope of vwork In RFP, seeks Innovative solutions, and that the
evaluation criteria provides an equal comparison 1br all types of proposalarresponses to RFP.
2. Incorporaterecommendationsby theMonroe County' wICommittee•
be approved 1 _ wed
3. Assist In _ evaluation process of the proposals, Including but not limited to service in
selectioncommidee.
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March 31, 2014
Monroe County, Florida
Attn: Rhonda Haag
Sustainability Program Manager
Via email: ideas-Rhand onroeCounty-FL,Gou
RE: Yard Waste Processing RFP Assistance
Dear Ms. Haag:
HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) is providing this proposal as requested by Monroe County
(County) to provide assistance in finalizing a yard waste processing Request for Proposals
(RFP). The objectives of the effort are to ensure the RFP contains the necessary
requirements, seeks innovative solutions, and to ensure that the evaluation criteria provide
an apples to apples comparison on which the County can make a firm decision. HDR
understands that the Climate Change Action Committee (CCAC) will be providing
recommendations regarding the RFP. The proposed scope of work below also includes
efforts to assist the County with incorporating CCAC recommendations into the RFP, as
appropriate.
Task 1- RFP Review and Outline
HDR understands that the County will provide HDR with notes from the CCAC meeting,
including specific comments on the draft RFP developed by the County. HDR will facilitate
a conference call with County staff to assure the feedback provided by the CCAC is
understood, and discuss other issues or items that should be considered before revising the
RFP.
HDR will review the draft RFP document developed by County staff, and will develop an
outline for the RFP including:
Procurement approach options, which may include a one-step process, two-step
process, and varying degrees of specificity
Technology considerations, which may include chipping/mulching; aerobic
digestion (composting, in -vessel); anaerobic digestion; and incineration
Evaluation criteria considerations, which may include policy criteria and technical
criteria, and strategies for apples to apples comparisons
HDR Engineering Inc.
15450 New Bern Road Office: (305)728-7400
Butte 304 Fax (305) 7211-7447
Miami Lakes. FL 33014 www.hdrinr.com
HDR will facilitate a conference call with County staff to discuss the outline, and receive
direction from the County before beginning revisions to the RFP.
Task 2 - RFP Revisions
Based upon direction given by County staff after review of the RFP outline in Task 1, HDR
will revise the draft RFP. Particular attention will be given to the technical specifications
and evaluation criteria in the RFP to assure that the necessary technical requirements are
included, and evaluation criteria will allow for apples to apples comparison. HDR will use
the track changes feature in Word to track revisions, and deliver the revised RFP to County
staff electronically, via email. HDR will facilitate a conference call with County staff to
discuss the recommended revisions to the RFP.
Due to the uncertainty of effort required for revising the RFP at this time, HDR has
estimated a total of 34 hours associated with revising the RFP for budgeting purposes.
Efforts beyond the estimated 34 hours will be considered additional services, and are not
included in the project cost estimate provided below.
Task 3 — Evaluation Assistance
The HDR team will assist the County in evaluating responses to the RFP. For budgeting
purposes, the efforts associated with evaluation assistance are limited to 20 total HDR
hours, and are anticipated to mainly include assistance with understanding different
technologies proposed, and how evaluation criteria should be applied.
For this assignment, HDR offers the following team of professionals:
a Project Principal - Chuck Sinclair, P.E. currently serves as HDR's South Florida
Managing Principal.
e Technical Advisor - Tim Raibley, P.E. currently serves as HDR's National Director
for our Organics Management Group.
e Senior Project Manager - Allison Trulock currently serves as HDR's Southeast
Region Practice Lead for Integrated Waste Planning.
e Senior Consulting Engineer - Brenda Clark, P.E. currently serves as HDR's South
Florida Solid Waste Section Manager.
HDR Engineering Inc.
15450 New 9arn Road I O11ica:(305)728-7400
Suite 304 III Foc(305)720-7447
Miami Lakes. FL 33014 wrvw.hdrinacom
For services described above, HDR offers a lump sum fee of $21,115.00. HDR will invoice
monthly for services rendered, based on percent complete by task
1. RFP Review
and Outline
12.00
18.00
10.00
2.00
$9,270
2. Revisions to
RFP
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6.00
15.00
12.00
1.00
$7,295
3. Evaluation
Assistance
6.00
10.00
4.00
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$4,550
Total Labor Costs
N/C
$6,600
$9,030
$5,200
$285
$21,115
Travel Expenses
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Fees
$21,115
1. As members of the HDR team are not attorneys, the County is responsible for legal
review of the RFP
2. Data relating to different technologies included in the RFP outline will also be
limited to information readily available from other jurisdictions or studies.
3. All meetings described in the scope will be held via conference call.
4. The estimated budget for revisions to the RFP assumes only minor revisions and 34
total hours by HDR team members. More than 34 hours will be considered an
additional service.
S. The estimated budget for assistance in evaluating responses assumes mainly
technical support, and 20 hours by HDR team members. More than 20 hours will be
considered additional services.
HOR Engineering Inc_ 115450 New Bern Road I OOks:(305)728-7400
Suits 304 I1# Fax (305) 728-7447
Miami Lakes, FL 33014 www.hddnamm
We appreciate the opportunity to continue to be of service to Monroe County. Please do not
hesitate to contact me by phone at (305) 728-7400 or by email at
Chuck�indai-r-ftdr-inc-com.
Sincerely,
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Charles T. Sinclair, P.E.
Senior Vice President
HDR Engineering Inc. 115450 New Barn Road Office: (305)728-74M
Bulte 304 Fa *(305)72EI-7447
Miami Lakes. FL 33014 www.hddnccom
ATTACHMENT B
CONSULTANT'S STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS RELATING TO ORGANICS
PROCESSING AND ENERGY RECOVERY
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At HDR, It's our desire as a consukant to helpyou understand and navigate the
specific challenges of your waste programs. We know that' textbook solutions
don't always work, so we evaluate a broad view of your needs in the Context of
economic, environmental and social Impects. Building a team that focuses on your
needs guides ourwork We match our regulatory, natural resources, economics
public outreach, and engineering and construction management professionals to
your situation.The result Is sustainable, cost-effective and tailored solutions to your
specific programs needs.
We make a commitment to our clients to bea long-temt trusted advisor and solu-
tions provider to ensure that your business is profitable, sustainable and that our
partnered results are accepted by the numerous stakeholders within our communi-
ties.Our practice focuses on integrated project delivery with cutting -edge techno6
ogyand expertise while delivering unparalleled, sustainable solutions for a global
tomorrow.
Founded in 7917, HDR is an employee -owned consulting, engineering and architec-
tural firm. With more than 185 office locations across the United States and abroad
and nearly 8,11011 professionals globally, we provide access to world -class engineer
Ing and scientific resources. We excei at complex projects that improve the quality
of life for our clients and those they serve.
ORGANICS
As an integrated and top -ranked firm, HDR provides a total spectrum of engineer-
ing, consulting and architecture services, and has been providing comprehensive
solid waste services to our clients for nearly 35 years. HDR provides a comprehen-
sive offering of waste management services to our clients Including:
Integrated waste management Organics
planning Landfill services
• Waste transfer and processing Permitting, studies, siting and
facilities optimizations
• Energy from waste Environmental remedlation
HDft integrated waste management practice provides clients with consulting
services tailored to the unique variables and needs of each community, with a
focus on diversion -based services leading to our goal of No Wasted Resouroese1.
Diversion -based services address our life -cycle approach to processes and systems
that help clients eliminate Inefficiencies, and improve environmental and economic
performance in their solid waste management programs.
Our Professionals
HDR has specialized professionals on -call to address questions and create solutions.
With nearly 8,0M employees sidiled in providing multidisciplinaryservices across all
major Infrastructure markets, HDR has the organizational depth to qulcklydeploy
resources to support successful project delivery. Our professional network is avail-
able to help keepyour project an schedule and under budget, as well as deliver the
results you expect.
HDR's waste professionals cultivate a working partnership with our clients to sup-
port business objectives as their operations grow and prosper. Our professionals
take a hands-on approach to assessing our client's needs and identifying the solu-
tion that is right for your overall waste system.
Our Approach
• National Ejwwtb% Strong Local Presence, Waste infrastructure is often
highly visible in the community and very personal to residents, making local
team presence imperative. HDft operating philosophy is to be an expertise -
driven global firm that delivers tailored solutions through a strong local
presence.
• Sustainable Growth Through Integrated Solutlons.Mm most successful
Investments keep the big picture in mind, considering a project from every
angle.This means addressing long-temt environmental, community and
economic challenges through context -sensitive solutions.
• Responsive and Reliable Project Management. One of our gulding
principles, which reflects our values and culturt Is to be a trusted advisor.This
means we think of our clients' needs first, beyond what is expected of us as a
consultant, and build long-lasting relationships.
• Innovative Problem Solving for a Rapidly Changing Market Some of
the most innovative solutions come from thinking and responding beyond
traditional boundaries. With an eye on what's best for your community, we work
with you to determine where you are with your project, where you want to be
and which direction we will taketogether to reach thatgoal.
ORGANICS
HDR understands that waste management Is not a one -size frts-ail Industry.%
know that what works in one community, might not be the right solution for
another. HDR is a one -stop shop for Integrated waste management solutions
tailored to the unique needs of each client and each communhy.The depth of
technical expertise and sound sdence that led to the emergence of HDR as an early
leader In energy from waste has expanded in the decades since we entered this
marketToday, we lead the industry as a source for Innovative ideas and strategies
for diversion -based, sustainable waste management systems,
The HDR Difference: Integrated Services
We offera multitude of integrated services that mirror a projects life -cycle in these
focus areas.
• Integrated organics system development and implementation
• Organics processing
• composting
• Anaeroblcdigesdan
• ftgas recovery and beneficial use
• Effluent management
• Odor control and management
integrated Organics System Development and Implementation
HDR offers integrated organicsystem development services that draw upon our
waste system planning expertise along with our expertise in organics processing
approaches. HDR staff have provided this service to municipalities and commer-
dal Interests across North America, resulting in the successful implementation of
organics diversion programs.'ihls service addresses all of the key elements required
to implement a successful organics system for the residential, commercial and/or
Industrial sectors including:
• Identification and assessment of the organic fraction of the waste stream,
and the characterization of these materials which differ by source. Our system
designs examine theeffect of policy decisions and the range of system designs,
on the capture rates of the organic material streams, as well as the impact of
population growth and demographic change that can affect the projected
organic material quantities.
• Analysis and assessment of the range of approaches that can be used to
capture and tolled organic material streams, including options for source
separation of materials and mixed material processing.
- Economldfinancial analysis of organics management options to assist In the
assessment of the preferred approach for implementation.
• The design and implementation of organics collection systems, which
Includes assessment of options to successfully remove organic materials from
the source and to haul these materials to their processing destination. Our
experts apply collection system models to identify the most efficientcolledion
systems.
• Procurement processes used to secure contracts with qualified vendors
capable of developing and operating the Organics Processing facilities required
for a successful system.
• Permitting processes required for the development of the waste management
facilities (transfer, processing) required for an integrated system.
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• Adviceand support during theactual roll-outof anew system, including the
development of promotional and educational materials, the logistics of delivery
of collection containers and other supporting materials (e.g. for residential
systems, the delivery of organic carts to households) and the follow-up surveys
required to determine the effectiveness of the system for the user.
• Market analysis and assessment; to determine the range of approaches
that are available to ensure that the materials generated by the system have
a beneficial market Our marketanalysis takes into consideration the range of
potential products and product quality that can be produced, as well as local
market conditions. Often, the consideration of markets can identify the need
for some additional investment or adjustments in the collection/processing
approach, in order to gain the highest value from the products generated.
• Review and analysis of existing systems, to Identify areas for increased
efficiencies and improved performancLThis Includes the regular
implementation of compliance reviews at source, to determine howsuccessful
current approaches have been in terms of sourcing the quantity and quality of
organic materials sought and to Identify the adjustmentsthat could be made
for improvements.
MDR offers a complete approach to organics system Implementation to our clients,
through the combination of our Integrated system developmentservice and the
organics processing components outlined below.
Organics Processing and Energy Recovery
MDR has provided consulting and engineering services for aver 75 new and
upgraded energy generation facilities throughout North America. Ourorganics
management projects have Included aerobic and anaerobic processing technolo-
gies.Our aerobic experience Includes composting using open windrow, aerated
static pile, agricultural (ag) bag and enclosed vessel technologies, and our services
Include airemisslons management and storm water management.
Our anaerobic digestion experience includes development, process design, detailed
design, and application of the organic tecyding bio-cell and anaerobic digesters
using a variety of low solids, high solids and dryfermentati n technologies. We
have also developed and designed the supporting infrastructure for these proj-
ects, Including digester tanks or enclosures, feedstock processing, biogas filtering/
scrubbing facilities, odor and emission control, biogas storage facilities, fuel cells
or internal combustion engines for electricity generation, and liquid/solid waste
effluent processing facilities. Our hands-on experience helps you understand the
possibilities -wand constraints —of Implementing a wide array of possible organics
management systems.
Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion of industrial, municipal or othersources of organic materials
can provide a host of potential benefits including:
Effective and efficient management of organic wastes as a resource
Enhanced environmental sustainability through reductions in greenhouse
gases
Creation of renewable energy
• Alternatives forsolid waste management to support continued and expanded
waste diversion efforts
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Alternative end -uses for biosolids products
• Soil amendment/compost products support agricultural sector
• Revenue from energy and products contributes to financial sustainability,
Turning Waste into a Valuable Resource (Biogas)
In the past, blogas was considered a nuisance, and either ignored orflared at
anaerobic digestion fadlithm New technologies and enhanced blogas recovery sys-
tems are turning this wasted by-product into a valuable energy resource. Anaerobic
digestion of agricultural and organlcwastes produces a blogas thatcan provide
both heat and electricity through cogeneration, a fuel source for bollers, refined for
use as compressed natural gas as a vehicle fuel or cleaned to pipeline quality natu-
ral gas for sale to natural gas utilities. Beneficial use of blogas is quickly emerging
as a viable and smart option for getting value from waste by-products A thorough
biogas feasibility study an determine whether a recovery and utilization project is
both cost-effective and sustainable at your facility.
HDR helps clients find ways to sucwjdLdly implement blogas recovery and utiliza-
tion programs at existing and newvlrastewater treatment plants, organics digestion
facilities and landfill sites. New technologies are making it easier and more cost
effective to store, treat and condition blogas for conversion Into a renewable energy
source, To determine the most sustainable and practical solution for blogas utilba-
tion, our professionals follow a multistep approach as outlined below.
• Identlfysustainabilityand energy goals
• Quantify present and future blogas production
• Evaluate air emissions and permitting and gas cleaning requirements,
• Determine ways to increase biogas production If blogas Is to be used
beneficially
• Perform a Sustainable Return on investment (SROq analysis on blogas
utilization options
- Determine the most practical way to deliver the selected blogas utilization
project
• Deliver the project
- Conduct startup, testing and commissioning
Composting
HDR helps clients manage comparatively lower cost aerobic treatment processes of
organics including munkipaI yard/garden, food, blosotids or residuals of anaerobic
digestion processes. HDR an assist in determining the proper employment of a
variety of technologies that are appropriate for certain applications, based on the
assessment of the incoming arganlcfeedstock. HDR also helps clients understand
the operational parameters that have to be met with an aerobic treatment pro-
cesses, in order to successfully manage odors and generate a marketable product.
We understand, that for aerobic processes It is not justthe technology that contrib-
utes to successful processes, but the operating approach itself.
Effluent Management
HDR helps dients manage liquid by-products of the various organics processing
technologles Capturing and treating effiuentfmm organics processing an require
a host of creative solutions. HDR is equipped to assist clients resolve issues to
reduce costs and maintain effluent discharge levels within appropriate levels as well
as evaluating ways to beneficially recover nutrients from such effluentstneams.
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Odor Management
HDR helps clients capture and manage odors from organics processing tech-
nologies. Odors can cause sever harm to the otherwise positive reputation of an
organics management system. HDR is prepared to assist clients in developing was
of capturing and treating odors before they cause damage, using methods ranging
from low tech blofilters to carbon absorption systems. HDR has prepared odor
management plans which Identify all of the areas for potential odor generation in
a process, and identifies the operational parameterslprocedures as well as the odor
capture and treatment systems that are required.
integrated Delivery Methods
Selecting the most appropriate project delivery method Is one of the most Impor-
tant decisions an owner faces HDR prides Itself on its ability to bring value to our
clients by understanding each ofthe unique delivery methods and how to help
our clients selectand implementthe most appropriate process. For an owner, the
wealth of choices and overwheiming amount of variations is both good and bad
HDft approach to guiding owners through the selection and the utilization of the
right method istried and proven, yet constantly refined and improved
We recognize that every client and every project are different and deserve a
custom -designed approach and efficiency comes from working well together.
When you work with our integrated delivery (UD) teams, the design, estimating,
permitting and construction occur on a parallel path. We believe this delivery
method has the additional benefit of a partnership, so we work with you to mobilize
our experts --in planning, procurement, estimating, financing, project controls and
construction, start-up, commissioning and operations —for quick completion of
quality projects. Our goal Is that even if the project time -frame is short the relation-
ship is long-lasting. Generally, I/D teams are motivated to succeed because single-
souree contracts give sole responsibility and accountability. When HDR--as a prime
design -build contractor or part of a team —accepts risk, we guarantee schedule
and performance.This accountability was the core value behind most pre -modem
projects Westill honor this traditional accountability with teams that lead design
and are there with you through construction and startup.
Integrated Delivery services
• Design • Construction
Value engineering Construction management with cost
Estimating controls
• Scheduling Quality control and construction
• Procurement management at risk
Project controls and cost reporting Environmental health and safety
• Project management monitoring
HOR's Commitment to Quality
HDR belleves that quality products and services result from having sound bull•
new practices,, retaining talented staff, and focusing on being responsive to our
ciient� needs. Our clients respect us for our philosophy of'doing the right things
for the right masons'Quality is Integrated into HDR's day -today business activities
through our Quality Management System (QMS>.
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HDR's senior management demonstrates its commitment to quailty through
establishing responsibilities for qualityat all levels of the company,from company
president to members of management to the project team. HM QMS promotes
professional service deliverythough formal policies and procedures, tools and pro-
cesses. DurQMS provides sound business practices that result In quality products
and services that our clients expect.
HDR's Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Program Is Implemented
company -wide and monitored locally by experienced professionals during project
execution. Our project managers integrate our QA/QC Program Into each project
work plan.The QA/QC Program is ISO 900D Compliant and promotes problem
prevention ratherthan correction, and being proactive rather than reactive. Mrs
QA/QC Program is designed to achieve our mission of superior client service In a
defined and systematic fashion.
Our Commitment to Health and Safety
HDR has one of the most comprehensive health and safety programs in the
engineering industry. As a global consulting fine, HDR employees continually face
new project hazards; therefore, our program cannot remain stadry but must be
constantly refined to address these hazards. HDR remains committed to providing
the highest level of health and safety support for our staff, and In performing all
services in a manner that Is both safe and In compliance with all regulations and
client requirements.
HDft Corporate Health and Safety Program encompasses all aspects of safety,
including office safety, field safety, remote site safety, road side safety, and construc-
tion site safety. Used as the foundation for all projectactivitie% HDR's Corporate
Health and Safety Program Is an integral part of project planning and development.
The program requires each of our projects to have and adhere to Site-Spedfic
Safety Plans (SSSPs). A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) or hazard analysis Is conducted for
each project task to help formulate the SSSP. HDR stands by our work —the satisfac-
tion of our clients defines oursuccem Our past performance has been outstanding
when based on quality indicators such as client testimonials and our history of
eomplfancewith delivery schedule, cost control and quality of work —as evidenced
by our 85 percent repeat customer base.
Safety Certifications and Statistics
We continually strive to setthe highest standard for safety exaellence.The strength
and commitment of HM safety program has been verified through certifications
by the following third party review programs:ISNetworld•, PEC/Premler, PIGS,
Somiz and COR (Certificate of Recognition, Alberta Construction Safety Associa-
tion).
Our commitment to safety Is evidenced by our low experience modification rating
(EMR) and injury Incident rates. HDR's EMR Is one of the lowest achievable, and cur
OSHA recordable incident and lost time injury rates are consistently lower than the
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RENEWABLE ENERGY ANAEROBIC DIGESTER (READ) PROJECT
FEASIBILITY STUDY
University of California Davis I Davis, CA
The University of California, Davis (UCD) retained NOR to evaluate the feasibility of developing a Renewable
Energy Anaerobic Digester (READ) facility to treat organic wastes from the campus cafeteria and food prepa-
ration activities, and manures from the various animal agricultural activities. Other possible feedstock materi-
K.ey Features
als Included waste papertowels, municipal solid waste (MSW) and blosolldsfrom thewastewater treatment
Feasibility study
plant (WWrP).The feasibility studyexplores a variety of possible anaerobic digestion treatment technologies
which Include:
• Biogas will be extracted
from the digesters and
Traditional low solids digestion similar to municipal WWTP facilities
could be used in a variety
Anaerobic phased solids
P (A�) process developed by Dr. Ruihang Zhang of UCD
of energy production
Dry fermentation using an enclosed bunker or using a flexible membrane liner
system
High solids digestion for agricultural wastes similar to processes employed In Europe
• Production of a
renewable energy source
Various anaerobic digestion technologies were evaluated based on relative capital or operational cost,
• Diverting organic
appropriateness totreatthe feedstock, ability to contain odors and proven track record. In general, the
faclity will include enclosed unloading and handling operations to preventthe migration of fugitive odors,
materials from being
a phased digestion system with a hydrolysis/addification phase where volatile sollds would be converted
landfilled while
into volatile organic adds.The adds from the hydrolysis/ addMotion phase would be converted to biogas
retaining optimal use of
containing methane and carbon diadde in the methanogenic phase
recyclables
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The READ facifittyemploys a technology which was initially developed at UCD using a two-phase, batch
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anaerobic digester based on bench scale laboratory research efforts. HDR!s role has been to evaluate the
feaslbllfty of the facility in terms of identification of facility components, cost estimates and supporting
assistance in issues including feedstock pretreatment, digestate management and effluent management.
Extensive research by UCD atthe demonstration plant evaluated the treatment of pre and post consumer
food wastes. HDR% role has been to prepare design development plans, cost estimates and supporting
data for UCD in their goal to determine the financial and technical viability of the digester as a commercial
venue The project has also been considered as one of the sources of renewable power forthe WestVlllage,
a LEED platinum housing development project atthe university. HDR has worked Interactivelywfth UCD
and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) when developing the conceptual facility configu-
rations, development options analysis and related economic pro -forma. The current configuration of the
facility includes a facility feedstock receiving and preparation function, digesters, centrate treatment; blogas
cleanup and power plant, dlgestate composting function as well as a public education function.
Biogas will be extracted from the digesters and could be used In a variety of energy production systems such
as a fuel cell, miauturbine or internal combustion engine. Other uses Ind ude supplementation of natural
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gas boiler fuel, or cleaning the gas for injection Intothe university's natural gas distributlon system. Undi-
gested solids will likely require stabilization using an aerobic process such as aerated static pile composting.
Due to the proximity to the UCD campus, solids stabilization would include a bluniter to capture and treat
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organic rich air prior to discharge to the atmosphere.
ORGANICS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FACILITIES OVERVIEW USING
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AND DRY FERMENTATION
City of San Jose I San Jose, CA
Key Features
- Conversion oforganics
to energy using non -
thermal means
The project, when
completed, will be a
privately owned and
operated facility entirely
funded making it one of
the largest Public -Private
Partnerships in solid
waste in recent history
Dry fermentation form of
anaerobic digestion, the
waste remains stationary
In an enclosed bunker
and the organic media
is circulated through the
waste
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HDR was retained to assist the city as a technical advisor to an evaluation team, providing Insight into the
key Issues, performance expectations and contingency planning asthe procurement of commercial proces-
sors and commercial collection service providers proceeds.
The city historically managed an open franchise commercial waste system whereby over twenty haulers
provided waste collection services. HDR assisted the city in preparing Its Green Vision Goals which included
a goal of diverting 75 percent of the city wastes from landfills. In orderto reach the goal, the city Is terminat-
ing its existing open franchise system and replacing it with an exclusive franchise system that obligates the
franchisee to reach the elevated diversion level. By consolidating the commercial wastes in and specifying
minimum performance standards, the dtys GreenVislon can be reached.
HDR was retained to assist the city in soliciting and reviewing responses to private sector proposals to
construct and operate various types of organics processing fadlkies under the exclusive franchise Incentivbze
program. Our role included assisting In the development of the RFP to encourage innovative and aggressive
waste diversion solutions from the prvate sector, including incentives for waste handling that Include con-
version technologies as an organics processing option. Vendors were allowed to propose traditional organics
treatment technologies such as composting, or innovathre emerging technologies such as anaerobic diges-
tion.
Our analysis Included a detalled review of the proposals which were tailored to accommodate various levels
of contamination in the organics stream. The analysis Included issues such as consideration of the proposers
capability to perform within a relatively aggressive time -frame, the necessary permitting pathway and
time -frame needed to implement the facility, the technology proposed and its level of commercial applica-
tion to a similarwaste stream, and its location in terms of likely Increased truck traffic to and from the facility.
We presented our analysis, findings and recommendations to the city evaluation team, which considered
the issues in conjunction with cast of service, financial strength of the company and appropriateness of col-
lection system to the various commercial areas in the dty.The city selected a dry fermentation technology
which b to be constructed in the Alviso portion of northern San Jose by the Zero Waste Energy Development
(ZWED) Company which is relying on technology from a European source.The developer Is securing permits
and designing the facility at this time.The facility is anticipated to be operational in 2014.
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF MSW TO ENERGY,
INCLUDING WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)l Port au Prince, Haiti
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KeyFeatures HDR was retained to prepare an evaluation of converting organics wastes in the Portau Prince Haiti region
into electricity under a research effort requested by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).The
• Feasibility study feasibility study has progressed through a series of phases including an initial phase to explore a variety of
exploring combined health related solid possible treatment technologies as possible options.
waste management
goats with renewable
power production
infrastructure
• indicative design
Includes consideration of
capital cost, operational
cost and revenues from
renewable power sales
• Study included
consideration of broad
array of possible
digestion technologies
and modem sanitary
landfill equipped with
a landfill gas -to -energy
facility
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The Initial purpose of the study was to provide a comparative summary of approaches and process features
of anaerobic digestion (AD) technology, and evaluate which of theseare best suited to digestion of municl-
pally generated wastes in the Port-au-Prince areaThe waste sort analysis suggested that approximately
1,5W metric tons (MT) per dayof solid waste Is generated in the Port-au-Prince area and apprmdmately73
percent of this total (approximately 1,1 DD Mr/day) is organic and sultablefor AM
Our analysis considered six different anaerobic digestion approaches including membrane covered lagoon,
heated and mixed membrane covered lagoon, plug flow digester, complete mix and hybrid digesters„ fixed
film digesterand upright cylinder digester. The analysis also considered key features of AD, specifically in
terms of addressing the unique conditions in Haiti. Key features considered included solids content, process
configuration, biomass Immobilb ttion, reactor construction, temperature. feeding operation and digester
mixing regimen.
We concluded the use of a feedstock contaminant removal system coupled with high solids, continuously
stirred batch tank -type digester operating at mesophillic temperatures, as the preferred technologyfor this
application. We are currently developing the conceptual design and conceptual cost estimate for the facility,
As a basis orcomparison, ouranalysis Is also exploring cost of developing a modem, lined sanitary landfill
equipped with a landfill gas-to-energyfadiity. NREL Is reviewing the final report and will consolidate into
their report to the United Nations.
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF MSW AS A CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
( ity of Los Angeles I Los Angeles, CA
if ey Features
HDR was retained to assist the city of Los Angeles in the analysis of various alternathretechnologies for
• Project included robust
processing mbmd municipal wastes. The analysis included an Independent analysis of each proposed facil-
techniral, financial,
Ity mass balance, thermodynamics„ economics, credibility, viability, diversion capacity, operational history,
mechanical and
engineering design and relative environmental impact
regulatory analysis
The analysis also included preparation of toxic air contaminant, criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas
of vendor offered
analysis of each of the vendor's proposais.Theanaerobicdigestion technologies analyzed Included the
technologies,
Valorga high solids digestion in Spain, Arrow Blois Up -flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) inTel Aviv Israel,
• Technologies included
In addition to several innovative high solids anaerobic digestion technologies offered by a variety of other
Mechanical Biological
vendors.
Treatment in addition
to thermal processing
A variety of aerobic composting processes were also evaluated for their capability to process digestate
technologies
from the anaerobic digestion processes. Having performed this analysis, HDR has developed a unique set
• Consideration of
of insights regarding the viability of different digestion technologies with respect to their ability to process
aerobic and anaerobic
difficult feedstock materials.
technologies of
municipal solid waste
feedstock materials
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ORGANICS TO BIOFUEL FACLITY, PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE
City of Surrey I British Columbia, Canada
Key Features
HDR was retained to assist the city of Surrey as technical analysis advisorfor the procurementof a private
• Project entails a Public
developer to construct and operate an organics to biofuel facility. The project has received Partnerships
Private Partnership
BC support for up to 25 percent of the capital cost up to $17M if developed as a publidprivate partnership.
solicitation for vendors
HDRt role Is to serve as the technical advisor in the procurement process supporting the development of
to offer design, build
the solidtadon, analysis and ultimately the vendor selection.
operate service for the
As initially conceived, the pmjectwill process approudmately 4SA00 metric tons of greeru/food waste bin
conversion of organics to
from the city of Surrey and the proponent will be charged with responsibility to secure an additional 3SA00
transportation fuel
metrictons from the Industrial-Commerdal-Institutional (IQ sector. 8iogas from the anaerobic digestion
• Feedstockto Include
system will be cleaned and Injected Into the gas pipeline, converted to electricity or refined and used as
residential yard/food
compressed natural gas for fueling the cWs waste collection vehiclm
waste from Surrey and
IndustrI /Commerdalt
Institutional waste
• Procurement open to
wide variety of digestion
technologies
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ORGANICS RECYCLING FACILITY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND ECONOMIC
FEASIBILITY STUDY
Alachua County I Alachua County, FL
Key Features
Potential benefits of the
organic recycling blomodule
Include:
Greenhouse gas
collection efficiency
Reduced vehicle
emissions
• Reduced landfilling of
Potentially recyclable
materials
• Beneficial use of final
product
- Contributing to Florida's
75 percent recycling goal
• Renewable energy
source
Revenue generation
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HDR was retained by Alachua County to evaluate the feasibility of a county owned and operated organics
recycling facility. The evaluation included preparation of a conceptual site model, a conceptual operations
plan, an evaluation of the permitting process and a financial feasibility model HDR developed the organics
recycling biomodule process specifically to utilize organic materials generated by the Alachua County free
marketplace. By charging a lowercost than conventional iandfilling, the project is expected to attract organ-
ics from local businesses,such as restaurant;, grocerystores and landscaping services. The stabilized organic
material produced can then be beneficially used Iocally.The organic recycling biomodule Is a low -tech-
nology technique to process organic waste materials for blogas generation and utilization, and ultimately
converts the remaining solids Into compost, HDR created a site -specific design based on anticipated organic
waste flow rates, and presented operations considerations that involved materials handling, mixing and
biomodule filling.
Also, as part of the detailed conceptual design, HDR proposed an odor control system consisting of a biofilter
and/or carbon filter. HDR utilized other environmental protection systems and operations that can be imple-
mented to eliminate ground/surface water contamination and odor and gas emissions, HDR's conceptual
technical approach involves the sequential application of anaerobic degradatlon, aerobic decomposition
and waste mining within reusable blomodules Final composting and curing of the excavated materials will
be accomplished prior to the use of the stabilized material for organic soil amendment, land reclamation or
similar beneficial uses. Biodegradation of the organic waste in the organics recycling biomodule Is enhanced
through leachate recirculation coupled with biogas collection in the anaerobic phaseand air infection in the
aerobic phase. The project Is expected to realize sustainability by being reusable, thereby eliminating the
need for new land for future Incoming organicwaste.
ORGANICS RECYCLING BIO-MODULE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Leon County I Leon County, FL
Leon County asked MDR to conduct a demo project to determine how HDRt blo-module design would
workwith the county'sspecific waste composition of available organic waste materiais.Thls demonstration
project was valuable because HDR was able to determine the logistical challenges ofacquiring, mbdng and
loading the feedstock, and evaluate the design and operational details of the blo- nodule.
The pilot project consisted of MDR constructing the 115 cubic yard flexible vessel made of 60mll HDPI~This
specially designed sealed vessel consists era fluid recirculation and distribution system and blogas collet
tlon system piping. It Is constructed as a prototype to process the waste stream that the county anticipates
It can divert from their current program of mbted M5W landfill disposal. Consumed pre and post consumer
waste, yard waste and bio solids were collected, shredded and mbted prior to placement In the bla-module.
The fluid recirculation system allows the materials to drain but also remain moist for accelerated decomposl-
tion with a fairly uniform moisture content of 40-50 percent The blogas collection system pulls gas gener-
ated from the decaying organics within the bio-module.
HDR is currently monitoring both quantity and quality of blogas being produced. The current methane con-
centrations are 15-25 percent methane and lower than generallyestimmated due to the small size ofthe bio-
module and the less than optimum quality of the feedstock. Future organic waste diversion for bio-module
processing will include a greater percentage of fond waste closer and otherwet organicsources versus dryer
organics such as wood chips, shredded soiled paper and cardboard.The mixture forthis demonstration proj-
ect was closer to 20 pereentwet organics whereas the optimum would be closer to 5096. MDR will develop a
gas generation curve specific for this particular waste stream in the bio-module.
MDR will continue to monitorthe temperature and moisture content in blo-module as anaerobic decompo-
sition, and will also survey the bio-module surface to measure the volume reduction overtime within the
bio-module.
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ALTERNATE TECHNICAL PROCUREMENT, NITS NEGOTIATIONS & LONG-TERM
DISPOSAL OPTIONS,
D5NY I New York City, NY
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• Project intended to
look at diversification of
means of waste disposal
for the City
• Pilot project up to 450
tpd, which ifsuccessful,
can expand to 9W tpd
• No changes to DSNY
collection practices, so
waste received would be
as collected
Procurement open to
thermal, biological,
chemical technologies,
or a combination, but
excluded conventional
waste -to -energy and
RDF combustion
system
Successful Proposer
would fund the project
and the City would pay a
tip fee.
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HDR has been DSNY's solid waste program management consultant since 1994, providing it with a broad
range of engineering, planning, procurement and economic analysis support HDR assisted in developing
three iterations of the Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP), and two supporting FEISs that evaluated the poten-
tial forsignificant adverse Impacts at approximately 25 ahemadve solid waste facility/site options, including
the 10 sites approved In the SWMP. HDR is the lead consultant on permitting the four Converted Marine
Transfer Stations (MTSs) Including solid waste and marine permits HDR led the procurement oftransfer-
transport and disposal contracts from four private transfer station sites, and transport and disposal contracts
from four Converted MTSs, including RFP preparation, proposal evaluation and contract negotiation. HDR
also leads the procurement effort on DSNY's AltemativeTechnology procurement currently underway.
HDR continues In its role as serving as DSNYRs solid waste consultantTo date, HDR has assisted DSNY Imple-
ment long term land -based disposal contracts for four of the five boroughs (Staten Island, Brooklyn, the
Bronx and Manhattan), with contracts valued In excess of $3 billiorL These contracts involve transfer and dis-
posal at landfills and energyfrom waste facilities over a twenty year period. HDR continues to support DSNY
In the negotiation of the 20+year transfer -transport and disposal services contracts from four M VL
On March 5, 2012, DSNY released a requestfor proposals forthe development of a newand emerging solid
waste management technology facility at a site In or near the city.The pilot facllity will accept a small portion
of residential and institutional waste collected bythe City, and convert the waste into a renewable source of
energy/recovered materials HDR is assisting DSNY in the ongoing evaluation of proposals
DRY FERMENTATION FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
Monterey County f Monterey, CA
Key Features Monterey County recently initiated its demonstration dry fermentation facility provided by ZeroWaste
• Project intended to Energy CZWQ-The plantwas constructed to serve as a pilot sized facility to process wastes from the San Jose
demonstrate dry region as a precursor to the pending facility in San Jose
fermentation technology
using combined yard/
food wastes
• Includes combined
heat/power Internal
combustion engine to
both produce electricity
and surplus heat for
digestion process
• Cooperative agreement
between waste
management district and
technology developer
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Monterey retained HDR to assist in the review and consideration of the facility.The technology employs a
dryfermentation in four modular units that enable both the county and ZWE to explorethe Issues associ-
ated with the fadlity prior to initiating the process in San Jose.
The facility is equipped with a biogas capturesystem that produces electricity using a combined heat and
power internal combustion engine which provides electricity to the adjacent waste water treatment facility
and heat for the digestion procem
ADVANCED ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FROM FOOD WASTE
Gills Onions I Oxnard, CA
Key Features
HDRworked with Gills Onionsto take Its Advanced Energy Recovery System (AERS) from an energy saving
• American Council of
concept to a ground -breaking $9.5 million system that will pay for itself in less than six years and reduce its
Engineering Companies,
operational carbon footprint
Grand Conceptor Award,
2010
HDR designed and Installed a system to grind and dewater onion peels to reduce waste by 75 percent This
was achieved using two stages of grinding and pressing to produce 30A00 gallons per day of onion Juice
• First food processing
and 20 tons per day of onion cake
facility in the nation to
produce fuel cell energy
The cake is hauled to the California Central Valley as cattle feed ready for consumption. The juice,with more
from Its awn waste
than 60,000 mg/L of COD, is digested In a high -rate upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) sup -
Onion juice extracted
Plied by Biothane in Camden, NJ. The 100 cf n of methane -rich biogas generated In the reactor Is treated to
from onion peels Is
remove moisture and sulfur compounds and used to feed two 300-kW fuel cells manufactured by Fuel Cell
treated In a high -rate
Energy of Danbury, Conn.
anaerobic reactorto
produce methane -rich
Fuel cells were selected over more conventional combined heat d generation
and 9 systems because of
biogas
their lower atmospheric emissions and reduced carbon foatprirrtThe 0.5 MW of electricity generated con-
tinuously supplies more than 80 percent of the Gills Onions processing facility base food. The heat required
Biogas is treated and
to maintain the UASB at 951F is recovered from an existing OS0-HP natural gas engine driving an air compres-
powers two fuel cells
that provide electricity
sor Heat from the fuel cell exhaust gases will be recovered in a new process the projectteam is currently
developing.
for the processing plant
The Gills Onions AERS has received nationwide attention for Innovative technologyand renewable energy
production. The American Council of Engineering Corhpanies awarded the project its prestigious Grand
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ConceptorAward In 2010.
Sempra Energy awarded Gills Onions $2.7 million as part of the renewable energySelf Generation Incentive
program. Gills Onions will also receive $3 million in Investment tax credits from the federal government for
the use of fuel cells.
The AERS project results in $1.1 million of operational cost savings per year. The project was delivered on
tame and the plant has been fully operational since its ribbon -cutting ceremony in 2009.
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ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AT SWINE FARMS
Cargill Pork, Premium Standard Farms Swine Farms, Somerset Farm, Hedgewood Farm, Smithfield Foods f
Various Locations
HDR Is one of the country's leaders in treatment of farm/agricukural wastes from cattle, swine and poultry
operations. HDR and our team members have been involved on over 20 cattle and swine wastetneatment
facilities nationwide. Most include anaerobic digestion with subsequent beneficial reuse of the methane
gas. Our agricultural waste treatment systems run from simple low -tech lagoon -style systemsto high -rate
Key Features
reactors with fuel cell cogeneration (as was used at Gills Onions). The following representsome of our more
challenging projects.
- Alternative feedstock
(manure)
Sandy River Farm, Cargill Pork I Morrilton, Arkansas
Anaerobic process
wastetreatment facilities were designed In 2006 and constructed in 2007 to treat manure waste from both
Blogas recovery and
a saw farm and a finishing farm located near Morrilton, Ark.The project included the design, construction -
beneficial use
phase services and start-up services through the first year of operation of the swine manure waste treatment
system. HOR established design waste loads and flows based on owner -furnished pig types, numbers and
average weight per type. Cargill Pork's engineers for the sow and finishing farm designed the manure collec-
tion system to bring the waste to a manhole located at the comer of the swine farm. Collected manure waste
Is pumped to an anaerobic digester where blogas Is collected and utilized in facility mortality incinerators or
flared.
S .5 Farm, Premium Standard Farms Swine Farms I Dallhart, Terns
This project was for a 10,000-head sow farm that produces and cares for piglets until they are weaned.
The project consisted of 1) fine screening and pumping fadlitim 2) an HDPE-covered and lined anaerobic
digester with blogas collection, 3) blogas handling facilities and a blogas-fired steam boiler for heating the
anaerobic influent by direct steam injection, and 4) an HDPE-lined aerated lagoon with loading surface aera-
tion before the waste entered existing storage ponds.
WF-1 Farm, Premium Standard Farms Swine farms i Dallhart, Texas
This project was for a 1 0e.000-head wean -to -finish farm thattakes the piglets from the saw farm and raises
them to market welght.The project consisted 0F.1) pumping facilities 2) an HDPE-covered and lined anaero-
bic digester with blogas collection, 3) blogas handling facilities and a blogas-fired steam boiler for heating
the anaerobic influent by directsteam injection, and 4) an HDPF-fined aerated lagoon with diffused aeration,
5) a biosolids settling pond, and 6) a storage pond,
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RENEWABLE ENERGY ANAEROBIC DIGESTER PROJECTS
BloStar Systems j Sonoma County, CA and Johnson County, MO
BStar
Systems
HDR provided preliminarydesign for a renewable energy project to convert pouhrywaste from multiple egg
production operations in Sonoma County.The foundation of HDR% design is based on bench -scale research
conducted by UCD's Du Zhang, and funded by Blostar systems.
Key Features
Dr. Zhang and her research team are providing the necessary testing to confirm projected blogas production
rates from digestion of local chicken manure with a seven percentTS content HDRt anaerobic digestion
' Manure feedstock
process lead, Pep[ Ursillo, met with Dr. Zhang, her research team, and Biostar at UCD in July 2010 to review
• Anaerobic process
bench -testing protocol and preliminary results to help understand time findings and their Impact on full -
Beneficial reuse of
sale design for the Sonoma facility.
treated by-product
(digestate)
The facilitywas designed to convert a combined 53,000 tons per year of manureand mortality to the natural
- Blogas reuse in fuel cell
gas energy equivalent of 25Q000 MCF per year and 1 UM tons peryear of dry granulated sludge. Process
components include feedstock receiving and treatment, anaerobic digesters, digester gas scabbing with
and cleanup/sell backto
use either in a 300 kW fuel cell or discharge into the PG&E natural gas pipeline, centrifuge dewatering, bio-
PG&E
solids drying and bagging. Odor control scrubbers and an emergency flare system werealso included.
• Effluent treatment
processes
The dried product will be marketed as a commercial fertilizer. Process liquid will either be further treated
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to reduce ammonia or discharged to a municipal wastewater system.This project is part of a sustainabiiity
program for the Sonoma County Water Agency to make the agency energy neutral. HDR also provided
preliminary design for a second renewable energy system for Biostar In Johnson County, Miss„ also treating
chicken manure.This system was designed to recover and dean blogas generated at the facility to produce
pipeline -quality gas and inject It into the local utility's natural gas transmission line.
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ORGANIC WASTE -TO -ENERGY PLANT
Chiquita Brands International, Ltd. j Guapiles, Costa Rica
Key Features
• Food waste stream with
high cellulose content
• Anaerobkdigestion
• Blogas reuse using
cogeneration
• Raw waste handling/
pretreatment prior to
digestion
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HDR Is providing engineering services for the development of waste -to -energy anaerobic digestion plant
that would process banana and pineapple peel waste to generate energy. Chiqufta hopes that this plant will
bring it closerto its goal to becomeenergy self-sufficient
HDR Is evaluating the use of various anaerobic digestion processes to generate methane gas (biogas) from
the peel waste and to use this gas to produce power and heat HDR conducted a site visit In early 2011,
followed by treatabllfty studies to evaluate anaerobic digestion of peel waste, assess methane gas produc-
tion rates, and characterize the available banana and pineapple waste streams for their suitability for the
proposed facility.
HDR will also evaluate current practices local conditions and regulations In our conclusions to guide the
developmentaf practical solutions to meet the needs of the location and requirements of the project and
Chlquita corporate offices.
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION iN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
State of Idaho and Glanbia Foods Inc, 25 x 25 Renewable Energy Council I Boise, Ada County, ID
glanbeia
CONSUMER FOODS
In September Z007, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed an executive orderstating it is the goal of the state
of Idaho that 25 percent of idahos energy needs be provided throng h renewable sources by the year 2M
from farm, ranch, timber and otherworking lands, while continuing to produce abundant; safe and afford-
able agricultural products An establishment called the Idaho 25 x 25 Renewable Energy council was initi-
Key Features
ated under this order to develop a coordinated approach to attain this renewable energy goal. One of the
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councils tasks is to segregate and quantify the energy that could be obtained from a variety of renewable
sources Including wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and anaerobic digestion. A subcommittee was formed to
food processing industry
wastewater in Idaho
spedfically evaluate the energy that could be obtained through the anaerobic digestion of process waste -
water from adands food and beverage Industry.
Projected biogas
potential from all food
Wastewater generated during the production of food and beverage products is typically characterized by
processors In Idaho using
high chemical oxygen demand (COD). High COD wastewaters favor anaeroblcdlgestion as a treatment
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method for several reasons including low excess sludge production, relatively small treatment system
footprint and low overall energy requirements. For these reasons, anaerobic digestion is already practiced by
several Idaho food processors.
HDR prepared a summary report addressing the potential for anaerobic digestion of food and beverage
processing wastewater in Idaho.The report:
• Describes and identifies the number of Idaho food and beverage companies that could feasiblyemploy
anaerobic digestion fortreatment of wastewater from their proving operations
Quantifies the blogas (and energy value) that could be generated from anaerobic digestion of the
process wastewaterfrom the Idaho food and beverage Industry
• Estimates the quantity of blogas that is currently produced by anaerobic digestion of food and beverage
process wastewater in Idaho
Estimates the quantity of biogas that Is currently recovered and utilized from anaerobic digestion of
food and beverage process wastewater In Idaho
IdentiFks potential uses for captured methane
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BIOGAS ENERGY RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PROJECT
Confidential Client I Co
Key Features
• Merchant codigestion
fadiityfor manure, food
processing wastes, FOG,
supermarket waste, and
restaurantwaste.
• Projected 6.5 million
cubic feet of blogas
generated per day
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HDR Is performing planning, preliminary design, and design -build pricing of a proposed confidential renew-
able energy development facility that will digest manure and organic food -processing residuals (substrate)
to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) with an annual value of 1.5 trillion STU.The facility will use six 1.7
million gallon low -solids tank digesters.
The biofuel would be conditioned to pipeline quality gas using wet scrubbers, and then sold to a regional
natural gas utility as a RNG. Digestate from the facility will be dewatered and the residual dewatered material
will be composted or utilized for cow bedding at the dairies where the manure is generated. Liquid effluent
will bestored and utilized for it agronomic value via Irrigation.
The project Is currently receiving corporatefinal approval afterwhich HDR will design and build the facility.
ANNACIS ISLAND CO -DIGESTION FACILITY & ENERGY RECOVERY
Metro Vancouver I Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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MetroVancouver (Metro) is a regional government agency that operates several wastewater treatment
plants in theVancouver metropolitan area.The Annacis island WastewaterTreatment Plant (AIWWTP) is the
largest secondary treatment plant in British Columbia and serves approximately 1 million people.
Key Features
The A W TP processes sewage flows of approximately 131 MGD and the treated effluent is discharged into
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the Fraser River. Approximately 12,000 drytonnes of biosollds are produced from a thermophilic anaerobic
• Facility provides
digestion process and centrifuge dewatering at 2+34 percent solids concentration.
maximum flexibility for
accepting various types
Recovering energy from liquid waste and biosolids Is one of metro Vancouvees goals for managing liquid
of wastes and at half the
wastes affordably and effectively. Codlgestion has several merits for Metr% including increasing blogas
cost of previous planning
production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing untreated discharges and mitigation for other
study
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- Beneflcial reuse of other
wa ere using
The o*ctive of the eodigestion facility project IW
is to design and construct a facility at the AWTPto test a
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variety of available feedstocks for direct feeding into the anaerobic digesters.Theoodlgestion facility is a full-
• Additional biogas
scale pilot facility that will confirm the feasibility of the technology and can be expanded in the future.
production for power
HDR developed the process design, including process flow diagrams, of a codigesdon facility at Metro's 500
production, expanding
MVday (130 MGD) Annads Island WWTP.The facility includes a receiving station, screening, grit removal, a
the use of existing
heated storage tank, a storage tank mixing pump, a digester feed pump and other support fadikies.
cogeneration facilities
Wastes to be accepted include fats, oils and grease from grease trap haulers, spoiled milk crude glycerin,
Industrial DAFT float deicing fluid, chicken processing waste and thickened primary sludge from other
Metro wastewater treatment plants. Wastes will be fed into existing 1 rrmeter (52-foot) -diameter anaerobic
digesters for enhanced biogas production.The codigestion facility will be automated.
The engineer's cost estimate forthe co -digestion facility was $2.3 million (CAN). Bids were recelved In May
2010 and the low bid was approximately $2.1 million (CAN). Facility construction was completed In 2011.
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BUDD INLET WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT COGENERATION FACILITY
LOTT Alliance I Olympia, WA
HDR provided permitting support, alternative funding support, design engineering and construction sup-
port services for a 33S kW digester -gas fueled cogeneration system at the Budd Inlet wastewater treatment
plant for the LOT!'Alliance (cities of Lacey, Olympia andTumwater, and Thurston County).
Key Features
Using the design -build alternative delivery method, the project was installed In just under a year, meeting a
deadline forsignifiant funding from Puget Sound Energy whlch provided TO percent of project costs, and
• Extensive Involvement
with LOTT staff
minimizing disruptions atthe plant.
. Design of LOTT's
The first phase of the project included analysis of digester gas production rates and gas quality, plant heat
cogeneration facilities
needs and electrical demands, and development of conceptual plans to support the guaranteed maximum
price. Gas production was carefully calculated, Including storage capacity of the existing Floating cover
digesters to Mimlae engine sizing,thereby reducing life -cycle costs. To satisfy plant needs while meeting
fuel treatment performance requirements, workshops were held with plant staff to discuss the pros and cons
of different gas treatment technologies, Including sessions with technology vendors.
The second phase involved finalizing equipment selection and construction document preparation to pro-
vide a new digester gas treatment system, 335 kW reciprocating engine -generator, heat recoverysystems for
the engine package, two hotwater boilers, associated piping, valving and controls.
All waste heat was designed to be sent to plant effluent, avoiding the noise of waste heat radiators. The
engine was Integrated into existing plant electrical and hot water systems. Controls were integrated with
existing plant SCADA. Locations of gas treatment systems were modified during the project to Improve
access for operations and maintenance.
The design -build of the new cogeneration fadiitywas a critical component to the mechanical systems of a
new administration building and Its ability to achieve LEED status due to heating and energy from a renew-
able resource, Construction was completed in November 2W9.Total project value was $1.9 million.
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ORGANICS COMPOSTING FACILITY (FOOD, MUNICIPAL AND YARD WASTE)
Recology I Bay Area, CA
HDR Is assisting a private composting company in an ongoing project consisting of the analysis, design and
construction of various aspects of expanding and renovating a composting facility as a part of the develop-
ment of a business plan.The plan outlines the development of a mixed organics/food waste program and
potentially mixed municipal solid waste program as an alternative to transfer and dispose of these materials.
Key Features
The goal of the facility Is to be capable of processing the mixed municipal waste materials In such a way as
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to allow extraction of wide variety of potentially valuable materials Including syngas, volatile organic acids,
fiber pulp, recyclable materials and compostfeedstock.
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Pe bey? compost
facility sizing and
This planning project led to HDR being retained to develop various design modifications to the facility as
capacity analysis using a
variety of different types
well as preparing a design for a newfacility the company wished to develop.The modifications to the exist -
ing facility included the preparation of designs for improved entrance facilities, processing and grinding
of operating modes
facilities and overall site drainage issues
• Water s lyna a balancelysE
Pre and poste nais
Further, NOR was retained to prepare site planning and designs fora new facility to accommodate the
systems analysis
increased throughput. HDR's role included the conceptual design, permitting and environmental impact
report of a regional organics facility serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area region. HDR was retained to
prepare the facility design, evaluate the environmental Impacts and assist in securing necessary permits for
a modern regional organics facility that includes state-of-the-art aerobic and anaerobic processes. Treatment
technologies explored include windrow composting, micro pore cover composting, and aerated static pile
composting, in addition to anaerobic digestion. Our analysis included comparing various types ofaerobk
technologies that could comply with the rigorous air emission standards of the Bay Area and the central
valley. Our efforts also included the preparation of site configuration design and fadiitysizing based an a
variety of possible tonnage throughput rates using a variety of possible treatment technologies. Wealso
developed an anaerobic digester component in the design for both renewable energy production and as an
emission reduction element. NOR was also tasked with preparing an environmental Impact reportas well as
facilitating stakeholder and public outreach.
The company has since purchased an existing operating compost facility In lieu of developing the new
fadlity discussed above. They are retaining HDR to prepare an evaluation of a variety of longterm planning
Issues such as a new receiving and grinding operation, new storm water basins, and an overall master plan
for expansion. Weare currently designing the new entrance, receiving and grinding facility.
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COMPOSTING FACILITY EXPANSION DESIGN & OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENTS
Grover Compost, Vernalis California and Jepson Prairie Organics I Dixon, CA
Key Features
• ZWO ton per day
compost facility serves
greater San Francisco
Bay Area
Developed facility master
plan using vadetyof
operating methods
Designed expanded
recelving/processing
facility and storm water
management systems
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Reeology (formerly Norcal Waste, owner of Groner) retained In a variety of expansion improvement and oper-
ational modifications Reeology purchased Grover to aid inserving the greater San Francisco Bay Area in the
diversion of organic wastes. our efforts in developing a compost facility master plan included expansions to
the facility pre-processing capacity. other Improvements included electricity improvements (to reduce emis-
sions caps due to diesel generator for key grinding equipment), water supply, storm water management and
containment.The site traffic pattern was refined to reduce crossing trafficand maximize the distribution of
organic materials from the pre-processing area Into the compost windrow system and through to the final
screening and product sales process. Assistance to the Jepson Prairie facility Includes a new entrance, truck
queuing and scaling facilityto expedite arriving vehicles into the site. Other improvements included con-
sideradon of altering the then open -windrow process into an aerated static pile operation. We are currently
assisting Recology In the preparation of pond liner and surface water pumping system designs.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECT
Village of Ridgewood I Glen Rock, NJ
Key Features
• Provide a biogas driven
generator system that
will provide power for
use within the plant
• Retrofit existing
chlorine contact tanks
to employ Ultraviolet
(UV) Disinfection and
eliminate chlorine use in
the treatment plant
• Place photovoltaic
panels to generate
electricty to offset
existing utility purchases.
The solar panels added
at the Ridgewood WPCP
In the grassy area in front
of the Administration
building will be designed
and installed by solar
power contractor
MDR s the design engineer for the Sustainable Energy project at theVillage of Ridgewood Water Pollution
Control Plant located at 561 Prospect Street, Glen Rock, NIThe projectwill be privately financed through
a joint venture between Middlesex Water and Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) known as Ridgewood Green
RME.They have the contractual agreement with theVillage of Ridgewood for the Sustainable Energy project
The projectwill maximize the utilization of renewable energy resources at theVillage of Ridgewood Water
Pollution Control Fadlfty (WPCF). In addition to the key features on the left, the technical approach includes
the following components:
• Fully utilizethe excess treatment rapacity of the existing digestersystem by providing a liquid waste
receiving, holding and feeding system to deliver additional feedstock tothe digesters thatwill Increase
blogas production;
• Provide cleaning and storage for blogas production from the dlgestersystem to allow flexibility in the
operation of sludge heating and electricitygenerating system to utilize the gas produced from the
digester system;
The liquid waste receiving station design will include an 11,000 gallon receiving tank, feed pump, and mix-
ing pump.The waste will be delivered via truckto the Ridgewood WPCF and pumped through screens into
the insulated and heated receiving tank. This feedstock will be fed from the receiving tankto the existing
anaerobic digester and will increase digester gas (blogas) production. Instead of flaring or burning the
excess blogas, the blogas produced In the digester will be will be fully utilized and fed to a gas condition-
ing system to remove impurities such as hydrogen sulfide (1-12S) and silaxanes. The blogas will then be fed
to a new combined heat and power reciprocating engine supplied to generate electricity forthe treatment
plant and heat for maintaining the digester operating temperature The engine will bum the blogas and can
produce up to 240 kW of electridty.The electrical power will be tied Into the plant's main switchboard and
power equipment at the plant replacing electricity purchased from the utility.
In addition to the combined heat and power engine, the Sustainable Energy project includes replacement of
chlorine contact disinfection at the water treatment plant with UV dlslnfectlon. The UV disinfection system
will eliminate the need for sodium hypochlorite feed to the plant effluent The chlorine contact tanks will be
modified to accommodate Installation of the UV modulo, and no major changes will be visible at the plant
ether than the electrical control panel and modules for the UV disinfection system.
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FOOD WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY
Confidential Client I New York City, NY
Key Features
• Characterization of food
waste streams
Material balances for
ODD, solids and nitrogen
to estimate biogas
production and waste
loads
State and local permit
application
Prel lminaryengineering
design documents
Coordination of
technology provides for
pretreatment, anaerobic
digestion, composting,
ammonia removal and
biofiitration
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HDR, as part of a design build team, Is responsible for coordinating and Integrating the process/mechanical
design of a food waste to energy facility which will take source separated food waste from the municipal
waste stream and produce biogas and energy. HDR Engineering Is the lead firm in obtaining the NewYork
City Industrial wastewater discharge permit and is coordinating all of the technology providers for the pro-
cess and engineering design and construction documents as the PE of Record for NYSDEC Permit 360 permit
approach.
The food waste to energy processes include: waste receiving, de -sizing and segregation, wet anaerobic
digestion with membrane bioreactor, decanter centrifuge dewatering, in -vessel aerobic compost tunnels
composing curing and screening, odor control using biofiltersystem, and wastewater treatment using
ammonia stopping and aerobic biological treatment. The anaerobic digestion process will produce biogas
with a methane content of 6o to 70%which will be used to fuel a combined heat and power facility. The
treated wastewater from the digestion process will contain up to 30M mgA. of ammonia nitrogen and will
require pretreatment before discharge to the NYCDEP city sewer system and POTW.
Both wet and dry anaerobic digestion technologies were evaluated including anaerobic membrane bioreac-
tion which was selected In -vessel composting and biofiltration ahematives were also evaluated.
Biological and physical/chemical treatment processes were considered forthe high strength waste stream.
The biological processes considered various forms of nitrification/denitriflation processes for high strength
ammonia wastes including SHARON, ANAMMOX and New YorkCityls AT3 process.These processes were
compared to an emerging vacuum distillation process. While the final selection Is yet to be made, a prelimi.
nary selection of the vacuum distillation was based on a comparison of the sine of the facility, preliminary
cost estimates, energy requirements and consumable chemical requirements
A preliminary 30%design was prepared as part of the NYSDEC 360 permit application.
SONOMA COUNTY COMPOST FACILITY SITE SELECTION, DESIGN AND EIR
Sonoma County, CA
HDR was selected to prepare a conceptual fadlity design and perform a site selection study and design fora regional compost facility to serve the
Sonoma County and Waste Management Agency and its member jurisdictions. The purpose of the study isto replace a temporary compost facility
operating on a portion of the county landfill. Using the county preferred site selection criteria, we employed a geographic information system (GIS)
to screen thousands of possible sites to a short list oftwenty potential sltes.We are currently In the process of communlating the preferred sites
with local stakeholders such as the winegrowers and dairy associations. We prepared a sine -specific conceptual design for thetop three sites. In
order to illustrate two extremes of site usage, we modeled two types of operations; a windrow process and a statk aerated pile process. These differ-
ent types of operations have differing Impacts on the sic of the operation as well as environmental Issues such as storm water contact and assod-
ated run-off. Our work also included assisting In the development of an environmental impact report for prgect reflecting the preferred sites.
COMPOSTING FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
City of Springfield I Springfield, MO
The city of Springfield retained HOR to evaluate the possibility of improving its brush and green waste processing program to produce a better
product and reduce its cost Our analysis included Identifying a series of modifications to the facility to Improve the receipt and staging of the mate-
rials, Include a dedicated grinding process, and develop an open -windrow composting program.
COMPOSTING FACILITY PLANNING STUDY
Santa Cruz County, CA
HDR was retained to assist Santa Cruz County In preparation for developing a regional compost fadlity.Ourefforts included preparing facility sizing
based on a variety of possible tonnage throughput rates. We also prepared an economic model of the capital and operational cost of each corn-
ponent of the fadlity. The facility Is a part of the counto zero waste diversion program In preparation of the closure of the Buena Vista landfill. We
evaluated several down potential sites, using criteria we developed Our analysis identified a preferred region which included a handful of potential
sites. We are currently in the process of updating the County Board of Supervisors of ourstudy.Ouranalysis is being used to solicit interest from the
does of Santa Gus, Aptos, Watsonville and Capitola whereby each city will choose whether to participate in the ongoing development of the facility.
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THE PALO ALTO RECYCLING AND TRANSFER
STATION AND COMPOST FACILITY
City of Palo Alto I Palo Alta, CA
HDR was retained to prepare a conceptual design and perform an economic analyses for the development of the Palo Alto recycling center and
transfer station and compost fadlitfes.The feasibility study included a conceptual project description, facility design, cost estimate and cost benefit
analysis. The project consisted of recycling centerto handlethe dty's curbside collected materials, a household hazardous waste facility, a recycla-
bles drop-off center for the general public~ a yard trimmings and wood processing area with composting, and a transfer station to transfer residual
residential materials and refuse to the landfill.
ENCLOSED COMPOST (BIOSOLiDS) FACILITY MASTERPLAN
Virginia Beach, VA
HDR was retained to evaluate the feasibility of a dtywide organics/composting facility. The serviices Included preparing overall sizing and master
plan calculations a variety of feedstocksourees including mixed yard wash, food waste and the option to include bfosolids.The purpose of the facil-
ity is to provide composting capacity that currently does not exist The facility Is envisioned to be enclosed to prevent fugitive emissions. The facility
will capture and treat foul air to treat foul air using a blofilter. The new facility will receive approximately 35,000 tons of greenwaste and 15AOOtons
of food waste per year. The master plan includes entrance sales, an unloading and pre-processing area, administrative management, active com-
posting, curing and final product storage area.
RESIDUALS AND BIOSOLIDS COMPOST FACILITY MASTERPLAN
City of Carey I Carey, NC
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HDR was retained to evaluate the feasibility of developing a residuals and bfosoflds master plan for the city of Carey, N.C.Ourwork included prepar-
ing several residuals management scenarios, each representing various treatment methodologies. Technologies considered included open windrow
of various types of configurations and enclosed aerated static pile. The feedstock sources considered included mixed yard waste, food waste and
possibly blosolids. The purpose of the faditty is to provide residuals management services that are either non existent In the region or are currently
Ong provided by pate sector service providers. The facility Is envisioned to be enclosed to prevent fugitive emissions and will capture and treat
foul air to treat foul air using a biofilter.The faditty was modeled assuming it would receive approximately 26AW tons oryard waste with the pos-
sibility of an additional 20A00tons of Biosollds per year.
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COMPOST PLANNING, DESIGN AND ECONOMIC STUDY
Confindential Client
A confidential client retained HDR to evaluate the technical and financial viability of developing a compost facility that will sere as an expansion
to the existing waste management infrastructute at an existing landfill. Several key options were considered including various compost treatment
methods, feedstock materials and other variablesthat are relevant to the analysis of the facility. In anticipation of the expanded material through-
put, the client has requested assistance in the preparation of a feasibility study.
BALTIMORE COMPOST FACILITY
Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority I Baltimore, MD
HDR provided owner's engineering due -diligence review of operations and maintenance of the Baltimore Compost Fadlity, which is a facility that
generates agricultural -grade compost from organic wastes, several key objectives included review ofthlyd-parry operator O&M practices and oper-
ating budget, assessment of facility condition and OLVA practices, independent estimate of future opex and apex; and remaining useful life.
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COMPOST FACILITY EXPANSION DESIGN
Placer County I CA
Key features
• Strategic development
services
• Identified the limiting
elements of the facility
and proposed differing
solutions to resolve these
limitations
• Prepared final
construction documents
for the expansion
and assisting during
construction of the
expansion of the
compost facility
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HDR provided strategic development services to the western Placer Waste Management Authority to resolve
challenges with the Compost Facility -The original Compost Facility was initially constructed to process a rela-
tively small quantity of green waste materials. Significant urban growth combined with a burgeoning com-
mercial and light Industrial growth rate resulted In the facility reaching throughput opacity. HDR assisted in
Identifying the limiting elements of the facility and proposing differing solutions to resolve these limitations.
We developed conceptual plans, offering a spectrum of solutions to the challenges, Including a budgetary
cost estimate of the improvements and development of a description of the improvements necessary for the
CEQA and Land Use process. Our services Included preparing final construction documents for the expan-
sion and assisting during construction of the expansion of the Compost Facility.
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