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Covanta Babylon

COVANTA Babylon, Inc.
West Babylon, New York

The Babylon Resource Recovery Facility began commercial operation in April 1989 and serves the Town of Babylon. The facility processes 750 tons-per-day of solid waste and generates up to 17 megawatts of renewable energy that is sold to Long Island Power Authority. With a moratorium on landfilling on Long Island, the Babylon facility provides an environmentally safe way to dispose of waste. This facility also operates with a "zero discharge" of process water. That means that all wastewater generated on-site is treated and reused. The facility also utilizes runoff from the landfill, called leachate, for part of its process water.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	125 Gleam Street West Babylon, NY 11704 (631) 491-1976
Site:	9.9 acres adjacent to old town landfill
Commercial Operation:	April 1989
Energy-from-Waste System:	Two, 375 ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Boiler Design:	655 psig/700°F superheater outlet conditions
Air Pollution Control Equipment:	Semi-dry flue gas scrubbers injecting lime, fabric filter baghouses, nitrogen oxide control system, mercury control system, and continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) system
Rated Refuse Capacity:	750 tons per day
Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:	up to 17 megawatts from one condensing steam turbine generator
Sold to:	Long Island Power Authority

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