Covanta Solutions

Covanta Lake

COVANTA Lake, Inc.
Okahumpka, Florida

The Lake County Resource Recovery Facility, located in the middle of the State of Florida, south of Leesburg, began commercial operation in March 1991. The facility processes a total of 528 tons-per-day of solid waste while generating up to 14.5 megawatts of renewable energy that is sold to Florida Power Corporation.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	3830 Rogers Industrial Park Okahumpka, FL 34762 (352) 365-1611
Site:	15 acres
Commercial Operation:	March 1991
Energy-from-Waste System:	Two 264 ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Boiler Design:	865 psig/830°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:	528 tons per day
Energy Generation at Rated Capacity:	up to 14.5 megawatts from one condensing steam turbine generator
Sold to:	Progress Energy

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