Covanta Haverhill, Inc. is located on a 147 acre area in the Ward Hill Neck section of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The site is bordered by Interstate Route 495 to the east and by the Merrimack River to the north, south, and west.
Covanta Haverhill, owned and operated by Covanta Energy, Inc, began commercial operation in June 1989. The site presently includes the Energy from Waste Municipal Waste Combustor facility (MWC), the 70 acre Ward Hill Neck Landfill, a Fleet Maintenance Garage (FMG) and a parts warehouse.
Technical Data
Facility Address:
100 Recovery Way
Haverhill, MA 01835
(978) 372-6288
Site:
147 acres
Commercial Operation:
June 1989
Energy-from-Waste System:
Two 825 ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with massburn Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Boiler Design:
225,000 lbs/hr at 865 psig/830°F superheater outlet steam 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:
1,650 tons per day
Energy Generation at Rated Capacity:
up to 49 megawatts from one condensing steam turbine generator
Sold to:
an energy wholesaler for use on New England's power grid