Covanta Lee

Covanta Lee

COVANTA Lee, Inc.
Fort Myers, Florida

The Lee County Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facility, located in Southwest Florida, began commercial operation in December 1994 to serve the needs of both Hendry and Lee counties. In late 2007, a 636 tons per day expansion project was completed by Covanta Energy. The expanded facility now processes 1,836 tons per day of solid waste while generating up to 57.3 megawatts of clean, renewable energy with approximately 50 megawatts sold to Seminole Electric Cooperative. The facility uses secondary sewage treatment effluent from a nearby County-owned treatment plant for the majority of its process water. The facility is equipped with both ferrous and non-ferrous recovery systems to remove all metals from the residue.

As an integral part of the County's approach to integrated waste management, there is a MRF (recycling facility) and a public drop-off center adjacent to the facility where residents can bring non-hazardous household items and yardwaste for disposal.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	10500 Buckingham Road, Suite 400 Ft. Myers, FL 33905 (941) 337-2200
Site:	± 47 acres
Commercial Operation:	December 1, 1994
Energy-from-Waste System:	Three 600 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:	1,836 tons per day
Energy Generation at Rated Capacity:	57.3 megawatts from two condensing steam turbine generator
Sold to:	Seminole Electric Cooperative

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