Covanta Solutions

Covanta Delaware Valley

COVANTA Delaware Valley, L.P.
Chester, Pennsylvania

The Delaware Valley Resource Recovery facility, located in Chester, Pennsylvania, joined American Ref-Fuel's portfolio of environmentally sound waste-to-energy facilities in 1997. The plant processes up to 2,688 tons of municipal and commercial solid waste each day.

The facility, acquired from Westinghouse Energy Resource Systems, opened in 1992. At maximum output, the plant generates approximately 75 megawatts of electricity, 90 percent of which is sold to the local utility. The plant not only meets the municipal solid waste disposal and energy production needs of Delaware County, but also provides capacity for up to 500,000 tons of additional waste each year from surrounding counties.

Advanced control systems constantly monitor combustion performance, energy output and emissions at the Delaware Valley facility. The six-combustor plant provides an effective and environmentally safe solution to the county's solid waste disposal needs as well as those of communities and industries throughout the Delaware Valley region.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	10 Highland Avenue Chester, PA 19013 610/497-8100
Primary Service Area:	Chester, Pennsylvania region
Lessee/Operator:	Delaware County Resource Recovery Company, L.P.
Financing Method:	Fleet National Bank, as owner trustee
Waste Supply:	Participating municipalities and private haulers deliver up to 1.15 million tons per year.
Energy Market:	Electricity generation for plant use and export to Atlantic City Electric Company
Capacity:	2,688 tons per day
Number of Process Lines:	Six @ 448 tons per day
Type of Stoker Grate:	O'Connor Rotary Combustor
Steam Conditions at Boiler Outlet:	140,000 lbs/hr @ 690 psia/8000F
Turbine-Generators:	90-megawatt condensing unit
Air Quality Control:	6 dry scrubbers followed by 6 fabric filter (baghouse) systems
Stack Height:	245 feet
Tipping Floor Capacity:	10,000 tons
Secondary Materials Recovery:	Recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

Directions:

Map for Delaware Valley