The Challenge
Los Angeles County Exploring Tulare Lake Compost System Solutions
Los Angeles County needed a composting system for Tulare Lake that met or surpassed emission requirements from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in California.
Project Details
- Ownership: Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
- Location: Kettleman City, CA
- Start-Up: 2016
- Product: SG Heap® System with GORE® Covers
- Input quantity: 200,000 TPY Stage 1 / Final Design Capacity: 1,000,000 TPY
- No. of Heaps: 72 Heaps, 54 covered, 164 ft. x 26 ft. x 12 ft. each
- Treatment Time: 8 weeks in 3 Phases
- Aeration: In-floor
- Control Parameters: Oxygen Control Mode
- Input material: Biosolids / Wood Chips / Grass & Straw / Yard Waste
- Equipment: Maintenance Building / Front-end-loaders / Conveyors / Stationary Mixers / Screen
- End Product: High Quality Finished Compost