Wallingford Resource Recovery Facility

Address

530 S Cherry Street
Wallingford, CT
06492
United States of America

Latitude: 41.440265

Longitude: -72.83397

Notes

from Title V permit: "Enercon stepped, fixed refractory hearth, 140 TPD, multiple chamber, mass fired MSW furnace" April 2015: converted to transfer station.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	6.0%	3.5%	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%
Black	4.1%	2.5%	2.7%	6.8%	11.8%
Hispanic	35.6%	14.4%	9.5%	15.1%	18.8%
White	49.6%	76.2%	80.6%	70.5%	61.9%
	61.9%
Population	1,205	19k	54k	195k	1,232k
Income	$81k			$71k	$73k

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CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Covanta Projects of Wallingford, LP	Owner/Operator	0%
Materials Innovation & Recycling Authority (MIRA) -- formerly Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA)	Former Owner	0%

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Blumenthal sues power plant August 19, 2010
Attorney General sues Wallingford power plant for emissions violation
Title V Permit
Wallingford Town Council approves Covanta contract 12/16/2014 "The Town Council voted Tuesday night to approve a new contract with the Covanta plant that supports its change into a transfer station."
Wallingford town councilors worry about trash-to-energy plant�s future 5/16/2014 "Covanta plant isn�t meeting its targets for waste processing due to increased recycling. The facility is capable of processing 420 tons of solid waste a day."
Covanta enters into negotiations to close trash transfer plant in Wallingford 11/29/2016 "Covanta, based in New Jersey, is considering ending operations in Wallingford because it has seen a significant reduction in waste, in part due to increased recycling"
Covanta transfer station to remain in Wallingford 1/30/2017 "Covanta approached the municipalities � Wallingford, Meriden, Cheshire, Hamden and North Haven � last year to propose moving its trash processing from Wallingford to the company�s trash-to-energy facility in Bristol."

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Generator #1
Unit Type: Burner: Unknown Type
Power 11 MW

Status History

Closed	3-31-2015
Operating	10-1988

Fuels and Products

Municipal Solid Waste

420 Tons Per Day

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