Frank R. Bowerman Landfill Explained
The Frank R. Bowerman Landfill is a landfill in the western Santa Ana Mountains, in Orange County, California. It opened in 1990[1] and is located between Limestone Canyon Regional Park and State Route 241.[2]
It is one of the largest landfills in California and the ninth largest in the United States.[3] It contains an estimated 31 million tons of waste.
History
The landfill is named after Professor Frank R. Bowerman, former director of environmental engineering programs at the University of Southern California and former president of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and the American Academy for Environmental Protection. Bowerman was also a technical consultant to the environmentally themed science fiction film Soylent Green.[4] [5]
Landfill gas utilization
It is the site for the world's first commercial landfill gas to liquid natural gas project, the Bowerman Landfill Project, constructed by Prometheus Energy, an LNG fuel company based in Redmond, Washington, and Montauk Energy, a capital investment firm.[6] [7] [8] [9]
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: public notice on proposed revision of the Bowerman Landfill permit . January 17, 2012.
- Web site: OC Weekly website . Ocweekly.com . January 17, 2012.
- News: Wheeler. Ian. From Buried Trash, A Treasure Chest of Energy. The Orange County Register. October 27, 2013. News 35.
- Book: American alchemy: the history of solid waste management in the United States – H. Lanier Hickman – Google Books . 9780970768728 . January 17, 2012. Lanier Hickman . H. . 2003 .
- Web site: atomjack . fUSION Anomaly. Soylent Green . Fusionanomaly.net . January 17, 2012.
- Web site: Prometheus Energy website . August 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026060525/http://www.prometheus-energy.com/whatwedo/bowerman.php . October 26, 2010 . dead .
- http://www.montaukenergycapital.com/bowerman.asp Montauk Energy website
- Web site: Sultan, Michael. "Prometheus Energy Announces First Delivery of LNG by LNG-Fuelled Vehicle", Business Wire, October 31, 2007 (summary) . Accessmylibrary.com . January 17, 2012.
- Web site: "Fuelling new ideas: Conversion of biogas into LNG becomes reality", Dan Clarkson, Waste Management World website . Waste-management-world.com . January 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310090117/http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/296001/articles/waste-management-world/volume-8/issue-3/features/fuelling-new-ideas.html . March 10, 2012 . dead .
