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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoCity of Brownood, TX Leachate Evaporation



LocationBrownwood, Texas
End User(s)City of Brownwood Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)City of Brownwood Landfill
Landfill Size1.3 million tons waste-in-place (2003)
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size300 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 8,100 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 6,500 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 82,600 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 1,000 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0097 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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