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Photo collage of landfill gas collection systems, landfill methane utilization options (i.e., greenhouses, electricity), and the LMOP logoFighting Creek Farm Leachate Evaporation



LocationCoeur d' Alene, Idaho
End User(s)Fighting Creek Farm Landfill
Sector(s)Onsite
Landfill(s)Fighting Creek Farm Landfill
Landfill Size1 million tons waste-in-place (2001)
Project TypeLeachate Evaporation
Project Size450 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm)
Environmental BenefitsCarbon sequestered annually by 12,100 acres of pine or fir forests, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 9,800 passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from 123,900 barrels of oil consumed. Annual energy savings equate to heating 1,500 homes. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.0145 million metric tons of carbon equivalents.

Last Updated: 8/18/2008


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