Capacity (TPY) Permitted

66,000

Technologies Used

Aerated Static Pile System
CompTroller™ Automated Control & Monitoring System
Positive Aerated System
Below Grade Sparger Pipe Aeration Floor

Client Needs

The City of Napa’s contractor, Napa Recycling and Waste Services, had for years been composting mostly yard wastes using a simple static pile composting process. The City wanted to upgrade its compost facility to process more yard waste along with the addition of food waste and digestate. The system had to comply with the rigorous permit conditions required by the Bay Area Air Quality District and the California Water Board. The City wanted a robust system that would minimize fugitive odors and be capable of composting 50% additional feedstocks once their permitted amount was increased.

ECS Solution

ECS designed and supplied a 20 zone positively aerated, bio-layer covered aerated static pile system (CASP). The zones are arranged in four 5 zone “fan groups,” each of which is aerated with a single large, high efficiency fan. Sparger pipes are embedded below the concrete aeration floor to uniformly distribute air. In addition to controlling the airflow to each zone and logging comprehensive process data, the CompTroller^TM controls pile surface irrigation systems that further reduces emissions. ECS also provided extensive technical support throughout the long permitting process.

For the past ten years ECS has provided reliable, knowledgeable and professional services and equipment for Napa Recycling’s organic processing business. Greg Kelley Managing Member, Napa Recycling & Waste Services