Pasco County approves $260 million expansion of local waste-to-energy plant
In Florida, Tampa Bay Times reported that Pasco County officials committed more than half a billion dollars to expanding and securing operations of the waste-to-energy plant in Spring Hill for another decade.
The plant allows Pasco to further extend the life of its landfill space, said Pasco Solid Waste Director Justin Roessler.
The report noted that over the last couple of years, the county has been elaborating a complex plan for the expansion and financing, which would add a fourth boiler to the plant and would increase its capacity from 1,050 tons per day by another 515 tons.
In addition to approving the $260 million price tag for that construction, the commission also agreed to another $290 million to have Covanta Corporation design, build and continue operating the Pasco County Resource Recovery Facility, the report adds.
“The expansion is needed to help Pasco County serve its growing population with safe and effective solid waste disposal,” said Joe Kilsheimer, executive director of the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition, in a news release.
