Bowerman Power Renewable Natural Gas Plant Project

Bowerman Power Renewable Natural Gas Plant Project

A renewable natural gas (RNG) plant will be designed to produce RNG from landfill gas (LFG). Most of the LFG produced by the FRB Landfill is sent to the existing Bowerman Power Plant to produce energy. Currently, when the Bowerman Power Plant reaches production capacity, excess LFG is sent to a flare station for incineration. The proposed RNG plant will process the LFG, that would otherwise require incineration at the existing adjacent flare station and deliver it to SoCalGas. The Project does not include the storage of RNG, instead RNG will be directed into the existing SoCalGas natural gas pipeline system. This effort will promote the beneficial reuse of existing and future LFG collected by FRB Landfill, support long-term sustainability goals in the region, and help reduce Orange County’s reliance on fossil fuels. Additionally, the Project will contribute to California Public Utility Commission’s Renewable Gas Program to procure RNG made by methane from organic waste from landfills and other sources. By processing LFG into RNG and delivering it to SoCalGas, the Project will reduce the volume of LFG being flared and the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the flares. The RNG Plant will have the capacity to process 6,000 scfm of LFG is equivalent to avoiding the GHG emissions from trash landfilled over an approximately 1.5 year period.

Irvine

Orange

Countywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Other (Renewable Natural Gas Plant)

Site Plan

Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Vegetation, Wildfire