Summary
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (HWRP), owned and operated by the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, is Los Angeles’ biggest water treatment plant and the fifth largest water treatment plant in the world. One of the main byproducts of its water treatment processes is digestive gas, which poses a threat to outdoor air quality and odor. The goal of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Digester Gas Utilization Project (DGUP) was to beneficially reuse these digestive gases for the purposes of electricity production and steam generation.
Research director
Prof. Spiro Pollalis
Research core team
John Daley, ENV-SP • Judith Rodriguez, ENV-SP • Cristina Contreras, ENV-SP
Case study written by
John Daley, ENV-SP • Judith Rodriguez, ENV-SP • Cristina Contreras, ENV-SP
