Wasatch Energy Systems

AKA Davis Energy Recovery Facility, AKA Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, Layton, UT

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Steam generated from the Wasatch Energy System’s burn plant has helped heat part of the nearby Hill Air Force Base since 1987.  Due to decreased demand, the plant will be closed in 2017.  The facility employed as many as 30-40 workers at a time.

Address or general location

East of Hill Air Force Base, Layton, Utah

Detail

Renamed as the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, the former Wasatch Energy Systems’ burn plant was opened in 1987 and helped heat part of the military complex located at Hills Air Force Base.  During its operation, the facility was capable of burning as much as 125,000 tons of trash from Davis County per year.  Due to decreased demand, the facility will be closed in 2017.