Facility Tour<br>Thursday, March 11, 2010<br>12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.<p>(separate fee, lunch included<br><br><i>Seating on tour is limited, <br> so reserve your spot early <br>to guarantee your participation.</i>


Solar Turbines' Kearny Mesa Facility At this facility, gas turbines are assembled, tested and mounted on skidded packages with generators for shipment around the world. 70% of the equipment manufactured in this facility is shipped overseas, making Solar Turbines, Inc. one of California's largest exporters.

Miramar Landfill
Miramar is the first municipality-operated landfill in the nation to earn ISO 14001 certification. The landfill accepts more than 1.4 million tons of waste every year and has two operating landfill gas utilization facilities. The landfill gas utilization project collects LFG from four noncontiguous filling areas. The LFG system consists of more than 275 recovery wells, two blower flare stations (three flares total), fiver blowers, 50 sumps and more than 35,000 feet of above ground and below ground high density polyethylene piping. Combined, the two LFG utilization facilities can produce 9 MW of electricity.

Plan for the tour to take the entire time allotted and please make your travel arrangements accordingly. Casual attire is recommended for this tour, open-toed shoes, skirts, and shorts are NOT suggested. The tour takes place rain or shine. Personal vehicles will NOT be allowed onsite. Seating on tour is limited so reserve your spot early to guarantee your participation. Tour registration is not part of conference registration and must be purchased separately.


The Facility Tour is Sold Out. Email registrar@swana.org to be placed on the Tour Waiting List. Available seats will be allocated on first come, first serve basis as they become available.


All prices are in U.S. Dollars.