Opened in 1988 as part of the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) waste-to-energy system, the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant processes 2,000 tons of waste a day. This means that 57 percent of the waste SPSA receives is put to beneficial use, which allows the region to reduce its dependence on landfills. When the waste arrives at the plant, it is unloaded onto a 1.3-acre tipping floor and is then pushed onto conveyors to begin processing. The facility generates enough power to service a major branch of the military's operations, as well as the power necessary to run the plant.

The concrete floor of the facility had experienced tremendous wear because of the solid waste being processed over the floor each day. As a result, several areas of the tipping floor needed major structural repair. The owner contacted Structural Preservation Systems (SPS) to replace nearly 13,000 square feet of floor. The project consisted of three separate areas: one 7,000-square-foot area and two 3,000-square-foot areas. In most areas, two layers of rebar mat needed to be replaced and then topped with a fast-set mortar. Once the mortar was properly prepped and primed, it was overlaid with DeltaTop 404. DeltaTop 404 was selected because of its unique resistance to the off-PH liquids present on this facility's floor since several transfer stations feed this one facility.

Because maintaining operations is crucial for RDF facilities, SPS worked with the owner to ensure that operations were not affected by the repair process. The facility was never shutdown during repairs. Instead, barricades were used to divert traffic to the other waste streams. SPS met each of the very strict shutdown and application deadlines for all three phases of the project, and the owner was extremely pleased with the outcome.