Clean-water operators don’t hesitate to fix a malfunctioning bar screen or repair a clarifier pump. But ask them to talk to a news reporter or the public about biosolids and you’re likely to get stiff resistance.To operators, talking to the media is about as much fun as getting a wisdom tooth pulled. It’s even harder when the subject is biosolids. Why? Because many operators are hazy about how biosolids work and what happens after the biosolids contractor’s truck rolls out the gate.“Operators know what happens to the solids inside their plants but not what happens after we take them out
