The Athens Utilities Board is in a position where any product marketer would like to be: demand that exceeds supply.
Since 2006, the agency in Athens, Tennessee, has marketed its AthenaGro Class A dried biosolids to farmers, landscapers, and homeowners as a state-registered fertilizer. In 2017, the utility’s Oostanaula Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant produced 533 dry tons of the material using its 13-year-old thermal drying process.
“We have a waiting list of customers,” says Greg Hayes, facility manager. “A lot of times we don’t make it through the whole list in one year. We don’t have enough product.” The utility delivers
