Farmers and ranchers across Southeast Texas and in states as far away as Florida benefit from the biosolids produced by the Houston wastewater treatment utility.They’re spreading Class A exceptional quality Hou-Actinite, a 6-3-0 biosolids fertilizer processed and heat-dried at the city’s 69th Street and Almeda Sims wastewater treatment facilities. Some of the material is mixed with chemicals and sold in retail stores for use by landscapers and gardeners.“People like it,” says Tika Gautam, P.E., supervising engineer of the city’s biosolids management processes. “Customers often ask for more than we have.”Gautam received the 2021 Ronald B. Sieger Biosolids Management Award from
