It’s Drier. It’s Class A. It’s Better for Farms. A Vermont Plant Improves Its Recycled Product.

An innovative dewatering and drying process at Bellows Falls is drawing attention from around New England and elsewhere

Mar 17, 2026 | by Jim Force |

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It’s Drier. It’s Class A. It’s Better for Farms. A Vermont Plant Improves Its Recycled Product. — Josh Kemp, assistant chief of operations, checks the Volute dewatering press (PWTech) that is integral to the plant’s innovative biosolids dewatering and drying system.

It’s Drier. It’s Class A. It’s Better for Farms. A Vermont Plant Improves Its Recycled Product. — Josh Kemp checks the status of the Shincci - USA belt-type dehumidifier/dryer, part of the plant’s innovative solids handling system.

It’s Drier. It’s Class A. It’s Better for Farms. A Vermont Plant Improves Its Recycled Product. — The dewatering and drying process yields a Class A end product containing more than 90% solids and suitable for agricultural use.

It’s Drier. It’s Class A. It’s Better for Farms. A Vermont Plant Improves Its Recycled Product.

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The picturesque Vermont town of Bellows Falls along the Connecticut River is known for historic Native American petroglyphs.These anthropomorphic bedrock figures are believed to be unique to New England, but the biggest visitor attraction might be the town’s wastewater treatment facility. The plant uses an innovative solids handling system that is attracting wide interest among wastewater utilities.The system includes a Volute dewatering press from Process Wastewater Technologies (PWTech) to thicken and dewater biosolids followed by a Shincci -USA low-temperature, belt-type dehumidifier to dry the cake to more than 90% solids. The result is a Class A material suitable for agricultural

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