Entries Tagged Biosolids Application

How do you approach communication about your beneficial use program? Apologizing for potential negatives? Or proudly proclaiming the benefits?

The award-winning Fort Collins biosolids program follows quality procedures in applying Class B material on a city-owned 26,000-acre ranch.

Aggressive PFAS regulations are placing a strain on treatment facilities and municipalities dealing with biosolids. Ned Beecher of the North East Biosolids & Residuals Association calls it the most challenging issue of his 25-year career.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a Pennsylvania elementary school ignored lead contamination test results from the DEP; a Virginia court decides to continue allowing farmland application of biosolids; and a winery gets ready to use an on-site wastewater treatment system.

A court decision out of California affirming the land application of biosolids merits an article in National Law Review.

In this week's water and wastewater news, a 52-year-old city worker dies after getting pinned between a dump truck and front-end loader; a group of men posing as water company employees rob an elderly couple; city workers in New Jersey allegedly accept bribes to reduce a water bill; and a California judge strikes down a ban on the use of biosolids as fertilizer on farmlands.

It took some publicity and a little local marketing to create a successful Class A biosolids program. Find out how Leesburg, Virginia, went from land-application to distributing more than 900 tons of pelletized product annually.

An environmental management system with interplay between leaders and operators spells excellence in biosolids and treatment for a New Jersey agency.

In this video of the October TPO featured wastewater operator, you'll also get an extended look into the challenges of biosolids management.