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Entries Tagged Land Application

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People, Process and Culture Drive Success at this Utah Clean Water Plant

At Central Valley, operations team members aim high. They’re backed by rigorous training, solid career paths and a people-focused culture.
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Operators Keep This Older Small-Town Water Plant Running Like New

The team at a small-town Illinois water plant keeps quality water flowing with a unique process and a staff dedicated to teamwork and communication
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This Class A Biosolids Upgrade Stresses Quality, Efficiency and Risk Reduction

Charlotte Water has ambitious plans to advance its biosolids management program beyond land application of Class B material
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EPA PFAS Risk Assessment Poses Risk to Clean-Water Agencies

A U.S. EPA assessment looks at risks of land-applied material to farm families. Meanwhile, the assessment itself poses risks to utilities’ beneficial use program
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Another Association Addresses Biosolids Issues in Its Corner of the Country

The newly formed Southeast Biosolids Association looks to help clean-water utilities protect all their alternatives for managing their residuals products
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​EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

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We Need to Talk: How Wastewater Operators Can Lead the Biosolids Conversation

A sensationalized New York Times article on biosolids and PFAS underscores the need for operators to talk up the profession and its critical importance
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What Exactly Are Biosolids?

Clean-water professionals can rightly take offense at this New York Times article. How can we explain to journalists and the public that biosolids are not “sewage”?
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Hard Experience Helps This Utility Leader Play a Winning Hand

Roy Hesemann made an early career turn into the water sector. He has won prestigious awards on both the drinking water and wastewater sides
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For This Lead Plant Operator, It’s All About Helping People

Manuel Dos Santos overcame a learning disability to become his clean-water plant’s go-to guy and an award-winning lead operator
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Biosolids Challenges in Northeast Continue

As land application, landfill and incineration options dwindle, the U.S. EPA Biosolids Science Advisory Board concludes its work
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Utilities in Maine Seek Solutions Amidst Biosolids Disposal Crisis

First a ban on land application. Then severe limits on landfilling. Fears about PFAS contamination cause clean-water utilities to scramble.
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Innovative Septage and Biosolids Treatment System Deployed in Washington

Generate Upcycle’s new facility in Sumner, Washington, uses Sedron’s Varcor technology to treat municipal biosolids while producing clean water and pathogen-free fertilizers
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Getting a Solid Soil Response to Biosolids Application