Land application is a desirable method of returning "biosolids" to the land. Biosolids, also known as sewage sludge, consist primarily of liquid organic material produced by wastewater treatment. When ...

After some shocking discoveries a few years back, Maine has led the charge in banning the use of sewage-based fertilizers, ...

The Val-Saint-François regional county municipality is asking the Quebec government to launch new public consultations on ...

Dec. 12—This is Part II of a two-part story. The first part published in Tuesday's edition. Tony and Karen Coleman, James Farmer and four other local farmers have sued Synagro, the Maryland-based ...

Proposed PFAS ordinance 2024-14 passed its second reading during a recent meeting of the Decatur County Commissioners. County attorney Chad Smith said he had not heard any negative comments about the ...

An agreement was reached last week between Enterprise and Cornerstone Farms Joint Venture for the farm to take biosolids from ...

At a previous meeting, county attorney Chad Smith read a proposed ordinance that would prevent biosolids manufactured outside of the county from being applied to Decatur County land. Of specific ...

Kalispell is moving away from composting its biosolids owing to public concerns surrounding forever chemicals and the potential closure of its vendor's composting facility. At its Dec.