A study of the practicality of composting “biosolids” sludge from Fresno’s sewage-treatment plant has been put on hold after a City Council member raised concerns over potential odor and environmental ...

Kalispell City Council is expected to authorize emergency repairs to a public water well on Tuesday and likely begin its transition away from composting biosolids. Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 18 ...

Flathead County has taken the first step in working toward a long-term solution for handling the county’s burgeoning septic waste by seeking firms or individuals interested in developing a septage ...

Dec. 11—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. 9 ...

Compost plants produce odorous compounds that can cause an "odor nuisance" to neighbors. Methods to evaluate odors exist, but they are not relevant for determining olfactory nuisance. The objectives ...

Sunbreak Farms has requested a 60-day delay in its petition to operate a biosolids composting facility straddling St. Lucie and Indian River counties. The company wants the extra time "to consider and ...

The author of “Biosolids” (The Capital, Aug. 22) is unaware of published research on composting biosolids or uses for composted biosolids. This research has been widely published in refereed and trade ...

The proposal represents the latest bid to resurrect commercial green-waste composting in the county after the previous facility at the Central Landfill was shut down in 2015. In the latest bid to find ...

Biosolids compost (left) shows the presence of woody material mixed in during the composting process. Bloom biosolids product (right) shows the product's dry, crumbly texture.