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Latest NBMA Biosolids eBulletin:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING BIOSOLIDS BULLETIN
SIGN UP HERE to join our Biosolids eBulletin email list.The NBMA is excited to offer our new e-newsletter that will replace paper mailings and our online PDF.
Recently Updated Resources:
- Oregon Biosolids Fact Sheet
- Biosolids Quality Survey Analysis
- Biosolids Increase Forage Yield & Quality in Dryland Pasture - Part I
- Biosolids Increase Soil Fertility in Dryland Pasture - Part II
- Biosolids Increase Grass Yield, Grass Quality & Soil Fertility in Dryland Pasture (full report)
NBMA Letter Supporting Ecology's Management of WA State Biosolids Program
The NBMA submitted a letter to Laurie Davies, WA State Department of Ecology's Waste 2 Resources Program Manager, reaffirming our organization's support for the current Washington State Biosolids Program managed by the Department of Ecology.
View the comment letter submitted December 2, 2011
2011 Excellence in Biosolids Management Award
Congratulations to the City of Tacoma's TAGRO Biosolids Program for winning our 2011 Excellence in Biosolids Management Award. This award recognizes an individual, agency or company that has made significant contributions in the development and implementation of cost-effective and environmentally beneficial biosolids management programs and practices. This award is sponsored by the NBMA, Pacific NW Clean Watter
Assoc. and OR Assoc. of Clean Water Agencies. Past winners include Portland, OR; Natural Selection Farms, WA; Water Env. Services of Clackamas County, OR; SYLVIS Environmental, BC; Albany, OR; Pierce County - SoundGro, WA and last year's winner - Metro Vancouver, BC
View 2011 Winner Award Poster -
City of Tacoma's TAGRO Biosolids Program
NBMA Comment Letter on EPA's Proposed Solid Waste Rule
The NBMA's Regulations Development Committee submitted a comment letter on August 3rd to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
regarding their proposed rule titled, ""Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste" (40 CFR Part 241).
NBMA Story Featured in Water Environment & Technology
Link to the story on the WE&T website - "Trials, Tribulation, and Triumph: The tale of biosolids management in the Pacific Northwest" by Maile Lono-Batura
National Biosolids End Use & Disposal Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded this project to
look at biosolids end-use, disposal, quality and regulations
across the nation. Based on the findings received from state regulatory
agencies, US EPA, individual wastewater treatment facilities and others,
there were 7,180,000 dry U.S. tons of biosolids beneficially used or
disposed in 2004. Project team members include BioCycle Magazine, North
East Biosolids & Residuals Association, Northwest Biosolids Management
Association and Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.
Final Report (7/20/07)
Appendices A-C (Survey, Additional Data, Incinerators, Septage)
Appendix D (State-by-State Biosolids Regulations - Alabama - Missouri)
Appendix D (State-by-State Biosolids Regulations - Montana - Wyoming)
Available Class A Biosolids Products
GroCo
King County (WA) contracts with a local private company (GroCo, Inc.)
to make a biosolids compost which is marketed in the Greater Seattle
area as GroCo.
TAGRO
The City of Tacoma’s (WA) TAGRO Mix, TAGRO Potting Soil
and
TAGRO Mulch
can serve all of your gardening needs—indoors and outdoors.
SoundGro
SoundGRO is a pelletized fertilizer product manufactured at the
Chambers
Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (WA).