EPA Releases Biennial Review
The U.S. EPA recently released its Biennial Review for biosolids for 2013 and 2015, which is required by the Clean Water Act. The review did not identify any pollutants for additional regulation.
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Annual Report for VBC’s Code of Good Practice
The Board of Directors of the Virginia Biosolids Council (VBC) established a Code of Good Practice in 2009. It was updated in 2015. The Code establishes a set of guiding principles for the production and beneficial land application of biosolids in Virginia for its members. The Virginia Biosolids Council Today, the VBC is a focused […]
Healthy crops. Knowledgeable neighbors.
Recently the Virginia Biosolids Council developed a brochure that provides basic information on the use and regulation of biosolids on farms.
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Time Again For Biosolids?
By John Matel Next year, we will thin 110 acres of loblolly pine planted in 2003. This is a little bit early, but it looks like they will be ready before the usual time. I have been trying to figure out what made trees on this land grow better. What conditions were present and/or what […]
Virginia JLARC reports that biosolids poses low risk
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) reported the results of its study on biosolids and industrial residuals on October 10. JLARC, in its report, said the following: that land application of biosolids poses a low risk to human health and water quality under current state regulations. that under very specific conditions and only […]
VT biosolids research published in Crops & Soils magazine
Virginia Tech biosolids research was recently featured in the magazine Crops & Soils for Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits. The data in the story reviews the second year of a two-year biosolids wheat study conducted in the Virginia Coastal Plain. The research identified soil types to which biosolids could safely be applied at full […]
Application supports farmer’s goal of sustainability…near busy Virginia interstate
The land application of biosolids is currently permitted in more than 70 counties in Virginia. Much of this recycling occurs on very rural and private farms. The recycling and beneficial use of biosolids on Richard Clemmer’s farm in Rockbridge County, however, occurs within sight of one of the busiest roads on the East Coast of […]
EPA Posts Biosolids Reports on Website
October 2, 2017 (Richmond, VA) This past winter the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required most biosolids management programs to submit their annual biosolids reports electronically. Annual biosolids reports are required by 40 CFR Part 503 and must be completed by February 19, 2017, with data from the prior year. The 2016 data collected this […]
Essex County farmer finds biosolids benefits soil on converted farm land
Essex County has some of the most fertile soils in Virginia. It is located in the historic Middle Peninsula, bordered by the York River to its south and the Rappahannock River to its north. It is solidly rural, and much of the economic activity is centered on farming and forestry. Ray Thomas’ family is a […]
Courts Upholds Biosolids Regulations
In December 2016 a Virginia Circuit Court upheld the regulations that control the application of biosolids on Virginia’s farms and determined they protect the environment and public health. A month earlier, in November, in the City of Los Angeles v. Kern County, a California Superior Court judge ruled in its statement of decision that biosolids do […]