Study Shows Biosolids Safe for Agriculture

A report from a University of Arizona research group says biosolids, properly treated, pose little if any health risk to the public. ( Click here to download a PDF copy of the study.) Ian L. Pepper, director of the NSF Water and Environmental Technology Center and a professor of soil, water and environmental science, or […]

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Cumberland dairy operation grows while others disappear.

Joe Hazlegrove, Jr. says his ancestors were poor farmers who came from England over 200 years ago. “And we’re still poor farmers,” he jokes. While his “poor” description of his 2,200-acre Forkland Farms dairy operation in Cumberland County is clearly an example of his modesty, the reality for most dairy farmers in the U.S. has […]

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Biosolids Council Receives Environmental Award

NACWA commended the Council on its “clear commitment to clean water and a safe, sustainable environment,” and said that as a result of the Council’s efforts, its members “have seen greater acceptance of biosolids land application and recycling throughout the state of Virginia.” NACWA represents the nation’s publicly owned wastewater management agencies in the development and implementation of […]

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Biosolids Council adopts practice code

According to Scott Smedley, president of the Council, the Code is supported by all of the organization’s members, which generate, land apply and compost the majority of biosolids used in Virginia. Smedley said the guidelines “seek to capture current best practices by biosolids generators, land application companies and compost manufacturers and encourage them to go […]

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