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Chehalis staff outline harvest, soil work and replanting plan for poplar tree farm used in wastewater management
Summary
City staff said on July 14 that crews are harvesting an aging hybrid-poplar plantation used to assist wastewater nitrogen removal, are chipping trees, and propose soil amendment and controlled replanting with irrigation upgrades; several cost estimates and ongoing discussions with Washington Ecology were reported.
City staff presented an update on July 14 on the poplar tree plantation established near Highway 6 to assist with wastewater treatment and nitrogen uptake, saying the site is being harvested, chipped and prepared for soil amendment and replanting.
The nut graf: The plantation was originally intended as a biological land-application system tied to Chehalis’s treatment-plant discharge strategy; staff told the council the plantation has reached the end of its effective life and requires harvesting, significant soil preparation and irrigation replacement to function again as designed.
At the meeting a staff presenter reviewed the site history and technical background: the plantation was planted in 2003 as a hybrid-poplar system intended to take up large amounts of nitrogen from treated wastewater during low river-flow months, as an alternative discharge option spelled out in the…
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