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Hamilton County commissioners approve funding request for Little Miami anaerobic digester as residents raise PFAS concerns
Summary
The Board approved MSD—s funding request for upgrades at the Little Miami wastewater treatment plant, including an anaerobic digester and odor control, while public commenters and environmental groups urged testing for PFAS and other contaminants in biosolids before land application.
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted to approve Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) funding for the Little Miami wastewater treatment plant solids-disposal and odor-control project, which includes installing an anaerobic digester to convert solids into biogas and biosolids.
The approval clears a request to appropriate an additional $67,898,112 for the main work package of the project, which MSD officials said will reduce truck hauling and landfill disposal, generate on-site renewable energy, and improve odor controls. The project had three earlier early-work packages already authorized.
Supporters, including MSD staff, told the board the digester will reduce pathogen levels and overall solids volume. Lauren DeGresia, representing MSD, said the digester will allow the plant to reuse biogas on…
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