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Anne Arundel DPW outlines plan for in‑house biosolids thermal drying/gasification plant; 6 staff requested
Summary
Anne Arundel County’s Department of Public Works described on May 22 a plan to build an in‑house thermal drying/gasification biosolids facility designed to reduce land application, destroy PFAS and create a reusable biochar product; DPW asked for six wastewater technicians to staff operations.
Anne Arundel County’s Department of Public Works described on May 22 a multi‑phase plan to move biosolids management from current land-application contracting toward construction and in‑house operation of a thermal drying/gasification facility intended to reduce volume, destroy PFAS and generate a reusable product.
Karen Henry, director of the Department of Public Works, told the County Council the county currently contracts biosolids handling to a sole‑source vendor and pays about $10.3 million annually for land application. Henry said DPW has been studying alternatives for five years and proposes a county-operated thermal drying/gasification plant that would be energy neutral, reduce 71,000 wet tons and produce a biochar-like product for reuse or sale. “This…
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