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Kootenai County to pilot full-scale leachate treatment system amid PFAS concerns
Summary
County solid waste staff briefed commissioners on a full-scale leachate treatment pilot from Dynatech Systems, citing PFAS and other contaminants as the reason the county must pursue on-site treatment; system components arrived late 2024 and staff expect to operate a heated, full-scale pilot in winter/spring 2025.
John Phillips, director of Kootenai County Solid Waste, told the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 14 that the department is installing a full-scale leachate treatment pilot after regional publicly owned treatment works stopped accepting untreated landfill leachate because of contaminants including PFAS.
The pilot comes after a successful bench-scale study by Dynatech Systems and a purchase order was issued in May 2024. "Dynatech is optimistic that we'll be able to process up to 1,000,000 gallons per month while running this full scale pilot," Phillips said. He said supply-chain…
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