Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Orting council discusses lagoon solids removal plan; bio‑bags and trucking proposed as lower‑cost alternative
Summary
Councilors reviewed a staff plan to remove wastewater lagoon solids by pumping sludge into dewatering bio‑bags placed on a protective berm, allowing liquids to drain, then hauling the dewatered solids for disposal.
The Orting City Council on Oct. 29 reviewed a staff memo outlining an interim method to remove solids from the city’s wastewater lagoon using filter bags (commonly called bio‑bags), temporary berm placement and subsequent trucking and disposal.
Councilmember Moore summarized the memo: crews would pump sludge into permeable bags, place them on an engineered berm, allow liquids to drain back to the lagoon and then truck the dewatered solids to an approved disposal site. Councilmember Tracy,…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
