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Council approves renewal of four farm leases to continue South Platte Renew biosolids program
Summary
The Littleton City Council on Dec. 16 approved Ordinance 27-2025 renewing four farm leases that allow South Platte Renew to continue land-applying treated biosolids to farm ground east of the metro area. City staff and South Platte Renew presented testing data and a PFAS study plan; the leases raise average per-acre rent to $21.43.
Littleton — The City Council voted 5–0 on Dec. 16 to approve Ordinance 27-2025, renewing four farm lease agreements that allow South Platte Renew to land-apply treated biosolids on approximately 7,500 acres east of the metro area.
South Platte Renew director Peter Van Rhein and deputy director Blair Corning told the council the agency has transported and land-applied biosolids for decades as a cost-effective alternative to landfill disposal or incineration. Corning said the facility stabilizes and tests the solids, then rotates application across leased farmland; the crops are winter wheat and corn for animal feed, not fresh produce.
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