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Kootenai County says leachate treatment pilot succeeded; county to resume processing in March
Summary
Kootenai County reported its leachate treatment pilot met water-quality targets, cost about $1.6 million (under a $2 million budget) and sent treated wastewater to a regional plant beginning October 2025; full operations are scheduled to resume in March 2026 (weather dependent).
Kootenai County Solid Waste reported the final update on a pilot system designed to treat landfill leachate, county Director John Phillips told commissioners at the department’s quarterly meeting on Jan. 6.
Phillips said the county solicited local treatment plants, worked with Jacobs Engineering, and selected Dynatec Systems to provide reverse-osmosis and ultrafiltration equipment. Dynatec completed bench- and pilot-scale testing; a purchase order was issued in May 2025 and the county operated a pilot system for about six months.…
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