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Solid Waste director outlines biosolids demo plan, cites moisture limits and extreme-temperature risks
Summary
Solid Waste Director Dave Prunty told commissioners a biosolids demonstration project will begin to manage increased flows if Glacier Gold Compost closes in 2026; staff emphasized EPA guidance recommending a minimum 18% solids level for landfill disposal and described operational and leachate risks from wetter biosolids.
Dave Prunty, Solid Waste director, updated the Flathead County commissioners on Jan. 29 about recent operational disruptions and the department's plan to pilot a biosolids demonstration project aimed at managing increasing biosolids volumes.
Prunty recounted a Dec. 17 wind event that forced a temporary landfill closure and described nearly completed perimeter fencing that sustained some wind damage. He said the department has been working with cities and engineers to set parameters for a demonstration project if Glacier Gold Compost ceases operations and more biosolids are…
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