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Anacortes begins multi‑year review of wastewater biosolids options as incinerator ages
Summary
City staff and consultant Brown & Caldwell presented a solids‑management alternatives analysis March 23, outlining six end‑to‑end options, regulatory constraints (PFAS and air permitting), planning‑level cost ranges and a public survey and decision workshop later this year.
The Anacortes City Council on March 23 heard the first public briefing in a multi‑year process to decide how the city will handle biosolids after its 34‑year‑old incinerator approaches the end of its service life.
Brian Walker, the city’s wastewater manager, and Greg Makos of Brown & Caldwell told the council the study will identify up to six end‑to‑end alternatives — from upgraded incineration to digestion and beneficial reuse — and score them on environmental, social, financial and technical criteria. Makos said the firm used a conservative approach to estimate how much the city can invest in the current incinerator before triggering stricter air‑permitting requirements under the federal/State 'Quad L' rule.
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