Land Application

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Land Application: - Discharge of wastewater onto the ground for treatment or reuse. (See: irrigation.)
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News archive for Land Application::

Floods wash away CAFO rules (for awhile)  -  04 Aug 2008
St. Joseph News-Press,The waiver permits the CAFOs, as known by their acronym, to discharge wastewater from their lagoons and land application process. The department is allowing

State seeks comments on proposed changes in CAFO regulations  -  04 Aug 2008
Joplin Globe,The changes would modify requirements for certain best-management practices, including setbacks for land application and requirements for

Dioxin Risk In Sewage-sludge Used On Crops, Plant Tissue Grown On ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (July 16, 2008) â€” Land application of biosolids (treated municipal sewage sludge) is a common practice because biosolids are a rich source of

From cleaner harbour water to dirty farmland By FRED BLOIS  -  Jul 30, 2008
TheChronicleHerald.ca,The land application of biosolids poses a threat to our agricultural land and farm animals. It also puts our food, water and health at risk.

Painville asks for permit renewal  -  Jul 22, 2008
Washington Times Herald,A renewal application for a site-specific land application permit was received by the Solid Waste Permits Section of the Indiana Department of Environmental

Zoning will allow biosolids storage  -  Jul 24, 2008
New Era Progress,By Justin Faulconer Though Amherst County has no pending permits for land application of biosolids, officials are still taking steps to regulate its storage

Burlington in middle of sludge debate  -  Jul 21, 2008
Burlington Times News,NANCY HOLT HAS campaigned for years against land application. Holt says she has an inoperable brain tumor and attributes it to toxins in biosolids spread on

El-Rufai should be banned from public office for gross abuse of ...  -  Jul 11, 2008
NgEX,...some got the allocation before completing the land application forms, some got it on the date of application while others got theirs, one to three days

Biosolids a â€˜disaster in waitingâ€™ Â»Â»  -  Jul 16, 2008
The Independent Online,Land application is regulated under the Environmental Protection Act and Nutrient Management Act. Ms. Smith points to a 2001 report by the Water Environment

Forest Service receives revised resort application  -  Jul 15, 2008
KPAX-TV,AP - July 15, 2008 4:34 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Developers of a resort proposed for private and federal land just south of Missoula have given the US

Nearly 90 streams left off of clean-water list w/ link to list of ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
Joplin Globe,...â€œThey call it land application, but isnâ€™t that a discharge?â€? Snodgrass also thinks the decision to exempt a two-mile segment of Little Flat Creek from state

Grand Island biogas project online for fall completion at Swift  -  Jul 28, 2008
Grand Island Independent,In addition, Hall said, to reduce the plant's dependence on fossil fuels, JBS Swift will be able to reduce the land application of organic waste materials

Manure-spreading condemned at CAFO Watch Conference  -  Jul 28, 2008
Muncie Star Press,Land application of CAFO manure onto farm fields "is more akin to waste disposal than fertilizer," Hudson said. The greatest economic value of rural

Detroit sludge hauler eyeing Green Oak contract  -  Jul 30, 2008
Livingston Daily,The township has been granted a land application permit by the state Department of Environmental Quality. Synagro appears to be the low bidder,

Residents fight for their green space  -  Jul 16, 2008
Bradford Telegraph Argus,By Mel Fairhurst Â» A David and Goliath battle is being fought as a parish council takes on authority bosses who want to build on open land villagers have

Berks Farmer Welcomes Biosolids Testing on His Farm  -  Jul 11, 2008
Lancaster Farming,...â€œAt the end of the day, are they trying to end land application?â€? Reider said. â€œItâ€™s as safe as any land application on fields.

Partnership finds use for waste products  -  Jul 28, 2008
Green Bay Press Gazette,Our goal for this effort is to create a financially viable alternative to land application of the various organic wastes and create a new industry with new

Rehoboth Beach officials continue wastewater debate  -  Jul 23, 2008
Cape Gazette,Commissioner Stan Mills, who gave the presentation, said originally, land application was not an option because the cost of the land was too expensive.

PennAg, Farm Bureau Defend Corbettâ€™s ACRE Record  -  Jul 25, 2008
Lancaster Farming,...â€œThe duty of the office of attorney general is to enforce the state law even though it may lead to an outcome that some dislike, such as land application of

â€¢ Is sewage fertilizer safe?  -  Jul 12, 2008
Hamilton Spectator,Since then, the province has pushed so-called land application as a safe option for municipalities struggling to deal with fast-filling landfills and a US

EPD has yet to sign off on Guyton sewage plant  -  Jul 7, 2008
Effingham Herald,The stateâ€™s guidelines also say that if no significant adverse public comments are received, a final land application system permit may be issued for a

Human waste as fertilizer for parks effective, but is it safe?  -  Jul 30, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinel,...â€œThe state regulates the land application of biosolids. We actually issue a notice of authorization,â€? he said. After the Hayman and Buffalo Creek fires,

Record-low new home supply helps support market amid slowdown  -  Jul 18, 2008
South China Morning Post (subscription),He said the government should improve the land application list system to encourage developers to trigger more sites for sale.

Lind council approves extended aeration wastewater treatment plant  -  Jul 30, 2008
Ritzville Adams County Journal,The extended aeration mechanical treatment plant will have some type of land application, Pessutti said, either a seepage pit or drain field.

Minco Silver Provides Update on Bankable Feasibility Study and ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
MarketWatch...acceptable Chinese engineering study for use in the ongoing permitting process, the environmental impact assessment ("EIA"), and the land application.

Turning sewage sludge into profits  -  Jul 30, 2008
Ottawa Business Journal,She added the government is committed to an eventual ban on land application of untreated septage, but is waiting for additional treatment capacity to be

DNR seeks comments on changes to CAFO rule  -  Jul 22, 2008
The Marshall Democrat-News,Changes would modify requirements for certain best management practices, including setbacks for land application and requirements for nutrient management

State May Require Waste Discharge Options: Water Board, in Effort ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Options to overboard discharges of treated sewage include land application and reuse of treated effluent. "The less discharge water that goes into the creek

Humification and Degradability Evaluation During Composting of ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
RedOrbit,Implications of feedlot manure composting for land application of nitrogen. The 39th Annual Alberta Soil Science Workshop, Nisku, AB, Canada, pp. 23- 27.

Sludge series had the dirt on biosolids  -  Jul 19, 2008
Toronto Star,As her series points out, Europe is rapidly discontinuing land application to preserve its agricultural soil untainted. They are reducing their dependence

Environmental Power Announces Sale of Tax Exempt Bonds for Microgy ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
SunHerald.com,In addition to reducing the plant's dependence on fossil fuels, JBS Swift will be able to reduce the land application of organic waste materials from its

Environmental Power Announces Sale of Tax Exempt Bonds for Microgy ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),In addition to reducing the plant's dependence on fossil fuels, JBS Swift will be able to reduce the land application of organic waste materials from its

ODD JOBS: You flush it, he finds it  -  Jul 22, 2008
St. Charles Journal,Another job often unknown to those outside the wastewater field is the plant's land application program, Miller said. Here, employees dispose of the final

UGA researchers turn down arbitration in federal lawsuit  -  Jul 27, 2008
Red and Black,Gaskin is a land application specialist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. In 1998, Walker assembled a team including Gaskin,

Tossing Mullet  -  Jul 15, 2008
Lagniappe,The cornerstone of this approach employs the very successful and proven technologies used on the Baldwin County coast â€“ land application.

Amherst County could give OK to biosolids storage  -  Jul 14, 2008
Lynchburg News and Advance,There are currently no permits pending for land application of biosolids in Amherst, said County Administrator Rodney Taylor. The new regulation would give

Infrastructure impact  -  Jul 23, 2008
Sturgis Journal,...of sewer system improvements and expansion will take place in part to accommodate Abbott Nutritionâ€™s need to phase out their land application system.

Craptastrophe: Record rainfall has created a dung dilemma for ...  -  Jul 8, 2008
Riverfront Times,..."Given the magnitude of the recent storm events and expectation of additional rain, the department has waived land application limits and restrictions," the

Council wading in on wastewater  -  Jul 6, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,Anaerobic digestion has been used for decades to stabilize sludge prior to land application of the digested sludge. The city will build four anaerobic

OCRK to hold meeting on Guyton's plans  -  Jul 21, 2008
Effingham Herald,However, before plans can move forward with the Environmental Protection Division in obtaining the required land application system permit, Council has to

Comprehensive Guide Published on Sustainable Management of Winery ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),...the water and energy needed for heating and cooling operations; and optimize the effectiveness of land application systems for wastewater treatment.

New regulations for Minn. feedlots  -  Jul 14, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio,..."The issues that we believe the producers are going to be concerned about are largely related to the land application requirements for winter spreading and

Back to square one on LHR  -  Jul 10, 2008
White County News-Telegraph,Nonnemaker said EPD could deny LHR Farms a Land Application System permit now that the agency has gotten results from its soil and water tests.

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