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Oregon Proposed Biosolids Ordinance The Klamath County Board of Commissioners have proposed a biosolids ordinance that would ‘impose more stringent requirements on the use or disposal of reclaimed…

Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has requested comments on their draft PFAS Draft Chemical Action Plan (CAP). This CAP includes a variety of chapters, one of which is on biosolids. To…

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Biosolids Meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Biosolids Program hosted a National Biosolids Meeting in December to engage State…

Recognition of Kyle Dorsey, WA State Dept. of Ecology The Regulations Committee would like to recognize Kyle Dorsey, WA State Department of Ecology, for his leadership in creating one of the more…

By Dan Thompson, City of Tacoma-TAGRO & Regulations Committee Chair The State of Washington has one of the more successful biosolids programs in the country.  Class A and Class B programs thrive…

Regulations Corner
Washington State PFAS Chemical Action Plan The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has released the PFAS Draft Chemical Action Plan (CAP). This CAP includes a…

Washington State Biosolids Statute In 1992, the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) enacted a statute for the state biosolids program that included a declaration that biosolids are a…

New PFAS Outreach Resources The New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) and North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (NEBRA) teamed up on a PFAS communication campaign aimed at…

WA State General Permit for Biosolids The Washington State Dept. of Ecology announced their determination that the general permit under WAC-173-308 is the best approach to implementing the statewide…

COVID-19 Surveillance Recommendations The Water Research Foundation recently released "Wastewater Surveillance of the COVID-19 Genetic Signal in Sewersheds: Recommendations from Global Experts." The…