By Karen E. Hodges, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C. & Frank I. Doyle, Wildlife Dynamics Consulting, Inc., Terrace, B.C.
Background
Globally, the published work on…
Legislative Action
Regulations Spotlight
Nov 25, 2020
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…
Member Spotlight
Membership Spotlight
Nov 25, 2020
Tamara, or Tami as most of us know her, runs Terre-Source, an organics recycling company in old downtown Mount Vernon, WA, overlooking the beautiful Skagit River. Tami started Terre-Source to serve…
Legislative Action
Regulations Corner - October 2020
Oct 28, 2020
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 PFAS Chemical Action Plan The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has released the PFAS Draft Chemical Action Plan (CAP). This CAP includes a…
Resource Library
Fire
Oct 28, 2020
By Sally Brown, University of Washington
Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members.
Effects of fire on properties of…
Research Short Story
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Averting COVID-19 Outbreaks on the University of Arizona Campus
Oct 28, 2020
By Ian Pepper, Walter Betancourt, Charles P. Gerba, University of Arizona WEST Center
Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE) is a rapidly expanding new discipline formerly known as Sewage Surveillance…
Member Spotlight
Membership Spotlight
Oct 28, 2020
By Tadd Giesbrecht, Brown & Caldwell
Background - The City of Bellingham has embarked on a project to fundamentally change the way their biosolids are managed. Through this defining shift, the…
Resource Library
COVID-19: Part 3
Sep 11, 2020
By Sally Brown, University of Washington
Abstracts of these resources are available in the searchable Information Portal offered to Northwest Biosolids members.
Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces…
Legislative Action
Regulations Corner - September 2020
Sep 11, 2020
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…
Member Spotlight
Leadership Spotlight Series
Sep 11, 2020
Brown and Caldwell is a 100% environmental and 100% employee-owned firm with over 1,700 employees all working towards a common goal: to make a positive impact on our environment and in our world.…