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Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Volume 45; Issue 9; ISSN: 02765055
BIOSOLIDS RECYCLING PROGRAM WINS NATIONAL "SEAL OF APPROVAL"
In Washington State, the King County Wastewater Treatment Division became one of the first public wastewater utilities in the U.S. to receive a national "Seal of Approval" for its biosolids program. During a special presentation last month, King County Executive Eon Sims was awarded certification of its Environmental Management Systems from officials of the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) - an alliance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Environment Federation and Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies. The county's biosolids partners in agriculture, forestry and composting from eastern Washington also received certificates.
In making the presentation, Michael Read of NBP explained that an independent audit verified King County: Runs an effective biosolids environmental management system that continually improves performance; Exceeds regulatory compliance obligations; Uses good biosolids management practices; and Creates meaningful opportunities for public participation. "The environment is better today for your achievement," noted Read.
Also attending the presentation were King County partners who use biosolids beneficially such as: Boulder Park Soil Improvement Project; Natural Selection Farms; RAMCO which supplies biosolids to forests; and GroCo, which has been creating a Class A biosolids compost for King County since the mid 1970s.