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Title: Project summary: Spreading lagooned sewage sludge on farm land: A case history

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:63778

The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, was required to construct advanced wastewater treatment facilities at the existing Belmont Wastewater Treatment Plant. The most cost effective site for these new treatment facilities was the 10 sludge lagoons containing 420,000 cubic meters (111 million gallons) of digested sewage sludge stored for up to 50 years. The project consisted of the following major tasks: (1) obtaining approval from regulatory agencies; (2) obtaining cooperation of landowners and farmers; (3) removing, transporting, and applying the lagooned sludge to soil; and (4) monitoring the impact on crops.

Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Water
OSTI ID:
63778
Report Number(s):
PB-95-158580/XAB; TRN: 51571419
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: See also PB--82-181082; PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English