Biosolids Program Biosolids Facts Biosolids, also referred to as sludge, is primarily an organic product produced by the wastewater treatment process. Biosolids contain residual nutrients from consumed food and provide many benefits for farmers as a soil amendment. Biosolids can be beneficially reused for agricultural purposes. The humus material, biosolids, is provided to farmers for use as a soil amendment to increase the nutrient levels and make the ground more productive.
Land applying biosolids is an alternative to landfill disposal of waste products.
The new facility would take the biosolids product from each entity and process it further to increase the marketability. Options for this additional process could be heat drying, lime pasteurization or composting.