Is Oak Lodge Sanitary District’s biosolids product safe?
The biosolids produced and distributed by Oak Lodge Sanitary District is safe within the limits of “Best Management Practices” and “Scientifically Applied Risk Based Assessment”. This product is not “sludge”. Sludge is a raw and untreated product with no pathogens removed. Oak Lodge Sanitary District produces a biosolids that has undergone treatment and digestion processes, has been dewatered, and has undergone pathogen removal. When the biosolids are applied to farmlands all requirements for quality of biosolids, set backs and buffers to protect the public, application rate, and land use restrictions are observed.
