Municipal Compost
All
of the municipal wastewater sludge produced at Big Sky's new
wastewater treatment plant is post-processed into a compost
product that meets all of the EPA standards for land
application. The decision to make compost is consistent
with other decisions to make us a treatment facility that is
100% self contained. All of our wastewater is treated and
stored through the winter months. During the summer months
100% of the treated water is reclaimed for use as irrigation
water on 2 golf courses here. The result is a zero
discharge facility, so not one drop is discharged to the
Gallatin River.
Rather than pay to truck our wastewater by-product sludge
waste and a have it hauled down the canyon to be land spread on
farm fields, the District decided to construct a state of the
art compost facility. Our goal is to make compost that is:
- Inexpensive
- Safe to use
- Meets all federal and state standards
- Beneficial for use as ornamental landscaping cover
- Fertilizer for gardens and lawns
There is more information provided below about our compost,
and the process for making it.
