Abstract |
The Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1 (Metro) has proposed to construct the necessary facilities to transport sludge to a site in Adams County for air drying in earthen basins, stockpiling in above-ground windows and distributing to the farming community to be reused on land for growing crops. It is envisioned that anaerobically digested sludge--digester construction already being funded by EPA--in the amount of 107 dry tons per year will be produced in the design year 1985. The types of lands expected to receive sludge from Metro include city parks in the metropolitan area, sod farms, mine spoil sites, irrigated farms, nonirrigated farms and home gardens. The environmental impacts at (1) the sludge drying and distribution center, (2) the sludge reuse areas, and (3) the Lowry Bombing Range sludge disposal area are described. |