IASP Biosolids Composting Pilot Study – South Utah Valley
Scenic Spring, Utah was the site for a biosolids composting pilot study.
Piles are kept 60% moist.
Water enables microbes to travel.
The pile should feel like a wet sponge.
Water is absorbed quickly into the pile.
Pile view after it has been watered.
Pile is complete and gas testing begins.
Piles will be constantly monitored.
Flux chamber is voided with nitrogen.
Closer view of nitrogen tank.
Closer view of flux chamber.
Gas testing is completed.
Aeration hose laid over mulch pile.
Secondary picture of the aeration hose.
Covering base with compost ingredients.
Bulldozer has poured about halfway.
Good equipment saves time.
Constructing the pile is almost complete.
Mountain view of latter stages of pile.
Compost covers will deter wild life.
Picturesque view before covered up.
Compost piles backdropped by snowscape mountains.