Each year, BCDES establishes goals and objectives focusing on continual improvement and environmental performance. The Department establishes long-term biosolids program goals and associated short-term objectives for biosolids management activities based on specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bounded (SMART) criteria. The Department continually tracks and monitors these goals and objectives to allow for necessary operational adjustments to ensure their realization.

2007 Goals for Biosolids Program

Land apply 35% of all biosolids produced.

-Optimize solids processing

-Coordinate with farmers with assistance from OSU Coop Extension

-Highlight direct and indirect benefits of land application to farmers and crops.

-Identify additional land options and remove sites not suitable.

-Track cost savings and land application through quarterly Reg. Team Meetings.

Consider long term non-class B biosolids processing and disposal options.

-Evaluate long term costs and feasibility on contracts w/ other partners, such as MSD, Mason.

-Wastewater Treatment Technologies to reduce volume of biosolids produced.

  *LES Expansion - Preliminary Design and Planning 2007.

  *Identify sludge yield reducing processes at Package Plants.

Target Public Outreach and Involvement efforts to increase understanding of beneficial reuse and benefits of NBP/EMS.

-Partner with OSU to conduct outreach to farmers at OSU sponsored events

-Solicit public input through existing or new departmental media.

  *Web, focus groups, annual reports, etc.

-Add watershed education to BCDES Eco Programs to highlight watershed impacts of fertilizers in school-age educational outreach programs.   Use a physical model (Enviroscape) to help with illustrating benefits and impacts of buffer strips, setbacks, over fertilization, etc.

-Facilitate round table to highlight successes and challenges of managing biosolids in Ohio.

-Publish article in Buckeye Bulletin highlighting NBP/EMS.

Explore odor control methods for wastewater and biosolids.

-“Scrub” designated airflows and no onsite sludge storage at UMC.

-Investigate MuSol chemical feed, collect and treat technologies, and other odor control options through LES Expansion.

-Utilize in field procedures to reduce odors during land application.

  *Immediate incorporations of biosolids vs. 6-hr stockpiling.