The City of Kelowna is trying to address their problem.
The current composting facility near Vernon is expected to reach capacity over the next five years.
As a result, city officials have now considered an option called anaerobic digestion, which uses organisms to further break down the biosolids.
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“The whole idea with anaerobic digestion is that we’re reducing the volume by about 45 percent of the current volume,” said Rod MacLean, director of supply planning for the City of Kelowna.
“And that extends the life of the composting facility,” he added.
City officials have proposed building a new Biosolids facility on 28 acres of land on Byrnes Road, with a preliminary construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.
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To keep costs down, the Biosolids facility needs to be relatively close to the current sewage treatment plant on Raymer Avenue, MacLean said.
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“All sanitary water, everything you flush, goes towards KLO Road and towards the lake on Raymer Avenue, so we need something close by,” MacLean said.
The property on the city’s Byrnes Road is on the farmland reservation and needs to be reallocated, he said.
However, residents near the proposed facility have raised concerns.
“Absolutely not, not on this street. This is mainly agricultural land in the farmland reserve and we should not use any of our agricultural land for any other purpose, ”said neighbor Margarita Littley.
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“Why don’t you put a toilet in your own garden? Put a toilet in your own town hall and live with it, ”she added.
Landowners have the right to enjoy their property, she added.
MacLean acknowledged that all bisolids contain an odor, but said the city will deal with the odor.
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“We manage it in wastewater treatment. We manage it in the composting facility. We have to do the same in every new process we choose. “
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The city will now speak to potential regional partners to see if they want to get involved, MacLean said.
The project is valued at $ 50 to 100 million.
The city said it will do another study and eventually hold open days and public hearings so the public will have the opportunity to share their feedback.
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If the project gets the green light, the city hopes the Biosolid plant will be operational within the next five years.
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