Community Manure Treatment Facility Feasibility Study

At EANR on Thursday 9/25, we will have a presentation of the Community Manure Treatment Facility Feasibility Study (linked in comments). Manure Digesters have lots of potential benefits such as energy production, manure disposal and phosphorous reduction. We have toured and studied our existing digester as a committee.

However there are a number of downsides as well like missed phosphorous reduction targets resulting in fines, being expensive to operation and maintain due to the corrosive materials and helping a limited number of farms.

I intend to approach the presentation with an open mind to learn more but I am hesitant to support capital spending in this tight budget environment especially when we have so many vulnerable communities and neighbors to support with limited financial resources.