![There's Never a Surplus of Biosolids Product in Athens, Tennessee. Demand Exceeds Supply](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fathenstn42.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=6bc3a13934d0f3872718d9fbc72ca93b)
Greg Hayes, wastewater facilities manager, is shown with the Oostanaula Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant’s belt filter press (Andritz). Biosolids are ultimately dewatered to 90 percent solids in natural-gas-fueled Fenton SludgeMASTER dryer (RDP Technologies).
The Athens Utilities Board is in a position where any product marketer would like to be: demand that exceeds supply.
Since 2006, the agency in Athens, Tennessee, has marketed its AthenaGro Class A dried biosolids to farmers, landscapers, and homeowners as a state-registered...