Biosolids blunder? Nanaimo officials caught off-guard by CRD sewage waste vote
Posted: Mar. 1, 2023 6:45PMThe Capital Regional District’s plan to send biosolids to Nanaimo has hit a snag after officials in the regional district say they were never even presented with the idea. Now, the CRD is looking to find a solution for its latest waste problem.the CRD board voted on sending Greater Victoria’s sewage by-product to Nanaimo to be used as fertilizer on forestry lands.
Originally, they were to be sent to the Lower Mainland to be used by LaFarge as fuel for its cement plant in Richmond, but last year saw the plant close 300 out of 365 days, so instead they’ve been sent to the Hartland Landfill. That brought the board to the February vote in which they decided to start shipping biosolids to Nanaimo, where they would be used as fertilizer for logging and reforestation sites or mining areas.“At this point in time, there has been no proposal that’s been provided to the Regional Nanaimo District ,” said Sean De Pol, director of water and wastewater for the RDN.“We are interested in seeing the CRD’s proposal,” said De Pol.
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