International Biosolids Network
http://www.internationalbiosolidsnetwork.org/

National Links

Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association (MABA)
www.mabiosolids.org

Rocky Mountain WEA's Biosolids Committee fosters biosolids recycling in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
http://www.rmwea.org/rmwea/committees/biosolids/biosolids_committee.htm

The National Biosolids Partnership - an organization and website dedicated to biosolids information for the USA
www.biosolids.org

The National Research Council's, 1996 peer-review report about the federal 503 regulations, "Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production," is available at http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/biosolids/useofmid/index.htm

The National Research Council's, 2002 peer-review report, "Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices" is available at http://books.nap.edu/books/0309084865/html/1.html

Pipeline, the NSFC newsletter, included excellent coverage on biosolids management. Click on the following link, click on "Archives," and go to and download the Fall 1998 Issue (Volume 9, Number 4).
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/nsfc/nsfc_archive.htm

Northwest Biosolids Management Association (NBMA)
www.nwbiosolids.org

Septage land application information available: download A Guide to
the Federal EPA Rule for Land Application of Domestic Septage to
Non-Public Contact Sites at
www.epa.gov/OW-OWM.html/mtb/biosolids/septage_guide.pdf

United States Composting Council
www.compostingcouncil.org

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/biosolids

Water Environment Federation
www.wef.org

The California Association of Sanitation Agencies
www.casaweb.org

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), which administers research for the wastewater and biosolids management fields, is at http://www.werf.org

Canadian Biosolids Partnership / Partenariat canadien sur les biosolides
http://www.cwwa.ca/cbp-pcb/home/home_e.asp

Composting Council of Canada / Conseil canadien du compostage:
http://www.compost.org/

Canadian Water & Wastewater Association / Association canadienne des eaux potables et usées:
http://www.cwwa.ca/

2000 U. S. EPA video on biosolids use for mine reclamation:
http://www.clu-in.org/studio/biosolids.cfm

New England Links

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) biosolids
and Bay State Fertilizer program is described at
http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/03sewer/html/sewssc.htm

Portland Maine's wastewater facility's biosolids information
http://www.pwd.org/environment/wastewater/biosolids.php

New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
www.neiwpcc.org

New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA)
www.newea.org

State and Provincial Biosolids Programs

Maine's Residuals (including biosolids) management program
http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/residuals/index.htm

New Brunswick has information about biosolids recycling
http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0372/0008/0004%2De.asp

New Hampshire's Biosolids Management regulations are available
http://www.des.state.nh.us/wwe/septslud.htm

New York's biosolids management program
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/la2.htm

Ohio's biosolids management program
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/sludge/biosolid.html

Ontario's biosolids management program--including "picture tours" of wastewater treatment and biosolids land application
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/environment/biosolids/intro.htm

Pennsylvania's biosolids recycling program, including technical information for biosolids operations
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/biosolids/biosolids.htm

Quebec's biosolids management program (English)
www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/matieres/mat_res-en/fertilisantes/index.htm

Research and Other Links

The July 2002 report on biosolids land appliication from the National Academy Sciences
books.nap.edu/books/0309084865/html/index.html

Biocycle
www.jgpress.com

Joint NRC/EPA Sewage Sludge Radiological Survey
http://www.iscors.org/subcomms/sewage.html

US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) report on uses of biosolids and other organic wastes in agriculture
www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/agbyproducts/agbycontents.htm