APPENDIX L - CCAMP SEPTAGE AND SLUDGE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 

 December 1987 Page L-5 



RESEARCH 



8. CCPEDC should assess the feasibility of utilizing alternative 

 technologies of septage disposal on Cape Cod. The best technolo- 

 gy should be matched with available resources (land, materials), 

 and costs and alternative funding should be reviewed and summa- 

 rized. Comparable successes and failures of other facilities 

 should also be examined. Thorough analysis of composting, and 

 all relevant issues involved, is particularly important. Any 

 analysis of alternative technologies should also consider whether 

 a Class III designation may be required. Justifying such a desig- 

 nation is a rigorous exercise and this must be factored into any 

 recommended treatment options . 



9. EPA's Municipal Facilities Branch should make available all tech- 

 nical information from around the country dealing with 

 co-treatment and separate septage treatment processes. Especial- 

 ly important is information dealing with the organic content of 

 septage, an area that needs increased knowledge so that proper 

 treatment options are selected for Cape Cod projects. Also impor- 

 tant is data from locations with similar climatological condi- 

 tions to Cape Cod relative to land application and composting 

 processes . 



10. DWPC should conduct an analysis of the capacity available at 

 those treatment plants receiving sludge, and the generation of 

 sludge from existing and proposed public and private wastewater 

 treatment plants. Conventional knowledge is that sludge capacity 

 is severely lacking and that additional capacity must be devel- 

 oped. DWPC should work with communities to ensure adequate re- 

 gional capacity for future sludge disposal. New wastewater treat- 

 ment plants should not be approved until the DEQE is confident 

 that available sludge capacity exists or can be developed for the 

 long-term. 



