Calabasas hosts award winning composting facility

Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and Triunfo Sanitation District Receive U.S. EPA Award Honoring Community Compost Program

October 24, 2006 - CALABASAS, CA) –

The JPA was honored for its public outreach efforts promoting the Community Compost program that has resulted in a steady increase in the amount of Grade A soil amendment used by the communities served by the Districts.

“Community Compost” is produced at the Rancho Las Virgenes Composting Facility in Calabasas. Opened in 1994, the facility transforms biosolids recovered from the wastewater treatment process into a beneficial soil amendment, rather than disposing of it in landfills or trucking it out of the area.

The Joint Powers Authority (JPA) comprised of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) and Triunfo Sanitation District (TSD) has been named a winner in the 2006 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Program for “outstanding biosolids management” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).