Summerside, Prince Edward Island

The City of Summerside’s Wastewater Treatment Plant has a conventional primary/secondary treatment. Fournier Presses located in the biosolids area yield biosolids cake at 30% total solids. The Summerside N-Viro® facility has been in operation since January 2008.

The City of Summerside owns and operates the facility under a technology license agreement.

Location

The N-Viro® facility is on the Summerside Wastewater Treatment Plant site. This is a smaller facility serving a population equivalent of approximately 40,000 (12,000 City population and a dairy products operation).

Product

Approximately 4,000 tonnes of Summerside N-Viro Soil® is produced annually and used at City owned facilities.