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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 7949937" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>Done it a fair bit.</p><p></p><p>AFAIK, there is no disposal of untreated sludge to land these days, it is all treated these days.</p><p></p><p>There may be small amounts of plastic in it. Look at samples carefully. you may find plants grow on the heaps if they are sat for a fair time. Don't be alarmed- they are normally tomatoes.</p><p></p><p>There is virtually no risk of foreign bodies (tyres, blocks etc) in sewage sludge. It is also quite dense and spreads nicely at good distances. You simply use a rear discharge machine and open up the back door around a foot and let it trickle out. It contains a lot of phosphate.</p><p></p><p>Your neighbours may complain about the smell. Normally I would expect it to be ploughed under for the following crop. I have only seen it spread on grassland once and it was marginally more pleasant than chicken litter for this use. If you upset enough people they will complain to the council and insist that it is incorporated within 24 hours by ploughing or similar.</p><p></p><p>There may be trace levels of heavy metals in sewage. The supplying company will insist on having soil tests done to check for these before spreading. Don't be alarmed if your soils already contain varying amounts of nickel/lead/chromium as many soils naturally have some of these about. Some a lot more than others.</p><p></p><p>Generally, sewage companies deliver the material in sealed skip type lorries so they will need a hardstanding to drive and tip on. Do not site the heaps anywhere near a slope or a watercourse as in a good heavy rain the stuff can flow downhill. You may want to spend a day in a digger and create a few earth banks for it to rest within. These can be levelled out when the spreading has finished.</p><p></p><p>Don't let your dog walk or roll in the stuff and bring a pair of gloves when spreading in case something breaks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 7949937, member: 54866"] Done it a fair bit. AFAIK, there is no disposal of untreated sludge to land these days, it is all treated these days. There may be small amounts of plastic in it. Look at samples carefully. you may find plants grow on the heaps if they are sat for a fair time. Don't be alarmed- they are normally tomatoes. There is virtually no risk of foreign bodies (tyres, blocks etc) in sewage sludge. It is also quite dense and spreads nicely at good distances. You simply use a rear discharge machine and open up the back door around a foot and let it trickle out. It contains a lot of phosphate. Your neighbours may complain about the smell. Normally I would expect it to be ploughed under for the following crop. I have only seen it spread on grassland once and it was marginally more pleasant than chicken litter for this use. If you upset enough people they will complain to the council and insist that it is incorporated within 24 hours by ploughing or similar. There may be trace levels of heavy metals in sewage. The supplying company will insist on having soil tests done to check for these before spreading. Don't be alarmed if your soils already contain varying amounts of nickel/lead/chromium as many soils naturally have some of these about. Some a lot more than others. Generally, sewage companies deliver the material in sealed skip type lorries so they will need a hardstanding to drive and tip on. Do not site the heaps anywhere near a slope or a watercourse as in a good heavy rain the stuff can flow downhill. You may want to spend a day in a digger and create a few earth banks for it to rest within. These can be levelled out when the spreading has finished. Don't let your dog walk or roll in the stuff and bring a pair of gloves when spreading in case something breaks. [/QUOTE]
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