Toledo to Dispose of Biosolids Sludge on the Shores of Lake Erie Ohio-N-Viro International Corporation Comments
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- N-Viro International Corporation (OTCQB: NVIC) responds to yesterday's Toledo Blade article headline link here, Toledo officials argue over how to handle sewage sludge. N-Viro International Corporation is a Toledo based company that has been handling biosolids for the City of Toledo for over 20 years. The N-Viro process safety treats and converts biosolids into a U.S. EPA designated "Class A" product. Land application of biosolids, especially the lower "B" classifications of treatment is subject to increasing scrutiny across the industry. For instance, Florida has recently adopted stricter regulations of Class B land application due to high phosphorus levels accumulating across Florida waterways. Several states have either completely banned Class B land application or limited the area of application; in favor of more advanced forms of treatment.
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N-Viro International, as a responsible caretaker of our environment speaks out against the pending debate within the City of Toledo to dispose of a minimum of 40,000 tons annually of Class B biosolids immediately next to the waters of Maumee Bay and Lake Erie. Legitimate concerns exist that when it rains or snows the excess run off is unconstrained and eventually flows into the nearby waterway of the Maumee Bay and eventually into Lake Erie.
Timothy R. Kasmoch remarked, "We are not angered the Department of Public Utilities is considering other alternatives or services to dispose of the City's sludge. Whenever there is a public proposal process, there are no guarantees. However, we believe it is environmentally inappropriate to even consider dumping a minimum of 40,000 tons of sludge every year on a 70-acre man-made dredging island in Maumee Bay. We know this industry and this is not the best option for the treatment or storage of biosolids in our opinion. Responsible management of biosolids would not allow potential unconstrained run-off into a major waterway like Maumee Bay. For five years we have voiced our concerns to the City of Toledo and recommended N-Viro's alternative energy process.
The Toledo Blade printed a quote from the annual shareholders meeting where I said, '..I do believe that the future of this company is in the alternative energy spacethat is going to become our core business.' I am pleased to report that N-Viro Fuel was tested once again at a power generating facility in Pennsylvania. A successful test burn was also completed at Michigan State University previously. Both test burns verified N-Viro Fuel as a viable alternative for coal. The Pennsylvania utility company used a 10% substitution of N-Viro Fuel in their commercial boiler. N-Viro Fuel will soon be ready for deployment at the commercial level. We believe this type of biosolids reuse contributes to responsible stewardship of our environment," Mr. Kasmoch added.
N-Viro has recommended the City reexamine any thought of increasing the amount of sludge that will be disposed of next to the Maumee Bay, and fully investigate any phosphorus, pathogen or other run-off into the Maumee Bay through the independent testing of the ground surrounding the area where sludge has already been applied and the waterways surrounding the island.
The company will be publishing articles on the company blog and posting links on twitter about our concerns. Please join us in our campaign to ensure proper disposal and treatment of biosolids.
About N-Viro International
N-Viro International Corporation is an environmental and materials handling company that owns significant patented technologies to convert various residual bio-organics into renewable fuel. N-Viro Fuel has received alternative energy status from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which qualifies the technology for renewable energy incentives. N-Viro maintains a company website http://www.nviro.com and a company blog site http://nvirointernational.wordpress.com where interested parties can follow the progress of the Company.
N-Viro will continue to post press releases on the company website and a discussion forum on the company blog site. We encourage stockholders and interested parties to monitor the site on a regular basis.
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The Company cautions that words used in this document such as "expects," "hopes," "anticipates," "believes" and "may," as well as similar words and expressions used herein, identify and refer to statements describing events that may or may not occur in the future. These forwardlooking statements and the matters to which they refer are subject to considerable uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. For example, while the Company expects business expansion projects to begin in an estimated time frame, such expectations are subject to adverse economic conditions and other factors outside of the Company's control. Further, the Company's ability to increase capabilities and expand capacity is subject to the ability of the Company or its partners to access sufficient capital to pay for this expansion, which will further depend on, among other factors, market acceptance. The Company's ability to achieve profitability of these projects could be negatively impacted if there is a lack of an adequate supply of waste or expenses increase above the Company's expectations including fuel and transportation costs, labor costs and costs relating to the treatment and processing of the biosolids and creation of the NViro Soil or NViro Fuel. In addition, while the Company believes that trends in "greener" energy solutions are moving in favor of the Company's technology, such trends may not continue or may never result in increased sales or profits to the Company because of the availability of competing products and other alternative energy source. All of these factors, and other factors, will affect the profitability of the Company. Additional information about these and other factors that may adversely affect these forwardlooking statements are contained in the Company's reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update forwardlooking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forwardlooking information except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
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Timothy R. Kasmoch, CEO
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