Spokane, Wash.-One of Washington state’s organic fertilizer producers has been fined $22,500 by the state for exceeding particulate matter and ammonia emissions limits, along with other air quality violations. Perfect Blend Organics, which claims to be a world leader in the research and development of organic soil fertility, processes chicken manure into organic soil fertilizer at its facility about 14 miles east of Othello. According to the Washington Department of Ecology, Perfect Blend failed to submit a complete air quality permit application by Dec. 15, 2008, and still does not have a completed application for a permit. In addition, tests conducted Sept. 16 and 17, 2009, showed the facility exceeded emissions limits. The company has 30 days to appeal the fine to the state’s pollution control hearings board in Olympia. Perfect Blend Organics touts a process “for the next generation of soil fertility products known as biotic fertility.” Its 4-4-2 All Purpose Biotic Plant Food and 8-4-2 Biotic Plant Food are carried by Lowe’s for turf and landscape use, organic producers, and personal gardening.
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