The Cove Area Digester Project in Bedford and Blair counties received a $99,500 planning grant for the preparation of a business plan from the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

These counties are home to over 25,000 head of dairy animals located in the middle of the Clover Creek Watershed. The proposed facility, in Martinsburg, would treat, process and dewater manure to produce a viable beneficial use product that could be purchased for bedding and potting soil. This digester is viewed locally as imperative to the agricultural future of the Cove because many farms have no outlet to dispose of manure.

NewsClip: The New Math: Cows + Manure = Gas + Electricity

4/29/2005