Action | Amendment of Regulations Pertaining to Biosolids After Transfer from the Department of Health |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 7/31/2008 |
It makes no sense to require extensive treatment of sewage to remove pollutants so clean water can be returned to waterways, and then to turn around and spread the removed pollutants on the land to enter the food chain and to run off into those same waterways that the treatment plants are required to protect. That said, and until this illogical and contradictory practice ceases, we require the following regulation changes:
Regulation changes must be carefully considered so this transfer of biosolids oversight will not be in vain.
We urge the committee to go the extra mile to insure protection of human and environmental health. Permit fees are not so high that they couldn’t be raised to cover proper testing and other added expenses. Hopefully, in the near future alternate means of handling sewage sludge / biosolids