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Other states consider joining Maine in banning the spreading of sewage sludge

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The battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is starting to play out in legislatures across the country.

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Tulsa World

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Legislation aimed at 'forever chemicals' would likely increase water rates, city official says

Senate Bill 3 would prohibit the land application of biosolids, or wastewater sludge, beginning July 1, 2027.

6 days ago·Tulsa, United States

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Other states consider joining Maine in banning the spreading of sewage sludge

The battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is starting to play out in legislatures across the country.

7 days ago·Portland, United States

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Wet Mountain Tribune

Sludge company giving special presentation to Custer Commissioners at 5 p.m. in Westcliffe

The Board of County Commissioners has called a special meeting on Thursday, March 27, at 5 p.m. to let the public hear a presentation by Denali Water Systems. This is the interstate company that was hired by Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District to spread lagoon sludge on a ranch to the south of Westcliffe, as reported last week by the Wet Mountain Tribune (Click here for that story). The meeting will take place at Lange Hall at 312 3rd S…

6 days ago·Westcliffe, United States

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How do we address the problem of PFAS in sewage sludge?

Read the full story from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Communities and federal agencies are waking up to the dangers of “forever chemicals” in wastewater treatment sludge, which is often sprayed on farm fields as fertilizer. In mid-January, the federal Environmental Protection Agency warned that this practice endangers human health. A month later, Johnson County in northeast … Continue reading How do we address the problem of PFAS…

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