Sludge Watch ==> New Hampshire - towns that restrict sludge spreading charged more for disposal

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/07/14/towns_that_restrict_sludge_spreading_charged_more_for_disposal/


Towns that restrict sludge spreading charged more for disposal
July 14, 2006

FRANKLIN, N.H. --About 50 New Hampshire communities that restrict spreading 
treated sewage on fields are being charged more to dispose of it at a 
regional treatment plant.

Starting next month, the communities will be paying a 50 percent surcharge 
to have their wastewater treated at the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program 
plant in Franklin. The plan serves ten Lakes Region communities and accepts 
septage from about 90 other communities around the state. The program says 
the increase is to cover the higher cost it must pay to dispose of treated 
material, called sludge.

Spreading sludge on fields as fertilizer has been controversial in some 
communities, where opponents say it is a health hazard.