Sludge Watch ==> 45 Day Comment- Deep Injection of Sewage Sludge at Seismic Fault- LosAngeles

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

Sludgewatch Admin:

It is a mystery to me why the USA thinks it would be wise to pump 400 
hundred tons per day of putrescing sewage sludge into faults in an 
earthquake zone off the coast of heavily populated Los Angeles.  It is right 
at the Palos Verdes Fault - Long Beach - Terminal Island.

Don't believe me?  Google a bit...read how they just spent milliions to 
shore up the bridge to Terminal Island in anticipation of the next big 
shaker.  I mean, I know alot of people hate Los Angeles, but to risk 
bringing on an earthquake with deep, pressurized injection designed to 
fracture the receiving sandstone rock?  Can you say 'imprudent'?  How about 
'precaution'?  According to USGS it in the 40-50% zone

Have a look at this:

http://www.wai.com/Transportation/Bridges-long/vincent.html

And, here is the seismic hazards map - look at the red section near Long 
Beach.
http://www.consrv.ca.gov/CGS/rghm/pshamap/psha11834.html

Now the the EPA has a few days set aside to he hear what YOU think of this 
idea.  You have 45 days to comment.  Good luck.

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http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2fba69900ca4ec3e85257185006e9527?OpenDocument


U.S. EPA announces 45-day public comment period for City of Los Angeles’ 
biosolids injection permit

Release date: 06/06/2006

Contact Information: Francisco Arcaute, (213) 244-1815


LOS ANGELES - The U S Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting public 
input on a proposed permit for injecting municipal biosolids into the ground 
beneath the city's Terminal Island Treatment Plant in San Pedro.

The proposed permit would allow the city, over a five-year period, to drill 
three wells - one for injection and two to monitor the effectiveness of the 
project - injecting up to 400 tons of biosolids per day. The proposed 
biosolids injection system would not affect drinking water supplies.

This proposal is an alternative to the city’s current practice of applying 
its treatment plant biosolids to agricultural fields in Kern County. The 
city trucks about 500 tons of treated biosolids daily to its farm in Kern 
County where the material is applied as fertilizer for non-food crops.

Detailed information, including the draft permit and related documents, are 
available at 
http://www.epa.gov/region09/water/groundwater/uic-permits.html#la

Copies are also available at the EPA Regional Office and the locations 
listed below. Public comments are welcomed through July 19, 2006. Please 
forward comments to USEPA Region 9 Ground Water Office (WTR-9), 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, or by email to robin.george at epa.gov.

Los Angeles Central Public Library
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Los Angeles Harbor Gateway
Harbor City Branch Library
1555 W. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90501

Los Angeles San Pedro
Regional Branch Library
931 S. Gaffney St.
San Pedro, CA 90731

Los Angeles Wilmington Branch Library
1300 N. Avalon Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744

Long Beach Public Library
Main Location
101 Pacific Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90822

CA Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
Cypress District 1 Office
5816 Corporate Avenue, Ste. 200
Cypress, CA 90630