Sludge Watch ==> Florez brings in another sludge bill - California Senate Bill 55

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch Admin:

While this news story has a nice video clip interview with Senator Florez 
and his proposed California senate legislation to require more testing and 
indemnification of sludge, there is a problem in the first sentence.

Measure E was not overturned by a state court.  The judge merely allowed Los 
Angeles and other sludge generators to continue to temporarily haul sludge 
into Kern until after the trial.   There has been no determination as yet as 
to whether Measure E will be overturned or not.

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Lawmaker Pushes For New Sludge Proposal

POSTED: 12:17 am PST January 9, 2007
UPDATED: 9:03 am PST January 9, 2007

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- After Measure E was overturned by a state court, Sen. 
Dean Florez officially introduced another attempt at stopping sludge from 
being dumped into Kern County.

He had been hoping there will be changes in the way sludge haulers meet 
federal standards. This isn't the first time he has tried to improve sludge 
dumping. Last year, Florez pushed to prohibit sewage from being dumped into 
Kern County with Measure E, voters approved it, a state court overturned it.

This time around, Florez said it's going to be different because if passed, 
Senate Bill 55, will become state law making sewage meet higher standards 
for 126 pollutants before leaving the treatment plant. His aim with this new 
legislation is to make the sewage generators responsible for any dangers 
associated with the dumping of the sludge, and protecting the water supply.

Much of that concern comes from the waste that is being dumped on field 
directly above the groundwater table. Senate Bill 55 also calls for a study 
by several agencies to research whether other pollutants in the sludge have 
been overlooked and need standards.


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