Sludge Watch ==> Kern supervisors unanimous - continue sludge suit

[Maureen Reilly]

Supervisors vote unanimously to continue coverage of county's sludge suit
Last Update: Mar 27, 2007 7:44 PM

Posted By: brynn galindo






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Posted 3/27/07
BAKERSFIELD - From our dumping ground file, county supervisors voted 
unanimously to spend another $400,000 in defense of the county’s sludge 
alternative.
Measure E outlaws the spreading of treated sewage sludge on farmland in Kern 
County.

The initiative was strongly supported by voters in June, but is currently be 
challenged by the federal court by southland sludge generators.

The $400,000 transferred Tuesday will cover legal costs for the county 
through the fiscal year which ends in June.

A federal judge in Los Angeles will hear motions from two organizers that 
want to join Kern in its legal defense of Measure E.

The Kern County Water Agency and the Center for Race, Poverty, and the 
Environment will go before Judge Gary Feese next month with motions to 
intervene on the county’s behalf.

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