Sludge Watch ==> Virginia Family Fears Planned Biosolids Spreading

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch Admin:

There are many players in the regulation of sludge.  Any one of them could 
contact this family with the two sick children and accommodate their health 
requests.  Sludge regulation is not a 'one size fits all' situation.

The wastewater facility that provides the sludge (*the sludge generator) 
could tell the hauler not to spread it near this family
The sludge hauler could stop spreading near this family
The person who owns the land or the farmer for the sludge site could ask 
that the fields near this family not be spread with sludge
The Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality could arrange to stop spreading 
near this family
The EPA Biosolids Coordinator Rick Stevens could arrange to stop spreading 
near this family
The Public Health Dept could ask for a moratorium on spreading near this 
family.

All of these parties should be contacted and asked to step in to stop the 
application
People need to have their health and quiet enjoyment of their property 
respected.
Sludge spreading is a form of tresspass when it impacts the neighbours.
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Family Fears Planned Biosolids Spreading
   posted 10:58 pm Sun January 27, 2008 - Pamplin, VA

A plea for help from a Pamplin family who fear their two young boys may be 
in danger.  That's because a farm nearby plans to spread biosolids Monday 
morning. Paul Foster and his wife have two sons.  Foster says both of them 
have severe breathing disorders.  They are afraid the compounds in the 
biosolids will be dangerous for his boys to breathe.

He found out about the biosolid spread on Wednesday, but wasn't able to do 
anything about it because his sons were in the hospital for their 
conditions.  Saturday he found out that the spread is planned for 6:00am 
Monday.

Paul Foster, Concerned Parent - "I'm really worried that this is going to 
exacerbate their condition right now.  I'm not necessarily asking them not 
to apply it, I'm asking them not to apply it right now."

Foster has contacted the Board of Health, Department of Environmental 
Quality and the fertilizer company.  He either hasn't been able to reach 
them or they haven't returned his calls.  We called the property owner 
Sunday night.  He wasn't available, but the person answering the phone says 
they are still planning to spread as planned.