First public hearing to be held on sewage sludge spreading in NC

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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Graham, NC - On Tuesday, May 13, 2008, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality (DENR/DWQ) will hold a public hearing on the land application of sewage sludge on farmlands in six counties in North Carolina. The hearing will take place at 7 p.m. at the Alamance Community College Auditorium, 1247 Jimmie Kerr Road, Graham, NC. The Graham hearing is
the first state-held public hearing on land application of sewage sludge in North Carolina. Members of the public who wish to speak are invited to register at 6:30 p.m.

The hearing concerns a permit renewal for the City of Burlington to spread sewage sludge from its two wastewater treatment plants on farmlands in six counties in North Carolina: Alamance, Orange, Chatham, Caswell, Randolph and Guilford. In 2006, the City of Burlington applied close to 11 million gallons of combined sewage sludge on farmlands in these six counties.

A copy of the draft permit and public hearing information can be reviewed at the Division of Water Quality, Aquifer Protection Section, Land Application Unit, 2728 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The draft permit and public hearing information can also be viewed by going to the DENR/DWQ website.