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AMSA, WEF provide support to EPA on addition of biosolids to compost
definition
Feb. 10, 2004 -- The Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies and Water
Environment Federation submitted separate comments in support of EPA's 12-10-03
Federal Register Comprehensive Procurement Guideline V and Recovered Materials
Advisory Notice V proposed rulemaking, which propose a revision of the current
compost designation to include biosolids.
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Class A biosolids would be
placed on the federally endorsed list of products the federal government can
purchase. Wastewater treatment facilities that generate Class A biosolids would
have a new potential buyer - the federal government.
This action shows continued federal support for the land-application of
biosolids and is in accordance with EPA's responses in late-December 2003 to a
July 2002 National Research Council report in support of land-application of
biosolids and the Agency's rejection of a petition for a moratorium on the
land-application of biosolids proposed by the Center for Food Safety.
Comments were due to EPA on February 9, 2004. To view comments sent to the
RCRA-2003-0005 electronic docket, visit [THIS
LINK] and follow the instructions.
EPA 12-10-03 Proposed Rule to Include Biosolids in Compost Designation [LINK]
Related Documents:
AMSA Comments in Support of Propose Rule:
http://biosolids.policy.net/relatives/27381.pdf
WEF Comments in Support of Proposed Rule:
http://biosolids.policy.net/relatives/27382.pdf