Resident urges county study after state reissues biosolids permits

Jan 7, 2025

A longtime Packwood-area resident told the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners that newly reissued state permits allowing land application of biosolids risk groundwater and stream contamination, and offered to raise money for a local soil and groundwater study.

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Bob Gunther, a Packwood-area resident, told the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 7 that he believes the state’s renewed permits for land application of biosolids are contaminating local streams and shallow groundwater.

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