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Residents press county to address biosolids and PFAS testing; staff cite limits under state DEQ rules
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Planning Commission to add language to the comprehensive plan discouraging land application of biosolids and to require PFAS testing and monitoring. County staff and counsel said state DEQ rules restrict local regulation but suggested monitoring requirements and comp-plan language could be explored.
Residents who live in southern and rural parts of Albemarle County told the Planning Commission that they want testing, monitoring and greater restrictions on the land application of treated sewage sludge ("biosolids"), citing concerns about PFAS contamination and private well water safety.
At the meeting, John Watkins, a resident of the Covesville area, described biosolids as a threat to agricultural land and urged the county to incorporate testing and monitoring for PFAS where biosolids have been applied. "I implore you to consider testing and monitoring for PFAS on land where biosolids have been previously applied," Watkins said during the public-comment…
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