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Public commenter warns of toxins in compost as PUC pushes Clean Power SF timeline
Summary
A San Francisco Green Party activist told the Public Utilities Commission tests show toxic chemicals in sewage‑sludge compost; PUC staff say they are conducting blind lab tests and will publish results. Commissioners discussed timing and contract steps for Clean Power SF ahead of a June 8 deadline.
Eric Brooks, speaking during public comment, told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on April 13 that a study he reviewed found "toxic chemicals" in compost produced from sewage sludge and urged staff to stop presenting such compost as safe. "There's no way to make sewage sludge turn into organic or even good compost," Brooks said, and offered to share the documents he cited.
Assistant General Manager Jim Harrington and Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for Power, responded that the PUC has not conducted a compost giveaway since October and that staff…
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