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Hollywood commissioners question joining regional biosolids facility while staff warns land‑application is closing
Summary
Staff told commissioners that land application sites for biosolids have declined and state/federal actions on PFAS may force regional disposal solutions; several commissioners asked why Hollywood—already producing Class A biosolids—should pay early buy‑in costs to a county-led regional facility and asked for more analysis before any interlocal agreement.
At the Feb. 18 workshop, staff told the commission that permitted land application sites for biosolids have declined and that state legislative proposals and EPA attention to PFAS are increasing pressure to change disposal practices. "We either need to buy into that facility or lose our place in that facility," Vin Morello said, urging early participation in a regional biosolids facility to share costs and preserve disposal options.
Phyllis Shaw and others noted recently active bills and regulatory attention to…
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