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Public raises PFAS concerns as DEQ schedules hearing on Synagro Essex biosolids permit expansion
Summary
DEQ scheduled a public hearing May 19 for Synagro Central LLC’s Essex County VPA permit modification (VPA00831) after receiving 27 comments focused on PFAS and other contaminants; public speakers at the March 27 board meeting urged testing and use of enforcement authority to protect farmers and watermen.
The State Water Control Board received public comment March 27 about PFAS and other contaminants in biosolids as DEQ confirmed a public hearing for Synagro Central LLC’s Essex County VPA permit modification (VPA00831).
DEQ staff reported that Synagro’s July 2024 application would add roughly 6,337 acres to the company’s existing authorized land-application acreage in Essex County (bringing the permit total to about 25,759 acres in that county). A draft permit and public-comment period (Jan. 8–Feb. 7) generated 27 comments; 26 commenters requested a public hearing.…
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