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Fresno County supervisors advance ban on spreading human compost in unincorporated areas
Summary
The Board advanced proposed updates to Fresno County's biosolids ordinance that would prohibit land application or interment of reduced human remains in unincorporated areas while exempting private property; the measure was advanced for further consideration.
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on April 7 advanced proposed updates to the county biosolids ordinance that would bar the land application or interment of reduced human remains — described in the meeting as "human compost" — in unincorporated areas of the county.
County staff told the board the proposal would prohibit human compost from being spread or interred into soil in unincorporated areas while explicitly exempting private property. The board voted to advance the proposal for further consideration.
The change was presented as an update to existing biosolids rules; the meeting record does not specify the exact implementation timeline, who moved or seconded the advancement, or a final adoption date. Supporters at the dais framed the update as clarifying permissible uses of biosolids, and staff said the prohibition would not apply to private property.
Next steps identified at the meeting were further review and subsequent hearings or readings before any final ordinance adoption.
