Yuma County urges state action on biosolids as residents press for testing, transparency

May 4, 2026

Vice-Chairman Jonathan W. Lines said the Board has spent five years pressing state agencies to stop biosolids disposal in the county; three residents urged more testing, transparency about landfill operations, and follow-up on an AgTech lease termination request.

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Vice-Chairman Jonathan W. Lines told the Board on May 4 that Yuma County has spent the past five years working with state agencies to halt the disposal of biosolids within the county, and that he and Chairman Martin Porchas recently met with leaders of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the Arizona State Land Department to press for alternative disposal sites.

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