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Rensselaer County Sewer District No. 1 opposes NY Senate bill S5759-C moratorium on biosolids
Summary
The district recorded a formal opposition letter to New York State Senate Bill S5759-C, saying the proposed five-year moratorium on sale and land application of biosolids would undermine NYSDEC regulations and impose significant costs on local ratepayers.
Rensselaer County Sewer District No. 1 recorded in its May 27 minutes that it has issued a letter to the New York State Senate and Assembly opposing Senate Bill S5759-C, which would establish a five-year moratorium on the sale, distribution and land application of biosolids. Jared Kline, who submitted the minutes, summarized the board's position that while the District supports efforts to address PFAS contamination and protect public health, the proposed bill would "undermine a strong regulatory framework set forth by NYSDEC" and does not address upstream sources of PFAS.
The minutes note the District's concern about costs: the board said the legislation "would impose significant financial consequences on local ratepayers." The minutes do not record any vote on issuing the letter, nor do they record further board direction; the entry is a staff-level report of the District's action. The minutes reference NYSDEC (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) in describing the District's support for the existing regulatory framework.
