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Tompkins County urges state action on biosolids land application, citing PFAS concerns
Summary
The legislature unanimously passed a resolution urging New York State to exercise caution on land application of biosolids and to establish a county interdepartmental working group to monitor PFAS risks and local impacts.
The Tompkins County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution asking New York State to take action on biosolids land application and urging caution about PFAS contamination, while establishing a county interdepartmental working group to monitor local impacts.
Anne Corman, chair of the Planning, Energy and Environmental Quality Committee, introduced the resolution and invited Environmental Management Council chair Kate Darfler to summarize the committee’s outreach to local advisory boards and stakeholders. Darfler said the EMC had consulted the Water Resources Council, the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, Cornell and county staff; the resulting resolution asks the state to review permitting and to consider restrictions or further safeguards because land application can concentrate PFAS compounds in soils.
The resolution also directs county staff to create a local working group to assess potential impacts within Tompkins County and to recommend monitoring or mitigation steps. Legislators amended the list of agencies to receive the county’s correspondence to include the Association of Counties and the Association of Towns, and then voted unanimously to send the resolution onward.
