Dennis Kalison, Program Manager Environmental Health Division of the Department of Environmental Management reviewed the information contained in the Agenda Submittal from his department dated May 23, 2000, incorporated herein by reference, highlighting the mitigation measures that have been proposed.
Chairwoman Kondylis opened the public hearing. Darrell Bretthauer, Suisun, noted their property is surrounded on 3 sides with fields proposed for this application. One of the primary reasons for appeal is due to Mrs. Bretthauer's respiratory problems and health issues, and reviewed the problems experienced when the sewage sludge had applied in 1995. As noted in the letter from Mr.Bretthauer's doctor she had become ill due to the pathogens contained in the sewage sludge dumped on the property, and with a lower grade sludge proposed to be spread there is a greater risk- of Mrs. Bretthauer getting ill.
Mr. Bretthauer discussed the smell and effects of that, and submitted four articles relative to the harmful effects of sewage sludge, and the harmful contaminates contained in the sludge. Disking does not completely cover the sludge, contaminates are still in the soil, and feels there is a potential for ground water contamination. Mr. Bretthauer noted he does not want to live in sewage sludge, and requested the permit be revoked.
Judy Bretthauer, Suisun, discussed how ill she had become in 1995 when the sewage sludge was spread, concern was voiced with the smell and blowing pathogens since they do not have air - conditioning, and with the number of metals that are not monitored. There are four different ways they could ingest this stuff, the different regulations applied to sludge when spread on farmland versus if it is put in a landfill.
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