JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822

"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Jackson County Commission Special Session and Work Session - July 17, 2017

Jackson County Courthouse, north entrance, photo by G. Morgan

AGENDA
Discussion regarding Camera and Fingerprint equipment out of date for Sheriff's Department, cost approximately $16,400.

Work Session Discussion
Spreading sewage waste - unknown source for photo, Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary.

Are regulatory requirements being met?
 Work Session discussion over use of human sewage for crop fertilization. Bad smells reported, massive numbers of flies (disease vector problem), runoff witnessed in intermittent streams, sewage sludge-human waste reported on roadway all indicate EPA Regs regarding utilization of human septage and sewer sludge waste products may not be meeting EPA regulatory standards as described in these publications. - https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/land_application_of_sewage_sludge_december_1994.pdf  and https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/a_guide_to_the_federal_epa_rule_for_land_application_of_domestic_septage_to_non-public_contact_sites_september_1993.pdf

Chattanooga's sewage sent to Jackson County Alabama
Article from Chattanooga Times Free Press regarding sewage sludge/biosolids issue and amount of tonnage spread on Alabama and Tennessee Fields. "Scientists say many contaminants bioaccumulate -- become concentrated inside the bodies of living things -- and can travel up the food chain."

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