North entrance of the Jackson County Courthouse Scottsboro, Alabama - photo by G. Morgan
AGENDA
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Note item 2 on the agenda - "Fertilizer" that is not what some citizens in Flat Rock call it, they say it smells like "crap."
There has been a long history of sewage sludge and mining pollution on Sand Mountain. In 1995 time frame there was a massive fish kill in Coon Gulf, off the Tennessee River below Fabious in what citizens demonstrated via photos and documents, intentional violations of law involving the dumping of Sewage into mining pits by the City of Chattanooga in the mid 1990's time frame, under the not so watchful eyes of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and apparently the TVA according to sources interviewed. More on this situation as documents are received.
Reference item 2 in agenda - States fertilizer spraying in Flat Rock, Alabama on fields. Representatives of Denali Water Solutions, contract holder to spray treated waste water sludge from the City of Chattanooga, Tn. Representatives of Denali Water solutions are contracted by the City of Chattanooga to apply biosolids application to fields
UPDATE - 8-9-17 Letter to Private Citizen Regarding the Application of Biosolids. The folks from Denali Water Solutions nor Lake Majestik Farms indicated they were not aware of this letter. The letter states the City of Chattanooga will not be applying biosolids on farm land owned by Lake Majestik Farms. In conversations and inquiry to representatives of Denali Water Solutions they indicated they were contracted by the City of Chattanooga for the application of biosolids to farmland in Jackson County.
Some farmers have purchased treated sewage sludge from the Chattanooga, Tn. wastewater facility at the Moccasin Bend sewage treatment facility. There have been several citizen complaints about this action from citizens. I have pertinent information regarding this "Biosolids" program, but I'm waiting for historical info and letters from the Mayor of Chattanooga regarding complaints related to the Biosolids program. When I receive the historical documents I will update this blog with the historical and new information.
Dumping of biosolids, sewage sludge had contaminated several wells on Sand Mountain in the mid 1990's. Article from the Huntsville Times in 2008. Over 60% of the wells in the Fabious area were contaminated due to sludge dumping from the City of Chattanooga into mining pits. Article from the Huntsville Times in 2008.
I am in possession of a Health Department document indication over 60% of the wells, of 137 total wells, are contaminated in the Fabious Community due to apparent illegal dumping of sewage waste from Chattanooga, Tn. I will not be posting the document within to protect the privacy, addresses, of contaminated well owners.
Guidance on Sewage Sludge Application: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/land_application_of_sewage_sludge_december_1994.pdf
Plain English Rule to Biosolids Applications: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-05/documents/a_plain_english_guide_to_the_epa_part_503_biosolids_rule.pdf
EPA info on Biosolids: https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/frequent-questions-about-biosolids
State by State Biosolids Regulations: https://www.scribd.com/document/41719143/Sludge-Regulations-Alabama
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