Three more cities support sludge bill

Three more cities support sludge bill

Updated 03/24/05
BAKERSFIELD - Three more Kern County cities added themselves to the list of places who don’t want sewage sludge trucked in from Los Angeles.

This week, Arvin, Tehachapi, and Delano voted to get behind California Senate Bill 926.

“I can't see why anyone who lives in the Valley and has any idea of how much sludge is being trucked in every day, could possibly be against Senate Bill 926,” said Arvin City Councilmember Joet Stoner.

Stoner and all four of her colleagues on Arvin’s council threw their support behind the bill Tuesday, a day after Tehachapi and Delano did the same.

Introduced by Sen. Dean Florez, the bill would prevent the further dumping of treated human waste in Kern County.

“We want to make sure whether or not we have a handle on whether we get it one day,” said Hill.

Taft, Wasco, and Shafter already endorsed Florez’s bill.

Maricopa, Bakersfield, and Ridgecrest and considering lending their support.

Some Bakersfield residents hope they will. “We shouldn't be receiving garbage from another area, and we don't know what's in it,” said resident Dwain Scott. “I don't think it's going to do our soil any good.”

Officials on both sides of the issue will share what they know in a televised forum to be aired March 31.

The 17 News In-Depth: Dumping Ground Forum will be hosted by TV-17’s Jim Scott. It will air on TV-17 at 7 p.m.

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