Organic Materials Management

Biosolids Resources

Board Agenda Items

The Board has addressed biosolids issues in California in the following agenda items:

• Presentation of Background on Issues Impacting Biosolids Management in California  (April 13, 2004, Item#4).
  • Agenda Item (MS Word 105 KB)
  • Attachment 1 (MS Word 23.0 KB)
  • Attachment 2 (MS Word 21.0 KB)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (MS 177 KB)

• Consideration of Legal Authority Issues and Staff Options Relating to Biosolids Tier Regulation (July 29, 1998, Item #14).
  • Agenda Item
  • Resolution 98-255
  • Biosolids Survey Summary (Adobe PDF)

Other Resources

For more information on biosolids usage and regulations, please see:

• U.S. EPA

For additional information on biosolids policy in California and nationwide, including recent court cases and agency rulings, please see:

• Sam Hadeed, Technical Communications Director
  National Biosolids Partnership

  601 Wythe Street
  Alexandria, VA 22314-1994
  T: 703-684-2418
  F: 703-684-2492
  E: shadeed@wef.org

For an example of regulations pertaining to Biosolids in California, please see:

Riverside County:

• Class B application http://www.clerkoftheboard.co.riverside.ca.us/ords/800/812.htm

• Class A land application http://ordlink.com/codes/riversideco/index.htm choose Chapter 13.24

For current technical and scientific information on biosolids, see:

• U.S. Department of Agriculture search page

Last updated: April 23, 2008