[USCC] Fwd: Injection of Municipal Sewage Sludge into the Ground Beneath the Los Angeles, California Sewage Treatment Plant located in San Pedro -

[Jim McNelly]

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>*   Injection of Municipal Sewage Sludge into the Ground Beneath the 
>Los Angeles, California Sewage Treatment Plant located in San Pedro 
>- On June 6, EPA Region Nine issued a News Release, titled "U.S. EPA 
>announces 45-day public comment period for City of Los Angeles' 
>biosolids injection permit," which states in part that the Agency " 
>... is soliciting public input on a proposed permit for injecting 
>municipal biosolids into the ground beneath the city's Terminal 
>Island Treatment Plant in San Pedro. The proposed permit would allow 
>the city, over a five-year period, to drill three wells - one for 
>injection and two to monitor the effectiveness of the project - 
>injecting up to 400 tons of biosolids per day. The proposed 
>biosolids injection system would not affect drinking water supplies. 
>This proposal is an alternative to the city's current practice of 
>applying its treatment plant biosolids to agricultural fields in 
>Kern County. The city trucks about 500 tons of treated biosolids 
>daily to its farm in Kern County where the material is applied as 
>fertilizer for non-food crops ..." - The complete text of the news 
>release is posted at 
><http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2FBA69900CA4EC3E85257185006E9527>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2FBA69900CA4EC3E85257185006E9527 
>- Detailed information, including the draft permit and related 
>documents, are posted at 
><http://www.epa.gov/region09/water/groundwater/uic-permits.html#la>http://www.epa.gov/region09/water/groundwater/uic-permits.html#la 
>- EPA Region Nine Municipal Sewage Sludge Program Contact: George 
>Robin by e-mail at <mailto:Robin.George at EPA.gov>Robin.George at EPA.gov
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>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2FBA69900CA4EC3E85257185006E9527
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>U.S. EPA announces 45-day public comment period for City of Los 
>Angeles' biosolids injection permit
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>Release date: 06/06/2006
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>Contact Information: Francisco Arcaute, (213) 244-1815
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>LOS ANGELES - The U S Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting 
>public input on a proposed permit for injecting municipal biosolids 
>into the ground beneath the city's Terminal Island Treatment Plant 
>in San Pedro.
>
>The proposed permit would allow the city, over a five-year period, 
>to drill three wells - one for injection and two to monitor the 
>effectiveness of the project - injecting up to 400 tons of biosolids 
>per day. The proposed biosolids injection system would not affect 
>drinking water supplies.
>
>This proposal is an alternative to the city's current practice of 
>applying its treatment plant biosolids to agricultural fields in 
>Kern County. The city trucks about 500 tons of treated biosolids 
>daily to its farm in Kern County where the material is applied as 
>fertilizer for non-food crops.
>
>Detailed information, including the draft permit and related 
>documents, are available at 
>http://www.epa.gov/region09/water/groundwater/uic-permits.html#la
>
>Copies are also available at the EPA Regional Office and the 
>locations listed below. Public comments are welcomed through July 
>19, 2006. Please forward comments to USEPA Region 9 Ground Water 
>Office (WTR-9), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, or by 
>email to robin.george at epa.gov.
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>Los Angeles Central Public Library
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>Los Angeles Harbor Gateway
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>Los Angeles San Pedro
>Regional Branch Library
>931 S. Gaffney St.
>San Pedro, CA 90731
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>Los Angeles Wilmington Branch Library
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>Wilmington, CA 90744
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>Long Beach Public Library
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>CA Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
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>5816 Corporate Avenue, Ste. 200
>Cypress, CA 90630
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