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Dept. of Ecology|Nov 6, 2014

A Wahkiakum County ordinance banning the application of biosolids was overturned Tuesday, Nov. 4, by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division 2, in Pierce County. According to a Department of Ecology news release, the decision, that state law cannot be overridden by a local ordinance, was upheld by the court when it ruled that Wahkiakum County’s ordinance was unconstitutional and conflicts with state law. Biosolids are the product of waste water treatment systems that can be beneficially recycled. They contain valuable nutrients and organic m...