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The ordinance is currently written in the most restrictive form that is possible, the county administrator said. The document’s rules can be eased following the public hearing, but the ordinance would have to be re-advertised for another public hearing if it were to become more restrictive.
New legislation
The General Assembly passed two pieces of legislation during its last session that change how sludge is regulated in Virginia.
The first bill consolidates regulation under the authority of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Currently, the responsibility for regulating the land application of sludge is split between the DEQ and the state Department of Health.
The new law will require the DEQ to conduct unannounced site inspections and notify adjacent property owners of sludge application.
The second bill allows a
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