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Regulations Corner PFAS in Biosolids The U.S. House of Representatives issued an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) that raises…

Regulations Corner Proposed Biosolids Project in Yelm The proposed biosolids land application project in Yelm (WA) has a coordinated anti-biosolids community group. The land owner for the proposed…

Regulations Corner WA Ecology PFAS Chemical Action Plan The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) hosted a webinar to share the latest developments in their draft PFAS Chemical Action…

Regulations Corner EPA Biosolids Screening Tool
EPA's Biosolids Program is working on finalizing the Biosolids Screening Tool (formerly referred to as the BCRAM screening tool). It has been…

Regulations Corner EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
U.S. EPA released their PFAS Action Plan February 2019 with the purpose of "describing EPA's approach to identifying and understanding PFAS,…

Washington State Chemical Action Plan
The Washington State Department of Ecology has a organized a cross program team to update the Washington State Chemical Action Plan (CAP). You can review…

Regulations Corner - November 2018 EPA Biosolids Program Audit Report Released On November 15, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their…

By Christian Evans, SYLVIS Environmental & Northwest Biosolids Regulations Development Co-chair In early September 2017, the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy…

Global GAP International Alliance
Biosolids work groups from the European Union (EU) and United States have banded together in a cooperative proposal to integrate biosolids beneficial use into…

EPA ECHO Database
2018 marked the second year of the U.S. EPA electronic biosolids facility report collection known as ECHO (Enforcement Compliance History Online) database.  Results for 2017…