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<br />Wastewater Biosolids -Timeline of Activities to Date <br />1988-1990 Bingham Township residents concerned about OWASA sludge <br /> application, presentations to Bingham Township Advisory Council <br /> TAC and Plannin Board. <br />1995 Orange County Board of Health adopts rules that require <br /> monitoring of DWQ systems including biosolids application sites. <br /> Health De artment staff im lement monitorin ro ram. <br />November Occupation and Environmental Epidemiology Branch issues <br />2005 recommendations to the Division of Water Quality in the <br /> document Human Health Risk Evaluation of Land Application of <br /> Sewa a Slud a/Biosolids <br />Dec 2006 Board of Commissioners approves Health Department funds for a <br /> contract with UNC to conduct a pilot study focusing on biosolids. <br /> Over the next two years, Health Department works with UNC to <br /> develo rotocol and attem t to identi a stud site. <br />2006 City of Burlington applies for renewal of biosolids application <br /> ermit. <br />April 2009 Board of Health and OCHD staff begin discussion with DWQ for <br />and ongoing establishing a memorandum of agreement for the monitoring of <br /> several system types including biosolids application activities. <br /> Staff resources limit the expansion of the current WIMP <br /> ro ram. <br />March 2008 Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) makes <br /> request at Board of Commissioners meeting to investigate issue <br /> of biosolids and Burlington's permit renewal. Matter referred to <br /> the Commission for the Environment (CFE). Health Director <br /> res onds to Coun Mana er with memo and fact sheet. <br />May 2008 CFE completes and conveys memorandum to BOCC suggesting <br /> several areas of investigation, including sites in watershed critical <br /> areas, support for planned Board of Health /UNC pilot study, and <br /> suggests a second public hearing in Orange County be held on <br /> Burlin ton a lication. <br />May 2008 BOCC letter to NCDWQ sent, noting unanswered questions <br /> about potential health issues, and proposing a second public <br /> hearing in Orange County (due to amount of land in Orange <br /> subject to Burlington application), that sites within critical <br /> watershed areas not be re-permitted, and that the Health <br /> De artment be informed in advance on future re- ermittin . <br />May 2008 Public hearing held on Burlington permit renewal in Graham. <br /> BOCC letter conveyed. Many Orange County residents attend <br /> ands eak. <br />May 28, NCDWQ letter to Board denying request for second public <br />2008 hearing and noting discussions between NCDWQ and Health <br /> De artment re ardin a ossible MOA. <br />