Missouri “sludge” regulation bills head to senate after passing house
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House passes two bills aimed at regulating agricultural sludge.
Those two bills originated from complaints of residents in southwest and central Missouri, over the odor and environmental concerns from land application.
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Commonly known as “sludge,” byproducts from industrial facilities, like food processors.
Locally, the group “Stop Land Use Damaging our Ground and Environment,” or S.L.U.D.G.E had been fighting for legislative change.
The bills passed by the house would require storage lagoons to be tested monthly for heavy metals and pathogens, along with monitoring to prevent seepage into water bodies. The bills were sponsored by state representatives Dirk Deaton of McDonald County, and Ed Lewis of Randolph County.
They’ll now begin the process of passing through the state senate.
