The Technical Committee for Land Application of Biosolids (TCLAB) is a Committee appointed by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to specifically address citizen health concerns about exposure to sludge. The Committee was terminated as of December 31, 2003 and the recently elected BOS has chosen not to re-establish this committee.

Discussion on the Controversial Membership (Click Here)

Update on TCLAB Controversies - May 3, 2003 (Click Here)

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Listed below is the Action Item from:
http://inetdocs.loudoun.gov/bos/docs/boardstandingco_/
landusecommitte_/2003_/21003_/item4landapplic/office2k/office2k.htm

Item # 4                           
                                                                       Date of Meeting:  February 10, 2003

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
ACTION ITEM

SUBJECT:                                  Land Application of Biosolids/Loudoun County  
                                                  Technical Committee Land Application of Biosolids  
                                                  Request for Additional Members

ELECTION DISTRICT:                Countywide

CRITICAL ACTION DATE:          At the Pleasure of the Board

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Advisory Committee: The Technical Committee for Land Application of Biosolids (TCLAB) recommends that the Land Use Committee recommend to the full Board of Supervisors, at their meeting on February 18, 2003, that Lloyd Wright; Arthur Raines; and Christopher Simmons be added to the membership of the TCLAB.

Staff:  The Staff concurs with the TCLAB in its recommendation.  
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BACKGROUND:

On July 25, 2002, the Board reconvened the Loudoun County Technical Committee for Land Application of Biosolids to review the current concerns, consider potential amendments to current code and return the draft along with the Attorney’s Office comments to the Land Use Committee for review and authorization to send the draft ordinance revisions to public hearing.  Since that time, the committee has met 15 times, including:

·        a public input session, 

·        a session with Zaida Thompson of the County Attorney’s Office to consider legal issues,

·        a session to hear from researchers,  

·        a session to hear from a producer,

·        sessions to consider the issues, and

·        sessions to interview additional applicants for committee membership. 

Current TCLAB members include:  Bruce Clendenin (Consultant), Chairperson; Steve Cawthron (Biosolids Producer); Chris Hatch (farmer); and John Myers (farmer).

The nominees to the committee are:

     Lloyd Wright, Biosolids Applier;
     Arthur Raines, Pharmacology Professor (retired); and  
     Christopher Simmons, Citizen (Dept. of Defense employee).

ISSUES:

 -         County Attorney has concluded that the County does not have the authority to issue a moratorium as requested by some citizens.

-         More research on potential health impacts is needed according to National Academy of Sciences, and others.

-         The committee requests expanding its representation to include additional citizen members.

-         The committee is considering how the County can best stimulate health impacts research.

-         The committee, with staff and citizen assistance has been monitoring General Assembly activities on biosolids, and has submitted revised wording to strengthen the locality’s authority to regulate such activities.

-         Enforcement and monitoring activities are being examined to determine if they are sufficient.

-         Evaluation of technology, storage and application is being studied to determine if processes provide the least impact to the County.

Leadership from the TCLAB will be in attendance at the February 10, 2003, LUC meeting to provide a status report on its work.  The core purpose of this action item is to request the Board of Supervisors, through its Land Use Committee, to expand the membership of the Technical Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

ALTERNATIVES:

   1.  Approve the draft motion to add those members suggested by the TCLAB,  
    2.  Disapprove all additional members nominated by TCLAB,  
   3.  Approve some of the additional members nominated by TCLAB

DRAFT MOTION:

I move that the Land Use Committee recommend to the full Board of Supervisors, that Lloyd Wright; Arthur Raines; and Christopher Simmons be added to the membership of the TCLAB.

STAFF CONTACTS:

            Larry D. Yates, Chief of Environmental Health  
            Robert E. Lee, Environmental Engineering and Policy Development

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