Laserfiche WebLink
includes monitoring, record keeping, reporting, permitting, and laboratory <br />• analyses by all wastewater treatment plants involved with producing and <br />applying biosolids. <br />The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has the <br />authority to investigate any biosolids project and to penalize violators of <br />the state standards. Any citizen can ask questions or request informa- <br />tion related to biosolids safety by contacting EPA at 303-312-6129 or the <br />Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at 303-692- <br />3100. <br />Has Scientific Research Shown that <br />Biosolids Are Safe? <br />Decades of scientific research have shown that we can use biosolids <br />0 <br />Aft <br />` F~. ;• - -+•'? <br />Biosolic/r can he used to i ecluiln ,1a1na_ ed /c?»d such as phis valid (lint, in <br />.rnrrthcasleru C o/orado. <br />safely. Scientists at reputable institutions such as Colorado State <br />University, University of Colorado at Boulder and Denver, and other state <br />and national institutions have conducted research on biosolids. <br />Extensive data collected since the 1920s show that the use of <br />biosolids, when in compliance with state and federal regulations, poses <br />no known risks to human health or the environment. There has never <br />been a substantiated case of illness or environmental harm caused by <br />• the proper use of biosolids. <br /> <br /> <br />