A group originally organized to defeat the PennEast pipeline has now turned its attention to sewage sludge.

Three members of Save Carbon County brought the sludge matter before Franklin Township supervisors on Tuesday.

Roy and Linda Christman, along with Lucy Freck, all of Towamensing Township, are opposed to using sewage sludge as fertilizer for landscaping or agriculture.

“I am not opposed to using it (fertilizer) on fields,” Roy Christman said. “What I am opposed to is the use of sewage sludge.”

“Residents should not have to put up with sewage sludge,” Linda Christman said. “It’s not just a problem right now; it’s going to continue to grow.”

Linda Christman asked the board to consider the adoption of a resolution that would support better regulation of the sludge.

She said that if the township were to adopt the resolution, the group would carry its concerns to the treatment plants for Allentown and Bethlehem.

Board Chairman Fred Kemmerer said he understood the group’s concern.

“I wouldn’t want anything that would harm our watershed,” Kemmerer said. “You have my support.”

Woody Frey, of East Penn Township, said that East Penn fought the sludge as well.

“I was broken-hearted for the people on (Route) 895,” Frey said. “Those homes were absolutely devalued.”

Frey added, “it’s horrifying to see those signs.”