Carbon County Commissioners in October signed a resolution concerning sewage sludge being used as fertilizers on farmlands.

The resolution states that the county is aware of the practice that is being distributed by Synagro to a handful of Carbon County farms.

The sludge is given to farms to spread on farmlands as a fertilizer.

The resolution also states that the board has been informed that the sludge can have various bacteria and viruses, including salmonella, E. coli, COVID and Monkeypox, as well as heavy metals and cancer causing chemicals called PFAS.

Members of Save Carbon County attended county and municipal meetings to talk about the effects sewage sludge can have on the future of farming on lands that spread this type of fertilizer.