Bowmanstown Borough has been asked to adopt a resolution to oppose the use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer for landscaping or agriculture.

Carol Etheridge, of Save Carbon County, spoke with borough council last week about the toxic issues with biosolids (sewage sludge), which is human waste that’s been treated.

The resolution calls for stricter regulation of sewage sludge used as a fertilizer on cropland or landscaping, and urges state government representatives to give townships and boroughs greater control over the pollutant.

Etheridge said that if they receive enough support, the group would then take it to the Carbon County commissioners.

She said that sewage sludge is treated to produce Class B sludge and treated further for class A. The type that is distributed in Carbon is Class B, which is the lowest level of treatment.

Council President Pam Leiby told Etheridge council would look over the resolution.

“We’ll review this and can get back to you with what we’ll be doing,” Leiby said.

Etheridge said that as of council’s meeting, nearly a dozen Carbon municipalities had adopted the resolution.

East Penn went to court in an effort to keep Synagro out of the township.

Linda Christman, who serves as president of Save Carbon County, previously said that if they receive enough support, the group would carry its concerns to the treatment plants for Allentown and Bethlehem.

Save Carbon County is opposed to using sewage sludge as fertilizer for landscaping or agriculture, and has approached various municipalities about the subject.

The group has asked municipalities to adopt a resolution that would support better regulations of the sludge.

Various municipalities throughout the county have passed resolutions to date.