The residuals management industry is scrambling to assess the financial risk from a growing number of tort suits challenging land applications of biosolids that plaintiffs are filing in state courts as federal courts are rejecting industry defenses that EPA regulations allowing the controversial practice preempt the tort suits.  more...

LAKE OKEECHOBEE – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services today adopted the final statewide Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule. The rule limits the phosphorus and nitrogen content in fertilizers for urban turf and lawns, significantly reducing the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus applied in urban areas and limiting the amount of those compounds reaching Florida’s water resources.   more...