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Union of BC Municipalities passes resolution on biosolids

A group fighting biosolids in the Merritt area has successfully lobbied for help at the Union of BC Municipalities convention. Delegates passed a resolution yesterday that could change how communities dispose of their sewage lagoon waste. We'll see where the battle goes from here.

A group fighting biosolids in the Merritt area has successfully lobbied for help at the UBCM convention.

(Samantha Garvey/CBC)

The annual Union of BC Municipalities convention wraps up today in Vancouver. One of the issues that some people there were raising a stink about was biosolids. That's the waste left over from sewage treatment plants.

On Monday, we talked with Georgia Clement. She's a member of Friends of Nicola Valley. They've been fighting the use of bio-solids as a fertilizer on land around Merritt.

She was at the convention to lobby for a resolution that could change the way communities deal with biosolids.

In a vote yesterday, that resolution was passed.

We've reached Georgia Clement again this morning to find out: What now?

To hear the audio, click the link: Union of BC Municipalities passes resolution on biosolids