| This bill allows a municipality to enact stricter standards |
than the standards adopted by the Department of Environmental |
Protection for the storage and use of sludge, septage and |
composted sludge, provided the governing body of the |
municipality adopted the stricter standards after a public |
hearing was held. The authority to adopt stricter standards |
does not apply to compost, manure or residuals. The bill also |
requires a property owner to record information with the |
register of deeds if sludge, septage or composted sludge is |
spread on the owner's land. |