San Bernardino County health department cites odor, fire and operational concerns at controversial plant near Hinkley.
Citing odor issues, fire dangers and apparent violations of state law, San Bernardino County’s public health department has ordered a High Desert composting facility that processes sewage sludge and green waste from residents across Southern California to stop doing business.drawing headlines this summer
Officials finally declared that fire extinguished in mid-September. But county health officials said in a Sept. 29 cease-and-desistthat, with current operation and storage practices, the facility still “poses a potential threat of fires or significant smoldering” that can harm “public health, safety, and the environment.”
Synagro is “in close communication” with county health officials on the issue, company spokesman Layne Baroldi said Thursday via email. State regulators also have been monitoring the situation, per CalRecycle, which helps oversee composting operations. Agencies such as South Orange County Wastewater Authority filled two trucks each day with leftover sewage sludge and trucked it 130 miles to reach the company’s High Desert facility. Sending it to the Kern County facility tacks on another 70 miles each way.
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