Written responses to the grand jury report are due within 90 days. The composting site is in his district. It does a real disservice to the residents I represent who have been putting up with the stench for many years. Earlier this year, Buster held a campaign coffee event at a home near Synagro and the 50 invited guests were greeted by the odors, he said. Since 1988, sewage facilities have been prohibited from dumping biosolids, or sludge , into the ocean.
Riverside County prohibits biosolids from ending up in landfills, according to the report.
Under state law, cities and counties have to cut in half by this year the amount of solid waste taken to landfills. The Temescal Canyon sewage composting site was approved in 1989, east of Interstate 15 off Dawson Canyon Road, It takes in 500 tons of sludge a day. Recyc Inc. Windrows, rows of composting material, are on 15 acres of the 88-acre leased property near the El Sobrante Landfill. The compost site operators use fans to circulate the air and spray water to lower the intensity of the odors emitted from the sludge . The processed sludge is used as a fertilizer for gardens or farms.