The plaintiffs in the case never applied biosolids on their own properties, said Laura Dumais, a staff attorney with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility who is representing them. Instead, their land was contaminated by runoff from neighbors.
“Shortly after this material was spread, terrible things started happening,” Dumais said. “All the fish in their ponds turned up floating dead. Animals started getting sick and dying, and it smelled awful, too.”
