Imperial Valley Residents Unite Against Proposed Sludge Plant

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Published February 12, 2008 at 9:36 AM PST

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Will the sludge plant be built in Niland? How is Calexico dealing with the subprime mortgage crisis? Why are business leaders in the Imperial Valley eagerly awaiting a decision on the construction of

Tom Fudge: Residents of Imperial County voted in the February 5th Primary like all Californians. But it's not clear that the presidential race was the hottest item on the ballot. In fact, a lot of voters in the Valley came out to vote on Measure X . By doing so, they voted to ban the importation of sludge (sewage, in other words) to Imperial County from other locations. Measure X was spurred by plans from a Bakersfield company to establish a huge sludge plant near Niland. Its purpose would be to process and burn sludge from large urban counties in Southern California.

The infamous sludge plant leads our discussion this week about the big issues in the Imperial Valley.

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Brad Jennings, editor of the Imperial Valley Press .