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1. 1. www.tahoedailytribune.com

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   Published on: 12/14/2007   Last Visited: 12/15/2007

   David Albright, manager of the EPA's regional groundwater office, said the drain fields targeted in the latest fine are part of an on-site wastewater-treatment system typically used in rural areas where there is no formal wastewater-treatment facility.
   
   They are used by piping wastewater into a field where it filters down through the soil and other materials, so it is largely treated before it reaches an aquifer, he said.
   
   "The effluent coming out of the pipe that was supposed to drain down through the soil was ponding on the surface," Albright said.
   
   "It's basically minimally treated human wastewater, so it could have pathogens in it. We'd be concerned about people walking in it, pets getting into it and tracking it back into homes," he told The Associated Press.
   
   "As a public-health matter, it is an indication the system is not working adequately."
   
   At this point, PTP has "pretty much come into compliance," Albright said.
   
   "They are working closely with us and have made the changes to the system we asked them to. We are pretty much at the end of the process," he said.

2. 2. Los Angeles to give underground sludge storage a shot - Latest news | Bakersfield.com - Kern County news, events, shopping & search

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   Published on: 12/21/2006   Last Visited: 12/21/2006

   One well will be used to inject up to 400 tons of sludge per day, according to David Albright, a groundwater manager for the EPA.
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   "The idea of the project is that it's a renewable energy project," Albright said.
   
   The project would pose no risk to drinking water supplies, according to the EPA.
   
   Injection wells are commonly used in gas and oil production. Albright said this is the first attempt he knows of to use the technology to dispose of sewage sludge.
   
   Sludge spreading was banned in Kern County under Measure E in June.

3. 3. pubs.acs.org

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   Published on: 4/23/2007   Last Visited: 2/5/2008

   At a national level, the Environmental Protection Agency is seeing greater interest in and discussion of using treated wastewater to recharge aquifers, says David Albright, manager of the groundwater office of EPA's Pacific Southwest Region. He is unaware, however, of any other plants in the works.