That sludge application continues in the face of near destruction of the Chesapeake Bay is incredible. Regulations, standards for enforcement, site practices are trivial questions in the face of complete devastaton of fisheries, oyster reefs and general health of the Bay. The Bay's multi-billion value to the 16 million people living in it's watershead is declining rapidly as the bay edges toward being a gigantic cesspool. Both nutrients and toxics in sludge contribute significantly to bay decline. Sludge caused dead zones when barged out to sea, so politics forced it into land application where it is now making people sick and destroying the local environment. Yeah, we need better regulations, standards for enforcement, and site practices, but the real answer is in finding new uses for sludge that don't pollute the environment. Conversion to fuel comes to mind. The "stuff" needs to be banned now for use in land application.