Bowmanstown has joined other municipalities in Carbon County in pledging their support to an environmental group to regulate the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer.

Borough council on a 4-0 vote Tuesday adopted a resolution in opposition of the use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer for landscaping or agriculture.

The resolution calls for stricter regulation of sewage sludge used as a fertilizer on cropland or landscaping, and urges state government representatives to give townships and boroughs greater control over the pollutant.

Members of Save Carbon County said that if they receive enough support, the group would then take it to the Carbon County commissioners.

Sewage sludge is treated to produce Class B sludge and treated further for Class A. The type that is distributed in Carbon is Class B, which is the lowest level of treatment.

Linda Christman, who serves as president of Save Carbon County, previously said that if they receive enough support, the group would carry its concerns to the treatment plants for Allentown and Bethlehem.

Save Carbon County is opposed to using sewage sludge as fertilizer for landscaping or agriculture, and has approached various municipalities about the subject.

Resident Rob Sikorsky asked why Save Carbon County is going after the treatment plants for Allentown and Bethlehem.

Council President Pam Leiby said that as a municipality, the borough is here in support of Save Carbon County.

Sikorsky noted that neighboring East Penn Township went to court.

“They spent a ton of money and they lost,” Sikorsky said.

East Penn went to court in an effort to keep Synagro out of the township.