Complaint Listing

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH), through the Office of Environmental Health's Division of Wastewater Engineering, receives complaints regarding land application of biosolids in Virginia from concerned citizens, local monitors and local government officials. Each complaint is recorded and, if appropriate, investigated by the local monitor and/or VDH staff. In addition to complaint records held at the VDH Central Office in Richmond, the Division of Wastewater Engineering maintains an on-line complaint log that includes a listing of all complaints received, summaries of the VDH response and copies of inspection reports (when applicable).

For further information regarding a specific incident or to report a complaint, please contact Cal Sawyer, Director of the Division of Wastewater Engineering, at (804) 864-7463 or by email at cal.sawyer@vdh.virginia.gov.

When reporting a complaint, please identify the County, complaint date and site or area of the complaint (land application) with an address or route location if possible, as well as the farm name and name of the land application company if available.

Date	County	Name	Location	Type	Contractor	Permit Number
12/29/2007	Clarke County	Lloyd Wright	Timberlake Farm	*Road Tracking	Milton Wright	94
12/18/2007	Charles City	Mr. Bishop	Black Farm	*Truck Traffic – road tracking	Nutri-Blend	27
12/14/2007	Fauquier	Susan Trumbo	Shifko Farm	Health Ground Water	Recyc	4
12/10/2007	Fauquier	MES	Frazier Farm	*Truck Traffic – road tracking	Recyc	4
12/6/2007	Essex	Mr. Bergman	EX 14 Sign	Health Buffers	Synagro	42
12/3/2007	Fauquier	Susan Trumbo	Botha Area	Health Buffers	Recyc	4
11/28/2007	Cumberland	Sheario Harris	Duncan Farm	*Odor	Nutri-Blend	50
11/21/2007	Bedford	Mrs. Crum Ms. Raines	Wilkerson Farm	*Odor	Synagro	30
11/02/2007	Fluvanna	Brian Haney	Slators Ford Road	*Odor	Synagro	73
10/22/2007	Fluvanna	Scott Fielding	Sylvia Johnson Farm	*Odor	Synagro	73
10/17/2007	Goochland	Kim Lewis	Route 6	*Odor	Synagro	96
10/16/2007	Prince Edward	Mrs.Buchholz	Simpson Farm	Permit Violation Sign Posting	Nutri-Blend	31
10/8/2007	Prince Edward	Mary Carwile	Simpson Farm	Permit Violation Ground Water	Nutri-Blend	31
10/7/2007	Prince Edward	Mrs.Buchholz	460 West	*Odor	Nutri-Blend	31
9/24/2007	Frederick	Gregory Muzik	Baker Farm	*Ground Water	Synagro	24 A
9/20/2007	Franklin	Christie Williams	Ronald Walker Farm	Truck Traffic Permit Violation	Bio-Nomics	79
9/10/2007	Westmoreland	Sam Johnson	Kinsale – Long Cove	Water Quality Runoff	N/A	N/A
8/28/2007	Charlotte	Manuel Toombs	Toombs Farm	Odor Buffers	N/A	N/A
8/27/2007	Essex	Chuck Laufer	Cheny Bridge Road	Odor Buffers	Synagro	42
8/17-8/20/2007	Augusta	Mr. Monroe Mrs. Hale	Hewitt Farm	Odor Runoff	Houffs Feed and Fertilizer	N/A
8/9/2007	Orange	DEQ NRO	Thomas Graves Farm	Odor Buffers	Synagro	33
8/9/2007	Prince George	Lisa	Merchants Hope Road	Permit Violation Grazing Access <30 Days	Nutri-Blend	102
8/8/2007	Fluvanna	Sandy Rivkin	Central Plains Road	Odor Health	Synagro	73
8/2/2007	Orange	Mr. Goforth	Green Farm	Buffers Ground Water	Recyc Systems	6
7/26/2007	Prince George	Mr. Miller	Jandl Farm	Buffers Ground Water	Nutri-Blend	102
7/25/2007	Buckingham	Mr. Trekas	Denton’s Corner	Buffers Ground Water	Nutri-Blend	91
7/16/2007	Buckingham	Cindy	Hanes Farm	Buffers Ground Water	Nutri-Blend	91
7/11/2007	Greensville	Mr. Ferguson	North Carolina Border	Truck Traffic Odor	N/A	N/A
7/5/2007	Clarke	Mr. Baraniak	Horton Farm	Odor Health	Milton Wright	94
7/2/2007	Essex	Rosa Roane	Sunnyside Road	Buffers Odor *Health	Synagro	42
6/26/2007	Amelia	Mr. Eggleston	Covington Farm	Buffers Ground Water	Nutri-Blend	70
6/14/2007	Cumberland	Sheario Harris	Lancaster Farm	*Buffers	Nutri-Blend	50
6/3/2007	Prince Edward	Mrs. Buchholz	Farmville	*Truck Trailer Parking	N/A	N/A
6/1/2007	Prince Edward	Mrs. Buchholz	Prospect	Buffers Odor Health Truck Traffic	Nutri-Blend	31
5/28/2007	Buckingham	Mary Carwile	Route 15	* Truck Traffic * Spillage	Nutri-Blend	91
5/15/2007	Appomattox	Mary K. Allen	Route 60	* Truck Traffic * Spillage	Synagro	109
5/14/2007	Middlesex	Carol Blake	Route 625	Stockpiling Odor *Runoff	N/A	N/A
5/12/2007	Bedford	Dorothy Judd	Routes 24 and 122	* Truck Traffic * Spillage	Synagro	30
5/7/2007	Nelson	Mary K. Allen	Gladstone	* Stockpiling –Container Storage * Floodplain * Runoff	Synagro/Epic	N/A
5/7/2007	Essex	Nancy Longest	Eubank Road	* Permit Violation * Crop not Planted	Synagro	42
5/7/2007	Prince Edward	Joan Debenaebto	Hidden Lake Road	* Truck Traffic * Road Damage * Cattle Grazing Access <30 Days	Nutri-Blend	31
5/4/2007	Bedford	Wayne Overstreet	Ruff Farm	* Buffers * Odor * Health	Synagro	30
4/26/2007	Bedford	Ed Fisher	Route 643 & 611	* Steep Slope * Runoff	Synagro	30
4/21/2007	Prince Edward	Mrs. Buchholz	Prospect	* Buffers * Health	Nutri-Blend	31
4/20/2007	Essex	Peggy Reynolds	Hundley Farm	* Field Storage * Access Road	Synagro	42
4/16/2007	Madison	Eric Paulson	Boyd Farm	* Truck Traffic * Road Damage	Synagro	112
4/12/2007	King & Queen	LHD	Richardson Farm	* Permit Violation * Odor	Synagro	1
4/12/2007	Lunenburg	Manuel Toombs	Route 622	* Odor * Cattle Grazing Access <30 Days	N/A	N/A
4/3/2007	Louisa	William Small	Brickhouse Road	* Odor * Runoff * Road Tracking * Health	Synagro	77
3/28/2007	Lancaster	DEQ-PRO	Mary Ball Road	* Odor * Health	N/A	N/A
3/23/2007	Lancaster	Marshall Sebra	Hudnall Farm	* Odor * Health	Recyc Systems	130
3/12/2007-3/28/2007	Prince Edward	Mrs. Buchholz	Prospect	* Buffers * Odor * Health * Truck Trailer Parking	Nutri-Blend	31
3/9/2007	Essex	Delegate Wittman	Point Breeze Lane	* Buffers * Ground Water * Runoff	Synagro	42
3/7/2007	Bedford	Greg Fenning	Old Country Road	* Odor * Health	Synagro	30
2/28/2007	Bedford	LHD	Rocky Ford Road	* Odor * Health	Synagro	30
2/26/2007	Bedford	Residents	Otterville Road	* Field Storage * Road Tracking * Health	Synagro	30
2/23/2007	Nelson	Jennifer Burks Mary K. Allen	Gladstone	* Stockpiling –Container Storage * Floodplain * Runoff	Synagro/Epic	N/A
1/23/2007	King & Queen	Eddie Wood	York River Road (off 33 near West Point)	* Permit Violation * Odor	Synagro	1
1/11/2007	Bedford	Residents	Otterville Road	* Field Storage * Road Tracking * Health	Synagro	30
1/10/2007	Nelson	Jennifer Burks Mary K. Allen	Gladstone	* Stockpiling –Container Storage * Floodplain *Runoff	Synagro/Epic	N/A
1/3/2007	Bedford	Nancy Raine	Wilkerson Farm	* Permit Violation * Odor	N/A	N/A
12/20/2006	Nelson	Resident	Gladstone	* Truck Traffic * Spillage	Synagro	109
12/13/2006	Bedford	Susie Dooley	Thaxton School Road	* Odor	N/A	N/A
12/12/2006	Bedford	LHD	Otterville Road	* Field Storage * Road Tracking * Odor	Synagro	30
10/26-11/14/2006	Bedford	Several Residents	Wilkerson Farm and Rocky Ford Road	* Field Storage * Spillage * Odor * Health Concerns	Synagro	30
10/26/2006	Spotsylvania	LHD	Turner Farm	* Odor * Health	Recyc	95
10/24/2006	Essex	Matt Loving	Loving Farm	* Stockpiling - Field Storage Closure	Synagro	42
10/20/2006	Surry	Delegate Barlow	Benton James Farm	* Buffers * Ground Water * Health	Synagro	128
10/5/2006	Goochland	DEQ	Albert Pyle Farm	* Floodplain * Runoff * Stockpiling	Synagro	96
9/22 - 10/4/2006	Bedford	County	Edwards and Wilkerson Farms	* Stream Contamination * Field Storage * Health Concerns	Synagro	30
9/11 – 9/25/2006	Fauquier	Several Residents	Frazier Farm	* Odor * Right-of-way * Truck Traffic * Health Concerns	Recyc	4
8/24/2006	Nelson	DEQ-SCRO	Gladstone	* Truck Traffic * Spillage	Synagro	109
8/24/2006	Bedford	Ronald Fowler	Phelps Road	* Odor * Road Tracking	Synagro	30
8/22/2006	Bedford	Harry Stevens	Ruff Farm	* Odor * Buffers	Synagro	30
8/17/2006	Nottoway	County	Carlo Farm	* Buffer Violation	Recyc	104
8/9/2006	Orange	Janet Loeffler	K’Dee Farm	* Health Concerns	Recyc	6
8/1/2006	Surry	DEQ-PRO	Sussex Surry LLC	* Stream Contamination * Runoff	Synagro	128
07/06/2006	Appomattox	Mary Akers	Route 608	* Odor Health	Synagro	109
07/06/2006	Franklin	James Causey	Brooks Farm	* Ground Water	Bio-Nomic	79
06/28/2006	Amelia	Debra Bowles, Rebbeca Kearney	Hoot Owl Hollow Farm	* Odor * Ground Water * Runoff * Health * Pests	Synagro	32
06/19/2006	Prince Edward	Wendy Oliver	Routt Farm	* Health Concerns	Nutri-Blend	31
06/14/2006	Appomattax	Susan Mangus	Route 605	* Truck Traffic * Spillage	Synagro	109
06/07/2006	Frederick	County	Frog Hollow Road	* Pond Contamination * Runoff	Synagro	24A
06/06/2006	Louisa	Irene Mitchell	Mt.Airy Road	* Odor * Health	Synagro	77
06/01/2006	Fluvanna	Fred Sadler	Route 53	* Fencing * Over Application	Synagro	73
05/09/2006	Nelson	Mary C. Allen	Gladstone	* Odor * Storage Containers * Buffers	Synagro	N/A
05/08/2006	Campbell	CW Williams	Gilliam Site	* Odor * Health	Nutri-Blend	134
05/02/2006	Bedford	Mr. Muse	Lawhorne Farm	* Odor * Buffers	Synagro	30
04/28/2006	Franklin	Charles Poindexter	Webster Road	* Road Tracking * Runoff	BioNomics	79
04/25/2006	Prince Edward	Darlene Jordan	Route 609	* Odor	Nutri-Blend	31
04/19/2006	Louisa	Scott Stevens	Route 640	* Truck Traffic	Synagro	77
04/07/2006	Caroline	Beril Southall	Maryton Drive	* Truck Traffic * Road Damage	Recyc Systems	97
04/05/2006	Hanover	County	Pamunky CC	* Road Tracking * Runoff	Nutri-Blend	60
04/04/2006	Appomattox	Ray Wingfield	Wooldridge Farm	* Cattle Grazing Access < 30 Days	Synagro	109
03/31/2006	Stafford	Marcia Carey	Route 608	* Odor	N/A	N/A
03/29/2006	Sussex	Anon	Route 40 and Route 632	* Public Access < 30 Days	Synagro	121
03/24/2006	Sussex	Thomas Guess	Engel Farm	* Odor * Ground Water * Runoff	Recyc	135
03/23/2006	Bedford	James Bryant	Centerville Road	* Odor * Truck Traffic	Synagro	30
03/22/2006	Amherst	Julian Hesson	Gladstone	* Odor * Storage Containers * Runoff	Synagro	N/A
03/21/2006	Amelia	Mike Collins	Beaver Pond Creek Road	* Ground Water * Runoff	Synagro	32
03/20/2006	Charlotte	Anonymous	Rt. 662	* Buffers	Nutri-Blend	123
03/20/2006	Appomattox	Brian Gillan	Route 656 and Route 657	* Odor * Truck Traffic	Synagro	109
03/13/2006	Appomattox	County	Wooldridge Farm	* Cattle Grazing Access < 30 Days	Synagro	109
03/08/2006	Middlesex	Iris Keister	Russell Farm	* Odor * Health	Recyc	115
03/06/2006	Sussex	EPA-Region III	Optimist Road	* Public Access < 30 Days	Synagro	121
03/03/2006	King George	Anon	Taylor Farm	* Runoff	Synagro	41
02/23 - 03/06/2006	Sussex	DEQ-PRO	Optimist Road	* Odor * Runoff * Truck Traffic * Ground Water	Synagro	121
02/17 - 02/22/2006	Sussex	Greg Whitmore	Optimist Road	* Odor * Runoff * Truck Traffic * Road Tracking	Synagro	121
02/07/2006	Surry	Ronnie Parham	Route 40	* Odor * Runoff	Synagro	128
02/06/2006	Bedford	Ed Hey	Otterville Road	* Odor * Runoff * Road Traffic	Synagro	30
02/03/2006	King & Queen	Thelma Taylor	Longest Farm	* Odor * Buffer Violation	Nutri-Blend	47
02/02/2006	Westmoreland	County	Sydnor/ Presnell	* Odor	Recyc	9
01/31/2006	Appomattox	Virginia Daugherty	Route 656	* Odor * Road Tracking * Over Application	Synagro	109
01/12/2006	Fluvanna	Charles Debusk	Route 6	* Odor * Health	Synagro	73
12/20/2005	Bedford	Jackson	Wilkerson	* Odor * Runoff * Over Application	Synagro	30
12/20/2005	Prince Edward	Buchholz	Prospect	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Nutri-Blend	31
12/15/2005	Surry	DEQ-PRO	Sussex Surry LLC	* Health * Runoff	Synagro	128
12/09/2005	Rockingham	Kite	Elkton	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Houff	N/A
12/05/2005	King & Queen	Spence	Richardson Farm	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	43
11/16/2005	Hanover	Anon	Wickham Farm	* Truck Traffic	Recyc	5
11/15/2005	Surry	DEQ	Sussex Surry LLC	* Odor * Runoff	Synagro	128
11/10/2005	King & Queen	Del. Morgan/Craig	Richardson Farm	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	43
11/09/2005	Hanover	Recyc Systems	Grayson Taylor Farm	* Cattle Grazing Access < 30 Days	Recyc	5
11/07/2005	Appomattox	Mr. Cawthorn	Charles Brand Farm	* Cattle Grazing Access < 30 Days	Synagro	109
10/24/2005	Appomattox	Bobby Wingfield	Charles Brand	* Road Tracking	Synagro	109
10/21/2005	Frederick	William Maddox - DEQ, VRO	Good Farm - Apple Pie Ridge	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	24 A
10/12/2005	Albemarle	Don Hackler	Carrboro Site	* Truck Traffic	Recyc	89
10/06/2005	Surry	Dr. Royster	Surry-Sussex LLC	* Health	Synagro	128
9/14/2005	Spotsylvania	Melody Fowler	Turner Farm	* Odor * Health	Recyc	95
9/13/2005	Surry	Sarah Blackmon	Claremont	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	128
9/12/2005	Fauquier	Norma Kips	Brock Price	* Odor * Stockpiling	Synagro	1
9/02/2005	Pittsylvania	Mike Chelco, DEQ,SCRO	JT Hunt T-1640	* Ground Water	Nutri-Blend	139
8/31/2005	Surry	Amy Pemberton	Claremont	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	128
8/26/2005	Cumberland	Cathleen Kahl	Jamestown and Route 600	* Odor	Nutri-Blend	50
8/05/2005	Spotsylvania	Patty Greek - DEQ, NRO	Gilman Site Todd's Tavern	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	131
7/29/2005	Fauquier	Larry Coneen	Stribling Property	* Odor * Runoff * Over Application	Synagro	51
7/29/2005	Lancaster	Gayl Fowler	Route 618	* Ground Water	Recyc	130
7/28/2005	Botetourt	Jim Scott - DEQ,WCRO	Hubert Martin Farm	* Over Application * Runoff	Bio-Nomic Services	85
7/25/2005	Louisa	Betty Claveloux	Houston Farm LA 9	* General Concerns About Potential Impacts	Synagro	77
7/19/2005	Loudoun	Dlegate May's Office	Robert Carr	* Odor * Stockpiling	Synagro	1
7/12/2005	Frederick	Barbara Rubin	Glade Farm	* Odor * Possible illness	Synagro	24A
7/10/2005	Louisa	CW Williams	Massie Farm LO 7	* Odor * Possible illness	Synagro	77
6/29/2005	Cumberland	Judy Ornby	Allendale Farm	* Buffer * Ground Water	Hatcher	N/A
6/21/2005	King George	King George County - Mark Remsberg	Mathias Point	* Odor * Over Application	Synagro	62
6/15/2005	Lunenburg	Dr. Levine	Route 662	* Road Tracking	Recyc	119
6/10/2005	Buckingham	Marty Farber	Route 619	* Application on high grass	Synagro	92
6/6/2005	Caroline	Steven Carneal	Ruther Glen	* Buffer * Runoff	Synagro	99
5/11/2005	Spotsylvania	Gaile Avis	Morris Road	* Odor * Stockpiling	Synagro	1
5/9/2005 - 5/19/2005	Loudoun	Larry Zendek, Others	Lucketts Road, Route 662	* Odor * Runoff	Synagro	63
5/02/2005-5/19/2005	Spotsylvania	Multiple	Gilman Site Todd's Tavern	* Odor * Ground Water * Truck Traffic	Synagro	131
5/04/2005	Spotsylvania	Daniel Murphy	Margo Road	* Ground Water	Unknown	N/A
4/27/2005	King George	Mrs. Parker	Millbank Road	* Odor	CROPS	83
4/26/2005	Prince Edward	Mrs. Buchholz	Prospect Area	* Odor * Possible Illness	Nutri-Blend	31
4/22/2005	Dinwiddie	Grace Gupton	Route 693	* Ground Water * Runoff	Recyc	22
4/21/2005	Frederick	Kristen Boczar	Gainsboro Area	* Ground Water * Runoff	Synagro	24A
4/20/2005	Louisa	Kathy Hile	Route 33	* Odor	N/A	N/A
4/13/2005	Montgomery	LHD	Christiansburg	* Buffer * Runoff	ELMS	VPDES SMP
3/30/2005	Prince George	Ellen Morris	Flowerdew Hundred	* Odor * Possible Illness	Nutri-Blend	102
3/25/2005	Bedford	Kattie Baltzele	Route 807	* Odor * Ground Water	Synagro	30
3/11/2005	Westmoreland	Heather Straughan	Nash and Hynson Sites	* Application without Field Records and during rainfall	Mobile Dredging	26
3/09/2005	Spotsylvania	Chip Russell	Thornburg	* Truck Parking Potential Spills	Synagro	N/A
2/17/2005	Sussex	Norman Rose	Millstone Lane Harrell Farm	* Odor * Application without Incorporation * Possible Illness	Synagro	121
2/15/2005	Buckingham	Andrew Lawson & Christy Loving	Route 695 Whiterock Road	* Odor * Possible Illness * Ground Water	Unknown	N/A
2/09/2005	Amelia	Ray York	Webb Tract	* Road Tracking	Synagro	32
2/08/2005	Essex	Eleanor Wrenn	Hutcheson Farm	* Odor	Synagro	42
1/21/2005	Richmond	Richard Golden	Earl Lewis Tract	* Odor * No Notification	Wright Trucking	107
1/06/2005	Essex	Theresa Braxton	Brooks Site	* Odor * Possible Illness	Synagro	42
1/05/2005	Amelia	Mrs. Adams	Webb Tract	* Ground Water * Runoff	Synagro	32
12/27/2004	Prince Edward	Jean Noone	Route 626, Route 625	* Buffer * Runoff	Nutri-Blend	31
12/22/2004	Appomattox	County	Route 616	* Truck Spill	Synagro	109
12/17/2004	Westmoreland	County	Route 604	* Road Tracking	Recyc	9
12/10/2004	Dinwiddie	Massengill	McKenny	* Ground Water	N/A	N/A
12/09/2004	Westmoreland	County	Malcolm Dameron Farm	* Application during rainfall	Recyc	9
12/06/2004	Frederick	William Henkel	Belford / Route 739	* Ground Water	Synagro	24A
12/02/2004	Amelia	Alton Hill, Mark Condray	Webb Tract	* R/W Access Dispute	Synagro	32
11/18/2004	Madison	Jean Nelson	Gentry Farm	* Odor * Flies	Recyc	116
11/10/2004	Essex	Mrs. Robinson	Brooks	* Odor	Synagro	42
11/08/2004	Nottoway	Benson	Route 606	* Odor * Possible Illness	Recyc	104
11/02/2004	Madison	Dave Longley	Gentry / Route 662	* Odor	Recyc	89
10/29/2004	Nottoway	Elizabeth Benson	Forrester Farm, Route 606	* Odor * Possible Illness	Recyc	104
10/28/2004	Westmoreland / King George	West- moreland County	Route 631 Route 205 Route 3	* Truck Spill	Atlantic Coastal	75
10/27/2004	Buckingham	Ducks Corner Stone	Saxon Farm, Route 60 Route 742	* Application during rainfall	Nutri-Blend	91
10/26/2004	Appomattox	Steven Carwile	Route 26	* Road Tracking	Synagro	109
10/14/2004	Louisa	C.W. Williams	Multiple Route 613 Route 628 Route 687	* Odor * Road Tracking	Synagro	77
10/12/2004	Frederick	Helen Flowers	Albin Area	* Odor	Synagro	24A
10/06/2004	Louisa	Bruce Hawkins	Route 687	* Odor	Synagro	77
10/04/2004	Spotsylvania	Elaine Brooks	Dickinson / Route 208 Route 726	* Odor	Recyc	95
10/01/2004	King George	King George County	Spillman / Route 626	* Odor * Trucks Dust	CROPS	13
9/24/2004	Spotsylvania	Mrs. Luck, Spotsylvania County	Dickinson / Route 601 Route726	* Application on Unpermitted Site	Recyc	95
9/23/2004	Charlotte	Dorothy Gregory	Highway 47 Route 615	* Ground Water * Runoff	Nutri-Blend	123
9/22/2004	Frederick	Diana Hyre	Route 672	* Ground Water	Synagro	24A
9/08/2004	Appomattox	Lombardi / Coviello	Route 613	* Cattle Grazing Access < 30 Days	Synagro	109
9/08/2004	Princ