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News Releases - 2003New U.S. Animal Waste Regulations To Be Topic For Discussion at Upcoming IEPA Meeting
Springfield, Ill. -- Representatives of agricultural and livestock producer associations, environmental groups and citizens organizations interested in Illinois livestock issues have been invited to meet at the Illinois EPA’s Springfield headquarters on Jan. 29 to discuss new and expanded livestock waste management regulations U.S. EPA is scheduled to publish by the end of this month. “This is the first in a series of meetings we intend to hold so we may work closely with the groups affected by these new rules,” said Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano. U.S. EPA in mid-December announced new regulations for storage and disposal of waste from large livestock operations that meet the federal definition of a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, or CAFO. Generally, CAFOs are defined as operations raising more than 1,000 cattle, 700 dairy cows, 2,500 swine, 10,000 sheep, 135,000 chickens, 82,000 laying hens or 55,000 turkeys in confinement. The proposed new rules will require all large CAFOs to apply for a permit, submit an annual report and develop and implement plans for handling manure and wastewater. It will place controls on land application of manure and wastewater, eliminate current permitting exemptions and extend coverage to include immature swine and immature dairy cows. Livestock waste poses an environmental threat when released to waters where the overabundance of nutrients it contains, chiefly nitrogen and phosphorus, can cause algal blooms and fish kills. The wastes also can introduce disease-bearing pathogens into drinking water source waters. |
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