Source: Gary Baise, FARM PROGRESS, 6/1/21


Food and Water Watch filed a legal petition May 20th against EPA in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over EPA’s decision NOT to update wastewater guidelines involving concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). These effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) are to require CAFOs to implement technology to reduce pollution into waters of the United States (WOTUS). Food and Water Watch, a politically active environmentalist group, must be unaware that CAFOs do not discharge. EPA required no discharge permits at one time and another circuit court stated if you do not have a discharge, you do not need a permit.

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