Source: Lora Berg, NATIONAL HOG FARMER, 12/8/11

Livestock organizations are working together to submit comments pertaining to the proposed new rule referred to as the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) 308 rule. The rule has been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require CAFOs to report information about their operations under Section 308 of the Clean Water Act, which deals with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Comments on the rule are due Dec. 20.

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