Take Action: Support CAFO Monitoring Rule
With more hogs than people in the state, hog farming is a huge issue in NC. Even more so, our 10 million hogs generate about 13 million pounds of hog waste per day – posing a huge problem of how to properly dispose of this raw waste in a manner that doesn’t affect our water supplies, public health or quality of life.
There is a proposal for a new monitoring rule that would make sure that industrial animal facilities are properly handling their waste and complying with the law, just as any other industry is required to do. The enhanced monitoring at livestock operations will evaluate the effectiveness of the industry's waste management measures, enable accurate compliance oversight by the state, and ensure that the public and state agencies are able to identify water quality trends related to the performance of livestock operations. The information gained through this monitoring rule will aid in the protection of North Carolinians’ public health, water quality and quality of life.
Take action today and send an email to the NC Division of Water Quality - they need to know that you support this rule! For more information, please visit our Tell Me More page.
