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Small meat processors warn 2022 groundwater permit sets stricter limits that could shutter plants
Summary
Leaders of the Michigan Meat Association told the House Oversight Committee that changes in the 2022 general groundwater discharge permit imposed new numeric limits and operating requirements that present large capital and operating costs for small processors and risk local food‑system disruption.
The Michigan Meat Association told the House Oversight Committee that the 2022 revision to the state’s general groundwater discharge permit for meat processors introduced numeric limits and operating requirements that threaten the viability of small processors across the state.
Why it matters: Small processors are an important part of local food systems; association leaders said the permit imposes limits and monitoring obligations that increase capital and operating costs and could force smaller plants to close, with downstream effects on farm-to-market supply chains and community access to processing…
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