House debates S.124 to clarify state CAFO permitting after EPA directive
The Vermont House took up the second reading of S.124, a bill that would clarify that the Agency of Natural Resources is the lead state permitting authority for concentrated animal feeding operation discharges and would add CAFO-specific definitions, inspection duties and deadlines to comply with a directive from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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The Vermont House took up the second reading of S.124 on the floor, a bill titled “An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects” that amends state law to address concentrated animal feeding operation permitting and agricultural water quality.
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