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Committee discussion zeroes in on CAFO rules, stakeholder group and need for funding to implement practices
Summary
Committee briefing highlighted Senate provisions that clarify ANR's role in CAFO/point-source permitting, require nutrient management documentation, and establish a stakeholder process; participants compared Vermont to New York and repeatedly raised funding as a key implementation barrier.
Bradley Shillman told the committee the Senate miscellaneous agriculture bill focuses heavily on agriculture water quality and clarifies the roles of the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) and the Agency of Agriculture in regulating point-source discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
Under the bill, ANR must determine whether a large or medium CAFO is discharging to waters of the state and require a CAFO permit where appropriate. Shillman said the bill treats some land-application discharges of manure, litter or processed wastewater as discharges subject to Vermont’s…
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