Literature Review of Contaminants in Livestock and Poultry Manure and Implications for Water Quality
http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100H2NI.PDF?Dockey=P100H2NI.PDF
See page 13 for pathogens and page 39 for artificial hormones
Env Affairs Inteim Comm meets Sept 26
The Environment Affairs Interim Committee will meet on Sept. 26 in Room 431 @ 10am. They will also meet on Oct 25th @ 10 in room 431.
I checked the agenda for the meeting and the subject will be lead in drinking water etc. I am sure many of you are interested in this subject.
http://iga.in.gov/documents/1d6a230b
Udder Pandemonium’: Indiana Creek Runs White From Milk Spill
https://weather.com/science/environment/news/milk-spill-turns-creek-white-indiana
Interim Comm on Ag met
The Interim Committee on Ag and Natural Resources met on Sept 19th. Thanks to everyone who took time to come to the State House and speak on the issues. The next meeting will be Oct 19 @ 10 am. They did mention they would take testimony from those who did not testify on Sept 19 th. Also it was mentioned that there might be a draft of the Committee's ideas of legislation at the Oct 19th meeting. I encourage you to attend the Oct 19th meeting. Information on the meeting should be found at this link in the next few days. http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/committees/I_agriculture_and_natural_resources_interim_study_committee_on
If you would like to email the committee with your thoughts on local control, economics of counties, or better regulations for protecting our waters from cfo/CAFO, I have included the email addresses of the Committee members. Senator Glick Chr. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Lehe This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Baird This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Eberhart This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Friend This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Kersey This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Taylor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rep Wright This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Senator Doriot SThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Senator Leising This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Senator Mrvan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Senator Randolph This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Senator Tomes This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Senator Stoops This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A million tons of feces and an unbearable stench: life near industrial pig farms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/20/north-carolina-hog-industry-pig-farms
