Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
 
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
 
Board
State Water Control Board
 
chapter
Virginia Pollution Abatement Regulation and General Permit for Poultry Waste Management [9 VAC 25 ‑ 630]
Action Develop requirements that will address concerns regarding transfer and off-site management of poultry waste in the Commonwealth.
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 8/21/2009
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8/15/09  9:09 am
Commenter: Anne Dahmer (Supporting Shenandoah Riverkeeper)

Please Pass The Poultry Litter Regulation
 

My name is Anne Dahmer and I live in Philomont, VA.  I'm writing because I use the Shenandoah, Potomac, North, Middle, etc., Rivers for recreation I support the regulation of end users and brokers when they use poultry litter as fertilizer.  After several decades of concentrated litter use in the Shenandoah Valley and Eastern Shore we have already demonstrated convincingly the type of pollution that occurs when litter use is unregulated.  Please help improve the condition of our polluted rivers and also ensure our healthy streams remain pristine by requiring litter application setbacks from sensitive environmental features and streams, soil testing to guide application rates, application close to crop growing season, and better litter covering practices.  Thank you for considering my perspective.
 
 
Anne Dahmer

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