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]
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action Develop requirements that will address concerns regarding transfer and off-site management of poultry waste in the Commonwealth.
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 1/11/2008
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12/19/07  10:32 am
Commenter: Tad Williams

End Users of Poultry Waste
 

I don't believe HB1207 allowes any Virginia State agency to regulate the end users of poultry litter.  The law was written and I strongly feel applies only to the generators of poultry waste.  If DEQ or any other agency wanted to write and implement new regulations to impact the end users of poultry litter then the regulations under current law would have to be written to have all responsibility fall on the generators of poultry waste, i.e. chicken and turkey farmers.  The generators would have to have samples taken of the fields of end users, get a NMP, and keep records if those are things DEQ would like to require of end users.  I personally feel that DEQ should go to the General Assembly and ask for regulatory authority to regulate all manure including human waste in the state that will be land applied.  Permit every farmer who produces waste and require a NMP approved by DCR.  Otherwise you are discriminating against one group of individuals without getting the desired results which is ultimately fewer nutrients in water bodies.

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