My name is Rhea Topping and I live at 9404 Patrick Street, Upperville, VA 20184.   I'm writing because I use the Shenandoah, Potomac, North, Middle, etc., Rivers to fish  and 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.
 
Rhea R. Topping 

                 Rhea Topping's
         Mayfly Adventures, LLC
            9404 Patrick Street
   Upperville, Virginia, 20184, USA
          mayfly@rheatopping.com
            www.rheatopping.com
               540/592-3006