Welcome ...
to the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science "Ag & the Environment" Website!
(This site was formerly known as "Animal Waste Management" or
more recently as "Ag Waste Management.") We have given the site a new look
and will be updating and expanding the information. So check back later to see how we are doing.
Current News & Events
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
proposing that concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) submit
basic operational information.
[Read More]
- The Tennessee Division of Water Pollution Control
Rules pertaining to Animal Waste Management were revised and
published May, 2011.
Chapter 1200-04-05 will be of particular interest to Tennessee Livestock Producers.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has warned 13
Chino dairy owners they need to upgrade manure handling systems so pollution
doesn't reach area waterways.
[Read More]
- EPA Issues Compliance Orders to Six Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
[Read More]
- Idaho dairyman sentenced to 60 days in jail for illegally
diverting wastewater from his dairy operation. [Read More]
- The rising price of fuel has thieves turning their attention
to producers’ above-ground petroleum tanks. [Read More]
- Information on becoming a Technical Service Provider is
available on the NRCS website. [Read More]
- The 2008 Final CAFO Rule is available on the EPA website.
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting
requirements as well as the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards
(ELGs) for CAFOs were revised. [Read More]
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