If you submitted a comment in November please re-submit it now as previous comments will not be included for this round.
The #Missouri Department of Natural Resources has begun the rule-making process and are attempting to change the definition of groundwater so CAFOs can build more easily in Missouri.
The public comment period for this rule change runs Feb 16th through March 25th.🧵
If you submitted a comment in November please re-submit it now as previous comments will not be included for this round.
Reference that you are writing in response to a proposed rule change to 10 CSR 20-8.300 Design of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations.
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There is no lawful reason to justify the distinction for the Department to exclude perched water...
All water bodies in Missouri need to be protected by the Missouri DNR.
The MO DNR is in charge of limiting water pollution in MO. NOW, they are attempting to make their rules even more unaccountable than they already are...
"Perched water" is the water that cracks foundations and basement walls over time as it either flows down to the groundwater table or out to a surface water source.
This is being done in response to the United Hog Systems CAFO application in Livingston County...
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