Dept. of Ag Reaches Out
Kpaul’s Muncie Free Press has a piece up by Cathy Goins covering her attendance of a recent meeting between Andy Miller, the Director of Indiana’s Department of Ag, and several citizens from various regions who are concerned with the growth of CAFO’s.
The group started out by presenting Mr. Miller with a 8,000 5,000 signature petition indicating concern for the rapid growth of CAFO’s in the state. Mr. Miller seemed pretty confident in the capacity of IDEM to assure protection of Indiana’s environment from sloppy operators. The group did not seem to share this confidence:
It was pointed out that the state does nothing to track operators for violations not directly related to water. Some operators have been here for over a decade with multiple violations and the state continues to allow them to operate. Andy Miller’s suggestion was to contact the county health department because it isn’t a state level issue.
Link. Mr. Miller asked for 5 specific things the group wants from the state and the group is to respond: “bonding for all waste haulers, financial assurance, and plan review by licensed certified engineers.”
