URGENT-Public Comments Requested
URGENT REQUEST FOR OZARK SOCIETY COMMENTS: C & H HOG FARM PERMIT MODIFICATION C & H Hog Farm has requested ADEQ to modify their CAFO General Permit ARG590000. Only the requested modification to install pond liners in Waste Storage Ponds 1 and 2 as well as to install a methane flare system and cover on Waste Storage Pond 1 are open for comments. Any other comments will be rejected. The following concerns may be used for your comments. Please write in your own words on one or more talking points. Comment period ends Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:30 PM. Send e-mail comments to: Water-Draft-Permit-Comment@adeq.state.ar.us. The following concerns merit a public hearing. ADEQ should provide one prior to a decision on the request to modify CAFO General Permit, ARG590000. (Include this request for a public hearing) Concerns: 1. How will it be verified that all the hog waste sludge has been removed prior to installing pond liners? 2. If all the sludge is not removed prior to installing the liners, methane gas can build up beneath the liners and cause the liner to “float” up or possibly rupture. 3. How will the hog waste be removed? Vacuumed up, washed down and vacuumed more [...]