Differences Remain Over Addressing CAFO Compliance, Enforcement


Differences Remain Over Addressing CAFO Compliance, Enforcement


More Positions Added To Oversee CAFO Permitting

No one is completely satisfied with action this week from the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee on proposed fees and additional positions to oversee concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in Wisconsin. The growing number of large farms in the state has contributed to increasing concerns over the potential for pollution.

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal would have raised annual pollution permit fees from $345 to $660, as well as institute a new $3,270 fee that would be paid every five years. Lawmakers rejected that proposal. However, they did approve four out of the five positions proposed for CAFO permitting, inspection and enforcement. They also approved transferring 9.5 positions to oversee large farms.

State Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Green Bay, thought the governor’s proposed fees were excessive, but he said garnering support for additional positions was a struggle...

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Ken Notes: We need to look at successful models for CAFO management like Germany. I believe digestion is the best solution and it is not even on the legislative radar.

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