CAFO's and Sierra Club

Here are some constructive recommendations from the Sierra Club to stop pollution from CAFOs,

1. Place a moratorium on new and expanding factory farms until all existing facilities have Clean Water Act permits and new pollution control rules are in place.

2. Require factory farms to obtain individual, site-specific Clean Water Act permits, including comprehensive nutrient management plans, to provide nationally consistent protections.

3. Mandate full public participation in all aspects of Clean Water Act permitting and enforcement.

4. Ban new open-air manure lagoons and aerial spraying of liquid wastes and phase out existing lagoon/sprayfield operations.

5. Place legal and financial responsibility for waste disposal and cleanup on the corporations that own the livestock animals.

Sierra Club's Clean Water and Factory Farms Reports and Factsheets