Re: OT 3 million gal spill polutes Black River

Posted by Pat Harmet on August 15, 2005 at 05:45:20 from (68.74.83.253):

In Reply to: OT 3 million gal spill polutes Black River posted by Lou on August 14, 2005 at 10:26:17:

There are a couple of ways to look at this. First, why would such a large facility be located anywhere near water? This same sort of thing happened in north carolina with a hog lagoon - I have hog buildings, but there's no water running for at least a mile - the Illinois epa and doa would not have any other way. Second, accidents do happen and large dairies are not all bad. there is is one south of me that has worked out good contracts with local farmers for silage and manure application, it's in the middle of nowhere and it smells like cows if you can get close enough.

It sounds like this dairy is going to have to make some large changes to keep going (possibly relocated manure storage away from water with added damming to control spills - on their own dime). We've all seen being large/powerful has it's advantages; however, once the situation gets politically messy, the support tends to dry up (no Senator wants to be on 60 minutes explaining his/her support for manure spills)

They will get their act together - there is just too much political force against them.

my 2 cents, Pat

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