The National Chicken Council said in comments submitted yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed wastewater guidelines will result in establishment closures, job losses, increased costs, and general anxiety about the future of effluent guidelines.
The comments were submitted in response to EPA’s proposed rule, “Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category,” which would revise the ELGs for wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processing and rendering facilities.
NCC pointed to several key arguments in the comments, including:
- EPA has not provided adequate time to allow for meaningful public comment on the proposed rule;