USPOULTRY holds environmental management conference
TUCKER, GA. — The US Poultry & Egg Association’s (USPOULTRY) 2023 Environmental Management Seminar, held Sept. 27-29 in Destin, Fla., showcased new sustainable innovations and offered regulatory updates for the industry. With topics ranging from biological treatment applications, water reuse, emissions and rendering, the seminar gave insight into areas managers can improve their environmental programs.
As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) recently, Paul Bredwell, executive vice president of USPOULTRY, provided an overview of the regulatory changes that have taken place and what stakeholders can expect to see in the updated Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) due in December. Bredwell explained how the WOTUS revisions emerged from a petition for stricter guidelines for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).