Permit Not Needed for Stormwater Runoff, Court Says
From the California Farm Bureau Federation Ag Alert weekly newspaper:
“Threatened with huge fines and possible imprisonment, West Virginia poultry producer Lois Alt decided to stand up to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in court. In a case with implications for livestock producers in California and nationwide, Alt tried to sort out whether stormwater discharges from her farm actually require a federal permit. Her case won support from the West Virginia and American Farm Bureaus, which intervened in the court case on her behalf.
“Last week, Alt won an important decision when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled against EPA, saying that ordinary stormwater from Alt’s farmyard is exempt from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements.”
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