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EPA Proposed Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities

Last updated:

January 23, 2024

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CWA

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EPA

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Proposed Rule

EPA proposed a rule to reduce water pollution from meat and poultry processing facilities. The proposal would utilize the latest pollution control technology to reduce the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants to reduce nutrient pollution to nearby communities with environmental justice concerns and improve water quality downstream. Read the proposed rule regulating meat and poultry plant water pollution.