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Swine Waste Performance Standards. The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will discuss draft rules concerning manure treatment requirements for new and expanding swine farms. Senate Bill 1465, passed last year, made permanent the moratorium on new swine treatment lagoons and created treatment standards for any new or expanding farm. The rulemaking provides the details for how a producer must meet these standards in order to construct a new or expanded swine farm. The EMC will meet in early May and can approve the proposed draft that will then be sent out for public comment. NCFB staff has participated in the stakeholder group commenced to advise DWQ on the new rules.
Governor's Task Force on Preventing Pesticide Exposures. Primarily as a result of the AgMart pesticide misuse case, the Governor appointed this task force to identify gaps in the existing pesticide regulatory program and state laws and regulations concerning pesticide use. NCFB testified before the Task Force and stated that there are no systemic or institutional problems in the state's pesticide laws or in its enforcement program. Recommendations are expected to call for increased record keeping, additional WPS training, and possible revisions to the NC Pesticide Board.
Pesticide Rule for Carolina Heelsplitter - The NC Pesticide Board recently approved moving forward with rule-making that would limit the use of certain pesticides in the Goose Creek in an effort to protect the endangered Carolina Heelsplitter. The proposed rule closely tracks the language in EPA's Endangered Species Interim Bulletin for the Carolina Heelsplitter that currently exists on a voluntary basis.