DCA praises EPA decision to end emissions estimates uncertainty
Delmarva Chicken Association executive director Holly Porter released the following statement following the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that it will not develop emissions estimates as part of the 2005 Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order:
The Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA) thanks the Environmental Protection Agency for ending the indecision of the 2005 Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order. We have long shared our concerns with EPA that data from the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study (NAEMS) was too outdated to guide modern-day farm regulations. Our Delmarva chicken community is always moving forward with new technology and modernizing how we raise broiler chickens, making it difficult to use limited data from a study conducted more than 20 years ago.
The Delmarva chicken community shares everyone's interest in studying and improving air quality on and around farms; after all, it's the air family farmers raising chickens breathe, too. For more than 15 years, we have provided growers technical assistance and cost-share funding to establish vegetative environmental buffers on farms that reduce air emissions. In 2019 we partnered with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Campbell Foundation to conduct ambient air monitoring on the Eastern Shore, leading the way in collecting data on ammonia and particulate matter.
For further information on NAEMS visit the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study.
About Delmarva Chicken Association
Delmarva Chicken Association, founded in 1948, is the Delmarva chicken industry's voice as the premier membership association focusing on advocacy, education and member relations. DCA's vision is to be the most-respected chicken organization in the United States. For more information about the Delmarva Chicken Association, visit www.dcachicken.com or call 302-856-9037.