2 Million Gallons Of Hog Waste/Yr From Farm Next To Buffalo National River; AR Pleads Helplessness

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At issue, the potentially harmful impact of a hog farm along the Buffalo River. C&H Hog Farm, owned by Cargill, is a confined animal feeding operation also known as CAFO.

It is already built on the river's watershed and will hold 6500 hogs. The farm is estimated to generate about 2-million gallons of waste a year.

Some people are afraid that waste will spill into the River. "If you don't want any type of permitted facilities in that watershed, you're going to have to enact laws to do that.

We don't have the authority to deny a permit just because its in a watershed that we would rather it not be in," said Teresa Marks with Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

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http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=656372

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1. They weaseled that farm into existence.

The locals and the park service knew nothing about it until after they had legal approval in hand.

A major tributary of the Buffalo River is spittin' distance from this massive hog farm. It's sheer idiocy, justified by the promise of filthy lucre.

We're fighting it. I hope we can stop them before they bring in almost as many hogs as there are humans in this dirt-poor county.

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2. Any way we can help? Out-of-state, but love the Buffalo, 1 of the most beautiful places on Earth

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3. Write letters.

Make phone calls. I sure do hope lots of folks will speak out.

It is beautiful here! I'm only a mile from the river, and right above Mill Creek. I feel truly blessed.