date:Oct 26, 2012
ect dealing with controls like buffer areas and drainage.
Waterkeepers brought the lawsuit against Perdue and Hudson for poultry practices under the federal Clean Water Act.
When the case was originally filed, environmentalists claimed erroneously there was a large pile of chicken manure on the farm. Waterkeepers went forward with the case, changing the focus of its arguments to how ventilation fans on the barns and the boots of farmers could contribute to water pollution.
Both sides appear t