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NEXT PUBLIC MEETING NOV, 19th 2008 - 7:00pm
At The Madison County Soil and Water Building
831 US Highway 42 NE, London , Ohio 43140
MEGA - DAIRY THREATENS DARBY WATERSHED
In Plumwood, Monroe Elementary, Choctaw Lake, and Communities
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Proposed Factory Farm at State Route 29 & ST RT 38 |
This would be just upwind from The village of Plumwood and The new Monroe Elementary School! |
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Mega Dairy Plans to start with 5400+ Dairy Cattle
Manure storage ponds/lagoons totaling approx. 46 acres in surface area or approx. 161,522,792 gallons
Approximately 5000 acres will be used for spraying liquefied manure, wastewater, and applying manure solids
3 Main ditches drain into the Little Darby's tributary, Spring Fork:
- Bales, Dun, and Chenoweth
The Village of Plumwood and Monroe Elementary School are downwind less than 1 mile from where the operator may dispose of or apply manure
Industrial size facilities can pose equally large risks to the environment
Manure is stored and primarily disposed of on site
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