Irrigation return flow or discrete discharge? Why water pollution from cranberry bogs should fall within the Clean Water Act's NPDES program.(National ... System): An article from: Environmental Law
Book Details
Author(s)Andrew C. Hanson, David C. Bender
PublisherThomson Gale
ISBN / ASINB000S6JFSO
ISBN-13978B000S6JFS6
MarketplaceIndia 🇮🇳
Description
This digital document is an article from Environmental Law, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2007. The length of the article is 13947 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the author: Despite license plates proclaiming it as the "dairy state," Wisconsin is the top cranberry producing state in the nation. Cranberry operations are unique in that they are agricultural operations that require vast quantities of water. Water discharged to lakes, wetlands, and rivers through ditches and canals during the production process can contain the phosphorus fertilizers and residues of pesticides that were applied during the growing season, which can cause serious water quality problems. Although the cranberry industry has not historically been subject to the Clean Water Act, cranberry bog discharges appear to fit squarely within the purview of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program under that statute. In 2004, the Wisconsin attorney general filed a public nuisance lawsuit against a cranberry grower, alleging that the grower discharged bog water laced with phosphorus to the lake. However, provided that cranberry bog discharges do not fall within the "irrigation return flow" exemption from the Clean Water Act, the NPDES permit program may be a more cost-effective approach to addressing the water quality problems that can be caused by cranberry bog discharges.
Citation Details
Title: Irrigation return flow or discrete discharge? Why water pollution from cranberry bogs should fall within the Clean Water Act's NPDES program.(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
Author: Andrew C. Hanson
Publication:Environmental Law (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Page: 339(26)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: Despite license plates proclaiming it as the "dairy state," Wisconsin is the top cranberry producing state in the nation. Cranberry operations are unique in that they are agricultural operations that require vast quantities of water. Water discharged to lakes, wetlands, and rivers through ditches and canals during the production process can contain the phosphorus fertilizers and residues of pesticides that were applied during the growing season, which can cause serious water quality problems. Although the cranberry industry has not historically been subject to the Clean Water Act, cranberry bog discharges appear to fit squarely within the purview of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program under that statute. In 2004, the Wisconsin attorney general filed a public nuisance lawsuit against a cranberry grower, alleging that the grower discharged bog water laced with phosphorus to the lake. However, provided that cranberry bog discharges do not fall within the "irrigation return flow" exemption from the Clean Water Act, the NPDES permit program may be a more cost-effective approach to addressing the water quality problems that can be caused by cranberry bog discharges.
Citation Details
Title: Irrigation return flow or discrete discharge? Why water pollution from cranberry bogs should fall within the Clean Water Act's NPDES program.(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)
Author: Andrew C. Hanson
Publication:Environmental Law (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Page: 339(26)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
