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EPA Watershed Data Flawed

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:05:03 CST

A new report seriously questions the data used by the Environmental Protection Agency to set pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay. Commissioned by a coalition of agricultural groups, the report contrasts EPA’s estimate of the Bay’s “nutrient diet” with those of the Agriculture Department, which are much more favorable to farmers. The report asks EPA to not issue a rule setting the Bay’s “pollution loads” until the inconsistencies can be reconciled.

The report, prepared by LimnoTech, found inconsistencies in data and modeling: Land use and total acreage; Hydrology; Assumptions about conservation practices; Model frameworks; and Model results.

Given the seriousness of this issue and potential regulatory consequences to agriculture, Ashley Lyon, deputy environmental counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says - it is absolutely imperative that a more accurate study is conducted. The regulations that will likely be derived from EPA’s flawed model will put farmers and ranchers out of business.

 

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