Wastewater from On-farm Processing - HB 162 Approved

Eve H. Honeycutt

Extension Livestock Agent, Lenoir

and Greene Counties

Farmers generating small quantities of waste water from on-farm processing activities such as making goat cheese or wine may now dispose of that water through land application so long as the application does not run into surface water or violate our ground or surface water standards.

NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources will be putting together information regarding best management practices.  Cooperative Extension and NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will get that information out to farmers.

Please note that HB 162 arose from comments from farmers across the
state to NC Farm Bureau, to the North Carolina Sustainable Local Food
Council, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, NCDA&CS folks, NCSU
Extension agents, and more.  NC Farm Bureau led the effort with support
from the greater agricultural community.