Our operations here in the state are very much on good faith basis. There is no organization, no agency that does monitoring of construction. We think there needs to be a much more stringent inspection process before these lagoons are even allowed to be used. In our opinion, absolutely not. The department standards themselves are inadequate.
Inspection is inadequate.
And the over all track record is mediocre at best. D.E.Q. Director Randy Wood defends his department's record. So far there haven't been any environmental disasters like they've seen in other states. Meanwhile, at the federal level, the issue of livestock production is getting a whole new look. It's only been through the past several years where we've had such a significant change in the pork producers' operation that the issue has really been forced as to whether or not we should be reviewing these regulations and guidelines.