TUCKER, Ga. — U.S. Poultry & Egg Association recently filed a "Friend of the Court" brief in the United States District Court located in North Carolina, supporting a Motion for Summary Judgment submitted by Rose Acre Farms.
The brief asked the court to reaffirm that any stormwater that incidentally contacts dust and feathers from poultry houses via ventilation fans and deposited on the ground constitutes agricultural stormwater expressly exempt from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit permitting requirements under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Rose Acre Farms submitted the motion for summary judgment following notification by the North Carolina. . .