Can SDs Water Resources Support Industrial Agriculture?
Sierra Club is concerned that because of fiascoes in other states, we will supply the resources and end up footing the bill. One cow needs 80 gallons of water per day and emits 8-10 times more waste than a human.** How can a region already worried about its water source handle the 250,000 plus herds maintained by factory farms being considered in both Moody and Lincoln Counties?** You Can Make a Difference SD relies primarily on voluntary implementation and monitoring of pollution management, so . . . • Urge President Obama and Governor Rounds to protect our natural resources from corporate agriculture and to preserve area wetlands which filter pollution and mercury, by enforcing the Clean Water Act. • Avoid mis-use of pesticides and fertilizers. Run off from fields, parking lots, and yards adds up to serious water pollution! • Plant a Rain Garden—for more information, visit our web site below.** SWIMMERS: One sign of potentially toxic water conditions is when algae is on the surface
