HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1999-04-14, Page 5Manure bylaws
may not
be effective
Speakers in Lti know address
role of bylaws in municipalities
large intensi\e livestock
facih.ry was proposed, .a
Citizens group was
inStrumcntal fin developing .
a bylaw 1#3it) to regulate
tlhe • storage and - use of Denise Knights and Ashley Markel from St. Columban School display their science
nutrient; in , that project on how solar"energy works. They created a model of an oil pump and :with the
muncipalilty:
.power generated by the light•.from a bulb, were able to operate the miniature pumping •
Key .component; of. device. Students from across the Avon Maitland District School Board gathered -Apel 7 at
that bylaw include:.Seaforth and District Community Centres for the board's annual science fair.
a fi)rma(` •nutrient HILGENDORFc PHOTO
management pf.an: •
- a sap ot- llO animal Units he set.would l;..t:ue-that-theory that a tlutrient
per site u.).. minimize municipalities :,in.Ju tittle manaeement• plan rather
concentrhtuiti i)f more than "require intensive
animal: on an.. sinete livestock t:ficllittc; ai'tile..t
nutrient miinu ..nient plan:
- a.tliinimum.ot one acre of ROSA beli ve it i, environmental • pri)hlems. "It
i111:thle land i, required tor" imperative. that each.' is-physicatlj' impossible to
each. !-! municipa!ity has •the enforce a NMP." Hottan said
animal unit. jurisdiction to compose .1 . when OMAFRA.talks ahtiut
- hh per cent ot the required bylaw that work.' for ahem NNW:. it is: retcrrin
Lind base .•required (t, be with reeard.to sc:ile and. -kir-malty to' how the plans
C hi the placement ot• ntcn;tye- deal with manure.- working
+ntcttsn,e ltte.ttiek f titht.: ' livestock facilities. :t out to siamanv ,gallons per
ta: 'trio base required ` • Other .r). mitlnrties acre, on 'certain Meld's in
rthin nine miles. ° have a veSte`d ltitere+t ,'urcertain " years wild . ,01
__ proposed manure :....?uc�4_ ' vat t \lis!, .VA,e, teainL. '•. - .
.t, r1•.• *at:tin . • .. ,teed help'•mor.ill: ;ind • 'What we are Savin..•:s
: sec{uentfc. gime tinan�tatly.' He °id ROS.\ make.sure. they iii estoek
;e,:tuitt ot the he'law were. a cautiously opti'misnc: tit .producers, have iiicqusite
_hillene:..1 to rhe Vorm°d1 support from in. Christian .)crca!ee so that they hate at
F,irrl: Pra.:;ices Protection. F.Irmerc--Federatit,n. nut least the posslhilitl of ailing
B.I tit. Tae,'\I-PPB raged to. the+ no'i,t,' 111.,;, !u 11 r, n *tits Cf '. )U don
rapt :he e<lmpi mint tn1th)i1k .'Or .11npor 'rr'nl tui .n;tire they ha Vt.:
m. the .h,r11e'n,!ed 1)ntarto Fe.i.r ii: -•1 • ,1: ,cress: they can t do .
s:tlon, )f' BiJdutp❑ ; .Agrtctittu;" U!Tt tl :ltle!1ti., f rl *hl "I1 the\ • ry
- to. .support tale .Ipreal >t'.ilu,' tilt11re li thine, change.
,here` ,no reason the
BY PAT LiVINGSTON
I:ucknow Sentinel Editor
Manure bylaws,and their
effectiveness drew about
• .100 `people to. the Lucknow
Community Centre last
.Wednesday night. For
Omani/Ors. the turnout 'was
Considered .not
pverwheljming. hut)terhaps
indicative of the apathy that
surround: the issue
depending on whose
hacks and it in.
Three speakers were
,n�itcd to. answer .the
yue.titins:.no we need
manure
byla.ws.' and Are the,
working' .
Dr: William A..Andrew':
To'runto. grew upon a
tarn-, and is no strange to the
Manure issue:. Hi;�stn t: a
hose- farmer. Andrews i, a-
-.
-. retired.prote..i)1 of science
and an eneironrhental
' consultant. •
1 -care ahliut- the
cn\i.ronment•an-dPeople. •
I"m a supportt:r of the right
tt•`tarm.•htdrot a su.proricr
of the'ri ht to,pollute.: ,aid.
Andrews.
Andrews identified the`
, -
potential problems ot mega-
tarlri ...operations
degradation ot . - water
'.quality. ,cater quanui".. soil
qualti‘.. ,air quant... and the
soelit'ei:onomlc impact -Rif
tactor t,ir1n In each of
those urea, he emilaintid
: how manure from,iactory
type farm Operations.
t handlel,, improper.
•1ftects boater. soil. air and .
communities.
One of .Andrews' •
dreams w -pt . to .own a
cottage .at. Anthcrtev. It's no
longer a dream' hc7 ause t!t
-coit esceedenccs.' he
said. It should be a concern
to all'Of us .that we- i Huron:
County. are ee.tting -the
reputation of ha. irtg tilrhy
w iteranJ:th questtcin i..,
Where. r: that coming ,
.Andrew, s.Irj there arc
tools in place to mitigate or
pre\ent the associai.J
problems wit h.. ineg.i--
't:armrng. Those include
nutrient management plans
\MPs,
municipal
• management hot .. the
-En, ironinc;ntal Protection
:act. ar1J Bill 146 - The
Right to.Farin Legtslatrt'rr
Hoa c' er.•Andrew. said
Atte. rntcrpretation Of. the.
Normal -farm PracticeAct
t')crndes the eilectiorne.:
'0). those triols. a. dtic the
• Farming and `
Food Production .Protection
Act 'over • both the
Eno, rc'linie glial .Protection
:Act and local by law..
Another ha trler i. the;
inthil,n to enforce nutrient
management plan.. -
George Garland. manager
ot engineering •and
••technology with' ON1.AFRA.
rc; icwed Bill 146. He said
legislation is' to gine
farmer. protection 1tom
nuisance complaints.and
suh..eytlent lawsuit -•'or
Injunctions. but it doesn't
• gi.e Limier. the_ right to
pollute The are expected
to operate within the
Ens ironmental Protection
.Act. the .Pesticides Act. the
Health Protection and
Promotion Act and the-
Ontartt+ Water Resources
Act .
Hosie,cr. Gotland said
the Act doe.. include .a
pro%iso to, minimize
re.tnrtise municipal
h,s law:.
.And that's csacth what is
giging un in •Biddulph
•Townhip: ,just north of
London, explained Don
Mills. .who lines in.
• Biddulph and is a member
of Rural Ontario
Stewardship Association
(ROSA ).
' .Last year. when a second
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 14, 1999-5
than adhering to livestock
units per acre. is going
take .:are t soli . the
'atd,the cite/ens , fanner. iti 3iddulrh.
:_rout Jecrdeu t ' attend the. The '_ . Im.i1e.1;.:0,1 .)
the . fund thc,.lppe:i
\ 'PPB s' dect.ir•n to . "We: see durst ':, :s a,
Ontari Di`.i zona Court. It assisting
u.l..a1 sill'; p hint that Ros,4 with theft .t_nnt:.ii.
R:iral.Ont,ro Stewardship • communities.. ,ilii
A„i.'lratio"• was formed: he asked - tier' tit1a11Ci.li
linen perit'ns•-Outside of support.. - t\itt' -!l.l+e• :,f
13 JJulj+h . rcaliied they support each 'niler,ahet) •4e.
lrnplu:ation of the NFPPB's _'et Worn down..
disci iron . for all Paul` I ravnc: an :Ashfield
municipalities, said Mills. , Tpwn;hip ' • loaner.
ROS . -A reflect, those .eicpres'cd his lack of t;1lth
p ril. ii4ial. interest;, r.o. F:Ir-in
\tills said ROSA :s not legtslalitm 11 ..i s;uni(,
r:. t,> pre+rnt the growth piece of ie,,; auris tt 1 .
of an. farm.•lt wants to he- sow one r'lcre s .i ''r 'I
certain -that coittriil, are In 'problem. `,, •A '.'•
`.t
twee to ensure !hat growth O\:L-FR:\ , ;',;:i.'n Y,'tl.
.:r:+lrrinntentall} sound. ” ,g t) ll> the.. itu ltc;^1al
1 ` ; :•(ote,. should be in • •Incetinats inti w Dien these
Hilldlna issue Mime :Ip heif
OMM..AFRA to _l+
\l s. hand.'But .t)\t.-\FRA Is ;lot
17 .auiluned your huJd`+ on lilts. :C+
,:. es .,,:h ttnantfie.._1uveiheaht__ act toss.: _..
its Fta'ne .aid .4/1.10 i„utss
• ", • are :nunune In>m . from I'or' •
:hose t.v"1Aws. Palmerston.' Si \1.1l\ s .ld
. said ; Brddu'ph a,:cnde J ••'tie
's1 favi, .c;ui . ;e :hanged•is -good
a
guidance tti!)l !i'r'ht'.e +.,1c•
desiret,1 e
•1 ir i) n 'n 4 n t ,l '
.responsible .Yon need an
• adedtrate : land •base
guaranteed for a .li)I1g termro Jo it:rt1lh't; If NN1Pc are
-turd as a 'guidance -tool it •
• good. Fnriho'e who Jon 1
Wang environmentall\
r(-,ponahie ' 1 think, we nerd
i
Ministry Of. Environment
'l,tt `. wif lin •. slid
t:n,lnllallo able to address
:ictuitlManure spills With
,rift tine.. •..,.aid. Hogan.
•The -.lf saver i; 10 Make. sure
the) have the land base and
educate then:), With a NMP
.1•, a guideline so e.tc::ll
tarmir 1tas-the'know ledge :t!
do ld right_ If. •
ht: Jtie.n'rdc.;re to do :t
right. he 1I.hacc seepage
.3)11) the 111c • • •
Jr.,trl,•. `:\L Olt..(1Uinl. '.4C
dont hate .in \linntn that
.. td
hate hvla\vs.that.. widespread issue. ' • 1 i -n- not sure 11 Chet are
• e stringent than Ashtleid,T.,wnsh,p iti'rllitit+-ti) _ti out and watch
•'c.'. i• our 17.34.7. doe'n t - '1 -antler rence t-1,,?•.112 'tip s
: tie adht;red to,... said he too• di..,ippolnt'.d s1,Lils•,ultl address thein.
';,Ls position --has been with" the the W ay: t9M•1.-\FR 1
made. these sections of our 1. handling this Is,tle. 1
h>law are cooked. Jon . think ileo have tile gik
It 4.40.(1:d• hold. that 'it interests ot, our agrrcuttuial
someone .w ant: -(_u.:build 4 and rural peL'ple at ')e ,;•
large ;isestock barn. the .with some of their Thoi.•e.
:could go. to the'`EPPB and: They :are :uppil>se:d -
'thewould prohahls. he represent -+tor only
successful: We. industt •
feel it 1, (watts important, and not only agricultural
that- ou r ho -la -w he with their policies,'
reinstated. said ' • - Hogan said he i.' nut.
Allowing the precedenr'to .happy with 0\IAFR.A`s
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