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USPOULTRY Provides Presentations on Environmental Regulations Affecting The Poultry And Egg Industries

USPOULTRY has made available four presentations from theEnvironmental Bootcamp education program held during the 2015 International Production & Processing
Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga. The video presentations provide an overview of the environmental regulations that commonly affect the poultry and egg industries and discuss the importance of environmental audits and inspections.
 
The first video presentation is from John Pierson, P.E., research engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute, discussing “Stormwater NPDES Permitting and SPCC Compliance.” The second video presentation is from James Faison, regulatory compliance manager, Mar-Jac Poultry, examining “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Feed Mills.” The third presentation offers
an overview of Tier I, Tier II and TRI reporting requirements by Sam Hardin, P.E., consulting engineer, Clear Water Consultants. The fourth video presentation is from Warren Howe, P.E., vice president,Woodruff & Howe Environmental Engineering, reviewing “Environmental Audits and Inspections.”
 
“These presentations are one example of how funds generated by the International Poultry Expo, part of the IPPE, are directed back into the industry. We value the support of our members and exhibitors that has allowed USPOULTRY to create and distribute this information,” said Sherman Miller, Cal-Maine Foods, Jackson, Miss., and USPOULTRY chairman.
 
The presentations can be viewed on the USPOULTRY YouTube page by clicking here or on the USPOULTRY Environmental “Regulatory Programs Support & Assistance” 
 
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