“The unintended consequence of that would be, I think, losing the opportunity for the public to comment, and thus increase the risk of greater pollution in the North Bosque River.”City officials said studies of Lake Waco have estimated that some 44% of the phosphorus in the lake comes from dairies in the North Bosque watershed. Rather, he has said, the point is to reduce an onerous regulatory burden on North Bosque watershed producers that dairy industry leaders say has caused an exodus from the Central Texas dairy region. That triggered the creation of a cleanup plan including a “Total Maximum Daily Load” limiting the total amount of phosphorus that could run into the North Bosque and its tributaries. The plan called for an average 50% reduction at five points along the North Bosque. He said the operators who remain in the watershed are on the forefront of dairy waste management.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2023 14:20 UTC