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his neighbors ever since.
Savage described his experiences in pursuing the source of the creek’s pollution and actions taken by the state commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Soil and Water Conservation Board under the ASA.
“Nobody seems concerned about finding the source of the impairment,” he said. Calling the law an “unfunded mandate.” Savage explained that little money or manpower has been budgeted by the state for enforcement activities. “I think the law does not work in its current format. If you had uniform application of the law, it would be better for the environment and the farmers.” His appeal was the first since the law went into effect last April.
The intent of the ASA was to provide a mechanism for preventing or reducing agricultural pollutants in state waters, improving water quality and establishing effective management plans to correct polluting activities. Though strongly supported by the poultry industry in the Shenandoah Valley and the Farm Bureau, the law is much less popular locally.
Virtually everyone attending the seminar agreed with Savage’s opinion that the ASA was a badly written law, though for different reasons.
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