The American Association of Meat Processors has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on Effluent Limitation Guidelines. The statement is attributed to Chris Young, AAMP executive director:
“In reviewing the new proposed EPA rule on Effluent Limitation Guidelines, AAMP is encouraged by the work EPA has done in the development of the proposed rule to protect the small business entities that make up the majority of our members. We had voiced concerns early on to EPA about the potential costs and devastating consequences of compliance for the small and very small processors. We are happy to see EPA responded to our concerns and minimized the impact of the rule on those businesses.