Michigan’s New Rules to Protect Water From Manure Attaacked by Lawmakers
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has enacted new rules to protect state water from farm-based pollution, with a focus on managing the environmental risks of digestate, a toxic byproduct of anaerobic manure digestion. Digestate, produced after manure is processed in an oxygen-free digester, contains chemically altered nitrogen and phosphorus, making these…