Big Hog Farms of America,Inc.,purchased 6,000 acres of farmland in South Dakota.The company intends to build several hog confinement buildings that will house nearly 40,000 hogs in each one.When completed,the facility will have over 200,000 hogs.The "hog factory" will cause terrible odors which will be extremely unpleasant for neighbors within five miles.A town of 2,500 people is only three miles north of the planned facility.The most serious concern is the disposal of all the hog manure,which will be very substantial.The hog factory will dump the hog sewage into large lagoons and then empty the watered-down sewage onto farm fields.It plans to sell some of this manure as fertilizer,though most of it will be spread on grounds the facility owns.
Despite all the uproar from people in the area,many people are in favor of the facility.It will employ nearly 200 people,purchase a lot of products (feed,supplies,etc.)from local businesses,and generate a lot of money into the economy.
Is this business required to submit an Environmental Impact Statement to the federal government and/or obtain a permit to operate from the EPA? Does the operation need any permits from the federal government to operate? Does it need authorization from state or local authorities? Explain.

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The Answer of Big Hog Farms of America,Inc.,purchased 6,000 acres of farmland in South Dakota.The company intends to build several hog confinement buildings that will house nearly 40,000 hogs in each one.When completed,the facility will have over 200,000 hogs.The "hog factory" will cause terrible odors which will be extremely unpleasant for neighbors within five miles.A town of 2,500 people is only three miles north of the planned facility.The most serious concern is the disposal of all the hog manure,which will be very substantial.The hog factory will dump the hog sewage into large lagoons and then empty the watered-down sewage onto farm fields.It plans to sell some of this manure as fertilizer,though most of it will be spread on grounds the facility owns.
Despite all the uproar from people in the area,many people are in favor of the facility.It will employ nearly 200 people,purchase a lot of products (feed,supplies,etc.)from local businesses,and generate a lot of money into the economy.
Is this business required to submit an Environmental Impact Statement to the federal government and/or obtain a permit to operate from the EPA? Does the operation need any permits from the federal government to operate? Does it need authorization from state or local authorities? Explain.