Published on
Apr 14, 2025
Manure runoff is polluting drinking water supplies across the Mountain West, report finds
Livestock farms raising cows or pigs create massive amounts of manure, which is regularly applied to nearby fields. Eventually, however, rain and snowmelt wash the manure off into rivers and lakes used for drinking water supplies. That creates a problem …
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KISU - Idaho
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