Hog Waste & Southern Waters

Hog Waste & Southern Waters

View the resources below to learn more about  how concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and hog lagoons are affecting our state’s drinking water.

North Carolina’s Hog Waste Problem has a long history

This Pacific Standard article contains consolidated history of the hog waste issue in NC.

Jury awards more than $25 million to Duplin County couple in hog-farm case

This News&Observer article details a lawsuit where a couple won $25 million due to the nuisance presented by the hog lagoons next door to their house. This is one of many cases brought to the courts against smithfield by the farm’s neighbors. However, the new Farm act prevents further cases from pursuing compensation from Nuisance conditions surrounding farms.

Mortality and Health Outcomes in North Carolina Communities Located in Close Proximity to Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

This September 2018 article in the North Carolina Medical Journal details the health affects of residents living near CAFOS.

Exposing Fields of Filth: One in a Series of interactive maps by the Waterkeeper Alliance

View the accompanying reports for more insight.