CAFOs/Water Quality Forum
Monday, November 20, 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Cedar Rapids Public Library, Whipple Auditorium
450 5th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IOWA
All are invited to this free event.
Discussion and Q&A related to expansion of large livestock facilities in Iowa and implications for water quality
PANELISTS — COVERING PROBLEMS and SOLUTIONS
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Senator David Johnson, Independent State Senator and Co-author of 15-year-old Iowa CAFO Master Matrix
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Monte Marti, CAFO at family farm, Village Creek, Allamakee County,Iowa Environmental Council Board Member
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Larry Stone, Clayton County Author and Retired Des Moines Register Outdoor Writer on combined CAFO/Walz Energy facility on Bloody Run Creek in Clayton County
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Jess Mazour, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Organizer
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Gene Tinker, Iowa expert on CAFO “Master Matrix,” former Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff
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Chris Petersen, Board Member, Iowa Farmers Union and consultant, Socially Responsible Agricultural Project
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Steve Falck, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Legislative Update
Moderator: Kevin W. Techau, Scheldrup Blades Law Firm, Cedar Rapids, former U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Iowa.
Sponsored by: Kevin W. Techau, Scheldrup Blades Law Firm, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Omaha
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For more information email Kevin W. Techau.