EPD's support to farmers and enforcement actions on livestock waste
To combat the pollution from the discharge of untreated livestock waste to watercourses, EPD introduced the Livestock Waste Control Scheme in 1987 and amended it in 1994. This Control Scheme bans livestock keeping in those areas designated as Prohibition Areas. Livestock keepers operating in other areas can continue to rear livestock provided that they handle the waste properly and treat it to the required effluent standards, i.e., both the 5-day biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids levels in the discharge should not exceed 50 mg/L. When the Scheme was launched, financial assistance was offered to the affected farmers for the installation of necessary waste treatment facilities.
To assist the livestock farmers in disposing of the livestock waste in an environmentally acceptable manner, the government also provides free collection and disposal service for solid livestock waste. For details of the Control Scheme and our effort in combating the livestock waste pollution, please click the following:
