The bill would give the state new tools to address problematic DAF usage, including the ability ... one farmer who neighbors say spreads the sludge were unsuccessful. Over the past two years ...

Sludge tanks, also known as Dissolved Air Flotation ... president for six years, they called me the 'DAF cop' when it was about application and not a tank," said Charles Wright of Mardela Springs.

According to a complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency, DAF sludge is a mixture “generated by the facility’s meat, bone meal, feather meal ...

Industrial sludge, sometimes referred to as food processing ... and creeks and hold accountable anyone who chooses to misuse DAF material in the future,” said Matt Pluta, Choptank Riverkeeper ...

The Industrial Sludge Utilization Permit bill ... negatively impacting those who have responsibly stored or utilized DAF material as a registered soil conditioner to better grow crops," said ...

“DAF industrial sludge is the leftovers that remain after protein and other organic materials are processed in poultry, seafood, or livestock rendering plants, sometimes by skimming off solids ...

Industrial sludge, sometimes referred to as food processing residuals (FPR) or dissolved air flotation (DAF) material, has been of growing concern to farmers and communities across the state.

State records obtained by 11Alive News show the ingredients include "industrial wastewater" or "DAF sludge" from the "animal slaughtering industry" or "pet food processing industry," injected into ...