Yongin City to Conduct Guidance and Inspections on Livestock Odor Management

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct odor management guidance and inspections targeting livestock farms in the area from August 4 to September 7 to resolve complaints about livestock odor that intensify during the summer season.

The inspection targets include eight livestock farms in Pogok-eup, designated as an odor management area, and four livestock farms in the Pogok and Mohyeon areas where complaints have occurred, although they are not designated as odor management areas.

Yongin City will focus on inspecting these farms for compliance with odor standards, proper operation of odor prevention facilities, adherence to management standards, and use of deodorants.

In particular, the city will collect odor samples from each farm and request an odor pollution analysis test from the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment. Based on the test results, administrative actions such as improvement orders or improvement recommendations will be taken against farms exceeding the emission allowance standards in accordance with Article 7 of the Odor Prevention Act.

Additionally, farms that do not comply with the installation standards for livestock manure discharge facilities will be fined under the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Manure.

A city official stated, "While guidance and inspections cannot be a fundamental solution to livestock odor, they will serve as an opportunity to raise awareness among farms to properly manage livestock manure," and emphasized, "We will continue to manage odors to provide citizens with a pleasant living environment."

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