Yongin City to Conduct 'Livestock Odor Inspection' for One Month Starting Next Month 4

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct an odor inspection of 40 farms located in Baekam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, from October 4 to November 4.

Yongin City will form inspection teams of two people to check the degree of odor emission from livestock barns and focus on whether odor-reducing agents are used properly and whether composting facilities are operated appropriately, to ensure that livestock manure discharge facilities are managed according to standards.

In particular, odor samples collected from each farm will be sent to the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment for analysis and testing of odor pollution levels. Farms exceeding the emission standards under Article 7 of the Odor Prevention Act will be subject to administrative measures such as improvement recommendations.

Additionally, farms that do not comply with the installation standards for livestock manure discharge facilities will be fined between 300,000 and 1,000,000 KRW according to the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Manure.

Based on the results of this inspection, the city plans to use the data as basic material for designating Baekam area livestock farms as odor management zones or as odor emission facilities subject to reporting in the future.

A city official emphasized, "We conduct regular inspections to raise farmers' responsibility and awareness regarding livestock manure treatment," adding, "Through continuous management of livestock barn odors, we will seek coexistence measures at the community level."

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