In the Central Valley lab, one of our main missions is to make information on groundwater contamination due to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) publicly accessible. CAFOs are one the ...

The department wants to replace parts of the 1997 law that charges annual fees based on the general size of a CAFO. Those fees currently are $250 for 2,000 or more animal units; $175 for 1,000 to ...