Piggery Compliance

The objective of the AS-EPA Piggery Compliance Program is to protect human health and the environment by enforcing compliance for piggeries. To meet the objective, the Branch regulates and enforces compliance through a concerted program of educational outreach, inspections, warnings, citations, and follow-up. Implementation of this program will result in direct improvements to surface water quality, and subsequently reduce the incidence of leptospirosis and other diseases. A collateral benefit will be improved quality of life in crowded villages.

Currently, AS-EPA is authorized to enforce the following laws related to piggeries:

ASCA 25.1601 – Pigs running loose (Pua'a taaloa)

ASCA 25.1602 – Operating a pigpen within 50 feet of human habitation (Fale pua'a e iti iti ifo o le 50 futu o se fale nofo, faleaiga, po'o se faleaoga)

ASCA 25.1603 – Pigs kept between the highway and sea (Fale pua'a i le va o le auala tele ma le sami)

ASCA 25.1604 – Operating a pigpen within 50 feet of any body of water or wetland (Fale pua'a I luga po'o talane o se auvai po'o se laueleele susu)

ASCA 25.1605 – Pigpen in unsanitary condition or inadequate waste disposal system (Palapala leaga le pa pua'a - leaga le tulaga o lo'o fa'aalu ai le otaota)

ASCA 26.0207 – Performing construction on new or existing piggery without Land Use Permit (E le mafai ona faia se galuega ise pa pua'a fou po'o se pa ua loa tausaga e aunoa ma se pemita fa'atumu)

Regulation ASCA 25.16 - Domestic Animals

American Samoa Law Enforcement Health

The AS-EPA piggery Compliance Program has approved a variety of alternative piggery designs that include the Dry Litter Piggery and Wash Down Piggery. Because pigs generate a large quantity of high-strength effluent that overloads traditional septic systems, all of these designs include composting as a pig waste management technique.

Composting is important because:

It minimizes contact between pig waste and water, which reduces the public health and environmental hazards associated with pig waste contamination in our water.
It is a dry process, which reduces odors and wards off vermin such as flies and roaches that carry disease.
It kills pathogens that are found in pig waste.
Compost can be used as a fertilizer for plants.

AS-EPA approved piggery designs include:

DRY LITTER PIGGERY

The mixture of dry litter and pig waste is then transferred to compost bins. Water is not used to wash the pig pens. Farmers are encouraged to visit a demonstration of this facility at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Land Grant

WASH DOWN PIGGERY

A Wash Down piggery uses water to clean the pens daily.The waste management system is comprised of a solid waste separator that filters out solid waste for composting.Liquid wastewater then enters an appropriately sized septic tank and drain field for proper disposal. Solids are placed in compost bins and mixed with dry material. Farmers are encouraged to visit a demonstration of this facility at ASCC Land Grant.

PIGGERY COMPLIANCE LINKS:

AS-EPA Piggery Guideline

Leptospirosis Information

Piggery Land Use Permit Application Guidelines

Three Types of Approved Pig Operating Systems in American Samoa

Photos of Dry Litter Piggeries

Principals of Composting Pig Waste

Septic Tank Decommissioning Instructions

Percolation Test Instructions and Septic Tank & Drainfield Sizing Instructions

Piggery Inventory Map

Example Piggery Designs:

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