RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The Piedmont city commission has finalized and passed the industrial operation protective ordinance, a law city leaders say is meant to “protect the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community.”
The ordinance outlines how the city will regulate heavy industrial activity within its boundaries.
The law addresses air pollution from dust particles, protection of public and private water supplies, and other forms of pollution associated with large-scale industrial sites…