The case involving the hog mega-farms in Tatnall County raises interesting questions as to who has proper jurisdiction over such cases. While all sides, federal, state, and local, can claim that they should have jurisdiction, the state has the most power in this situation. The Constitution of the United States states in Amendment X that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved …showed first 75 words of 339 total…

…showed last 75 words of 339 total…the public health. This means that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has the right to rule rather or not the mega-farm will have an effect on the area’s water supply. While the organization may have not even looked at the site before approving the mega-farm, it is still their right to approve it. However further research is needed on their part to accurately decide the impact this farm will have on the surrounding area.