The local authority has the role of monitoring pollution from the tailings pond but I do not believe it has sufficient resources, in terms of personnel and so forth, to carry out that function. If the local authorities are being given such a major role in environmental controls relating to pig farms, dumps and the like, they must be resourced to carry out that role. Giving the EPA the power to force the local authorities to act in a certain way sounds good in theory but we must ensure that the local authorities are not placed in an unfair position due to lack of resources. The framework in the legislation is stronger than it was originally and I accept the Minister's comments on the need to strengthen it.