This is now a past issue since
(1) the state paid owner to close the CAFO and
(2) the 2025 legislature seems to have allowed some CAFOs but (at least for now) not any in the Buffalo region.
CAFO = Concentrated Animal Feed Operation
Note: The original creating legislation for the Buffalo National River limited the size of the NPS protected area. Since then, The Nature Conservancy and the Buffalo River Foundation have either purchased or gained a conservation easement on some parcels of nearby land in order to help protect the river's watershed.