Posted by Jane Clark

PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT ON MANURE MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBMITTAL

DES MOINES - The DNR is seeking public input on a proposal that would
require preconstruction submittal of manure management plans for confinement
feeding operations.

The hearing will be held at 1 p.m., Oct. 17, in the fifth floor conference
room of the Wallace State Office Building in Des Moines.

"The DNR proposed this rule in response to a petition filed by 16 Iowa
legislators," said Wayne Gieselman, coordinator of the DNR animal feeding
operations program.

The rule change would require plans to be submitted to the DNR and the
county board of supervisors 30 days before construction begins.  Another
provision requires owners to disclose the location and size of other
facilities that they partially own or manage that lie within 2,500 feet of
the proposed operation.

A majority of the Animal Agriculture Consulting Organization's members voted
to oppose the DNR's proposed rule, saying that it could delay construction.

The Notice of Intended Action and minutes of the June 6 AACO meeting are
available on the DNR website at www.state.ia.us/dnr/organiza/epd/.  Look
under Water Quality Bureau: wastewater, then animal feeding operations.

The proposed rule does not apply to small animal feeding operations that are
not required to submit a manure management plan or to the larger facilities
that must submit a plan to obtain a construction permit.

Written comments can be submitted up to Oct. 17 to Sara Smith, DNR, Wallace
State Office Building, 502 E. 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 or fax to
(515) 281-6794.

Anyone with special requirements who will attend the hearing should notify
the DNR of their special needs.

For more information, contact Karen Grimes, at (515) 281-5135.

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