>
Jim,
It might've been slipped into the legislation by Farm Bureau when we
weren't looking--probably because we were distracted by battles over
phosphorus standards, artificially lowered water tables, air quality
sampling, and gobs of other things.

I wonder if counties that find the annual provision annoying could
petition for a rule change that would allow them to adopt the matrix on a
five-year basis?

Bill Witt



 When I received word that Woodbury county was not on the list, I
> contacted our supervisors.  OOPS, forgot we had to do this every year.
> WHY should the state complicate this process by demanding county action
> EVERY year.
>
> Jim Redmond
> Professor of English
> Briar Cliff University
> 712-279-5544
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements
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> Subject: 86 counties sign up for master matrix
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> IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
> February 10, 2005
>
> 86 COUNTIES ADOPT MASTER MATRIX TO OVERSEE LOCATIONS OF ANIMAL
> CONFINEMENTS
>
> DES MOINES - The final count of 86 Iowa counties formally adopting a
> resolution to use the master matrix remains about the same for 2005 as
> it was in 2003 and 2004.
>
> Counties use the master matrix to evaluate proposed locations of animal
> confinements that are required to apply for construction permits.
>
> Allamakee County adopted the resolution for the first time in 2005.
>
> The complete list of counties that have adopted a resolution follows:
>
> Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone,
> Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar,
> Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clinton, Crawford,
> Dallas, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette,
> Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin,
> Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Jasper,
> Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon,
> Madison, Marion, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine,
> O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie,
> Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac,  Scott, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van
> Buren, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth and Wright.
>
> Counties can use the master matrix to evaluate the potential
> environmental and social impacts of confinement operations that need a
> construction permit before building, expanding or modifying the
> operation.
>
> Before producers in participating counties can be approved for
> construction, they must earn points on the master matrix for choosing
> sites and using practices that reduce adverse impacts on the environment
> and the community.
>
> A copy of the master matrix is available on the DNR Web site at
> www.iowadnr.com under animal feeding operations.
>
> For participating counties, the resolution is in effect during the
> remainder of 2005 and during January of 2006, but the county must
> evaluate the master matrix for all confinements that are required to
> submit construction permits.
>
> A map of the participating counties and more information can be found
> on the DNR Web site at  http://www.iowadnr.com/afo/matrix.html.
>
> For more information, contact Tammie Krausman at 515-281-8382.
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