EPC WILL ADDRESS CONFINEMENT SITING MATRIX
SEPT. 16 AT CLEAR LAKE

The Environmental Protection Commission will receive information on a draft
rule that lists factors counties can use to accept or reject specific sites
for large confinement facilities at its regular meeting Sept. 16 in Clear
Lake.

The regular meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Lakeview Community
Center, Band Shell City Park.  Public participation is scheduled for 10
a.m., and at 1 p.m. Dr. John Downing of Iowa State University will present
recommendations from the Clear Lake Diagnostic and Feasibility Study.  The
meeting is open to the public.

Commissioners will not be discussing two demands for a public hearing, but
will be asked to schedule a separate meeting to hear comments on two draft
construction permits for animal feeding operations:
*a proposed confinement facility, Natural Pork Production II, in Adair
County and
*a proposed expansion of the Fremont Farm facility in Poweshiek County.

Commissioners will also tour the lake on Sept. 15 at 4:30 p.m., meeting at
the Lake Patrol office, 15398 Crane Street, for a boat tour.

The complete agenda follows:
· Approve Agenda
· Approve Minutes of July 22, 2002
· Director's Remarks
· Hearing Demands - Need for Special Meeting
· Contract - Energy Nexus Group - Streamlining Siting and Permitting of
Combined Heat and Power Systems
· Notice of Intended Action - Chapter 107 - Beverage Container Deposits
· Final Rule - Chapter 60 - Scope of Title-Definitions-Forms-Rules of
Practice, Chapter 62 - Effluent and Pretreatment Standards, Chapter 63 -
Monitoring, Analytical and Reporting Requirement
· Final Rule - Chapter 60 - Scope of Title-Definitions-Forms-Rules of
Practice, Chapter 64 -Wastewater Construction and Operation Permits
· Proposed Contested Case Decision - Crestwood Acres and Blairs Ferry Manor
· Proposed Contested Case Decision - M.A. Inc
· Referrals to the Attorney General
· Pat Snoody, Honey Creek Campground
· M-F Real Estate, Inc and Fred Butch Levell
· Proposed Rule - Chapter 65 - Animal Feeding Operations (amendments to
definitions; minimum separation distances for land application of manure and
construction of confinement feeding operation structures; collection of
annual compliance fee; submission of annual manure management plan updates;
the site inspection and construction permit application review process; and
amendment of Table 6)
· Proposed Rule - Chapter 65 - Animal Feeding Operations (Adoption of Master
Matrix )
· Proposed Rule - Chapter 117, Requirements for Waste Tire Facilities
· Proposed Rule - Chapter 2, Public Records and Fair Information Practices
· Proposed Rule - Chapter 7, Contested Case Rules (Adoption by reference of
Director's amendments)
· Monthly Reports
· General Discussion
· Items for the Next Meeting

The members of the commission are Kathryn Murphy, Chair, LeMars; Terrance
Townsend, Newton; James Braun, Latimer; Lisa Davis-Cook, West Des Moines;
Rita Venner, Breda; Gary C. Priebe, Algona; Darrell Hanson, Manchester; J.
Kelly Tobin, New Market and Lori Glanzman, Mt. Pleasant.  The director of
the DNR is Jeff Vonk.

For more information, contact Karen Grimes, at (515) 281-5135, or by e-mail
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