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 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Clark Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:47 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 86 counties sign up for master matrix 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]