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2. NUISANCENUISANCE
Steps to help to avoid lawsuitSteps to help to avoid lawsuit
Overall operational environmental management,
including neighbor communication and relations
Location: separation distance, prevailing winds &
topography
Tree buffers: existing trees and fast growing
trees planted with slower growing species
Ventilation and exhaust fan management
Management of manure storage and application
Clean pigs and buildings
Mortality handling
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3. NUISANCENUISANCE
Protection for producerProtection for producer
Insurance
Standard farm liability policies normally don’t cover
– but producer should always check with their
insurance company and/or an attorney
2013 Illinois court decision found that odor from hog
manure was not “traditional environmental pollution”
and therefore the pollution exclusion in the policy
did not exclude coverage for the producer
2014 Wisconsin court decision found that manure
that polluted a well was a pollutant under the
insurance policy and the pollution exclusion in the
policy excluded coverage for the producer
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4. NUISANCENUISANCE
Protection for producerProtection for producer
Insurance
Environmental policies available
Coverage provided for odor nuisance claims
Coverage for legal and other costs of
defense
Insurance is a contract - carefully review the
policy terms to make sure there is coverage
for odor nuisance claims
Check with company as to experience with
nuisance cases and how the cases will be
defended
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5. NUISANCENUISANCE
Protection for producerProtection for producer
Animal Feeding Operations Nuisance Defense
Iowa Code section 657.11
Iowa Supreme Court in 2004 ruled section 657.11
was unconstitutional as “unduly oppressive” in this
case where the hog operation was 1,300 ft. north of
neighbor who sued and the neighbor had lived there
22 years before the hog operation was built in 1996
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6. AG NUISANCE CASESAG NUISANCE CASES
IowaIowa
No ag nuisance cases went to trial in Iowa in 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014
Cases currently pending in Iowa courts
Poweshiek County – swine finishing site
Filed 7/1/13, jury trial began 1/26/15
Wapello County – swine finishing sites, 3 different
producers, case is in 2 divisions
Buchanan County – cattle feedyard - filed 4/23/14
Poweshiek County – swine finishing - filed 5/16/14
Federal court, southern district, eastern division –
swine finishing site
Filed 8/12/14
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7. ANIMAL CAPACITY Animal weight
capacity (AWC) and animal unit capacity (AUC)
If the CFO was constructed before 3/1/03 and
not expanded since, use animal weight capacity
(AWC) for DNR regulations
If the CFO was constructed before 3/1/03 and
expanded since, use AWC for separation
distances but AUC for other DNR regs
AWC: the maximum number of animals confined
at any time in a confinement operation multiplied
by the average weight during a production cycle
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8. ANIMAL CAPACITY
Animal weight capacity and animal unit capacity
If the CFO was constructed after 3/1/03, use
animal unit capacity (AUC) for DNR
regulations
AUC: maximum number of animals maintained
at any one time in a confinement operation
multiplied by the animal unit factor
Swine animal unit factor
.4 – swine weighing more than 55 pounds
.1 – swine weighing between 15 & 55
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9. ANIMAL CAPACITY Animal unit capacity
– double-stocking, over-stocking, etc.
Example: 2,400 hd wean-to-finish site
(960 AUC) double stocked with weaned
pigs with 2,400 hd moved off-site for
finishing
AUC:
Nursery phase: 4,800 x .1 = 480
Finishing phase: 2,400 x .4 =
960
AUC for site is 960
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10. ANIMAL CAPACITY Animal unit capacity
– double-stocking, over-stocking, etc.
Must double or over-stocked pigs be moved
before any pigs reach 55 pounds? Or before the
average weight of the pigs on-site is 55 pounds?
Neither because the AUC calculation is based
on the number of pigs weighing more than 55
pounds and the no. weighing 55 pounds or less
Safest approach to ensure compliance may be
to remove all overstock pigs before any reach
55 pounds, HOWEVER, AUC law allows some
of the pigs to weigh more than 55 pounds if
some weigh 55 pounds or less
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11. ANIMAL CAPACITY
Animal unit capacity – double-stocking, etc.
AUC calculation:
2,400 hd wean-to-finish site (960 AUC)double-stocked
No more than 1,600 can weigh more than 55 pounds
before the double-stocked one-half must be moved
off site (1,600 x .4 = 640 au’s & 3,200 x .1 = 320 au’s
for a total of 960 au’s)
Works out to a factor of .333 (i.e., to determine the
maximum number of head that can weigh more than
55 pounds before reaching AUC, multiply the total
number on-site while double stocked by a factor of .
333)
Triple stocked factor is .111
Producers must account for the additional manure from
additional stocking of weaned pigs in their MMP
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12. ANIMAL CAPACITY Animal unit capacity
– double-stocking, over-stocking, etc.
Options (other than reducing capacities) if exceeding animal
weight or unit capacity:
If built below 500 AUC, and now more than 500 AUC but less
than 1,000 AUC:
Get MMP and CDS and meet required separation
distances
To have CDS, must meet DNR concrete standards
If built above 500 AUC but below 1,000 AUC, and now more
than 1,000 AUC:
Get construction permit (already have CDS) – must meet
matrix if county requires matrix and meet required
increased separation distances
If have construction permit but exceeding permit capacities:
Get new construction permit with increased capacity –
must meet matrix if county requires matrix and meet
required separation distances
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13. CONFINEMENT OPERATIONS
One or two?
To determine if a permit or manure management
plan is required, and if concrete standards apply:
Two CFO’s are one operation when:
At least one of the two is constructed after
5/21/98
There is common ownership or management,
and
They are adjacent; or
Utilize a common area or system for manure
application
Adjacent – CFO’s within:
1,250 feet if the combined AUC is <1,000
2,500 feet if the combined AUC is >1,000
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14. CONFINEMENT OPERATIONS
One or two?
To determine required separation distances:
Two CFO’s are considered to be one operation when:
At least one of the two is constructed after 3/21/96
There is common ownership or management, and
They are adjacent
Adjacent – CFO’s within:
1,250 feet if the combined AUC is <3,000 for finishing
or nursery (<1,250 AUC for farrow-gest. or <2,700
AUC for farrow to fin.)
1,500 ft. if the combined AUC is >3,000 but <5,000 for
finishing or nursery (>1,250 but <2,000 AUC for
farrow-gest. or >2,700 but <5,400 AUC for farrow to
fin.)
2,500 feet if the combined AUC is >5,000 for finishing
or nursery (>2,000 AUC for farrow-gest. or >5,400
AUC for farrow to fin.)
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15. AFO - IOWA LAW
Confinement Feeding Operation (CFO)
An AFO in which animals are confined to
areas which are totally roofed
Open Feedlot Operation (OFO)
Unroofed or partially roofed AFO (outside
area must be at least 10% of inside area) if
crop, vegetation, or forage growth or
residue cover is not maintained as part of
the AFO while the animals are confined
CFO cannot discharge under Iowa law
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16. CAFO
CAFO - Three types:
Large CAFO, Medium CAFO
Designated CAFO
CAFO must obtain a federal discharge permit
(NPDES) if the CAFO discharges pollutants to
a water of the US
Without an NPDES permit, can be no
discharge – with an NPDES permit, can
discharge from greater than 25-year, 24 hour
storm event – unless a CFO under Iowa law
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17. LARGE CAFO
More than the number of animals in any one of the
following categories:
2,500 swine weighing 55 pounds or more
10,000 swine weighing less than 55 pounds
125,000 chickens other than laying hens OR
82,000 laying hens (other than liquid manure)
30,000 laying hens or broilers (liquid manure)
700 mature dairy cows
1,000 cattle
500 horses, 10,000 sheep, 55,000 turkeys
DNR rules: 1,000 animal units where more than
one category is kept in the same type of operation
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18. MEDIUM CAFO
The number of animals in any one of the
following categories:
750 to 2,499 swine weighing 55 pounds or
more
3,000 to 9,999 swine weighing less than 55
pounds
Other categories for horses, sheep, turkeys,
dairy cattle, cattle and poultry
DNR rules: 300-999 animal units where more
than one category is kept in the same type of
operation
AND meet requirements on next slide 18
19. MEDIUM CAFO
Manure or process wastewater is
discharged:
Into waters of the US through a man-
made ditch, flushing system, or other
similar man-made device; or
Directly into waters of the US which
originate outside of and pass over,
across or through the facility or
otherwise come into direct contact with
animals in the AFO.
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20. CAFO - COMBINE CFO/OFO
EPA rules have never distinguished
between OFO’s and CFO’s
EPA rules require OFO & CFO animals
in same category to be added together
Iowa law has always kept OFO & CFO’s
separate for purposes of Iowa law
CAFO/NPDES permit requirements:
OFO & CFO animals in same category
at an AFO are added together
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21. EPA CAFO RULE
COMBINE CFO/OFO
Mixed animal CAFOs
Do not add animal numbers from different
categories to determine if CAFO threshold is
triggered, as long as all animal numbers are
below the threshold and different types of AFO
under Iowa law (CFO & OFO)
Once the CAFO number threshold is met for one
category, all manure generated by the AFO is
subject to NPDES requirements
Example, hog CFO with more than 2,500 head
on the same site as cattle OFO with less than
1,000 head – cattle OFO cannot discharge or
must have NPDES permit
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22. DESIGNATED CAFO
DNR may designate any AFO that is not a
Large or Medium CAFO as a CAFO if after an
on-site inspection DNR determines it is a
significant contributor of manure to waters of
the US using the following factors:
AFO size & amount of manure discharged
AFO location near waters of US
Means of conveyance to waters of US
Slope, vegetation, rainfall, and other factors
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23. DESIGNATED CAFO
DNR cannot designate a CAFO with less than
the Medium CAFO animal numbers unless:
Manure or process wastewater is
discharged:
Into waters of the US through a man-
made ditch, flushing system, or other
similar man-made device; or
Directly into waters of the US which
originate outside of and pass over, across
or through the facility or otherwise come
into direct contact with animals in the
AFO. 23
24. DNR EVALUATION
DNR may evaluate an AFO and order
remedial action if:
Manure is discharged into a water of the
state
Manure is causing or may reasonably be
expected to cause pollution of a water of the
state
Manure is causing or may reasonably be
expected to cause a violation of state water
quality standards
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25. CAFO
A discharge also includes
discharges from land application
However, ag stormwater discharges
do not require an NPDES permit
An ag stormwater discharge –
CAFO must apply manure in
compliance with a site specific
nutrient management plan
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26. CAFO
Is NPDES permit needed for an
“accidental discharge”?
If the cause of an accidental discharge
that has occurred in the past has been
changed or corrected, the CAFO
would not be considered to discharge
and an NPDES permit would not be
required due to the accidental
discharge
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27. CAFO - NPDES PERMITS -
DISCHARGES
Proof of a discharge?
Inspections
Visual observation – photos
Samples
Evidence of “flowpaths”?
Computer modeling? – No, 2009
federal administrative law decision
– but EPA may be revisiting this
approach
Flyovers? EPA 27
28. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
Internet search: “EPA/DNR work plan
materials”
DNR adopted NPDES permit rules for
CFO’s that discharge
Note: Under Iowa law these rules
could not be more strict than federal
rules
DNR revised rules on manure
application setbacks for CAFOs with
NPDES permits to mirror EPA rules
Standard operating procedures for
CAFO discharge inspections 28
29. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR must conduct desktop assessments
and on-site NPDES inspections at all large
CAFOs and desktop assessments and, if
necessary, on-site inspections at medium
CAFOs within 5 years (Sep. 2018 –
approx. 20% each year)
DNR does desktop assessments based
on publicly available information, including
DNR files and AFO database –
Producers, particularly those with
medium-sized CFOs, should now make
sure that info is correct before DNR does
desktop assessment
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30. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR must prioritize assessments in the
following order:
AFOs with spills, significant releases,
or legally sufficient complaints
involving discharges to waters of the
U.S. since Aug. 2008.
Large open feedlot CAFOs and
medium sized open feedlot AFOs,
including combined AFOs and CFOs
Large CAFO CFOs
Medium sized CFOs
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31. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
Are on-site inspections required?
Large CAFOs
On-site inspections required
In conjunction with MMP, earthen basin,
or other routine DNR inspections or
reviews.
Not necessary if there has been a DNR
on-site inspection after Nov. 1, 2011 &
DNR determines facility does not
discharge to water of the U.S. The
inspection must be functionally equivalent
to NPDES on-site inspections, including
having written documentation of findings.
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32. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
Are on-site inspections required?
Medium-sized CFOs
Discharge to water of U.S. in last 5 years
Significant release within last 5 years and
the release presented a substantial threat
of discharging pollutants to waters of the
U.S.
CFO is less than ¼ mile from and
draining toward a water of the U.S. and
uses uncovered manure or litter storage
Any others that the desktop assessment
indicates an on-site inspection is needed
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33. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
Are on-site inspections required?
Combined (OFO & CFO) medium sized AFOs
OFO portion is less than ¼ mile from and
draining toward a water of the U.S. and the
OFO portion has more than 300 animal
units
Any others that the desktop assessment
indicates an on-site inspection is needed
Medium sized OFOs
OFO is less than ¼ mile from and draining
toward a water of the U.S.
Any others that the desktop assessment
indicates an on-site inspection is needed
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34. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR on-site inspections of CFOs for
discharges requiring an NPDES permit
CFOs that have previously had an
accidental discharge to a water of the
U.S.
Note: No NPDES required if the
conditions that caused the
discharge have changed or been
corrected
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35. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR on-site inspections of CFOs for
discharges requiring an NPDES permit
DNR must contact producer 1 – 3
days before inspection
Producer to have MMP and other
facility records available
DNR will not enter confinement
buildings
DNR must follow producer’s standard
bio-security policy, if none, must
follow DNR bio-security protocol
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36. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
Because a DNR inspection will cover
DNR rule compliance in addition to
NPDES permit requirements, before
any NPDES inspection by DNR
producers should:
Conduct a complete environmental
review (env. self-audit under Iowa
law) with consultant, advisor,
attorney, etc.
Follow DNR self-audit rules to report
any violations discovered
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37. IOWA ENVIRONMENTAL
SELF AUDITS
Initiated by business owner to determine
environmental compliance
Benefits:
Immunity from penalties if a violation discovered
during audit and promptly reported to DNR,
before DNR investigates
Confidentiality of audit report
No immunity from penalties if:
DNR not properly notified
Violations are intentional or result in injury to
persons, property or environment
Substantial economic benefit giving violator a
clear economic advantage over competitors
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38. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
When notified of inspection,
producers should:
Ask for copy of desktop
assessment before on-site
inspection
Discuss with DNR whether
previous on-site inspection
qualifies for NPDES inspection
Inform DNR of bio-security policy
Contact consultant, engineer, etc.
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39. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
During inspections DNR is to:
Review MMP and other records
Ask about maximum number of head
confined at one time over last 12 months
Inspect (documentation will include photos):
Manure storage structures
Manure stockpiles
Perimeter tile – inspection port or outlet
Feed storage
Mortality handling areas and composting
Areas downhill of CFO
Discharges? Photos & samples
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40. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR on-site inspections of CFOs for
discharges requiring an NPDES permit - after
the inspection DNR is to:
Complete inspection report within 2 weeks
Document whether operation was
discharging to a water of the U.S.
Include requirements (violations of rules, if
any, and time frames for correction) and
recommendations (suggested items that are
not violations but suggestions to improve
environmental performance)
Send letter, inspection report and regulatory
status form
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41. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR must enforce penalties “to
create a stronger deterrence to
noncompliance”. DNR was
required to:
Revise penalty calculations,
including method to properly
calculate economic benefit for
noncompliance
Develop checklists for
enforcement actions
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42. DNR – EPA WORKPLAN
DNR REGULATION OF CAFOs
DNR must provide progress
updates
Quarterly reports to EPA and
post on DNR website
Submit annual reports.
If DNR hasn’t completed 20% of
the NPDES inspections each
year, they must propose
modifications to EPA to meet
the 5 year requirement
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43. COMPOSTING MORTALITIES
500 ft. from a residence other than the producer’s
Not in a wetland
100 ft. from private well, 200 ft. from public well
50 ft. from property lines
100 ft. from flowing or intermittent streams, lakes or
ponds
Minimize formation of leachate & prevent runoff into
and out of the compost facility
Minimize ponding, any ponding that occurs must be
corrected within 48 hours
All weather surface of compacted soil, compacted
granular aggregates, asphalt, concrete or other
relatively impermeable material
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44. COMPOSTING MORTALITIES
Minimize odors, dust, noise, litter and vectors which
may cause nuisance conditions or health hazard
Storage of finished compost for no more than 18
months
Mortalities may be composted off-site at another
livestock operation without a permit – no restriction on
distance and do not have to be from the same owner
or operator
Mortalities that died from infectious disease that can
be spread by scavengers or insects or that died from a
reportable disease must be disposed of under Iowa
Dept. of Ag requirements
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45. COMPOSTING MORTALITIES
Transportation vehicles must be constructed to
prevent release of mortality contaminated
materials
In transporting, the most direct haul route that
avoids biosecurity risks must be used
Compost facilities must be designed for
average annual death loss from all sites using
the facility, raw materials, and finished
compost
Mortalities from catastrophic death losses (fire
or power outage) cannot be composted until
DNR approves
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46. COMPOSTING MORTALITIES
Mortalities must be in the compost within 24 hours
To control leachate, odors and animal scavenging,
must have 12 inch bulking agent cover, 6-12 inches
between carcasses, and 12-24 inch base depending
on size and number of mortalities
Compost cannot be removed until soft tissue is fully
decomposed
Compost (including bones) must be applied to
cropland to minimize runoff into waters of the state
Application of compost to other than cropland needs
DNR approval (pasture?)
DNR policy: If mortalities are composted in manure,
the compost pile must also meet manure storage
structure requirements
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47. MASTER MATRIX
Supporting documentation, including design,
operation, and maintenance plans.
If a county does not pass the matrix, DNR
independently scores the matrix, including
items the county gave a passing score
DNR will not allow changes to the matrix
after the county fails it, unless the county
agrees
DNR has failed most matrices it has scored,
including items the county has passed, such
as the items for formed manure storage and
covered manure storage
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48. MASTER MATRIX
DNR interpretation of requirements upon
independent review following county
denial:
Requirements for design, operation &
maintenance plans for:
landscaping
covered manure storage
formed storage
truck turnaround
feeding & watering systems to
reduce manure volume
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49. OPEN BURNING
DNR rules prohibit open burning of combustible
materials unless:
DNR grants a variance
Exemptions include:
Trees and tree trimmings & landscape waste
Recreational fires
Residential waste
Paper or plastic pesticide containers and seed
corn bags. Must be ¼ mile someone else’s
building, livestock area, wildlife area or water
source. Cannot exceed one day’s accumulation
or 50 pounds. If causes a nuisance, DNR may
order relocation of burning.
Effect of rule: “Burn barrels” at livestock buildings are
prohibited.
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50. EPA AIR EMISSIONS REPORTING
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) &
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA) air release reporting requirements:
Qualifying Releases must be reported: more
than 100 pounds of H2S or NH3 per 24 hour period
Not required at this time if farm was signed up
under EPA Air Compliance Consent Agreement –
reporting may be required for these farms once
the monitoring study is completed
Exemptions
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51. EPA AIR EMISSIONS REPORTING
EPA Rule – issued 12/18/08, effective 1/20/09:
Exemption to CERCLA & EPCRA air release
notification requirements:
CERCLA – Any release of a hazardous substance
from animal waste from farms.
EPCRA - Any release of a hazardous substance
from animal waste from farms that have fewer than
the number of animals in any of the following
categories:
700 mature dairy cows
1,000 veal calves
1,000 cattle (other than above)
2,500 swine – 55 pounds or more
10,000 swine – less than 55 pounds
Also includes horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens,
and ducks
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52. EPA AIR EMISSIONS REPORTING
3 Step Process
Telephone DNR & Local Emer. Response
Committee
Initial written report within 30 days
Follow-up written reports:
If significant increase
Increase in emission levels above the
reported normal range of the continuous
release
Status report
Filed within 30 days of the one year
anniversary of the initial written report
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53. MANURE APPLICATION
Frozen or snow covered ground
Does not apply to:
Manure from open feedlot operations
Dry manure (can’t be pumped & doesn’t flow
under pressure) (frozen liquid manure does
not qualify as dry manure)
Liquid manure from confinement operations
using formed storage with less than 500
animal units
Liquid manure injected or incorporated on
the same date of application
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54. MANURE APPLICATION
Frozen or snow covered ground
No surface application of liquid manure from a
confinement operation on
Snow covered ground from Dec. 21 to Ap. 1
Frozen ground from Feb. 1 to April 1
except in an emergency
Frozen ground
Impermeable to soil moisture
Does not include ground frozen only in
top 2” or less
Snow covered ground
At least 1” of snow or ½” of ice
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55. MANURE APPLICATION
Frozen or snow covered ground
An emergency is when there is an
immediate need to apply manure
due to unforeseen circumstances
beyond the producer’s control
Includes, but is not limited to:
natural disaster
unusual weather conditions, or
equipment or structural failure
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56. MANURE APPLICATION
Frozen or snow covered ground
To apply liquid manure on frozen or snow covered
ground due to an emergency, a producer must:
Telephone DNR field office before application -
2010 rule: caller must give:
Owner’s name & facility ID No.
Reason for emergency app. & app. Date
Estimate of gallons to be applied & fields in
MMP to be applied on
Apply the manure on land identified in the MMP
– either in the original MMP or the next updated
MMP submitted to DNR after the manure is
applied
Apply the manure on land with a P Index 2 or
less
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57. MANURE APPLICATION
Frozen or snow covered ground
To apply liquid manure on frozen or snow
covered ground due to an emergency, a
producer must:
During manure application and for 2 weeks
after, block any surface tile intake on land in
the MMP & down grade
Properly manage the manure storage
structure – beginning Dec. 21, 2015, must
have storage to avoid application from Dec.
21 to April 1 – before then, can still use
emer. app. procedures even though not
enough storage
For structures built after July 1, 2009, have
at least 180 days of storage
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58. MANURE APPLICATION
Frozen or snow covered ground
Other considerations:
Remember Iowa law requirement that manure
must be applied so as to not cause water
pollution
Does it comply with EQIP requirements?
Will it impact federal NPDES permit
requirements?
If the operation has a master matrix and took
points for injection or incorporation of manure
(item 26(e)), to surface apply because of an
emergency producer must obtain written
approval for a waiver from a DNR field office
Contact DNR as soon as possible for
assistance, even if not required by law
Community and neighbor relations
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59. DES MOINES WATER WORKS - NOTICE OFDES MOINES WATER WORKS - NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SUE - CLEAN WATER ACTINTENT TO SUE - CLEAN WATER ACT
60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue
Jan. 9, 2015; sent to 10 Drainage Districts in
Buena Vista, Sac, and Calhoun counties
Alleges discharges from field tile lines are
discharges from “point sources” without an
NPDES permit under the Clean Water Act
Intend to file a “citizen suit” in federal district
court
No previous court decisions supporting
DMWW’s claim that field tile lines are point
sources
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60. Iowa Environmental Regulations Handbook
In depth discussion and analysis of
environmental regulations, with practical
points for analysis and compliance
DNR Construction Requirements
DNR Manure Management
Requirements
Example separation distance waivers &
manure agreement
www.iowapork.org; Producer Resources;
Iowa Environmental Regulations Handbook
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