HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCA Interim Permit for Feedlot
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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t~arch 25,1997
Mike Vierling
13985 Pike Lake Road
Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372
Interim Permit for the Planning, Construction and Operation
of an Animal Feedlot and/or Manure Storage Area
MPCA-I2147(B)
Pursuant to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Agency) Rules (7020.02 - 7020.19) governing
the control of pollution from animal feedlots, this Interim Permit is issued for the planning,
construction and operation of animal feedlot facilities located in the SE one-quarter of Section 23
in Prior Lake Township of Scott County.
This feedlot shall consist of the following facilities and operating procedures described below:
1. A dairy barn;
2. A partial confmement barn located adjacent to Pike Lake; and
3. A 140' x 160' open lot with an adjacent pasture.
These facilities will house 60 dairy cattle, 10 calves and 20 beef cows. The beef cows will be
sold in the spring of 1997.
On the date of issuance of this interim permit the Permittee has access to 370 acres of cropland
for land application of manure.
The existing feedlot has been identified as creating a potential pollution hazard to Pike Lake via a
road culvert. This permit provides authorization to operate the existing feedlot while plans are
developed to correct this pollution problem. The discharge of pollutants shall be eliminated by
no later than the expiration date of this Interim Permit.
A plan and schedule is to be developed to eliminate the manure-contaminated runoff entering
Pike Lake.
This Interim Permit shall become effective on the date of issuance by the Commissioner and
shall supersede any existing feedlot permit upon issuance. This Interim Permit shall expire at
midnight on December 20, 1997.
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March 25. 1997
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The Permittee shall operate and manage the feedlot under the following Special Conditions:
1. A plan and schedule is to be developed to limit access and/or minimize the amount of time
that livestock are located on the severely sloped area located between Pike Lake Trail and
the shed, and to establish a vegetative cover in this area.
2. Implementation of the plan submitted according to Special Condition #1, shall not begin
until approval to begin implementation has been provided by the Agency.
3. Until the plan submitted according to Special Condition #1 has been developed and
implemented, any existing open lots that are void of a vegetative cover shall be cleaned
regularly to prevent manure build up and potential contamination of Pike Lake.
4. The application rate of manure shall not exceed recommended crop nutrient requirements.
Crop nutrient requirements shall be based on projected crop yields, soil fertility (from the
standard Minnesota Extension Service Soil Analysis Guidelines), and manure nutrient
availability;
5. The Permittee shall maintain, either by direct ownership, rental, or written agreement with a
neighboring land owner(s), access to sufficient acreage to properly land apply manure at
rates that are based on nutrient requirements of subsequent crops and soil fertility.
6. Annual records on land application of manure shall be kept on file for a minimum of three
years by the Permittee and made available to the Agency upon request. These records shall
include, at a minimum, the location of each land application site, number of acres at each
la..'ld application site, results of any manure analysis, and nutrient application rate of any land
application activities.
7. Reports shall be provided to the Agency in accordance with General Condition #7. Indicate
the permit number on all communication regarding this feedlot operation.
8. The general conditions identified in Minn. Rules pt. 7001.0150, subp. 3 are incorporated
herein by reference and made an enforceable part of this Interim Permit.
March 25. 1997
Mike Vierling- MPCA-I 2147(B)
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The Permittee shall operate and manage the feedlot under the following Special Conditions:
1. A plan and schedule is to be developed to limit access and/or minimize the amount of time
that livestock are located on the severely sloped area located between Pike Lake Trail and
the shed, and to establish a vegetative cover in this area.
2. Implementation of the plan submitted according to Special Condition #1, shall not begin
until approval to begin implementation has been provided by the Agency.
3. Until the plan submitted according to Special Condition #1 has been developed and
implemented, any existing open lots that are void of a vegetative cover shall be cleaned
regularly to prevent manure build up and potential contamination of Pike Lake.
4. The application rate of manure shall not exceed recommended crop nutrient requirements.
Crop nutrient requirements shall be based on projected crop yields, soil fertility (from the
standard Minnesota Extension Service Soil Analysis Guidelines), and manure nutrient
availability;
5. The Permittee shall maintain, either by direct ownership, rental, or written agreement with a
neighboring land owner(s), access to sufficient acreage to properly land apply manure at
rates that are based on nutrient requirements of subsequent crops and soil fertility.
6. Annual records on land application of manure shall be kept on file for a minimum of three
years by ~e Permittee and made available to the Agency upon request. These records shall
include, at a minimum, the location of each land application site, number of acres at each
land application site, results of any manure analysis, and nutrient application rate of any land
application activities.
7. Reports shall be provided to the Agency in accordance with General Condition #7. Indicate
the permit number on all communication regarding this feedlot operation.
8. The general conditions identified in Minn. Rules pt. 7001.0150, subp. 3 are incorporated
herein by reference and made an enforceable part of this Interim Permit.
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March 25. 1997
Mike Vierling- MPCA-I 2147(B)
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Thank you for your interest in environmental quality. Please carefully read the general
conditions attached to this permit. Please keep this document for your records. In all future
correspondence, please indicate your certificate number.
Sincerely,
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Kim M. Brynildson, P .E.
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
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(612)296-7327; Telecommunications Device for the Deaf at (612)297-5353