State regulators revise standards for concentrated livestock sites.
PIERRE – The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued the latest version of its general water pollution control permit for concentrated animal feeding operations throughout South Dakota last week.
The 2016 version of the permit covers producers that confine and feed large numbers of animals.
Producers have one to four years to apply for coverage by the 2016 version of the CAFO permit, depending upon when they are scheduled for re-approval.
CAFOs covered under the 2003 general permit will retain coverage until they are approved under the 2016 version of the general permit, according to DENR officials.
DENR issued its first CAFO permit covering new and expanding swine operations in 1997.
Together they have more than 1.3 million acres in approved nutrient management plans in South Dakota.
The original hearing was scheduled for Dec. 16, 2015, but Pirner received an appeal to delay the hearing on Dec. 8, 2015.
The 2016 permit includes a permeability standard that can be used rather than constructing a liner for a permanent manure-stockpiling site.
All fields scheduled for manure application must be sampled prior to manure application.