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1 1 Section 1. Section 455B.171, Code 1997, is amended by
1 2 adding the following new subsections:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. "Agricultural drainage well" means a
1 4 vertical opening to an aquifer or permeable substratum which
1 5 is constructed by any means including but not limited to
1 6 drilling, driving, digging, boring, augering, jetting,
1 7 washing, or coring, and which is capable of intercepting or
1 8 receiving surface or subsurface drainage water from
1 9 agricultural land.
1 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 1B. "Agricultural drainage well basin"
1 11 means an area of land where surface and subsurface water
1 12 drains into an agricultural drainage well by a constructed
1 13 drainage system which may include tile lines, laterals,
1 14 surface inlets, or other improvements which facilitate
1 15 drainage.
1 16 NEW SUBSECTION. 1C. "Anaerobic lagoon" means the same as
1 17 defined in section 455B.161.
1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 7A. "Earthen manure storage basin" means
1 19 the same as defined in section 455B.161.
1 20 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 455B.205 MONITORING OF ANAEROBIC
1 21 LAGOONS AND EARTHEN MANURE STORAGE BASINS.
1 22 The department shall maintain an active program to monitor
1 23 anaerobic lagoons and earthen manure storage basins which are
1 24 part of animal feeding operations, and especially structures
1 25 which have been constructed before July 1, 1985, or which are
1 26 located within environmentally sensitive areas, including but
1 27 not limited to agricultural drainage well basins or drainage
1 28 districts where agricultural drainage wells are located. The
1 29 department may install and operate a hydrological monitoring
1 30 system if after an on-site inspection, the department
1 31 determines that the site presents an extraordinary potential
1 32 for surface water or subsurface water pollution. The
1 33 department shall file a report with the general assembly on or
1 34 before January 15 of each year describing the department's
1 35 monitoring activities, including resulting disciplinary or
2 1 legal action initiated by the department or the attorney
2 2 general against animal feeding operations in violation of this
2 3 chapter.
2 4 EXPLANATION
2 5 This bill requires that the department of natural resources
2 6 maintain an active program to monitor anaerobic lagoons and
2 7 earthen manure storage basins. The department must
2 8 concentrate on structures which have been constructed before
2 9 July 1, 1985, or which are located within environmentally
2 10 sensitive areas such as areas where agricultural drainage
2 11 wells are located. The bill authorizes the department to
2 12 require the installation and operation of a hydrological
2 13 monitoring system if after an on-site inspection, the
2 14 department determines that the site presents an extraordinary
2 15 potential for surface water or subsurface water pollution.
2 16 The bill requires the department to annually file a report
2 17 with the general assembly describing the department's
2 18 monitoring activities and any resulting disciplinary or legal
2 19 action taken against animal feeding operations.
2 20 LSB 1885YH 77
2 21 da/jw/5
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