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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455B.205 INSPECTION PROGRAM –
1 2 ANAEROBIC LAGOONS AND EARTHEN MANURE STORAGE BASINS.
1 3 The department shall establish a program to inspect
1 4 anaerobic lagoons and earthen manure storage basins which are
1 5 part of animal feeding operations. The program shall require
1 6 an anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin to be
1 7 inspected by the department at least once each twelve months.
1 8 The inspection schedule shall provide priority to inspections
1 9 of anaerobic lagoons and earthen manure storage basins located
1 10 within environmentally sensitive areas. The department may
1 11 require the installation and operation of a hydrological
1 12 monitoring system if after an on-site inspection, the
1 13 department determines that a site presents an extraordinary
1 14 potential for surface water or subsurface water pollution.
1 15 The department shall file a report with the general assembly
1 16 on or before January 15 of each year describing the inspection
1 17 program, including resulting disciplinary or legal action
1 18 initiated by the department or the attorney general against
1 19 animal feeding operations in violation of this chapter.
1 20 EXPLANATION
1 21 This bill creates a new Code section 455B.205 requiring
1 22 that the department of natural resources establish a program
1 23 to inspect anaerobic lagoons and earthen manure storage
1 24 basins. The program must require an anaerobic lagoon or
1 25 earthen manure storage basin to be inspected by the department
1 26 at least once each 12 months. The bill provides that the
1 27 department may require the installation and operation of a
1 28 hydrological monitoring system if it determines that a site
1 29 presents an extraordinary potential for water pollution. The
1 30 bill provides that the department must file an annual report
1 31 with the general assembly regarding the inspection program.
1 32 Code section 455B.191 provides that a person violating
1 33 provisions relating to water quality is subject to a civil
1 34 penalty of up to $5,000 for each day of the violation.
1 35 LSB 2727SV 77
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