CHAPTER 65
ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS
[Prior to 7/1/83, DEQ Ch 20]
[Prior to 12/3/86, Water, Air and Waste Management[900]]
DIVISION I
CONFINEMENT FEEDING OPERATIONS
567—65.1(455B) Definitions. In addition to the definitions in Iowa Code sections 455B.101 and 455B.171 and Iowa Code section 459.102, the following definitions shall apply to Division I of this chapter:
“Abandoned confinement feeding operation structure” means the confinement feeding operation structure has been razed, removed from the site of a confinement feeding operation, filled in with earth, or converted to uses other than a confinement feeding operation structure so that it cannot be used as a confinement feeding operation structure without significant reconstruction.
“Adjacent” means, for the purpose of determining separation distance requirements pursuant to 65.11(455B), that two or more confinement feeding operations are adjacent if they have animal feeding operation structures that are separated at their closest points by less than the following:
	1.	1,250 feet for confinement feeding operations with animal weight capacity less than 1,250,000 pounds for animals other than bovine, or less than 4,000,000 pounds for bovine.
	2.	1,500 feet for confinement feeding operations with animal weight capacity from 1,250,000 pounds to less than 2,000,000 pounds for animals other than bovine; from 1,250,000 pounds to less than 2,500,000 pounds for swine in a farrow-to-finish operation; or 4,000,000 pounds to less than 6,000,000 pounds for bovine.
	3.	2,500 feet for confinement feeding operations with animal weight capacity of 2,000,000 or more pounds for animals other than bovine; 2,500,000 or more pounds for swine in a farrow-to-finish operation; or 6,000,000 or more pounds for bovine.
	4.	These distances shall only be used to determine that two or more confinement feeding operations are adjacent if the animal feeding operation structure is constructed after March 20, 1996.
	5.	To determine if two or more confinement feeding operations are adjacent, the animal weight capacity of each individual operation shall be used. If two or more confinement feeding operations are not in the same animal weight capacity category, the greater animal weight capacity shall be used to determine the separation distance.
“Adjacent” means, for the purpose of determining whether a permit is required pursuant to 65.7(455B), that two or more confinement feeding operations are adjacent if they have animal feeding operation structures that are separated at their closest points by less than the following:
	1.	1,250 feet for confinement feeding operations with combined animal weight capacity less than 625,000 pounds for animals other than bovine, or less than 1,600,000 pounds for bovine.
	2.	2,500 feet for confinement feeding operations with combined animal weight capacity of 625,000 or more pounds for animals other than bovine, or 1,600,000 or more pounds for bovine.
	3.	These distances shall only be used to determine that two or more confinement feeding operations are adjacent if the animal feeding operation structure is constructed or expanded on or after May 21, 1998.
“Aerobic structure” means an animal feeding operation structure other than an egg washwater storage structure which relies on aerobic bacterial action which is maintained by the utilization of air or oxygen and which includes aeration equipment to digest organic matter. Aeration equipment shall be used and shall be capable of providing oxygen at a rate sufficient to maintain an average of 2 milligrams per liter dissolved oxygen concentration in the upper 30 percent of the depth of manure in the structure at all times.
“Agricultural drainage well” means a vertical opening to an aquifer or permeable substratum which is constructed by any means including but not limited to drilling, driving, digging, boring, augering, jetting, washing, or coring and which is capable of intercepting or receiving surface or subsurface drainage water from land directly or by a drainage system.
“Agricultural drainage well area” means an area of land where surface or subsurface water drains into an agricultural drainage well directly or through a drainage system connecting to the agricultural drainage well.
“Anaerobic lagoon” means an unformed manure storage structure, if the primary function of the structure is to store and stabilize manure, the structure is designed to receive manure on a regular basis, and the structure’s design waste loading rates provide that the predominant biological activity is anaerobic. An anaerobic lagoon does not include the following:
	1.	A runoff control basin which collects and stores only precipitation-induced runoff from an animal feeding operation in which animals are confined to areas which are unroofed or partially roofed and in which no crop, vegetation, or forage growth or residue cover is maintained during the period in which animals are confined in the operation.
	2.	An anaerobic treatment system that includes collection and treatment facilities for all off gases.
“Animal” means a species classified as cattle, swine, horses, sheep, chickens or turkeys.
“Animal capacity” means the maximum number of animals which the owner or operator will confine in an animal feeding operation at any one time. In a confinement feeding operation, the animal capacity of all confinement buildings will be included in the determination of the animal capacity of the operation, unless the building has been abandoned in accordance with the definition of “abandoned animal feeding operation structure.”
“Animal feeding operation” means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area in which animals are confined and fed and maintained for 45 days or more in any 12-month period, and all structures used for the storage of manure from animals in the operation. An animal feeding operation does not include a livestock market. Open feedlots and confinement feeding operations are considered to be separate animal feeding operations.
	1.	For purposes of water quality regulation, Iowa Code section 455B.200B as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, section 31, provides that two or more animal feeding operations under common ownership or management are deemed to be a single animal feeding operation if they are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for manure disposal. For purposes of the separation distances in Iowa Code section 455B.162, Iowa Code section 455B.161A as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, section 9, provides that two or more animal feeding operations under common ownership or management are deemed to be a single animal feeding operation if they are adjacent or utilize a common system for manure storage. The distinction is due to regulation of animal feeding operations for water quality purposes under the federal Clean Water Act. The Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR §122.23 (1995) sets out the requirements for an animal feeding operation and requires that two or more animal feeding operations under common ownership be considered a single operation if they adjoin each other or if they use a common area or system for manure disposal. However, this federal regulation does not control regulation of animal feeding operations for the purposes of the separation distances in Iowa Code section 455B.162, and therefore the definition is not required by federal law to include common areas for manure disposal.
	2.	To determine if two or more animal feeding operations are deemed to be one animal feeding operation, the first test is whether the animal feeding operations are under common ownership or management. If they are not under common ownership or management, they are not one animal feeding operation. For purposes of water quality regulation, the second test is whether the two animal feeding operations are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for manure disposal. If the two operations are not adjacent and do not use a common area or system for manure disposal, they are not one animal feeding operation. For purposes of the separation distances in Iowa Code section 455B.162, the second test is whether the two animal feeding operations are adjacent or utilize a common system for manure storage. If the two operations are not adjacent and do not use the same system for manure storage, they are not one animal feeding operation.
“Animal feeding operation structure” means a confinement building, manure storage structure, or egg washwater storage structure.
“Animal unit” means a unit of measurement based upon the product of multiplying the number of animals of each category by a special equivalency factor, as follows:
1. Slaughter and feeder cattle	1.000
2. Immature dairy cattle	1.000
3. Mature dairy cattle	1.400
4. Butcher or breeding swine weighing more than 55 pounds	0.400
5. Swine weighing 15 pounds or more but not more than 55 pounds	0.100
6. Sheep or lambs	0.100
7. Horses	2.000
8. Turkeys	0.018
9. Broiler or layer chickens	0.010
“Animal unit capacity” means a measurement used to determine the maximum number of animal units that may be maintained as part of an animal feeding operation at any one time, including as provided in Iowa Code sections 455B.161A as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, section 9, and 455B.200B as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, sections 3 to 32.
“Animal weight capacity” means the sum of the average weight of all animals in a confinement feeding operation when the operation is at full animal capacity. For confinement feeding operations with only one species, the animal weight capacity is the product of multiplying the animal capacity by the average weight during a production cycle. For operations with more than one species, the animal weight capacity of the operation is the sum of the animal weight capacities for all species.
Example 1.  Bill wants to construct a confinement feeding operation with two confinement buildings and an earthen manure storage basin. The capacity of each building will be 900 market hogs. The hogs enter the building at 40 pounds and leave at 250 pounds. The average weight during the production cycle is then 145 pounds for this operation. The animal weight capacity of the operation is 145 pounds multiplied by 1800 for a total of 261,000 pounds.
Example 2.  Howard is planning to build a confinement feeding operation with eight confinement buildings and an egg washwater storage lagoon. The capacity of each building will be 125,000 laying hens. The hens enter the building at around 2.5 pounds and leave at around 3.5 pounds. The average weight during the production cycle for these laying hens is 3.0 pounds. Manure will be handled in dry form. The animal weight capacity of the operation is 3.0 pounds multiplied by 1,000,000 for a total of 3,000,000 pounds.
Example 3.  Carol has an animal feeding operation with four confinement buildings with below floor formed concrete manure storage tanks and one open feedlot. One confinement building is a farrowing building with a capacity of 72 sows. One confinement building is a nursery building with a capacity of 1,450 pigs. The open feedlot contains 425 sows. Two of the confinement buildings are finishing buildings with a capacity of 1,250 market hogs. The farrowing building contains 72 sows at an average weight of 400 pounds for an animal weight capacity of 28,800 pounds. The nursery building contains 1,450 pigs with an average weight over the production cycle of 25 pounds for an animal weight capacity of 36,250 pounds. The two finishing buildings contain 2,500 market hogs (combined) with an average weight over the production cycle of 150 pounds for an animal weight capacity of 375,000 pounds. The total animal weight capacity of the confinement feeding operation is 440,050 pounds. The weights of the animals in open lots are not included in the calculation of the animal weight capacity of the confinement feeding operation.
“Applicant” means the person applying for a construction or operation permit for an animal feeding operation. The applicant shall be the owner or owners of the animal feeding operation.
“Business” means a commercial enterprise.
“Cemetery” means a space held for the purpose of permanent burial, entombment or interment of human remains that is owned or managed by a political subdivision or private entity, or a cemetery regulated pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 523I or 566A. A cemetery does not include a pioneer cemetery where there have been six or fewer burials in the preceding fifty years.
“Church” means a religious institution.
“Commercial enterprise” means a building which is used as a part of a business that manufactures goods, delivers services, or sells goods or services, which is customarily and regularly used by the general public during the entire calendar year and which is connected to electric, water, and sewer systems. A commercial enterprise does not include a farm operation.
“Commercial manure service” means a sole proprietor or business association engaged in the business of transporting, handling, storing, or applying manure for a fee.
“Commercial manure service representative” means a manager, employee, agent, or contractor of a commercial manure service, if the person is engaged in transporting, handling, storing, or applying manure on behalf of the service.
“Common management” means significant control by a person of the management of the day-today operations of each of two or more animal feeding operations.
“Common ownership” means the ownership of an animal feeding operation as a sole proprietor, or a majority ownership interest held by a person, in each of two or more animal feeding operations as a joint tenant, tenant in common, shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary, or other equity interest holder. The majority ownership interest is a common ownership interest when it is held directly, indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both.
“Confinement feeding operation” means an animal feeding operation in which animals are confined to areas which are totally roofed.
“Confinement feeding operation building” or “confinement building” means a building used in conjunction with a confinement feeding operation to house animals.
“Confinement feeding operation structure” means an animal feeding operation structure that is part of a confinement feeding operation.
“Confinement site” means a site where there is located a manure storage structure which is part of a confinement feeding operation, other than a small animal feeding operation.
“Confinement site manure applicator” means a person, other than a commercial manure service or a commercial manure service representative, who applies manure on land if the manure originates from a manure storage structure.
“Construction permit” means a written approval of the department to construct an animal feeding operation structure.
“Controlling interest” means ownership of a confinement feeding operation as a sole proprietor or a majority ownership interest held by a person in a confinement feeding operation as a joint tenant, tenant in common, shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary, or other equity interest holder. The majority ownership interest is a controlling interest when it is held directly, indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both. The majority ownership interest must be a voting interest or otherwise control management of the confinement feeding operation.
“Covered” means organic or inorganic material, placed upon an animal feeding operation structure used to store manure, which significantly reduces the exchange of gases between the stored manure and the outside air. Organic materials include, but are not limited to, a layer of chopped straw, other crop residue, or a naturally occurring crust on the surface of the stored manure. Inorganic materials include, but are not limited to, wood, steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, or Styrofoam. The materials shall shield at least 90 percent of the surface area of the stored manure from the outside air. Cover shall include an organic or inorganic material which current scientific research shows reduces detectable odor by at least 75 percent. A formed manure storage structure directly beneath a floor where animals are housed in a confinement feeding operation is deemed to be covered.
“Critical public area” means land that is owned or managed by the federal government, by the department, or by a political subdivision and that has unique scenic, cultural, archaeological, scientific, or historic significance or contains a rare or valuable ecological system. Critical public areas include:
	●	State wildlife refuges listed in 571—subrule 52.1(2);
	●	Recreation areas, state parks, state parks managed by another governmental agency, and state preserves as listed in 571—61.2(461A);
	●	County parks and recreation areas listed in “Outdoor Adventure Guide,” May 2002, Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards, which is incorporated by reference and is on file in the state law library;
	●	National wildlife refuges listed on the “Iowa Map Page,” June 24, 2002, which is incorporated by reference; this document is on file at the state law library where it is also available via the Internet at http://midwest.fws.gov/maps/iowa.htm;
	●	National monuments and national historic sites listed on the “National Park Service Guide for Iowa,” June 24, 2002, which is incorporated by reference; this document is on file at the state law library where it is also available via the Internet at http://165.83.219.77/parksearch/state/state.cfm? statevar=ia;
	●	Parks in Iowa that are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and listed in “Lakeside Recreation for the Upper Mississippi Basin States,” June 24, 2002, which is incorporated by reference; this document is on file at the state law library where it is also available via the Internet at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/uppermis.htm.
“Cropland” means any land suitable for use in agricultural production including, but not limited to, feed, grain and seed crops, fruits, vegetables, forages, sod, trees, grassland, pasture and other similar crops.
“Deep well” means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock at least 5 feet thick located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.
“Designated area” means a known sinkhole, or a cistern, abandoned well, unplugged agricultural drainage well, agricultural drainage well surface tile inlet, drinking water well, designated wetland, lake, or water source. A designated area does not include a terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet other than an agricultural drainage well surface tile inlet.
“Designated wetland” means land designated as a protected wetland by the United States Department of the Interior or the department of natural resources, including but not limited to a protected wetland as defined in Iowa Code section 456B.1, if the land is owned and managed by the federal government or the department of natural resources. However, a designated wetland does not include land where an agricultural drainage well has been plugged causing a temporary wetland or land within a drainage district or levee district. Designated wetlands in the state are listed in “Designated Wetlands in Iowa,” effective August 23, 2006, which is incorporated by reference; this document is on file at the state law library where it is also available via the Internet at http://www.iowadnr.gov/afo/files/deswetlands.pdf.
“Discontinued animal feeding operation” means an animal feeding operation whose structures have been abandoned or whose use has been discontinued as evidenced by the removal of all animals and the owner or operator has no immediate plans to repopulate.
“Discontinued animal feeding operation structure” means an animal feeding operation structure that has been abandoned or whose use has been discontinued as evidenced by the removal of all animals from the structure and the owner or operator has no immediate plans to repopulate.
“Document” means any form required to be processed by the department under this chapter regulating animal feeding operations, including but not limited to applications or related materials for permits as provided in Iowa Code section 455B.200A as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, sections 28 and 29, manure management plans as provided in Iowa Code section 455B.203 as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, sections 38 to 41, comment or evaluation by a county board of supervisors considering an application for a construction permit, the department’s analysis of the application including using and responding to a master matrix pursuant to 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, section 35, and notices required under those sections.
“Earthen manure storage basin” means an earthen cavity, either covered or uncovered, which, on a regular basis, receives manure discharges from a confinement feeding operation if accumulated manure from the basin is completely removed at least once each year.
“Earthen waste slurry storage basin” means an uncovered and exclusively earthen cavity which, on a regular basis, receives manure discharges from a confinement animal feeding operation if accumulated manure from the basin is completely removed at least twice each year and which was issued a permit, constructed or expanded on or after July 1, 1990, but prior to May 31, 1995.
“Educational institution” means a building in which an organized course of study or training is offered to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 and served by local school districts, accredited or approved nonpublic schools, area educational agencies, community colleges, institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and accredited independent colleges and universities.
“Egg washwater storage structure” means an aerobic or anaerobic structure used to store the wastewater resulting from the washing and in-shell packaging of eggs. It does not include a structure also used as a manure storage structure.
“Enforcement action” means an action against a confinement feeding operation initiated by the department or the attorney general to enforce the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 455B or rules adopted pursuant to the chapter. An enforcement action begins when the department issues an administrative order to the person, when the department notifies a person in writing of intent to recommend referral or the commission refers the action to the attorney general pursuant to Iowa Code section 455B.141 or 455B.191, or when the attorney general institutes proceedings pursuant to section 455B.112, whichever occurs first. An enforcement action is pending until final resolution of the action by satisfaction of an administrative order; rescission or other final resolution of an administrative order or satisfaction of a court order, for which all administrative and judicial appeal rights are exhausted, expired, or waived.
“Family” means persons related to each other as spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, and other lineal descendants of the grandparents or their spouses.
“Family farm member” means a person who participates in the same agricultural operation with a spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling.
“Family member” means a person related to another person as parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, or a spouse of such related person.
“Formed manure storage structure” means a covered or uncovered impoundment used to store manure from an animal feeding operation, which has walls and a floor constructed of concrete, concrete block, wood, steel, or similar materials. Similar materials may include, but are not limited to, plastic, rubber, fiberglass, or other synthetic materials. Materials used in a formed manure storage structure shall have the structural integrity to withstand expected internal and external load pressures.
“Freeboard” means the difference in elevation between the liquid level and the top of the lowest point of animal feeding operation structure’s berm or the lowest external outlet from a formed manure storage structure. However, for a formed manure storage structure meeting the requirements of 65.15(20, “freeboard” means the difference in elevation between the liquid level and the structure’s overflow level.
“Grassed waterway” means a natural or constructed channel that is shaped or graded to required dimensions and established in suitable vegetation for the stable conveyance of runoff.
“Highly erodible land” means a field that has one-third or more of its acres or 50 acres, whichever is less, with soils that have an erodibility index of eight or more, as determined by rules promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture.
“Human sanitary waste” means wastewater derived from domestic uses including bathroom and laundry facilities generating wastewater from toilets, baths, showers, lavatories and clothes washing.
“Incidental” means a duty which is secondary or subordinate to a primary job or function.
“Incorporation” means a soil tillage operation following the surface application of manure which mixes the manure into the upper four inches or more of soil.
“Indemnity fund” means the manure storage indemnity fund created in Iowa Code section 455J.2.
“Injection” means the application of manure into the soil surface using equipment that discharges it beneath the surface.
“Interest” means ownership of a confinement feeding operation as a sole proprietor or a 10 percent or more ownership interest held by a person in a confinement feeding operation as a joint tenant, tenant in common, shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary, or other equity interest holder. The ownership interest is an interest when it is held directly, indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both.
“Internet” means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the World Wide Web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video.
“Karst terrain” means land having karst formations that exhibit surface and subterranean features of a type produced by the dissolution of limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock and characterized by closed depressions, sinkholes, or caves. If a 25-foot vertical separation distance can be maintained between the bottom of an unformed manure storage structure and limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock, then the structure is not considered to be in karst terrain.
“Livestock market” means any place where animals are assembled from two or more sources for public auction, private sale, or on a commission basis, which is under state or federal supervision, including a livestock sale barn or auction market, if such animals are kept for ten days or less.
“Low-pressure irrigation system” means spray irrigation equipment which discharges manure from a maximum height of 9 feet in a downward direction, and which utilizes spray nozzles which discharge manure at a maximum pressure of 25 pounds per square inch.
“Major water source” means a water source that is a lake, reservoir, river or stream located within the territorial limits of the state, or any marginal river area adjacent to the state, if the water source is capable of supporting a floating vessel capable of carrying one or more persons during a total of a six-month period in one out of ten years, excluding periods of flooding. Major water sources in the state are listed in Table 1 and Table 2 at the end of this chapter.
“Manager” means a person who is actively involved in the operation of the service and makes management decisions in the operation of a commercial manure service.
“Man-made manure drainage system” means a drainage ditch, flushing system, or other drainage device which was constructed by human beings and is used for the purpose of transporting manure.
“Manure” means animal excreta or other commonly associated wastes of animals including, but not limited to, bedding, litter, or feed losses. Manure does not include wastewater resulting from the washing and in-shell packaging of eggs.
“Manure storage structure” means a formed manure storage structure or an unformed manure storage structure. A manure storage structure does not include an egg washwater storage structure.
“New animal feeding operation” means an animal feeding operation whose construction was begun after July 22, 1987, or whose operation is resumed after having been discontinued for a period of 12 months or more.
“Nonpublic water supply” means a water system that has fewer than 15 service connections or serves fewer than 25 people, or one that has more than 15 service connections or serves more than 25 people for less than 60 days a year.
“One hundred year flood plain” means the land adjacent to a major water source, if there is at least 1 percent chance that the land will be inundated in any one year, according to calculations adopted by rules adopted pursuant to Iowa Code section 459.103. In making the calculations, the department shall consider available maps or data compiled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“Operation permit” means a written permit of the department authorizing the operation of a manure control facility or part of one.
“Owner” means the person who has title to the property where the animal feeding operation is located or the person who has title to the animal feeding operation structures. It does not include a person who has a lease to use the land where the animal feeding operation is located or to use the animal feeding operation structures.
“Permanent vegetation cover” means land which is maintained in perennial vegetative cover consisting of grasses, legumes, or both, and includes, but is not limited to, pastures, grasslands or forages.
“Primary highway” means a road designated as an interstate, U.S. highway or state highway in the 2002 Iowa Transportation Map, including streets in municipalities under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation.
“Professional engineer” means a person engaged in the practice of engineering as defined in Iowa Code section 542B.2 who is issued a certificate of licensure as a professional engineer pursuant to Iowa Code section 542B.17.
“Public thoroughfare” means a road, street, or bridge that is constructed or maintained by the state or a political subdivision.
“Public use area” means that portion of land owned by the United States, the state, or a political subdivision with facilities which attract the public to congregate and remain in the area for significant periods of time. Facilities include, but are not limited to, picnic grounds, campgrounds, cemeteries, lodges, shelter houses, playground equipment, lakes as listed in Table 2 at the end of this chapter, and swimming beaches. It does not include a highway, road right-of-way, parking areas, recreational trails or other areas where the public passes through, but does not congregate or remain in the area for significant periods of time.
“Public water supply” (also referred to as a system or a water system) means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. Such term includes (1) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the supplier of water and used primarily in connection with such system, and (2) any collection (including wells) or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system. A public water supply system is either a “community water system” or a “noncommunity water system.”
“Q100,” as defined in 567—70.2(455B,481A), means a flood having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any one year as determined by the department.
“Qualified confinement feeding operation” means a confinement feeding operation which has an animal unit capacity of:
	1.	5,333 or more for animals other than swine as part of a farrowing and gestating operation or farrow-to-finish operation or cattle as part of a cattle operation;
	2.	2,500 or more for a swine farrowing and gestating operation;
	3.	5,400 or more for a swine farrow-to-finish operation;
	4.	8,500 or more for a confinement feeding operation maintaining cattle.
“Release” means an actual, imminent or probable discharge of manure from an animal feeding operation structure to surface water, groundwater, drainage tile line or intake, or to a designated area resulting from storing, handling, transporting or land-applying manure.
“Religious institution” means a building in which an active congregation is devoted to worship.
“Research college” means an accredited public or private college or university, including but not limited to a university under control of the state board of regents as provided in Iowa Code chapter 262, or a community college under the jurisdiction of a board of directors for a merged area as provided in Iowa Code chapter 260C, if the college or university performs research or experimental activities regarding animal agriculture or agronomy.
“Residence” means a house or other building, including all structures attached to the building, not owned by the owner of the animal feeding operation, which meets all of the following criteria at the location of the intended residence:
	1.	Used as a place of habitation for humans on a permanent and frequent basis.
	2.	Not readily mobile.
	3.	Connected to a permanent source of electricity, a permanent private water supply or a public water supply system and a permanent domestic sewage disposal system including a private, semipublic or public sewage disposal system.
	4.	Assessed and taxed as real property.
If a house or other building has not been occupied by humans for more than six months in the last two years, or if a house or other building has been constructed or moved to its current location within six months, the owner of the intended residence has the burden of proving that the house or other building is a residence. Paragraph “3” shall not apply to a house or other building inhabited by persons who are exempt from the compulsory education standards of Iowa Code section 299.24 and whose religious principles or tenets prohibit the use of the utilities listed.
“Restricted spray irrigation equipment” means spray irrigation equipment which disperses manure through an orifice at a rate of 80 pounds per square inch or more.
“School” means an educational institution.
“Seasonal high water table” means the part of the soil profile closest to the soil surface that becomes saturated (usually in the spring) as observed in a monitoring well or determined by recognition of soil redoxomorphic features.
Note:  “Redoxomorphic features” refers to the gleying or mottling or both that occur under saturated conditions within the soil profile.
“Secondary containment barrier” means a structure used to retain accidental manure overflow from a manure storage structure.
“Shallow well” means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is not a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock (or equivalent retarding mechanism acceptable to the department) at least 5 feet thick, the top of which is located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.
“Small animal feeding operation” means an animal feeding operation which has an animal unit capacity of 500 or fewer animal units.
“Spray irrigation equipment” means mechanical equipment used for the aerial application of manure, if the equipment receives manure from a manure storage structure during application via a pipe or hose connected to the structure, and includes a type of equipment customarily used for aerial application of water to aid the growing of general farm crops.
“Substantial improvements” means increasing the animal unit capacity of a facility by 1 percent through 150 percent.
“Substantial labor” means providing 50 percent or more of the total annual hours of physical work necessary to maintain animals in a confinement feeding operation.
“Swine farrow-to-finish operation” means a confinement feeding operation in which porcine are produced and in which a primary portion of the phases of the production cycle is conducted at one confinement feeding operation. Phases of the production cycle include, but are not limited to, gestation, farrowing, growing and finishing. At a minimum, farrowing, growing, and finishing shall be conducted at the operation with a majority of the pigs farrowed at the site finished to market weight in order to qualify as a farrow-to-finish operation.
“Thoroughfare” means a road, street, bridge or highway open to the public and constructed or maintained by the state or a political subdivision.
“Unformed manure storage structure” means a covered or uncovered impoundment used to store manure, other than a formed manure storage structure, which includes an anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, or earthen manure storage basin.
“Watercourse” means any lake, river, creek, ditch, or other body of water or channel having definite banks and bed with water flow or the occurrence of water, except lakes or ponds without outlet to which only one landowner is riparian. Watercourse does not include water flow or the occurrence of water in a terrace, grassed waterway, solids settling basin, road ditch, areas subject to rill erosion, or other similar areas.
“Water of the state” means any stream, lake, pond, marsh, watercourse, waterway, well, spring, reservoir, aquifer, irrigation system, drainage system, and any other body or accumulation of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow through or border upon the state or any portion thereof.
“Water source” means a lake, river, reservoir, creek, stream, ditch, or other body of water or channel having definite banks and a bed with water flow, except lakes or ponds without outlet to which only one landowner is riparian.
“Wetted perimeter” means the outside edge of land where the direct discharge of manure occurs from spray irrigation equipment.
567—65.2(455B) Minimum manure control requirements and reporting of releases. Water pollution control facilities shall be constructed and maintained to meet the minimum manure control requirements stated in subrules 65.2(1) to 65.2(8) of this rule. A release shall be reported to the department as provided in subrule 65.2(9) of this rule.
	65.2(1) Rescinded IAB 9/14/05, effective 9/14/05.
	65.2(2) Rescinded IAB 9/14/05, effective 9/14/05.
	65.2(3) The minimum level of manure control for a confinement feeding operation shall be the retention of all manure produced in the confinement enclosures between periods of manure application. In no case shall manure from a confinement feeding operation be discharged directly into a water of the state or into a tile line that discharges to waters of the state.
	a. 	Control of manure from confinement feeding operations may be accomplished through use of manure storage structures or other manure control methods. Sufficient capacity shall be provided in the manure storage structure to store all manure between periods of manure application. Additional capacity shall be provided if precipitation, manure or wastes from other sources can enter the manure storage structure.
	b. 	Manure shall be removed from the control facilities as necessary to prevent overflow or discharge of manure from the facilities. Manure stored in unformed manure storage structures or earthen waste slurry storage basins shall be removed from the structures as necessary to maintain a minimum of two feet of freeboard in the structure, unless a greater level of freeboard is required to maintain the structural integrity of the structure or prevent manure overflow. Manure stored in unroofed formed manure storage structures shall be removed from the structures as necessary to maintain a minimum of one foot of freeboard in the structure unless a greater level of freeboard is required to maintain the structural integrity of the structure or prevent manure overflow.
	c. 	To ensure that adequate capacity exists in the manure storage structure to retain all manure produced during periods when manure application cannot be conducted (due to inclement weather conditions, lack of available land disposal areas, or other factors), the manure shall be removed from the manure storage structure as needed prior to these periods.
	65.2(4) If site topography, operation procedures, experience, or other factors indicate that a greater or lesser level of manure control than that specified in subrule 65.2(1), 65.2(2), or 65.2(3) is required to provide an adequate level of water pollution control for a specific animal feeding operation, the department may establish different minimum manure control requirements for that operation.
	65.2(5) In lieu of using the manure control methods specified in subrule 65.2(1), 65.2(2), or 65.2(3), the department may allow the use of manure treatment or other methods of manure control if it determines that an adequate level of manure control will result.
	65.2(6) No direct discharge shall be allowed from an animal feeding operation into a publicly owned lake, a sinkhole, or an agricultural drainage well.
	65.2(7) All manure removed from an animal feeding operation or its manure control facilities shall be land-applied in a manner which will not cause surface or groundwater pollution. Application in accordance with the provisions of state law, and the rules and guidelines in this chapter, shall be deemed as compliance with this requirement.
	65.2(8) As soon as practical but not later than six months after the use of an animal feeding operation is discontinued, all manure shall be removed from the discontinued animal feeding operation and its manure control facilities and be land-applied.
	65.2(9) A release, as defined in rule 65.1(455B), shall be reported to the department as provided in this subrule. This subrule does not apply to land application of manure in compliance with these rules.
	a. 	Notification. A person storing, handling, transporting, or land-applying manure from a confinement feeding operation who becomes aware of a release shall notify the department of the occurrence of release as soon as possible but not later than six hours after the onset or discovery of the release by contacting the department at (515)281-8694. The local police department or the office of the sheriff of the affected county shall also be contacted within the same time period if the spill involves a public roadway and public safety could be threatened. Reports made pursuant to this rule shall be confirmed in writing as provided in 65.2(9)“c.”
	b. 	Verbal report. The verbal report of such a release should provide information on as many items listed in 65.2(9)“c” as available information will allow.
	c. 	Written report. The written report of a release shall be submitted at the request of the department within 30 days after the verbal report of the release and contain at a minimum the following information:
	(1)	The approximate location of alleged release (including at a minimum the quarter-quarter section, township and county in which the release occurred or was discovered).
	(2)	The time and date of onset of the alleged release, if known, and the time and date of the discovery of the alleged release.
	(3)	The time and date of the verbal report to the department of the release.
	(4)	The name, mailing address and telephone number of the person reporting the release.
	(5)	The name, mailing address and telephone number of any other person with knowledge of the event who can be contacted for further information.
	(6)	The source of the manure allegedly released (e.g., formed storage, earthen storage).
	(7)	The estimated or known volume of manure allegedly released.
	(8)	The weather conditions at the time of the onset or discovery of the release.
	(9)	If known, the circumstances under which the alleged release occurred or exists (e.g., overflow, storage structure breach, equipment malfunction or breakdown, land runoff).
	(10)	The approximate location of the nearest stream or other water body which is or could be impacted by the alleged release, and the approximate location to the alleged release of any known tile intakes or tile lines which could be a direct conveyance to a surface water or groundwater.
	(11)	A description of any containment or remedial measures taken to minimize the impact of the release.
	(12)	Any information that may assist the department in evaluating the release.
	d. 	Reporting of subsequent findings. All subsequent findings and laboratory results should be reported and submitted in writing to the department as soon as they become available.
	e. 	Waiver of notification requirement. A waiver from the notification requirement of paragraph “a” of this subrule may be granted by the department for a release to a specific drainage tile line or intake if sufficient information is provided to demonstrate that the drainage tile line or intake will not result in a discharge to a water of the state.
567—65.3(455B) Requirements and recommended practices for land application of manure.
	65.3(1) Application rate based on crop nitrogen use. A confinement feeding operation that is required to submit a manure management plan to the department under rule 65.16(455B) shall not apply manure in excess of the nitrogen use levels necessary to obtain optimum crop yields. Calculations to determine the maximum manure application rate allowed under this subrule shall be performed pursuant to rule 65.17(455B).
	65.3(2) General requirements for application rates and practices.
	a. 	For confinement feeding operations required to submit a manure management plan to the department under rule 65.16(455B), application rates and practices shall be determined pursuant to rule 65.17(455B).
	b. 	For manure originating from an anaerobic lagoon or aerobic structure, application rates and practices shall be used to minimize groundwater or surface water pollution resulting from application, including pollution caused by runoff or other manure flow resulting from precipitation events. In determining appropriate application rates and practices, the person land-applying the manure shall consider the site conditions at the time of application including anticipated precipitation and other weather factors, field residue and tillage, site topography, the existence and depth of known or suspected tile lines in the application field, and crop and soil conditions, including a good-faith estimate of the available water holding capacity given precipitation events, the predominant soil types in the application field and planned manure application rate.
	c. 	Spray irrigation equipment shall be operated in a manner and with an application rate and timing that does not cause runoff of the manure onto the property adjoining the property where the spray irrigation equipment is being operated.
	d. 	For manure from an earthen waste slurry storage basin, earthen manure storage basin, or formed manure storage structure, restricted spray irrigation equipment shall not be used unless the manure has been diluted with surface water or groundwater to a ratio of at least 15 parts water to 1 part manure. Emergency use of spray irrigation equipment without dilution shall be allowed to minimize the impact of a release as approved by the department.
	65.3(3) Separation distance requirements for land application of manure. Land application of manure shall be separated from objects and locations as specified in this subrule.
	a. 	For liquid manure from a confinement feeding operation, the required separation distance from a residence not owned by the titleholder of the land, a business, a church, a school, or a public use area is 750 feet, as specified in Iowa Code section 455B.162. The separation distance for application of manure by spray irrigation equipment shall be measured from the actual wetted perimeter and the closest point of the residence, business, church, school, or public use area.
	b. 	The separation distance specified in paragraph 65.3(3)“a” shall not apply if any of the following apply:
	(1)	The liquid manure is injected into the soil or incorporated within the soil not later than 24 hours after the original application.
	(2)	The titleholder of the land benefitting from the separation distance requirement executes a written waiver with the titleholder of the land where the manure is applied.
	(3)	The liquid manure originates from a small animal feeding operation.
	(4)	The liquid manure is applied by low-pressure spray irrigation equipment pursuant to paragraph 65.3(3)“d.”
	c. 	Separation distance for spray irrigation from property boundary line. Spray irrigation equipment shall be set up to provide for a minimum distance of 100 feet between the wetted perimeter as specified in the spray irrigation equipment manufacturer’s specifications and the boundary line of the property where the equipment is being operated. The actual wetted perimeter, as determined by wind speed and direction and other operating conditions, shall not exceed the boundary line of the property where the equipment is being operated. For property which includes a road right-of-way, railroad right-of-way or an access easement, the property boundary line shall be the boundary line of the right-of-way or easement.
	d. 	Distance from structures for low-pressure irrigation systems. Low-pressure irrigation systems shall have a minimum separation distance of 250 feet between the actual wetted perimeter and the closest point of a residence, a business, church, school or public use area.
	e. 	Variances. Variances to paragraph “c” of this subrule may be granted by the department if sufficient and proposed alternative information is provided to substantiate the need and propriety for such action. Variances may be granted on a temporary or permanent basis. The request for a variance shall be in writing and include information regarding:
	(1)	The type of manure storage structure from which the manure will be applied by spray irrigation equipment.
	(2)	The spray irrigation equipment to be used in the application of manure.
	(3)	Other information as the department may request.
	f. 	Agricultural drainage wells. Manure shall not be applied by spray irrigation equipment on land located within an agricultural drainage well area.
	g. 	Designated areas. A person shall not apply manure on land within 200 feet from a designated area, or in the case of a high quality water resource, within 800 feet, unless one of the following applies:
	(1)	The manure is land-applied by injection or incorporation on the same date as the manure was land-applied.
	(2)	An area of permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest buffers, exists for 50 feet surrounding the designated area other than an unplugged agricultural drainage well or surface intake to an unplugged agricultural drainage well, and the area of permanent vegetation cover is not subject to manure application.
	65.3(4) Recommended practices. Except as required by rule in this chapter, the following practices are recommended:
	a. 	Nitrogen application rates. To minimize the potential for leaching to groundwater or runoff to surface waters, nitrogen application from all sources, including manure, legumes, and commercial fertilizers, should not be in excess of the nitrogen use levels necessary to obtain optimum crop yields for the crop being grown.
	b. 	Phosphorous application rates. To minimize phosphorous movement to surface waters, manure should be applied at rates equivalent to crop uptake when soil tests indicate adequate phosphorous levels. Phosphorous application more than crop removal can be used to obtain maximum crop production when soil tests indicate very low or low phosphorous levels.
	c. 	Manure application on frozen or snow-covered cropland. Manure application on frozen or snow-covered cropland should be avoided where possible. If manure is spread on frozen or snow-covered cropland, application should be limited to areas on which:
	(1)	Land slopes are 4 percent or less, or
	(2)	Adequate erosion control practices exist. Adequate erosion control practices may include such practices as terraces, conservation tillage, cover crops, contour farming or similar practices.
	d. 	Manure application on cropland subject to flooding. Manure application on cropland subject to flooding more than once every ten years should be injected during application or incorporated into the soil after application. Manure should not be spread on such areas during frozen or snow-covered conditions.
	e. 	Manure application on land adjacent to water bodies. Unless adequate erosion controls exist on the land and manure is injected or incorporated into the soil, manure application should not be done on land areas located within 200 feet of and draining into a stream or surface intake for a tile line or other buried conduit. No manure should be spread on waterways except for the purpose of establishing seedings.
	f. 	Manure application on steeply sloping cropland. Manure application on tilled cropland with greater than 10 percent slopes should be limited to areas where adequate soil erosion control practices exist. Injection or soil incorporation of manure is recommended where consistent with the established soil erosion control practices.
567—65.4(455B) Operation permit required. A confinement feeding operation shall apply for and obtain an operation permit if the department notifies the operation in writing that, in accordance with the departmental evaluation provisions of 65.5(2)“a,” application for an operation permit is required.
567—65.5(455B) Departmental evaluation.
	65.5(1) The department may evaluate any animal feeding operation to determine if any of the following conditions exist:
	a. 	Manure from the operation is being discharged into a water of the state and the operation is not providing the applicable minimum level of manure control as specified in subrule 65.2(1), 65.2(2), or 65.2(3);
	b. 	Manure from the operation is causing or may reasonably be expected to cause pollution of a water of the state; or
	c. 	Manure from the operation is causing or may reasonably be expected to cause a violation of state water quality standards.
	65.5(2) If departmental evaluation determines that any of the conditions listed in subrule 65.5(1) exist, the operation shall:
	a. 	Apply for an operation permit if the operation receives a written notification from the department that it is required to apply for an operation permit. However, no operation with an animal capacity less than that specified in the following subparagraphs shall be required to apply for a permit unless manure from the operation is discharged into a water of the state through a man-made manure drainage system or is discharged into a water of the state which traverses the operation:
	(1)	300 beef cattle.
	(2)	200 dairy cattle.
	(3)	750 butcher and breeding swine (over 55 lbs.).
	(4)	3000 sheep or lambs.
	(5)	16,500 turkeys.
	(6)	30,000 broiler or layer chickens.
	(7)	150 horses.
	(8)	300 animal units.
	b. 	Institute necessary remedial actions to eliminate the conditions if the operation receives a written notification from the department of the need to correct the conditions. This paragraph shall apply to all permitted and unpermitted animal feeding operations, regardless of animal capacity.
	165.5(3) The department may evaluate any proposed confinement feeding operation or proposed expansion of a confinement feeding operation that requires a construction permit or manure management plan with respect to its potential adverse impacts on natural resources or the environment.
	a. 	In conducting the evaluation, the department shall consider the following factors:
	(1)	The likelihood manure will be applied to frozen or snow-covered cropland.
	(2)	The proximity of the structures or manure application areas to sensitive areas, including but not limited to publicly owned land, designated areas, trout streams and karst terrain.
	(3)	Topography, slope, vegetation, potential means or routes of conveyance of manure spilled or land-applied. This factor includes but is not limited to whether the manure application areas involve cropland with predominant slopes greater than 9 percent without a conservation plan approved by the local soil and water conservation district or its equivalent and whether manure for land application is hauled or otherwise transported more than five miles.
	(4)	Whether the operation or manure application area is or will be located in a two-year capture zone for a public water supply.
	b. 	In addition to the requirements in rules 65.9(455B), 65.10(455B), 65.11(455B), 65.15(455B) and 65.17(459), the department may deny a construction permit, disapprove a manure management plan or prohibit construction of the proposed operation at the proposed location if the director determines from the evaluation conducted pursuant to this subrule that the operation would reasonably be expected to result in any of the following impacts:
	(1)	Manure from the operation will cause pollution of a water of the state.
	(2)	Manure from the operation will cause a violation of state water quality standards.
	(3)	An adverse effect on natural resources or the environment will occur in a specific area due to the current concentration of animal feeding operations or the associated manure application areas.
	c. 	The department also may establish permit conditions or require amendments to the manure management plan in addition to the minimum requirements established for such operations, on the location of structures or manure application, or other operational conditions necessary to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts.
	d. 	A construction permit denial or condition, a manure management plan disapproval or required amendment, or a prohibition of construction pursuant to this subrule may be appealed according to the contested case procedures set forth in 561—Chapter 7.
1	Objection to 65.5(3) filed by the Administrative Rules Review Committee October 10, 2006. See text of Objection at end of Chapter 65.
567—65.6(455B) Operation permits.
	65.6(1) Existing animal feeding operations holding an operation permit. Animal feeding operations which hold a valid operation permit issued prior to July 22, 1987, are not required to reapply for an operation permit. However, the operations are required to apply for permit renewal in accordance with subrule 65.6(10).
	65.6(2) Existing animal feeding operations not holding an operation permit. Animal feeding operations in existence on July 22, 1987, which are covered by the operation-permit provisions of subrule 65.4(1) or 65.4(2) but have not obtained a permit, shall apply for an operation permit prior to January 22, 1988. Once application has been made, the animal feeding operation is authorized to continue to operate without an operation permit until the application has either been approved or disapproved by the department.
	65.6(3) Expansion of existing animal feeding operations. A person intending to expand an existing animal feeding operation which, upon completion of the expansion, will be covered by the operation-permit provisions of subrule 65.4(1) or 65.4(2) shall apply for an operation permit at least 180 days prior to the date operation of the expanded facility is scheduled. Operation of the expanded portion of the facility shall not begin until an operation permit has been obtained.
	65.6(4) New animal feeding operations. A person intending to begin a new animal feeding operation which, upon completion, will be covered by the operation-permit provisions of subrule 65.4(1) or 65.4(2) shall apply for an operation permit at least 180 days prior to the date operation of the new animal feeding facility is scheduled. Operation of the new facility shall not begin until an operation permit has been obtained.
	65.6(5) Permits required as a result of departmental evaluation. An animal feeding operation which is required to apply for an operation permit as a result of departmental evaluation (in accordance with the provisions of 65.5(2)“a”) shall apply for an operation permit within 90 days of receiving written notification of the need to obtain a permit. Once application has been made, the animal feeding operation is authorized to continue to operate without a permit until the application has either been approved or disapproved by the department.
	65.6(6) Voluntary operation permit applications. Applications for operation permits received from animal feeding operations not meeting the operation-permit requirements of subrules 65.4(1) to 65.4(3) will be acknowledged by the department and returned to the applicant. Operation permits will not be issued for facilities not meeting the permit requirements of subrules 65.4(1) to 65.4(3).
	65.6(7) Application forms. An application for an operation permit shall be made on a form provided by the department. The application shall be complete and shall contain detailed information as deemed necessary by the department. The application shall be signed by the person who is legally responsible for the animal feeding operation and its associated manure control system.
	65.6(8) Compliance schedule. When necessary to comply with a present standard or a standard which must be met at a future date, an operation permit shall include a schedule for modification of the permitted facility to meet the standard. The schedule shall not relieve the permittee of the duty to obtain a construction permit pursuant to subrule 65.7(1).
	65.6(9) Permit conditions. Operation permits shall contain conditions considered necessary by the department to ensure compliance with all applicable rules of the department, to ensure that the manure-control system is properly operated and maintained, to protect the public health and beneficial uses of state waters, and to prevent water pollution from manure storage or application operations. Self-monitoring and reporting requirements which may be imposed on animal feeding operations are specified in 567—subrule 63.5(1).
	65.6(10) Permit renewal. An operation permit may be issued for any period of time not to exceed five years. An application for renewal of an operation permit must be submitted to the department at least 180 days prior to the date the permit expires. Each permit to be renewed shall be subject to the provisions of those rules of the department which apply to the facility at the time of renewal.
A permitted animal feeding operation which does not meet the operation-permit requirements of subrules 65.4(1) to 65.4(3) will be exempted from the need to retain that permit at the time of permit renewal, and the existing operation permit will not be renewed.
	65.6(11) Permit modification, suspension or revocation. The department may modify, suspend, refuse to renew or revoke in whole or part any operation permit for cause. Cause for modification, suspension or revocation of a permit may include the following:
	a. 	Violation of any term or condition of the permit.
	b. 	Obtaining a permit by misrepresentation of fact or failure to disclose fully all material facts.
	c. 	A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge.
	d. 	Failure to submit the records and information that the department requires in order to ensure compliance with the operation and discharge conditions of the permit.
	e. 	A determination by the department that the continued operation of a confinement feeding operation constitutes a clear, present and impending danger to public health or the environment.
	65.6(12) Concentrated animal feeding operation registration program. Rescinded IAB 4/12/06, effective 5/17/06.
567—65.7(455B) Construction permits.
	65.7(1) Animal feeding operations required to obtain a construction permit.
	a. 	An animal feeding operation covered by the operation permit provisions of subrules 65.4(1) to 65.4(3) shall obtain a construction permit prior to constructing, installing, or modifying a manure control system for that operation or reopening the operation if it was discontinued for 24 months or more.
	b. 	Except as provided in subrule 65.7(2), a confinement feeding operation shall obtain a construction permit prior to any of the following:
	(1)	Constructing or modifying any unformed manure storage structure, or constructing or modifying a confinement building that uses an unformed manure storage structure.
	(2)	Constructing, installing or modifying a confinement building or a formed manure storage structure at a confinement feeding operation if, after construction, installation or expansion, the animal unit capacity of the operation is 1,000 animal units or more. This subparagraph also applies to confinement feeding operations that store manure exclusively in a dry form.
	(3)	Initiating a change that would result in an increase in the volume of manure or a modification in the manner in which manure is stored in any unformed manure storage structure, even if no construction or physical alteration is necessary. Increases in the volume of manure due to an increase in animal capacity, animal weight capacity or animal unit capacity up to the limits specified in a previously issued construction permit do not require a new construction permit.
	(4)	Initiating a change, even if no construction or physical alteration is necessary, that would result in an increase in the volume of manure or a modification in the manner in which manure is stored in a formed manure storage structure if, after the change, the animal unit capacity of the operation is 1,000 animal units or more. Increases in the volume of manure due to an increase in animal capacity, animal weight capacity or animal unit capacity up to the limits specified in a previously issued construction permit do not require a new construction permit.
	(5)	Constructing or modifying any egg washwater storage structure or a confinement building at a confinement feeding operation that includes an egg washwater storage structure.
	(6)	Initiating a change that would result in an increase in the volume of egg washwater or a modification in the manner in which egg washwater is stored, even if no construction or physical alteration is necessary. Increases in the volume of egg washwater due to an increase in animal capacity, animal weight capacity or animal unit capacity up to the limits specified in a previously issued construction permit do not require a new construction permit.
	(7)	Repopulating a confinement feeding operation if it was closed for 24 months or more and if any of the following apply:
	1.	The confinement feeding operation uses an unformed manure storage structure or egg washwater storage structure;
	2.	The confinement feeding operation includes only confinement buildings and formed manure storage structures and has an animal unit capacity of 1,000 animal units or more.
	(8)	Installing a permanent manure transfer piping system, unless the department determines that a construction permit is not required.
Repairs to a confinement building or additions such as fans, slats, gates, roofs, or covers do not require a construction permit. In some instances, the department may determine that a construction permit is not required to increase the volume of manure or egg washwater or a modification in the manner in which manure or egg washwater is stored if the increase or modification is deemed insignificant. Plans for repairs or modifications to a manure storage structure shall be submitted to the department to determine if a permit is required.
	65.7(2) Animal feeding operations not required to obtain a construction permit.
	a. 	A construction permit shall not be required for an animal feeding operation structure used in conjunction with a small animal feeding operation.
	b. 	A construction permit shall not be required for an animal feeding operation structure related to research activities and experiments performed under the authority and regulations of a research college.
	65.7(3) Operations that shall not be issued construction permits.
	a. 	The department shall not issue a construction permit to a person if an enforcement action by the department, relating to a violation of this chapter concerning a confinement feeding operation in which the person has an interest, is pending.
	b. 	The department shall not issue a construction permit to a person for five years after the date of the last violation committed by a person or confinement feeding operation in which the person holds a controlling interest during which the person or operation was classified as a habitual violator under Iowa Code section 455B.191.
	c. 	The department shall not issue a construction permit to expand or modify a confinement feeding operation for one year after completion of the last construction or modification at the operation, if a permit was not required for the last construction or modification. The department, upon good cause demonstrated by the applicant, shall grant a waiver to this rule.
	d. 	The department shall not issue a construction permit for a confinement feeding operation structure that is proposed to be located on the one hundred year flood plain. Placing fill material on flood plain land to elevate the land above the one hundred year flood level will not be considered as removing the land from the one hundred year flood plain for the purpose of this subrule.
	65.7(4) Plan review criteria. Review of plans and specifications shall be conducted to determine the potential of the proposed manure control system to achieve the level of manure control being required of the animal feeding operation. In conducting this review, applicable criteria contained in federal law, state law, these rules, natural resource conservation service design standards and specifications unless inconsistent with federal or state law or these rules, and department of commerce precipitation data shall be used. If the proposed facility plans are not adequately covered by these criteria, applicable criteria contained in current technical literature shall be used.
	65.7(5) Expiration of construction permits. A construction permit issued prior to June 15, 2005, shall expire if construction, as defined in rule 65.8(455B), is not begun within one year of the date of issuance and shall expire on June 15, 2012, if construction is not completed by June 14, 2012. A construction permit issued on or after June 15, 2005, shall expire if construction, as defined in rule 65.8(455B), is not begun within one year and completed within four years of the date of issuance. The director may grant an extension of time to begin or complete construction if it is necessary or justified, upon showing of such necessity or justification to the director, unless a person who has an interest in the proposed operation is the subject of a pending enforcement action or a person who has a controlling interest in the proposed operation has been classified as a habitual violator.
	65.7(6) Revocation of construction permits. The department may revoke a construction permit or refuse to renew a permit expiring according to subrule 65.7(5) if it determines that the operation of the confinement feeding operation constitutes a clear, present and impending danger to public health or the environment.
	65.7(7) Permit prior to construction. An applicant for a construction permit shall not begin construction at the location of a site planned for the construction of an animal feeding operation structure, including an aerobic structure, until the person has been granted a permit for the construction of the structure by the department.
567—65.8(455B) Construction. For purposes of these rules:
	65.8(1) Construction of an animal feeding operation structure begins or an animal feeding operation structure is constructed when any of the following occurs:
	a. 	Excavation for a proposed animal feeding operation structure, or excavation for footings for a proposed animal feeding operation structure.
	b. 	Installation of forms for concrete for an animal feeding operation structure.
	c. 	Installation of piping for movement of manure within or between animal feeding operation structures.
	65.8(2) Construction does not begin upon occurrence of any of the following:
	a. 	Removal of trees, brush, or other vegetative growth.
	b. 	Construction of driveways or roads.
	c. 	General earth moving for leveling or compacting at the site.
	d. 	Installation of temporary utility services.
	65.8(3) Prohibition on construction.
	a. 	A person shall not construct or expand an animal feeding operation structure which is part of a confinement feeding operation, if the person is either of the following:
	(1)	A party to a pending action for a violation of this chapter concerning a confinement feeding operation in which the person has a controlling interest and the action is commenced in district court by the attorney general.
	(2)	A habitual violator.
	b. 	A person shall not construct or expand an animal feeding operation structure which is part of a confinement feeding operation for five years after the date of the last violation committed by a person or a confinement feeding operation in which the person holds a controlling interest during which the person or operation was classified as a habitual violator under Iowa Code section 455B.191.
	c. 	Paragraphs “a” and “b” shall not prohibit a person from completing the construction or expansion of an animal feeding operation structure, if either of the following applies:
	(1)	The person has an unexpired permit for the construction or expansion of the animal feeding operation structure.
	(2)	The person is not required to obtain a permit for the construction or expansion of the animal feeding operation structure.
	d. 	A confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed on the one hundred year flood plain. Placing fill material on flood plain land to elevate the land above the one hundred year flood level will not be considered as removing the land from the one hundred year flood plain for the purpose of this paragraph.
	e. 	A person shall not construct a confinement feeding operation structure on land that contains alluvial soils, according to the Soil Survey published by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, unless the person has received a declaratory order or a determination from the department of natural resources that the proposed location of the structure is not on the one hundred year flood plain. The declaratory order or determination may be obtained as follows:
	(1)	If the person does not apply for a construction permit as provided in Iowa Code section 459.303 and rule 567—65.9(455B), the person must petition the department for a declaratory order pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.9 and 561—Chapter 6 to determine whether the location of the proposed confinement feeding operation structure is on the one hundred year flood plain. The person is strongly encouraged to contact the department prior to submitting the petition to determine the nature and extent of information required for the petition to be considered complete. To be considered complete, the petition must include all information pursuant to 567—Chapters 70 to 76 necessary to determine if the confinement feeding operation structure is proposed to be located on a one hundred year flood plain. This information may include land surveys to determine elevations of the land within the footprint of the planned operation as well as flood plain and channel geometry. The department shall issue a declaratory order in response to a complete petition, notwithstanding any other provision provided in Iowa Code section 17A.9 to the contrary, within 30 days from the date that the complete petition is filed with the department. The declaratory order shall state whether or not the proposed location is on the one hundred year flood plain.
	(2)	If the person does apply for a construction permit as provided in Iowa Code section 459.303, the person must identify in the application whether or not the land contains alluvial soils. The department shall determine if the confinement feeding operation structure is proposed to be located on the one hundred year flood plain. If the proposed location of the confinement feeding operation structure is on the one hundred year flood plain, the department shall disapprove the construction permit. In the event that the proposed location of the confinement feeding operation structure is not on the one hundred year flood plain, the department may issue a construction permit as provided in Iowa Code section 459.303 and rule 567—65.9(455B) if all other applicable criteria are satisfied.
567—65.9(455B) Construction permit application.
	65.9(1) Confinement feeding operations. Application for a construction permit for a confinement feeding operation shall be made on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the information required. At the time the department receives a complete application, the department shall make a determination regarding the approval or denial of the permit within 60 days. However, the 60-day requirement shall not apply to an application if the applicant is not required to obtain a permit. A construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation shall include at least the following:
	a. 	The owner and the name of the confinement feeding operation, including mailing address and telephone number.
	b. 	The contact person for the confinement feeding operation, including mailing address and telephone number.
	c. 	The location of the confinement feeding operation.
	d. 	Whether the application is for the expansion of an existing or the construction of a proposed confinement feeding operation.
	e. 	The animal weight capacity by animal species of the current confinement feeding operation to be expanded, if applicable, and of the proposed confinement feeding operation.
	f. 	For a manure storage structure in which manure is stored in a liquid or semiliquid form or for an egg washwater storage structure, an engineering report, construction plans and specifications, prepared by a licensed professional engineer or by Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel, that detail the proposed structures.
	g. 	A report on soil corings in the area of the aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, egg washwater storage structure, or manure storage basin, as described in subrule 65.17(6), if an earthen lagoon, structure or basin is being constructed.
	h. 	Payment to the department of the indemnity fund fee as required in Iowa Code section 455J.3.
	i. 	If the confinement feeding operation contains three or more animal feeding operation structures, a licensed professional engineer shall certify that either the construction of the structure will not impede the drainage through established drainage tile lines which cross property boundary lines or that if the drainage is impeded during construction, the drainage tile will be rerouted to reestablish the drainage prior to operation of the structure.
	j. 	Information (e.g., maps, drawings, aerial photos) that clearly shows the proposed location of the animal feeding operation structures, any locations or objects from which a separation distance is required by Iowa Code sections 455B.162 and 455B.204 and that the structures will meet all applicable separation distances.
	k. 	The names of all parties with an interest or controlling interest in the confinement feeding operation who also have an interest or controlling interest in at least one other confinement feeding operation in Iowa, and the names and locations of such other operations.
	l. 	Documentation that a copy of the permit application and manure management plan has been provided to the county board of supervisors or county auditor in the county where the operation or structure subject to the permit is to be located, and documentation of the date received by the county.
	m. 	A fee of $500, consisting of a construction permit application fee of $250 and the manure management plan filing fee of $250 as required in 65.16(6).
	n. 	Rescinded IAB 2/19/03, effective 3/1/03.
	o. 	Information necessary for the department to determine: (1) if the confinement feeding operation is proposed to be located on a one hundred year flood plain; (2) if a flood plain development permit for the operation is required; and (3) if a flood plain development permit may be issued if one is required, pursuant to 567—Chapters 70 to 76. This information may include land surveys to determine elevations of the land within the footprint of the planned operation as well as flood plain and channel geometry.
	p. 	A copy of any master matrix evaluation provided to the county.
	65.9(2) Open feedlots. Rescinded IAB 9/14/05, effective 9/14/05.
567—65.10(455B) Construction permit application review process, site inspections and complaint investigations.
	65.10(1) Delivery of application to county. The applicant for a construction permit for a confinement feeding operation or related animal feeding operation structure shall deliver in person or by certified mail a copy of the permit application and manure management plan to the county board of supervisors of the county where the confinement feeding operation or related animal feeding operation structure is proposed to be constructed. Receipt of the application and manure management plan by the county auditor or other county official or employee designated by the county board of supervisors is deemed receipt of the application and manure management plan by the county board of supervisors. Documentation of the delivery or mailing of the permit application and manure management plan shall be forwarded to the department.
	65.10(2) Public notice and county comment.
	a. 	Public notice. The county board of supervisors shall publish a notice that the board has received the construction permit application in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. The county board shall publish the notice as soon as possible but no later than 14 days after receiving the permit application. The notice shall include all of the following:
	(1)	The name of the person applying to receive the construction permit;
	(2)	The name of the township where the confinement feeding operation structure is to be constructed;
	(3)	Each type of confinement feeding operation structure proposed to be constructed;
	(4)	The animal unit capacity of the confinement feeding operation if the construction permit were to be approved;
	(5)	The time when and the place where the application may be examined as provided in Iowa Code section 22.2;
	(6)	Procedures for providing public comments to the board as provided by the board.
The county shall submit to the department, within 30 days of receipt of the construction permit application, proof of publication to verify that the county provided public notice as required in this paragraph.
	b. 	County comment. Regardless of whether the county board of supervisors has adopted a construction evaluation resolution, the board may submit to the department comments by the board and the public regarding compliance of the construction permit application and manure management plan with the requirements in this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B for obtaining a construction permit. Comments may include, but are not limited to, the following:
	(1)	The existence of an object or location not included in the construction permit application which benefits from a separation distance requirement as provided in Iowa Code section 455B.162 or 455B.204.
	(2)	The suitability of soils and the hydrology of the site where construction or expansion of a confinement feeding operation or related animal feeding operation structure is proposed.
	(3)	The availability of land for the application of manure originating from the confinement feeding operation.
	(4)	Whether the construction or expansion of a proposed animal feeding operation structure will impede drainage through established tile lines, laterals, or other improvements which are constructed to facilitate the drainage of land not owned by the person applying for the construction permit.
	65.10(3) Master matrix. A county board of supervisors may adopt a construction evaluation resolution relating to the construction of a confinement feeding operation structure. The board must submit such resolution to the director of the department for filing. Adoption and filing of a construction evaluation resolution authorizes a county board of supervisors to conduct an evaluation of a construction permit application using the master matrix as follows:
	a. 	Enrollment periods.
	(1)	For evaluation of construction permit applications filed during the period March 1, 2003, through January 31, 2004, the county board of supervisors must file an adopted construction evaluation resolution with the department between February 1, 2003, and February 28, 2003.
	(2)	For evaluation of construction permit applications filed during the period February 1, 2004, through January 31, 2005, the county board of supervisors must file an adopted construction evaluation resolution with the department between January 1, 2004, and January 31, 2004.
	(3)	For evaluation of construction permit applications filed during subsequent annual periods, each beginning on February 1 and ending on January 31 one calendar year later, the county board of supervisors must file an adopted construction evaluation resolution with the department between January 1 and January 31 immediately prior to the commencement of the applicable annual period.
	(4)	Filed construction evaluation resolutions shall remain in effect until the applicable enrollment period expires or until such time as the county board of supervisors files with the department a resolution rescinding the construction evaluation resolution, whichever is earlier.
	(5)	Filing of an adopted construction evaluation resolution requires a county board of supervisors to conduct an evaluation of a construction permit application using the master matrix. However, if the board fails to submit an adopted recommendation to the department, the department shall disregard any adopted recommendation from that board until the board timely submits a new construction evaluation resolution.
	b. 	Use of the master matrix. If a county board of supervisors has adopted and filed with the department a construction evaluation resolution, as provided in paragraph 65.10(3)“a,” the board shall evaluate all construction permit applications filed during the applicable period using the master matrix as follows:
	(1)	In completing the master matrix, the board shall not score criteria on a selective basis. The board must score all criteria which are part of the master matrix according to the terms and conditions relating to construction as specified in the application or commitments for manure management that are to be incorporated into a manure management plan as provided in Iowa Code section 455B.203.
	(2)	The board shall include with the adopted recommendation a copy of the master matrix analysis, calculations, and scoring for the application. The board’s adopted recommendation submitted to the department may be based on the master matrix or on comments received by the board. The adopted recommendation shall include the specific reasons and any supporting documentation for the decision to recommend approval or disapproval of the application.
	(3)	The board shall not use the master matrix to evaluate a construction permit application for the construction or expansion of a confinement feeding operation structure if the construction is for expansion of a confinement feeding operation structure constructed prior to April 1, 2002, and, after the expansion of the confinement feeding operation, its animal unit capacity is 1,666 animal units or less. The board may still submit comments regarding the application.
	65.10(4) Inspection of proposed construction site. The department may conduct an inspection of the site on which construction of the confinement feeding operation is proposed after providing a minimum of 24 hours’ notice to the construction permit applicant or sooner with the consent of the applicant. If the county in which the proposed facility is located has adopted and submitted a construction evaluation resolution pursuant to subrule 65.10(3) and has not failed subsequently to submit an adopted recommendation, the county may designate a county employee to accompany a department official during the site inspection. In such cases, the department shall notify the county board of supervisors or county designee at least three days prior to conducting an inspection of the site where construction of the confinement feeding operation is proposed. The county designee shall have the same right to access to the site’s real estate on which construction of the confinement feeding operation is proposed as the departmental official conducting the inspection during the period that the county designee accompanies the departmental official. The departmental official and the county designee shall comply with standard biosecurity requirements customarily required by the owner of the confinement feeding operation that are necessary in order to control the spread of disease among an animal population.
	65.10(5) Determination by the department. The department must receive the county board of supervisors’ comments or evaluation for approval or disapproval of an application for a construction permit not later than 30 days following the applicant’s delivery of the application to the department. Regardless of whether the department receives comments or an evaluation by a county board of supervisors, the department must render a determination or a preliminary determination to approve or disapprove an application for a construction permit within 60 days following the applicant’s delivery of an application to the department. However, the applicant may deliver a notice requesting a continuance. Upon receipt of a notice, the time required for the county or department to act upon the application shall be suspended for the period provided in the notice, but for not more than 30 days after the department’s receipt of the notice. The applicant may submit more than one notice. However, the department may terminate an application if no action is required by the department for one year following delivery of the application to the board. The department may also provide for a continuance when it considers the application. The department shall provide notice to the applicant and the board of the continuance. The time required for the department to act upon the application shall be suspended for the period provided in the notice, but for not more than 30 days. However, the department shall not provide for more than one continuance. If review of the application is delayed because the application is incomplete, and the applicant fails to supply requested information within a reasonable time prior to the deadline for action on the application, the permit may be denied and a new application will be required if the applicant wishes to proceed.
The department will approve or disapprove an application as follows:
	a. 	If the county board of supervisors does not submit a construction evaluation resolution to the department, fails to submit an adopted recommendation, submits only comments, or fails to submit comments, the department shall approve the application if the application meets the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B. The department will disapprove the application if it does not meet such requirements.
	b. 	If the board of supervisors for the county in which the confinement feeding operation is proposed to be constructed has filed a county construction evaluation resolution and submits an adopted recommendation to approve the construction permit application, which may be based on a satisfactory rating produced by the master matrix, to the department, the department shall preliminarily approve an application for a construction permit if the department determines that the application meets the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B. The department shall preliminarily disapprove an application that does not satisfy the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B regardless of the adopted recommendation of the board of supervisors. The department shall consider any timely filed comments made by the board as provided in this subrule to determine if an application meets the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B.
	c. 	If the board submits to the department an adopted recommendation to disapprove an application for a construction permit that is based on a rating produced by the master matrix, the department shall first determine if the application meets the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B. The department shall preliminarily disapprove an application that does not satisfy the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B regardless of any result produced by using the master matrix. If the application meets the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B, the department shall conduct an independent evaluation of the application using the master matrix. The department shall preliminarily approve the application if it achieves a satisfactory rating according to the department’s evaluation. The department shall preliminarily disapprove the application if it produces an unsatisfactory rating regardless of whether the application satisfies the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B. The department shall consider any timely filed comments made by the board as provided in this subrule to determine if an application meets the requirements of this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B.
	65.10(6) Departmental notification of permit application decision. Within three days following the department’s determination or preliminary determination to approve or disapprove the application for a construction permit, the department shall deliver a notice of the decision to the applicant.
	a. 	If the county board of supervisors has submitted to the department an adopted recommendation for the approval or disapproval of a construction permit application, the department shall notify the board of the department’s preliminary decision to approve or disapprove the application at the same time. For a preliminary decision to approve an application, the notice shall consist of a copy of the draft construction permit. For a preliminary decision to disapprove an application, the notice shall consist of a copy of the department’s letter of preliminary denial. The preliminary decision to approve or disapprove an application becomes final without further proceedings if neither the county board of supervisors nor the applicant demands a hearing before the commission or appeals pursuant to 65.10(7) and 65.10(8).
	b. 	If the county board of supervisors has not submitted to the department an adopted recommendation for the approval or disapproval of a construction permit application, the department notice shall include the construction permit or letter of denial. The applicant may appeal the permit or denial as provided in 65.10(8).
	65.10(7) County demand for hearing. A county board of supervisors that has submitted an adopted recommendation to the department may contest the department’s preliminary decision to approve or disapprove an application by filing a written demand for a hearing before the commission. Due to the need for expedited scheduling, the county board of supervisors shall, as soon as possible but not later than 14 days following receipt of the department’s notice of preliminary decision, notify the chief of the department’s water quality bureau by facsimile transmission to (515)281-8895 that the board intends to file a demand for hearing. The demand for hearing shall be mailed to Director, Department of Natural Resources, Henry A. Wallace Building, 502 East Ninth Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, and must be postmarked within 14 days following receipt of the department’s notice of preliminary decision. The demand shall include a statement providing all reasons why the application should be approved or disapproved according to legal requirements in this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B; legal briefs and any other documents to be considered by the commission or a statement indicating that no other documents will be submitted for consideration by the commission; and a statement indicating whether oral argument before the commission is desired.
	65.10(8) Applicant demand for hearing; appeal. The applicant may contest the department’s decision or preliminary decision to approve or disapprove an application by filing a written demand for a hearing. The applicant may elect to have the hearing conducted as a contested case before an administrative law judge pursuant to 561—Chapter 7, or before the commission pursuant to subrule 65.10(9). The demand for hearing shall indicate which procedure the applicant elects.
	a. 	Applicant demand for hearing before the commission. Due to the need for expedited scheduling, the applicant shall, as soon as possible but not later than 14 days following receipt of the department’s notice of preliminary decision, notify the chief of the department’s water quality bureau by facsimile transmission to (515)281-8895 that the applicant intends to file a demand for hearing; however, in cases in which the applicant would not demand a hearing unless the county demanded one, the applicant will be allowed an additional three working days to file a demand. It is the responsibility of the applicant to communicate with the department to determine if a county demand has been filed. The demand for hearing shall be mailed to Director, Department of Natural Resources, Henry A. Wallace Building, 502 East Ninth Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, and must be postmarked within 14 days following receipt of the department’s notice of preliminary decision, or such longer time as authorized in this paragraph. The demand shall include a statement providing all reasons why the application should be approved or disapproved without specified conditions according to legal requirements in this chapter and Iowa Code chapter 455B; legal briefs and any other documents to be considered by the commission or a statement indicating that no other documents will be submitted for consideration by the commission; and a statement indicating whether oral argument before the commission is desired. If both the applicant and a county board of supervisors are contesting the department’s preliminary decision, the applicant may request that the commission conduct the hearing on a consolidated basis.
	b. 	Applicant contested case appeal. The applicant may appeal a permit or letter of denial according to the contested case procedures set forth in 561—Chapter 7; however, if the county has demanded a hearing pursuant to subrule 65.10(7), a demand for hearing must be filed within the time frames set forth in paragraph “a.” If both the applicant and a county board of supervisors are contesting the department’s preliminary decision, the applicant may request that the hearings be consolidated and conducted as a contested case.
	65.10(9) Decision by the commission. The director shall schedule a hearing on a demand pursuant to 65.10(7) or 65.10(8)“a” for consideration at the next regular meeting of the commission and notify the county board of supervisors and the applicant of the time and place. However, if the next regular meeting of the commission will take place more than 35 days after receipt of the demand for hearing, the director shall schedule a special in-person meeting or an electronic meeting of the commission pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8. The director shall provide the applicant with copies of all documents submitted by the county board of supervisors and a copy of the department’s file on the permit application within three days after receipt of the county board of supervisors’ comments. The applicant may submit responses or other documents for consideration by the commission postmarked or hand-delivered at least 14 days prior to the date of consideration by the commission. Consideration by the commission is not a contested case. Oral participation before the commission will be limited to time periods specified by the commission and, unless otherwise determined by the commission, to argument by representatives from the county board of supervisors, the applicant and the department. The decision by the commission shall be stated on the record and shall be final agency action pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 17A. If the commission reverses or modifies the department’s decision, the department shall issue the appropriate permit or letter of denial to the applicant. The letter of decision shall contain the reasons for the action regarding the permit.
	65.10(10) Complaint investigations. Complaints of violations of Iowa Code chapter 455B and this rule, which are received by the department or are forwarded to the department by a county, following a county board of supervisors’ determination that a complainant’s allegation constitutes a violation, shall be investigated by the department if it is determined that the complaint is legally sufficient and an investigation is justified.
	a. 	If after evaluating a complaint to determine whether the allegation may constitute a violation, without investigating whether the facts supporting the allegation are true or untrue, the county board of supervisors shall forward its finding to the department director.
	b. 	A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains adequate information to investigate the complaint and if the allegation constitutes a violation, without investigating whether the facts supporting the allegation are true or untrue, of rules adopted by the department, Iowa Code chapter 455B or environmental standards in regulations subject to federal law and enforced by the department.
	c. 	The department in its discretion shall determine the urgency of the investigation, and the time and resources required to complete the investigation, based upon the circumstances of the case, including the severity of the threat to the quality of surface water or groundwater.
	d. 	The department shall notify the complainant and the alleged violator if an investigation is not conducted specifying the reason for the decision not to conduct an investigation.
	e. 	The department will notify the county board of supervisors where the violation is alleged to have occurred before doing a site investigation unless the department determines that a clear, present and impending danger to the public health or environment requires immediate action.
	f. 	The county board of supervisors may designate a county employee to accompany the department on the investigation of any site as a result of a complaint.
	g. 	A county employee accompanying the department on a site investigation has the same right of access to the site as the department official conducting the investigation during the period that the county designee accompanies the department official. The county shall not have access to records required in subrule 65.17(12) or the current manure management plan maintained at the facility.
	h. 	Upon completion of an investigation, the department shall notify the complainant of the results of the investigation, including any anticipated, pending or complete enforcement action arising from the investigation. The department shall deliver a copy of the notice to the animal feeding operation that is the subject of the complaint, any alleged violators if different from the animal feeding operation and the county board of supervisors of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.
	i. 	When a person who is a department official, an agent of the department, or a person accompanying the department official or agent enters the premises of an animal feeding operation, both of the following shall apply:
	(1)	The person may enter at any reasonable time in and upon any private or public property to investigate any actual or possible violation of this chapter or the rules or standards adopted under this chapter. However, the owner or person in charge shall be notified.
	1.	If the owner or occupant of any property refuses admittance to the operation, or if prior to such refusal the director demonstrates the necessity for a warrant, the director may make application under oath or affirmation to the district court of the county in which the property is located for the issuance of a search warrant.
	2.	In the application the director shall state that an inspection of the premises is mandated by the laws of this state or that a search of certain premises, areas, or things designated in the application may result in evidence tending to reveal the existence of violations of public health, safety, or welfare requirements imposed by statutes, rules or ordinances established by the state or a political subdivision thereof. The application shall describe the area, premises, or thing to be searched, give the date of the last inspection if known, give the date and time of the proposed inspection, declare the need for such inspection, recite that notice of desire to make an inspection has been given to affected persons and that admission was refused if that be the fact, and state that the inspection has no purpose other than to carry out the purpose of the statute, ordinance, or regulation pursuant to which inspection is to be made. If an item of property is sought by the director, it shall be identified in the application.
	3.	If the court is satisfied from the examination of the applicant, and of other witnesses, if any, and of the allegations of the application of the existence of the grounds of the application, or that there is probable cause to believe their existence, the court may issue such search warrant.
	4.	In making inspections and searches pursuant to the authority of this rule, the director must execute the warrant:
	●	Within ten days after its date.
	●	In a reasonable manner, and any property seized shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapters 808, 809, and 809A.
	●	Subject to any restrictions imposed by the statute, ordinance or regulation pursuant to which inspection is made.
	(2)	The person shall comply with standard biosecurity requirements customarily required by the animal feeding operation which are necessary in order to control the spread of disease among an animal population.
567—65.11(455B) Confinement feeding operation separation distance requirements. All animal feeding operation structures shall be separated from locations and objects as specified in this rule regardless of whether a construction permit is required. Exceptions are allowed to the extent provided in 567—65.12(455B).
	65.11(1) Separation from residences, businesses, churches, schools, public use areas, and thoroughfares shall be as specified in Iowa Code section 455B.162 and summarized in Table 6 at the end of this chapter. The residence, business, church, school, public use area or thoroughfare must exist at the time an applicant submits an application for a construction permit to the department or at the time a manure management plan is submitted if a construction permit is not required, or at the time construction of the animal feeding operation structure begins if a construction permit or manure management plan is not required.
	65.11(2) Separation from surface intakes, wellheads or cisterns of agricultural drainage wells, known sinkholes, water sources and major water sources shall be as specified in Iowa Code section 459.310 and summarized in Table 6 at the end of this chapter. For the required separation distance to a major water source to apply, the major water source must be included in Table 1 at the end of this chapter at the time an applicant submits an application for a construction permit to the department or at the time a manure management plan is submitted if a construction permit is not required, or at the time construction of the animal feeding operation structure begins (as defined in 65.8(1)) if a construction permit or manure management plan is not required.
	65.11(3) A confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed closer than 2,500 feet away from a “designated wetland” as defined and referenced in rule 567—65.1(455B). This requirement shall not apply to a confinement feeding operation structure if any of the following occur before the wetland is included in “Designated Wetlands in Iowa,” effective August 23, 2006:
	a. 	The confinement feeding operation structure already exists. This exemption also applies to additional confinement feeding operation structures constructed at the site of such an existing confinement feeding operation structure after a wetland is included in “Designated Wetlands in Iowa,” effective August 23, 2006.
	b. 	Construction of a confinement feeding operation structure has begun as provided in subrule 65.8(1).
	c. 	An application for a permit to construct a confinement feeding operation structure has been submitted to the department.
	d. 	A manure management plan concerning a proposed confinement feeding operation structure for which a construction permit is not required has been submitted to the department.
	65.11(4) For structures constructed after March 20, 1996, the separation to wells shall be as specified in Table 6 at the end of this chapter.
	65.11(5) Unformed manure storage structures shall not be constructed or expanded in an agricultural drainage well area as specified in Iowa Code section 455I.5.
	65.11(6) The distance between animal feeding operation structures and locations or objects from which separation is required shall be measured horizontally by standard survey methods between the closest point of the location or object (not a property line) and the closest point of the animal feeding operation structure.
	a. 	Measurement to an anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin shall be to the point of maximum allowable level of manure pursuant to paragraph 65.2(3)“b.”
	b. 	Measurement to a public use area shall be to the facilities which attract the public to congregate and remain in the area for significant periods of time, not to the property line.
	c. 	Measurement to a major water source or watercourse shall be to the top of the bank of the stream channel of a river or stream or the ordinary high water mark of a lake or reservoir.
	d. 	Measurement to a thoroughfare shall be to the closest point of the right-of-way.
	e. 	The separation distance for an animal feeding operation structure qualifying for the exemption to separation distances under 65.12(3)“b”(1) shall be measured from the closest point of the animal feeding operation structure which is constructed or expanded after December 31, 1998.
567—65.12(455B) Exemptions to confinement feeding operation separation distance requirements.
	65.12(1) As specified in Iowa Code section 455B.165, the separation required from residences, businesses, churches, schools, public use areas and thoroughfares specified in Iowa Code section 455B.162 and summarized in Table 6 at the end of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
	a. 	A confinement feeding operation structure which stores manure exclusively in a dry form.
	b. 	A confinement feeding operation structure, other than an unformed manure storage structure, if the structure is part of a small animal feeding operation.
	c. 	An animal feeding operation structure which is constructed or expanded, if the titleholder of the land benefiting from the distance separation requirement executes a written waiver with the titleholder of the land where the structure is located, under such terms and conditions that the parties negotiate. The written waiver becomes effective only upon the recording of the waiver in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the benefited land is located. The benefited land is the land upon which is located the residence, business, church, school or public use area from which separation is required. The filed waiver shall preclude enforcement by the department of the separation distance requirements of Iowa Code section 455B.162.
	d. 	An animal feeding operation structure closer than the distances in Table 6 at the end of this chapter from a residence, business, church, school or public use area, if the residence, business, church, school or public use area was constructed or expanded after the date that the animal feeding operation commenced operating. An animal feeding operation commences operating when it is first occupied by animals. A change in ownership or expansion of the animal feeding operation does not change the date the operation commenced operating.
	65.12(2) As specified in Iowa Code section 455B.165(4), the separation required from thoroughfares specified in Iowa Code section 455B.162(5) and summarized in Table 6 at the end of this chapter shall not apply if permanent vegetation stands between the animal feeding operation structure and that part of the right-of-way from which separation is required. The permanent vegetation must be at least seedlings of plants with mature height of at least 20 feet and stand along the full length of the structure. The minimum vegetation requirement shall be a single row of conifers or columnar deciduous trees on 12- to 16-foot spacing. It is recommended that the advice of a professional forester or nursery stock expert, a department district forester or the Natural Resource Conservation Service be sought to identify tree species for a specific site.
	65.12(3) As specified in Iowa Code section 455B.163, the separation required from residences, businesses, churches, schools, public use areas and thoroughfares specified in Iowa Code section 455B.162 and summarized in Table 6 at the end of this chapter shall not apply to confinement feeding operations constructed before the effective date of the separation distance in the following cases:
	a. 	The confinement feeding operation continues to operate, but does not expand.
	b. 	The animal feeding operation structure as constructed or expanded prior to January 1, 1999, complies with the distance requirements applying to that structure at the time of construction or expansion.
	c. 	The confinement feeding operation expands on or after January 1, 1999, and any of the following apply:
	(1)	The animal feeding operation structure as constructed or expanded complies with the separation requirements. The separation required shall be based on the animal weight capacity of the entire confinement feeding operation, including existing and proposed structures.
	(2)	All of the following apply to the expansion:
	1.	No portion of the confinement feeding operation after expansion is closer than before expansion to a location or object for which separation is required.
	2.	The animal weight capacity of the confinement feeding operation which did not comply with a separation requirement that went into effect on May 31, 1995, after expansion is not more than the lesser double its capacity on May 31, 1995, or of 625,000 pounds for animals other than bovine, or 1,600,000 pounds for bovine.
	3.	The animal weight capacity of a confinement feeding_operation which complied with the separation requirements that went into effect on May 1, 1995, but did not comply with a separation requirement that went into effect on January 1, 1999, after expansion is not more than the lesser of double its capacity on January 1, 1999, or 625,000 pounds for animals other than bovine, or 1,600,000 pounds for bovine.
	(3)	The confinement feeding operation is expanded by replacing one or more unformed manure storage structures with one or more formed manure storage structures and all of the following apply:
	1.	The animal weight capacity of the portion of the operation that changes from unformed to formed manure storage does not increase.
	2.	Use of the replaced unformed manure storage structures is discontinued within one year after construction of the replacement formed manure storage structures.
	3.	The replacement formed manure storage structures do not provide more than 14 months of manure storage.
	4.	No portion of the operation after expansion is closer than before expansion to a location or object for which separation is required.
(Note: A construction permit is not required to construct the replacement formed manure storage structures if a permit would not be required for the construction if the unformed manure storage structures did not exist.)
	65.12(4) As specified in Iowa Code section 455B.165(7), the separation required from a cemetery shall not apply to animal feeding operations structures on which construction or expansion began before January 1, 1999.
	65.12(5) As specified in Iowa Code section 455B.204(3), the separation required from surface intakes, wellheads or cisterns of agricultural drainage wells, known sinkholes, major water sources and watercourses specified in Iowa Code section 455B.204 and summarized in Table 6 at the end of this chapter shall not apply to a farm pond, privately owned lake or a manure storage structure constructed with a secondary containment barrier according to subrule 65.15(17).
	65.12(6) Variances to the well separation requirements may be granted by the director if the applicant provides an alternative that is substantially equivalent to the required separation or provides improved or greater protection for the well. Requests for a variance shall be made in writing at the time an application is submitted. The denial of a variance request may be appealed to the environmental protection commission.
567—65.13(455B) Separation distances from certain lakes, rivers and streams. Rescinded IAB 4/7/99, effective 5/12/99.
567—65.14(455B) Well separation distances for open feedlots. Rescinded IAB 4/12/06, effective 5/17/06.
567—65.15(455B) Manure storage structure design requirements. The requirements in this rule apply to all animal feeding operation structures unless specifically stated otherwise.
	65.15(1) Drainage tile removal for new construction of a manure storage structure. Prior to constructing a manure storage structure, other than storage of manure in an exclusively dry form, the site for the animal feeding operation structure shall be investigated for drainage tile lines as provided in this subrule. All applicable records of known drainage tiles shall be examined for the existence of drainage tile lines.
	a. 	Prior to excavation for the berm of an unformed manure storage structure, the owner of the unformed manure storage structure shall follow any one of the following procedures:
	(1)	An inspection trench of at least ten inches wide shall be dug around the structure to a depth of at least 6 feet from the original grade and at least 50 feet from the projected outside edge of the berm.
	(2)	A core trench shall be dug to a depth of at least 6 feet from grade at the projected center of the berm. After investigation for tile lines and any discovered tile lines are removed, an additional containment barrier shall be constructed underneath the center of the berm. The secondary containment shall meet the same percolation standards as the lagoon or basin with the lateral flow potential restricted to one-sixteenth of an inch per day.
	b. 	The drainage tile lines discovered near an unformed manure storage structure shall be removed within 50 feet of the projected outside edge of the berm and within the projected site of the structure including under the berm. Drainage tile lines discovered upgrade from the structure shall be rerouted outside of 50 feet from the berm to continue the flow of drainage. Drainage tile lines installed at the time of construction to lower a groundwater table may remain where located. A device to allow monitoring of the water in the drainage tile lines installed to lower the groundwater table and a device to allow shutoff of the drainage tile lines shall be installed if the drainage tile lines do not have a surface outlet accessible on the property where the unformed manure storage structure is located. All other drainage tile lines discovered shall be rerouted, capped, plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials, or reconnected to upgrade tile lines.
	c. 	The applicant for a construction permit for a formed manure storage structure shall investigate for tile lines during excavation for the structure. Drainage tile lines discovered upgrade from the structure shall be rerouted around the formed manure storage structure to continue the flow of drainage. All other drainage tile lines discovered shall be rerouted, capped, plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials or reconnected to upgrade tile lines. Drainage tile lines installed at the time of construction to lower a groundwater table may remain where located. A device to allow monitoring of the water in the drainage tile lines installed to lower the groundwater table and a device to allow shutoff of the drainage tile lines shall be installed if the drainage tile lines do not have a surface outlet accessible on the property where the formed manure storage structure is located.
	d. 	An owner of a confinement feeding operation may utilize other proven methods approved by the department to discover drainage tile lines.
	e. 	Variances to this subrule may be granted by the director if the owner of the confinement feeding operation provides an alternative that is substantially equivalent to the subrule or provides improved effectiveness or protection as required by the subrule. A request for a variance shall be made in writing at the time the application is submitted or prior to investigating for drainage tile, whichever is earlier. The denial of a variance may be appealed to the commission.
	f. 	A waiver to this subrule may be granted by the director if sufficient information is provided that the location does not have a history of drainage tile.
	65.15(2) Drainage tile removal around an existing manure storage structure. The owner of an aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin or earthen waste slurry storage basin, other than an egg washwater storage structure, that is part of a confinement feeding operation with a construction permit granted before March 20, 1996, but after December 31, 1992, shall inspect by March 20, 1997, for drainage tile lines as provided in this subrule, and all applicable records of known drainage tiles shall be examined. The owner of an aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin or earthen waste slurry storage basin, other than an egg washwater storage structure, that is part of a confinement feeding operation with a construction permit granted before January 1, 1993, but after May 31, 1985, shall have an inspection conducted by July 1, 2000, for drainage tiles as provided in this subrule, and all applicable records of known drainage tiles shall be examined.
	a. 	Inspection shall be by digging an inspection trench of at least ten inches wide around the structure to a depth of at least 6 feet from the original grade and at least 50 feet from the outside edge of the berm. The owner first shall inspect the area where trenching is to occur and manure management records to determine if there is any evidence of leakage and, if so, shall contact the department for further instructions as to proper inspection procedures. The owner of a confinement feeding operation shall either obtain permission from an adjoining property owner or trench up to the boundary line of the property if the distance of 50 feet would require the inspection trench to go onto the adjoining property.
	b. 	The owner of the confinement feeding operation may utilize other proven methods approved by the department to discover drainage tile lines.
	c. 	The drainage tile lines discovered near an aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin or earthen waste slurry storage basin, other than an egg washwater storage structure, shall be removed within 50 feet of the outside edge of the berm. Drainage tile lines discovered upgrade from the aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin shall be rerouted outside of 50 feet from the berm to continue the flow of drainage. All other drainage tile lines discovered shall be rerouted, capped, plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials, or reconnected to upgrade tile lines. Drainage tile lines that were installed at the time of construction to lower a groundwater table may either be avoided if the location is known or may remain at the location if discovered.
	d. 	The owner of an aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage structure or an earthen waste slurry storage basin with a tile drainage system to artificially lower the groundwater table shall have a device to allow monitoring of the water in the drainage tile lines that lower the groundwater table and to allow shutoff of the drainage tile lines if the drainage tile lines do not have a surface outlet accessible on the property where the aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin or earthen waste slurry storage basin is located.
	e. 	If the owner of the confinement feeding operation discovers drainage tile that projects underneath the berm, it shall follow one of the following options:
	(1)	Contact the department to obtain permission to remove the drainage tile under the berm. The manure in the structure must be lowered to a point below the depth of the tile prior to removing the drainage tile from under the berm. Prior to using the structure, a new percolation test must be submitted to the department and approval received from the department.
	(2)	Grout the length of the tile under the berm to the extent possible. The material used to grout shall include concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials.
	f. 	Variances to this subrule may be granted by the director if the applicant provides an alternative that is substantially equivalent to the subrule or provides improved effectiveness or protection as required by the subrule. A request for a variance shall be made in writing. The denial of a variance may be appealed to the commission.
	g. 	A waiver to this subrule may be granted by the director if sufficient information is provided that the location does not have a history of drainage tile.
	h. 	A written record describing the actions taken to determine the existence of tile lines, the findings, and actions taken to comply with this subrule shall be prepared and maintained as part of the manure management plan records.
	65.15(3) Guidelines for drainage tile removal around an existing manure storage structure.
	a. 	It is recommended that a manure storage structure, other than the storage of manure in an exclusively dry form, that is part of a confinement feeding operation with a construction permit granted before May 31, 1985, be inspected for drainage tile lines as provided in this subrule, and all applicable records of known drainage tiles may be examined. For an aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin or earthen waste slurry storage basin, inspection may be by digging an inspection trench of at least ten inches wide around the structure at a depth of at least 6 feet from the original grade and at least 50 feet from the projected outside edge of the berm. The owner first should inspect the area where trenching is to occur and manure management records to determine if there is any evidence of leakage and, if so, shall contact the department for further instructions as to proper inspection procedures.
	b. 	The drainage tile lines discovered may be removed within 50 feet of the outside edge of the berm. Drainage tile lines discovered upgrade from the structure may be rerouted outside of 50 feet from the berm to continue the flow of drainage. Drainage tile lines that were installed at the time of construction to lower a groundwater table may either be avoided if the location is known or may remain at the location if discovered. All other drainage tile lines discovered may be rerouted, capped, plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials or reconnected to upgrade tile lines. The owner of a confinement feeding operation should either obtain permission from an adjoining property owner or trench up to the boundary line of the property if the distance of 50 feet would require the inspection trench to go onto the adjoining property.
	c. 	If the owner of a confinement feeding operation discovers drainage tile that projects underneath the berm, it may follow one of the following options:
	(1)	Contact the department to obtain permission to remove the drainage tile under the berm. The manure in the structure must be lowered to a point below the depth of the tile prior to removing the drainage tile from under the berm. Prior to using the structure, a new percolation test must be submitted to the department and approval received from the department.
	(2)	Grout the length of the tile under the berm to the extent possible. The material used to grout may include concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials.
	d. 	The owner of a confinement feeding operation with a formed manure storage structure other than dry manure storage may inspect for tile lines. Drainage tile lines discovered upgrade from the structure may be rerouted around the formed manure storage structure to continue the flow of drainage. Drainage tile lines put in place during or after construction of the formed manure storage structure to relieve hydrologic pressure may remain where located. All other drainage tile lines discovered may be rerouted, capped, plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout or similar materials or reconnected to upgrade tile line.
	65.15(4) Earthen waste slurry storage basins. An earthen waste slurry storage basin shall have accumulated manure removed at least twice each year unless there is sufficient basin capacity to allow removal of manure once each year and maintain freeboard as determined pursuant to 65.2(3)“b.”
	65.15(5) Earthen manure storage basins. An earthen manure storage basin shall have accumulated manure removed at least once each year. An earthen manure storage basin may have enough manure storage capacity to contain the manure from the confinement feeding operation for up to 14 months and maintain freeboard as determined pursuant to 65.2(3)“b.”
	65.15(6) Soil testing for earthen structures. Applicants for construction permits for earthen manure storage structures shall submit soils information according to this subrule for the site of the proposed structure. All subsurface soil classification shall be based on American Society for Testing and Materials Designations D 2487-92 or D 2488-90. Soil corings shall be taken to determine subsurface soil characteristics and groundwater elevation and direction of flow of the proposed site for an anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, earthen egg washwater storage structure, or earthen manure storage basin. Soil corings shall be conducted by a qualified person normally engaged in soil testing activities. Data from the soil corings shall be submitted with a construction permit application and shall include a description of the geologic units encountered, and a discussion of the effects of the soil and groundwater elevation and direction of flow on the construction and operation of the anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, earthen egg washwater storage structure, or earthen manure storage basin. All soil corings shall be taken by a method that identifies the continuous soil profile and does not result in the mixing of soil layers. The number and location of the soil corings will vary on a case-by-case basis as determined by the designing engineer and accepted by the department. The following are minimum requirements:
	a. 	A minimum of four soil corings reflecting the continuous soil profile is required for each anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, earthen egg washwater storage structure, or earthen manure storage basin. Corings which are intended to represent soil conditions at the corner of the structure must be located within 50 feet of the bottom edge of the structure and spaced so that one coring is as close as possible to each corner. Should there be no bottom corners, corings shall be equally spaced around the structure to obtain representative soil information for the site. An additional coring will be required if necessary to ensure that one coring is at the deepest point of excavation. For an anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, earthen egg washwater storage structure, or earthen manure storage basin larger than 4 acres water surface area, one additional coring per acre is required for each acre above 4 acres surface area.
	b. 	All corings shall be taken to a minimum depth of ten feet below the bottom elevation of the anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, earthen egg washwater storage structure, or earthen manure storage basin.
	c. 	At least one coring shall be taken to a minimum depth of 25 feet below the bottom elevation of the anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, earthen egg washwater storage structure, or earthen manure storage basin or into bedrock, whichever is shallower.
	d. 	Upon abandonment of the soil core holes, all soil core holes including those developed as temporary water level monitoring wells shall be plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout, bentonite, or similar materials.
	65.15(7) Hydrology.
	a. 	Groundwater table. A minimum separation of four feet between the top of the liner on any earthen aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, or earthen manure storage basin floor and the groundwater table is recommended; however, in no case shall the top of the liner on an earthen aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, or earthen manure storage basin floor be below the groundwater table. If the groundwater table is less than two feet below the top of the liner on an earthen aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, or earthen manure storage basin floor, the aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, or earthen manure storage basin shall be provided with a synthetic liner as described in 65.15(12)“f.”
	b. 	Permanent artificial lowering of groundwater table. The groundwater table around an anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, or earthen manure storage basin may be artificially lowered to levels required in paragraph “a” by using a gravity flow tile drainage system or other permanent nonmechanical system for artificial lowering of the groundwater table. For a permitted animal feeding operation, detailed engineering and soil drainage information shall be provided with a construction permit application for an earthen aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin to confirm the adequacy of the proposed permanent system to provide the required drainage without materially increasing the seepage potential of the site. (See 65.15(1)“b” for monitoring and shutoff requirements for drainage tile lines installed to lower the groundwater table.) For formed manure storage structures partially or completely constructed below the normal soil surface, a tile drainage system or other permanent system for artificial lowering of groundwater levels shall be installed around the structure if the groundwater table is above the bottom of the structure.
	c. 	Determination of groundwater table. For purposes of this rule, groundwater table is the seasonal high water table determined by a licensed professional engineer, a groundwater professional certified pursuant to 567—Chapter 134, or qualified staff from the department or Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). If a construction permit is required, the department must approve the groundwater table determination.
	(1)	Current groundwater levels shall be measured using at least one of the following for either formed or unformed structures:
1. Temporary monitoring wells. Each of the three temporary monitoring wells shall be developed according to 567—subrule 110.11(8). The top of the well screen shall be within 5 feet of the ground surface. Each well shall be extended to at least 2 feet below the bottom of the liner of an unformed manure storage structure, or to at least 2 feet below the footings of a formed manure storage structure.
	●	Unformed structures. For an unformed manure storage structure, each monitoring well may be installed in the existing boreholes resulting from the corings required in subrule 65.15(6).
	●	Formed structures. For a formed manure storage structure, at least three temporary monitoring wells shall be installed as close as possible to three corners of the structure, with one of the wells close to the corner of deepest excavation. If the formed structure is circular, the three monitoring wells shall be equally spaced and one well shall be placed at the point of deepest excavation.
2. Test pits. The department may allow use of test pits in lieu of temporary monitoring wells if seasonal variation in climatic patterns, soil and geologic conditions prevent accurate determination of the seasonal high water table or prior to the construction of an unformed manure storage structure liner to ensure that the required separation distance to the groundwater table is being met. Test pits will be configured 3 feet × 4 feet × 4 feet, or equivalent volume, and the bottom of each pit shall be 2 feet below the floor of the proposed anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin, earthen aerobic structure or settled open feedlot effluent basin. Each pit shall be allowed to remain open and unaltered for a minimum of seven days for viewing by the department or NRCS qualified staff for the determination of soil characteristics and related groundwater influence. Adequate protection (temporary berms and covers) shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from entering the test pits. One test pit shall be located in each corner and one in the center of the proposed manure control structure, unless otherwise specified by the department. A description of the materials present in the test pit shall be documented by all of the following:
	●	Digital photos;
	●	Description of soils including mottling;
	●	Construction specifications; and
	●	Weather conditions both prior to and during the period in which test pits are open.
	(2)	The seasonal high water table shall be determined by measuring the groundwater level in the temporary monitoring wells not earlier than seven days following installation and shall include consideration of NRCS soil survey information, soil characteristics such as color and mottling, other existing water table data, and other pertinent information. If a drainage system for artificially lowering the groundwater table will be installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 65.15(7)“b,” the level to which the groundwater table will be lowered will be considered to represent the seasonal high water table.
	65.15(8) Karst features. The anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin shall not be located on a site that exhibits Karst features such as sinkholes, or solution channeling generally occurring in areas underlain by limestone or dolomite.
	65.15(9) Bedrock separation. A minimum of four feet of separation between an unformed manure storage structure bottom and any bedrock formation is required. A ten-foot separation is recommended. A synthetic liner shall be required if the unformed structure is to be located less than ten feet above a carbonate or limestone formation.
	65.15(10) Flooding protection.
	a. 	An animal feeding operation structure proposed to be constructed on land that would be inundated by Q100 shall meet requirements as specified in 567—Chapters 70 to 76, unless otherwise prohibited according to 65.15(10)“b.”
	b. 	A confinement feeding operation structure shall not be constructed on the one hundred year flood plain.
	65.15(11) Seals for anaerobic lagoons, aerobic structures, and earthen manure storage basins. A lagoon or basin shall be sealed such that seepage loss through the seal is as low as practically possible. The percolation rate shall not exceed 1/16 inch per day at the design depth of the lagoon or basin. Following construction of the lagoon or basin, the results of a testing program which indicates the adequacy of the seal shall be provided to this department in writing prior to start-up of a permitted operation. The owner of a confinement feeding operation not required to obtain a construction permit shall keep a record of the construction methods and materials used to provide the seal and any test results available on the adequacy of the seal.
	65.15(12) Aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, or earthen manure storage basin liner design and construction standards. An aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin which receives a construction permit after January 21, 1998, shall comply with the following minimum standards in addition to subrule 65.15(11).
	a. 	If the location of the proposed aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin contains suitable materials as determined by the soil corings taken pursuant to subrule 65.15(6), those materials shall be compacted to establish a minimum of a 12-inch liner. A minimum initial overexcavation of 6 inches of material shall be required. The underlying material shall be scarified, reworked and compacted to a depth of 6 inches. The overexcavated materials shall be replaced and compacted.
	b. 	If the location of the proposed aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon or earthen manure storage basin does not contain suitable materials as determined by the soil corings taken in subrule 65.15(6), suitable materials shall be compacted to establish a minimum of a 24-inch liner.
	c. 	Where sand seams, gravel seams, organic soils or other materials that are not suitable are encountered during excavation, the area where they are discovered shall be overexcavated a minimum of 24 inches and replaced with suitable materials and compacted.
	d. 	All loose lift material must be placed in lifts of nine inches or less and compacted. The material shall be compacted at or above optimum moisture content and meet a minimum of 95 percent of the maximum density as determined by the Standard Proctor test after compaction.
	e. 	For purposes of this rule, suitable materials means soil, soil combinations or other similar material that is capable of meeting the permeability and compaction requirements. Sand seams, gravel seams, organic soils or other materials generally not suitable for anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, or earthen manure storage basin construction are not considered suitable materials.
	f. 	As an alternative to the above standards, a synthetic liner may be used. If the use of a synthetic liner is planned for an earthen aerobic structure, an anaerobic lagoon, or earthen manure storage basin, the permit application shall outline how the site will be prepared for placement of the liner, the physical, chemical, and other pertinent properties of the proposed liner, and information on the procedures to be used in liner installation and maintenance. In reviewing permit applications which involve use of synthetic liners, DNR will consider relevant synthetic liner standards adopted by industry, governmental agencies, and professional organizations as well as technical information provided by liner manufacturers and others.
	65.15(13) Anaerobic lagoon design standards. An anaerobic lagoon shall meet the requirements of this subrule.
	a. 	General.
	(1)	Depth. Liquid depth shall be at least 8 feet but 15 to 20 feet is preferred if soil and other site conditions allow.
	(2)	Inlet. One subsurface inlet at the center of the lagoon or dual (subsurface and surface) inlets are preferred to increase dispersion. If a center inlet is not provided, the inlet structure shall be located at the center of the longest side of the anaerobic lagoon.
	(3)	Shape. Long, narrow anaerobic lagoon shapes decrease manure dispersion and should be avoided. Anaerobic lagoons with a length-to-width ratio of greater than 3:1 shall not be allowed.
	(4)	Aeration. Aeration shall be treatment as an “add-on process” and shall not eliminate the need for compliance with all anaerobic lagoon criteria contained in these rules.
	(5)	Manure loading frequency. The anaerobic lagoon shall be loaded with manure and dilution water at least once per week.
	(6)	Design procedure. Total anaerobic lagoon volume shall be determined by summation of minimum stabilization volume; minimum dilution volume (not less than 50 percent of minimum stabilization volume); manure storage between periods of disposal; and storage for 8 inches of precipitation.
	(7)	Manure storage period. Annual or more frequent manure removal from the anaerobic lagoon, preferably prior to May 1 or after September 15 of the given year, shall be practiced to minimize odor production. Design manure storage volume between disposal periods shall not exceed the volume required to store 14 months’ manure production. Manure storage volume shall be calculated based on the manure production values found in Table 5 at the end of this chapter.
	b. 	Minimum stabilization volume and loading rate.
	(1)	For all animal species other than beef cattle, there shall be 1000 cubic feet minimum design volume for each 5 pounds of volatile solids produced per day if the volatile solids produced per day are 6000 pounds or fewer and for each 4 pounds if the volatile solids produced per day are more than 6000 pounds. For beef cattle, there shall be 1000 cubic feet minimum design volume for each 10 pounds of volatile solids produced per day.
	(2)	In Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, O’Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Ida, Sac, Calhoun, and Webster counties for all animal species other than beef there shall be 1000 cubic feet minimum design volume for each 4.5 pounds of volatile solids per day if the volatile solids produced per day are 6000 pounds or fewer. However, if a water analysis as required in 65.15(3)“c”(2) below indicates that the sulfate level is below 500 milligrams per liter, then the rate is 1000 cubic feet for each 5.0 pounds of volatile solids per day.
	(3)	Credit shall be given for removal of volatile solids from the manure stream prior to discharge to the lagoon. The credit shall be in the form of an adjustment to the volatile solids produced per day. The adjustments shall be at the rate of 0.50 pound for each pound of volatile solids removed. For example, if a swine facility produces 7000 pounds of volatile solids per day, and if 2000 pounds of volatile solids per day are removed, the volatile solids produced per day would be reduced by 1000 pounds, leaving an adjusted pounds of volatile solids produced per day of 6000 pounds (for which the loading rate would be 5 pounds according to subparagraph (1) above).
	(4)	Credit shall be given for mechanical aeration if the upper one-third of the lagoon volume is mixed by the aeration equipment and if at least 50 percent of the oxygen requirement of the manure is supplied by the aeration equipment. The credit shall be in the form of an increase in the maximum loading rate (which is the equivalent of a decrease in the minimum design volume) in accordance with Table 8.
	(5)	If a credit for solids removal is given in accordance with subparagraph (3) above, the credit for qualified aeration shall still be given. The applicant shall submit evidence of the five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of the manure after the solids removal so that the aeration credit can be calculated based on an adjustment rate of 0.50 pound for each pound of solids removed.
	(6)	American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) standards, “Manure Production and Characteristics,” D384.1, or Midwest Plan Service-18 (MWPS-18), Table 2-1, shall be used in determining the BOD5 production and volatile solid production of various animal species.
	c. 	Water supply.
	(1)	The source of the dilution water discharged to the anaerobic lagoon shall be identified.
	(2)	The sulfate concentration of the dilution water to be discharged to the anaerobic lagoon shall be identified. The sulfate concentration shall be determined by standard methods as defined in 567—60.2(455B).
	(3)	A description of available water supplies shall be provided to prove that adequate water is available for dilution. It is recommended that, if the sulfate concentration exceeds 250 mg/l, then an alternate supply of water for dilution should be sought.
	d. 	Initial lagoon loading. Prior to the discharge of any manure to the anaerobic lagoon, the lagoon shall be filled to a minimum of 50 percent of its minimum stabilization volume with fresh water.
	e. 	Lagoon manure and water management during operation. Following initial loading, the manure and water content of the anaerobic lagoon shall be managed according to either of the following:
	(1)	For single cell lagoons or multicell lagoons without a site-specific lagoon operation plan. The total volume of fresh water for dilution added to the lagoon annually shall equal one-half the minimum stabilization volume. At all times, the amount of fresh water added to the lagoon shall equal or exceed the amount of manure discharged to the lagoon.
	(2)	For a two or three cell anaerobic lagoon. The manure and water content of the anaerobic lagoon may be managed in accordance with a site-specific lagoon operation plan approved by the department. The lagoon operation plan must describe in detail the operational procedures and monitoring program to be followed to ensure proper operation of the lagoon. Operational procedures shall include identifying the amounts and frequencies of planned additions of manure, fresh water and recycle water, and amount and frequencies of planned removal of solids and liquids. Monitoring information shall include locations and intervals of sampling, specific tests to be performed, and test parameter values used to indicate proper lagoon operation. As a minimum, annual sampling and testing of the first lagoon cell for electrical conductivity (EC) and either chemical oxygen demand (COD) or total ammonia (NH3 + NH4) shall be required.
	f. 	Manure removal. If the anaerobic lagoon is to be dewatered once a year, manure should be removed to approximate the annual manure volume generated plus the dilution water used. If the anaerobic lagoon is to be dewatered more frequently, the anaerobic lagoon liquid level should be managed to maintain adequate freeboard.
	65.15(14) Concrete standards. A formed manure storage structure which is constructed of concrete on or after March 24, 2004, that is part of a confinement feeding operation other than a small animal feeding operation shall meet the following minimum standards. For the purpose of this subrule, a “PE” is a professional engineer licensed in the state of Iowa and an “NRCS engineer” is an engineer working for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). (Caveat: These standards are not intended to address other site-related engineering and construction considerations beyond the department’s jurisdiction).
	a. 	Nondry manure storage. The following minimum concrete standards are required for a formed manure storage structure other than that used for the storage of manure exclusively in a dry form. A formed manure storage structure must be designed in accordance with one of the following design methods:
	(1)	Engineering report, plans and specifications prepared and sealed by a PE or an NRCS engineer. Design considerations shall be in conformance with the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Building Code ACI 318, ACI 360 or ACI 350; or Portland Cement Association (PCA) publication EB075, EB001 or IS072; or MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) publication MWPS-36 or MWPS TR-9, and shall include all of the following:
	1.	The floors shall be a minimum of 5 inches thick. Nondestructive methods to verify the floor slab thickness may be required by the department. The results shall indicate that at least 95 percent of the floor slab area meets the minimum required thickness. In no case shall the floor slab thickness be less than 4½ inches.
	2.	Wire mesh shall not be used as primary reinforcement for a formed manure storage structure with a depth of 4 feet or more. Fiber shall not be used as reinforcement.
	3.	Waterstops shall be installed in all areas where fresh concrete meets hardened concrete. Waterstops shall be made of plastic, rolled bentonite or similar materials approved by the department.
	4.	The vertical steel of all walls shall be extended into the footing and be bent at 90° or a separate dowel shall be installed. As an alternate to the 90° bend, the dowel may be extended at least 12 inches into the footing, with a minimum concrete cover of 3 inches at the bottom. In lieu of dowels, mechanical means or alternate methods may be used as anchorage of interior walls to footings.
	(2)	If a formed manure storage structure is not designed and sealed by a PE or an NRCS engineer, the design and specifications shall be in conformance with MWPS-36 (for a belowground rectangular tank) or MWPS TR-9 (for a circular tank); or in accordance with Appendix D at the end of this chapter (for a belowground, laterally braced rectangular tank). In addition, all of the following concrete standards shall apply:
	1.	The finished subgrade of a formed manure storage structure shall be graded and compacted to provide a uniform and level base and shall be free of vegetation, manure and debris. For the purpose of this subrule, “uniform” means a finished subgrade with similar soils.
	2.	When the groundwater table, as determined in 65.15(7)“c,” is above the bottom of the formed structure, a drain tile shall be installed along the footings to artificially lower the groundwater table pursuant to 65.15(7)“b.” The drain tile shall be placed within 3 feet of the footings as indicated in Appendix D, Figure D-1, at the end of this chapter and shall be covered with a minimum of 2 inches of gravel, granular material, fabric or a combination of these materials to prevent plugging the drain tile.
	3.	All concrete shall have the following minimum as-placed compressive strengths and shall meet American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard ASTM C 94:
	●	4,000 pounds per square inch (psi) for walls, floors, beams, columns and pumpouts;
	●	3,000 psi for the footings.
The average concrete strength by testing shall not be below design strength. No single test result shall be more than 500 psi less than the minimum compressive strength.
4. Cementitious materials shall consist of portland cement conforming to ASTM C 150. Aggregates shall conform to ASTM C 33. Blended cements in conformance with ASTM C 595 are allowed only for concrete placed between March 15 and October 15. Portland-pozzolan cement or portland blast furnace slag blended cements shall contain at least 75 percent, by mass, of portland cement.
	5.	All concrete placed for walls shall be consolidated or vibrated, by manual or mechanical means, or a combination, in a manner which meets ACI 309.
	6.	All rebar used shall be a minimum of grade 40 steel. All rebar, with the exception of rebar dowels connecting the walls to the floor or footings, shall be secured and tied in place prior to the placing of concrete.
	7.	All wall reinforcement shall be placed so as to have a rebar cover of 2 inches from the inside face of the wall for a belowground manure storage structure. Vertical wall reinforcement should be placed closest to the inside face. Rebar placement shall not exceed tolerances specified in ACI 318.
	8.	The floor slab shall be a minimum of 5 inches thick. The floor slab of any formed manure storage structure with a depth of 4 feet or more shall have primary reinforcement consisting of a minimum of #4 rebar placed a maximum of 18 inches on center in each direction placed in a single mat. The floor slab of any formed manure storage structure with a depth less than 4 feet shall have shrinkage reinforcement consisting of a minimum of 6 × 6-W1.4 × W1.4 welded wire fabric. Floor slab reinforcement shall be located in the middle of the thickness of the floor slab. Nondestructive methods to verify the floor slab thickness may be required by the department. The results shall indicate that at least 95 percent of the floor slab area meets the minimum required thickness. In no case shall the floor slab thickness be less than 4½ inches.
	9.	The footing or the area where the floor comes in contact with the walls and columns shall have a thickness equal to the wall thickness, but in no case be less than 8 inches, and the width shall be at least twice the thickness of the footing. All exterior walls shall have footings below the frostline. Tolerances shall not exceed -½ inch of the minimum footing dimensions.
	10.	The vertical steel of all walls shall be extended into the footing, and be bent at 90° or a separate dowel shall be installed as a #4 rebar that is bent at 90° with at least 20 inches of rebar in the wall and extended into the footing within 3 inches of the bottom of the footing and extended at least 3 inches horizontally, as indicated in Appendix D, Figure D-1, at the end of this chapter. As an alternative to the 90° bend, the dowel may be extended at least 12 inches into the footing, with a minimum concrete cover of 3 inches at the bottom. Dowel spacing (bend or extended) shall be the same as the spacing for the vertical rebar. In lieu of dowels, mechanical means or alternate methods may be used as anchorage of interior walls to footings.
	11.	All walls shall be formed with rigid forming systems and shall not be earth-formed.
	12.	All concrete shall be cured for at least seven days after placing, in a manner which meets ACI 308, by maintaining adequate moisture or preventing evaporation. Proper curing shall be done by ponding, spraying or fogging water; or by using a curing compound that meets ASTM C 309; or by using wet burlap, plastic sheets or similar materials.
	13.	All construction joints in exterior walls shall be constructed to prevent discontinuity of steel and have properly spliced rebar placed through the joint. Waterstops shall be installed in all areas where fresh concrete will meet hardened concrete as indicated in Appendix D, Figures D-1 and D-2, at the end of this chapter. The waterstops shall be made of plastic, rolled bentonite or similar materials approved by the department.
	14.	Backfilling of the walls shall not start until the floor slats or permanent bracing have been installed. Backfilling shall be performed with material free of vegetation, large rocks or debris.
	15.	A formed manure storage structure with a depth greater than 12 feet shall be designed by a PE or an NRCS engineer.
	b. 	Dry manure storage. A formed structure for the storage of manure exclusively in a dry form shall be designed and constructed in accordance with one of the following:
	(1)	Engineering report, plans and specifications prepared and sealed by a PE or an NRCS engineer. Design considerations shall be in conformance with the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Building Code ACI 318 or ACI 360; or Portland Cement Association (PCA) publication EB075, EB001 or IS072; or MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) publication MWPS-36.
	(2)	If a formed manure storage structure that stores manure exclusively in a dry form is to be constructed aboveground and the design is not prepared and sealed by a PE or an NRCS engineer, the requirements set forth in 65.15(14)“a”(2), numbered paragraphs “1,” “3,” “4,” “5,” “6,” “8” and “12,” shall apply. Consideration shall be given to internal and external loads including, but not limited to, wind loads, building load, manure pile and equipment vehicle loads.
	(3)	If the formed structure that stores manure exclusively in a dry form is to be constructed below or partially below the ground and the design is not prepared and sealed by a PE or an NRCS engineer, the requirements set forth in 65.15(14)“a”(2), numbered paragraphs “1” through “15,” shall apply. Wall design shall be in accordance with Appendix D at the end of this chapter or in accordance with MWPS-36. Consideration shall be given to internal and external loads including, but not limited to, lateral earth pressures, hydrostatic pressures, wind loads, manure pile and equipment vehicle loads.
	c. 	Karst terrain—upgraded standards. If the site of the proposed formed manure storage structure is located in an area that exhibits karst terrain or an area that drains into a known sinkhole, the minimum concrete standards set forth in 65.15(14)“a” or “b” shall apply. In addition, the following requirements apply to all formed manure storage structures that store nondry or dry manure:
	(1)	A minimum 5-foot vertical separation distance between the bottom of a formed manure storage structure and limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock is required if the formed manure storage structure is not designed by a PE or an NRCS engineer.
	(2)	If the vertical separation distance between the bottom of the proposed formed manure storage structure and limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock is less than 5 feet, the structure shall be designed and sealed by a PE or an NRCS engineer who certifies the structural integrity of the structure. A 2-foot-thick layer of compacted clay liner material shall be constructed underneath the floor of the formed manure storage structure. However, it is recommended that any formed manure storage structure be constructed aboveground if the vertical separation distance between the bottom of the structure and the limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock is less than 5 feet.
	(3)	In addition, in an area that exhibits karst terrain or an area that drains into a known sinkhole, a PE, an NRCS engineer or a qualified organization shall submit a soil exploration study based on the results from soil borings or test pits to determine the vertical separation between the bottom of the formed structure and limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock. A minimum of two soil borings or two test pits, equally spaced within each formed structure, are required. After soil exploration is completed, each soil boring and pit shall be properly plugged with concrete grout, bentonite, or similar materials.
	(4)	Groundwater monitoring shall be performed as specified by the department.
	(5)	Backfilling shall not start until the floor slats have been placed or permanent bracing has been installed, and shall be performed with material free of vegetation, large rocks, or debris.
	65.15(15) Berm erosion control.
	a. 	The following requirements shall apply to any anaerobic lagoons, earthen aerobic structures, or earthen manure storage basins constructed after May 12, 1999.
	(1)	Concrete, riprap, synthetic liners or similar erosion control materials or measures shall be used on the berm surface below pipes where manure will enter the anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, or earthen manure storage basin.
	(2)	Concrete, riprap, synthetic liners or similar erosion control materials or measures of sufficient thickness and area to accommodate manure removal equipment and to protect the integrity of the liner shall be placed at all locations on the berm, side slopes, and base of the anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, or earthen manure storage basin where agitation or pumping may cause damage to the liner.
	(3)	Erosion control materials or measures shall be used at the corners of the anaerobic lagoon, aerobic structure, or earthen manure storage basin.
	b. 	The owner of a confinement feeding operation with an anaerobic lagoon, earthen aerobic structure, earthen manure storage basin, earthen waste slurry storage basin, or earthen egg washwater storage structure shall inspect the structure berms at least semiannually for evidence of erosion. Erosion problems found which may impact either structural stability or liner integrity shall be corrected in a timely manner.
	65.15(16) Agricultural drainage wells. After May 29, 1997, a person shall not construct a new or expand an existing earthen aerobic structure, earthen anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin, earthen waste slurry storage basin, or earthen egg washwater storage structure within an agricultural drainage well area.
	65.15(17) Secondary containment barriers for manure storage structures. Secondary containment barriers used to qualify any operation for the exemption provision in subrule 65.12(5) shall meet the following:
	a. 	A secondary containment barrier shall consist of a structure surrounding or downslope of a manure storage structure that is designed to contain 120 percent of the volume of manure stored above the manure storage structure’s final grade. If the containment barrier does not surround the manure storage structure, upland drainage must be diverted.
	b. 	The barrier may be constructed of earth, concrete, or a combination of both and shall not have a relief outlet or valve.
	c. 	The base shall slope to a collecting area where storm water can be pumped out. If storm water is contaminated with manure, it shall be land-applied at normal fertilizer application rates in compliance with rule 65.3(455B).
	d. 	Secondary containment barriers constructed entirely or partially of earth shall comply with the following requirements:
	(1)	The soil surface, including dike, shall be constructed to prevent downward water movement at rates greater than 1 × 10-6 cm/sec and shall be maintained to prevent downward water movement at rates greater than 1 × 10-5 cm/sec.
	(2)	Dikes shall not be steeper than 45 degrees and shall be protected against erosion. If the slope is 19 degrees or less, grass can be sufficient protection, provided it does not interfere with the required soil seal.
	(3)	The top width of the dike shall be no less than 3 feet.
	e. 	Secondary containment barriers constructed of concrete shall be watertight and comply with the following requirements:
	(1)	The base of the containment structure shall be designed to support the manure storage structure and its contents.
	(2)	The concrete shall be routinely inspected for cracks, which shall be repaired with a suitable sealant.
	65.15(18) Human sanitary waste shall not be directed to a manure storage structure or egg washwater storage structure.
	65.15(19) Requirements for qualified operations. A confinement feeding operation that meets the definition of a qualified operation shall only use an aerobic structure for manure storage and treatment. This requirement does not apply to a confinement feeding operation that only handles manure in a dry form or to an egg washwater storage structure or to a confinement feeding operation which was constructed before May 31, 1995, and does not expand.
	65.15(20) Aboveground formed manure storage structures with external outlet or inlet below the liquid level. A formed manure storage structure which is constructed to allow the storage of manure wholly or partially above ground and which has an external outlet or inlet below the liquid level shall have all of the following:
	a. 	Two or more shutoff valves on any external outlet or inlet below the liquid level. At least one shutoff valve shall be located inside the structure and be operable if the external valve becomes inoperable or broken off.
	b. 	All external outlets or inlets below the liquid level shall be barricaded, encased in concrete, or otherwise protected to minimize accidental destruction.
	c. 	Construction shall be in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
	d. 	An emergency response plan for retaining manure at the site and cleanup if the manure storage structure fails or there is any other type of accidental discharge. The plan shall consist of telephone numbers to comply with 65.2(9) and list of contractors, equipment, equipment technical support, and alternative manure storage or land application sites which can be used during inclement weather.
567—65.16(455B) Manure management plan requirements.
	65.16(1) In accordance with Iowa Code section 455B.203 as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, section 38, the following persons are required to submit manure management plans to the department, including an original manure management plan and an updated manure management plan, as required by this rule:
	a. 	An applicant for a construction permit for a confinement feeding operation. However, a manure management plan shall not be required of an applicant for an egg washwater storage structure.
	b. 	The owner of a confinement feeding operation, other than a small animal feeding operation, if one of the following applies:
	(1)	The confinement feeding operation was constructed or expanded after May 31, 1985, regardless of whether the confinement feeding operation structure was required to have a construction permit.
	(2)	The owner constructs a manure storage structure, regardless of whether the person is required to be issued a permit for the construction pursuant to Iowa Code section 455B.200A as amended by 2002 Iowa Acts, chapter 1137, sections 28 and 29, or whether the person has submitted a prior manure management plan.
	c. 	A person who applies manure in Iowa that was produced in a confinement feeding operation, other than a small operation, located outside of Iowa.
	d. 	A research college is exempt from this subrule and the manure management plan requirements of rule 65.17(459) for research activities and experiments performed under the authority of the research college and related to animal feeding operations.
	65.16(2) Effective February 13, 2002, an owner of a proposed confinement feeding operation who is required to file a manure management plan pursuant to paragraph 65.16(1)“b” shall submit the confinement feeding operation’s manure management plan to the department at least 30 days before the construction of an animal feeding operation structure begins, as that term is defined in subrules 65.8(1) and 65.8(2). After the manure management plan has been received by the department, the department will date-stamp the plan as received and provide written confirmation of receipt to the owner. In addition to the content requirements specified in rule 65.17(459), the owner shall include:
	a. 	Documentation that the board of supervisors or auditor of the county where the confinement feeding operation is proposed to be located received a copy of the plan.
	b. 	Information (e.g., maps, drawings, aerial photos) that clearly shows the intended location of the animal feeding operation structures and locations and animal weight capacities of any other confinement feeding operations within a distance of 2,500 feet in which the owner has an ownership interest or which the owner manages.
	65.16(3) Scope of manure management plan; updated plans; annual compliance fee.
	a. 	Each confinement feeding operation required to submit a manure management plan shall be covered by a separate manure management plan.
	b. 	The owner of a confinement feeding operation who is required to submit a manure management plan under this rule shall submit an updated manure management plan on an annual basis to the department. The updated plan must reflect all amendments made during the period of time since the previous manure management plan submission. The owner of the animal feeding operation shall also submit the updated manure management plan on an annual basis to the board of supervisors of each county where the confinement feeding operation is located and to the board of supervisors of each county where manure from the confinement feeding operation is land-applied. If the owner of the animal feeding operation has not previously submitted a manure management plan to the board of supervisors of each county where the confinement feeding operation is located and each county where manure is land-applied, the owner must submit a complete manure management plan to each required county. The county auditor or other county official or employee designated by the county board of supervisors may accept the updated plan on behalf of the board. The updated plan shall include documentation that the county board of supervisors or other designated county official or employee received the manure management plan update. The department will stagger the dates by which the updated manure management plans are due and will notify each confinement feeding operation owner of the date on which the updated manure management plan is due. To satisfy the requirements of an updated manure management plan, an owner of a confinement feeding operation must submit one of the following:
	(1)	A complete manure management plan;
	(2)	A department-approved document stating that the manure management plan submitted in the prior year has not changed; or
	(3)	A department-approved document listing all the changes made since the previous manure management plan was submitted and approved.
	c. 	An annual compliance fee of $0.15 per animal unit at the animal feeding operation shall accompany an annual manure management plan update submitted to the department for approval. The annual compliance fee is based on the animal unit capacity of the confinement feeding operation stated in the updated annual manure management plan submission. If the person submitting the manure management plan is a contract producer, as provided in Iowa Code chapter 202, the active contractor shall pay the annual compliance fee.
	65.16(4) The department shall review and approve or disapprove all complete manure management plans within 60 days of the date they are received.
	65.16(5) Manure shall not be removed from a manure storage structure, which is part of a confinement feeding operation required to submit a manure management plan, until the department has approved the plan. As an exception to this requirement, until July 1, 2002, the owner of a confinement feeding operation may remove and apply manure from a manure storage structure in accordance with a manure management plan submitted to the department prior to September 18, 2001, but which has not been approved within the required 60-day period. Manure shall be applied in compliance with rule 65.2(455B).
	65.16(6) All persons required to submit a manure management plan to the department shall also pay to the department an indemnity fee as required in Iowa Code section 455J.3 except those operations constructed prior to May 31, 1995, which were not required to obtain a construction permit.
	65.16(7) Any person submitting an original manure management plan must also pay to the department a manure management plan filing fee of $250. This fee shall be included with each original manure management plan being submitted. If the confinement feeding operation is required to obtain a construction permit and to submit an original manure management plan as part of the construction permit requirements, the applicant must pay the manure management plan filing fee together with the construction permit application fee, which total $500.
567—65.17(459) Manure management plan content requirements. All manure management plans are to be submitted on forms or electronically as prescribed by the department. The plans shall include all of the information specified in Iowa Code section 459.312 and as described below.
	65.17(1)  General.
	a. 	A confinement feeding operation that is required to submit a manure management plan to the department shall not apply manure in excess of the nitrogen use levels necessary to obtain optimum crop yields. When a phosphorus index is required in a manure management plan as provided in 65.17(1)“d,” a confinement feeding operation shall not apply manure in excess of the rates determined in conjunction with the phosphorus index. Information to complete the required calculations may be obtained from the tables in this chapter, actual testing samples or from other credible sources including, but not limited to, Iowa State University, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), a licensed professional engineer, or an individual certified as a crop consultant under the American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) program, the Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) program, or the Registry of Environmental and Agricultural Professionals (REAP) program.
	b. 	Manure management plans shall comply with the minimum manure control requirements of 65.2(455B) and the requirements for land application of manure in 65.3(455B).
	c. 	Manure management plans shall include all of the following:
	(1)	The name of the owner and the name of the confinement feeding operation, including mailing address and telephone number.
	(2)	The name of the contact person for the confinement feeding operation, including mailing address and telephone number.
	(3)	The location of the confinement feeding operation identified by county, township, section, 1/4 section and, if available, the 911 address.
	(4)	The animal unit capacity of the confinement feeding operation and, if applicable, the animal weight capacity.
	d. 	A person who submits a manure management plan shall include a phosphorus index as part of the manure management plan as follows:
	(1)	A person who submitted an original manure management plan prior to April 1, 2002, shall submit a phosphorus index with the first manure management plan update on and after August 25, 2008.
	(2)	A person who submitted an original manure management plan on or after April 1, 2002, but prior to October 25, 2004, shall submit a phosphorus index with the first manure management plan update on and after August 25, 2006.
	(3)	A person who submits an original manure management plan on and after October 25, 2004, shall include the phosphorus index as part of the original manure management plan and manure management plan updates.
	65.17(2) Manure management plans for sales of manure. Selling manure means the transfer of ownership of the manure for monetary or other valuable consideration. Selling manure does not include a transaction where the consideration is the value of the manure, or where an easement, lease or other agreement granting the right to use the land only for manure application is executed.
	a. 	Confinement feeding operations that will sell dry manure as a commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner regulated by the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship (IDALS) under Iowa Code chapter 200 or 200A shall submit a copy of their site-specific IDALS license or documentation that manure will be sold pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 200 or 200A, along with the department-approved manure management plan form for sales of dry manure. Operations completely covered by this paragraph are not required to meet other manure management plan requirements in this rule.
	b. 	A confinement feeding operation not fully covered by paragraph “a” above and that has an established practice of selling manure, or a confinement feeding operation that contains an animal species for which selling manure is a common practice, shall submit a manure management plan that includes the following:
	(1)	Until a phosphorus index is required as part of the manure management plan, an estimate of the number of acres required for manure application shall be calculated by dividing the total nitrogen available to be applied from the confinement feeding operation by the crop usage rate. Crop usage rate may be estimated by using a corn crop usage rate factor and an estimate of the optimum crop yield for the property in the vicinity of the confinement feeding operation.
	(2)	When a phosphorus index is required as part of the manure management plan, an estimate of the number of acres required for manure application shall be calculated by one of the following methods:
	1.	Dividing the total phosphorus (as P2O5) available to be applied from the confinement feeding operation by the corn crop removal of phosphorus. The corn crop removal of phosphorus may be estimated by using the phosphorus removal rate in Table 4a at the end of this chapter and an estimate of the optimum crop yield for the property in the vicinity of the operation.
	2.	Totaling the quantity of manure that can be applied to each available field based on application rates determined in conjunction with the phosphorus index in accordance with 65.17(17), and ensuring that the total quantity that can be applied is equal to or exceeds the manure annually generated at the operation.
	(3)	The total nitrogen available to be applied from the confinement feeding operation.
	(4)	The total phosphorus (as P2O5) available to be applied from the confinement feeding operation if the phosphorus index is required in accordance with 65.17(1)“d.”
	(5)	An estimate of the annual animal production and manure volume or weight produced.
	(6)	A manure sales form, if manure will be sold, shall include the following information:
	1.	A place for the name and address of the buyer of the manure.
	2.	A place for the quantity of manure purchased.
	3.	The planned crop schedule and optimum crop yields.
	4.	A place for the manure application methods and the timing of manure application.
	5.	A place for the location of the field including the number of acres where the manure will be applied.
	6.	A place for the manure application rate.
	7.	When a phosphorus index is required as part of a manure management plan in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” a place for a phosphorus index of each field receiving manure, as defined in 65.17(17)“a,” including the factors used in the calculation. A copy of the NRCS phosphorus index detailed report shall satisfy the requirement to include the factors used in the calculation.
	(7)	Statements of intent if the manure will be sold. The number of acres indicated in the statements of intent shall be sufficient according to the manure management plan to apply the manure from the confinement feeding operation. The permit holder for an existing confinement feeding operation with a construction permit may submit past records of manure sales instead of statements of intent. The statements of intent shall include the following information:
	1.	The name and address of the person signing the statement.
	2.	A statement indicating the intent of the person to purchase the confinement feeding operation’s manure.
	3.	The location of the farm where the manure can be applied including the total number of acres available for manure application.
	4.	The signature of the person who may purchase the confinement feeding operation’s manure.
	(8)	The owner shall maintain in the owner’s records a current manure management plan and copies of all of the manure sales forms; the sales forms must be completed and signed by each buyer of the manure and the applicant, and the copies must be maintained in the owner’s records for three years after each sale. Effective August 25, 2006, the owner shall maintain in the owner’s records copies of all of the manure sales forms for five years after each sale. An owner of a confinement feeding operation shall not be required to maintain current statements of intent as part of the manure management plan.
	65.17(3) Manure management plan for nonsales of manure. Confinement feeding operations that will not sell all of their manure shall submit the following for that portion of the manure which will not be sold:
	a. 	Calculations to determine the land area required for manure application.
	b. 	The total nitrogen available to be applied from the confinement feeding operation.
	c. 	The planned crop schedule and optimum crop yields.
	d. 	Manure application methods and timing of the application.
	e. 	The location of manure application.
	f. 	An estimate of the annual animal production and manure volume or weight produced.
	g. 	Methods, structures or practices that will be used to reduce soil loss and prevent surface water pollution.
	h. 	Methods or practices that will be utilized to reduce odor if spray irrigation equipment is used to apply manure.
	i. 	When a phosphorus index is required as part of the manure management plan in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” the following are required:
	(1)	The total phosphorus (as P2O5) available to be applied from the confinement feeding operation.
	(2)	A phosphorus index of each field in the manure management plan, as defined in 65.17(17)“a,” including the factors used in the calculation. A copy of the NRCS phosphorus index detailed report shall satisfy the requirement to include the factors used in the calculation.
	65.17(4) Manure management plan calculations to determine land area required for manure application.
	a. 	The number of acres needed for manure application for each year of the crop schedule shall be determined as follows:
	(1)	Until a phosphorus index is required in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” the requirements of 65.17(18) shall be followed.
	(2)	When a phosphorus index is required in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” the requirements of 65.17(17) shall be followed.
	b. 	Operations evaluated with the master matrix pursuant to 65.10(3) that claim points for additional separation distance for the land application of manure must maintain those distances for each year of the manure management plan.
	c. 	Nitrogen in addition to that allowed in the manure management plan may be applied up to the amounts, indicated by soil or crop nitrogen test results, necessary to obtain the optimum crop yield.
	65.17(5) Total nitrogen and total phosphorus (as P2O5) available from the confinement feeding operation.
	a. 	To determine the nitrogen available to be applied per year, the factors in Table 3, “Annual Pounds of Nitrogen Per Space of Capacity,” multiplied by the number of spaces shall be used. To determine total phosphorus (as P2O5) available to be applied per year, the factors in Table 3a, “Annual Pounds of Phosphorus Per Space of Capacity,” multiplied by the number of spaces shall be used. If the tables are not used to determine the nitrogen or phosphorus available to be applied, other credible sources for standard table values or the actual nitrogen and phosphorus content of the manure may be used. The actual nitrogen and phosphorus content shall be determined by a laboratory analysis along with measured volume or weight of manure from the manure storage structure or from a manure storage structure with design and management similar to the confinement feeding operation’s manure storage structure.
	b. 	If an actual sample is used to represent the nutrient content of manure, the sample shall be taken in accordance with Iowa State University extension publication PM 1558, “Management Practices: How to Sample Manure for Nutrient Analysis.” The department may require documentation of the manure sampling protocol or take a split sample to verify the nutrient content of the operation’s manure.
	65.17(6) Optimum crop yield and crop schedule.
	a. 	To determine the optimum crop yield, the applicant may either exclude the lowest crop yield for the period of the crop schedule in the determination or allow for a crop yield increase of 10 percent. In using these methods, adjustment to update yield averages to current yield levels may be made if it can be shown that the available yield data is not representative of current yields. The optimum crop yield shall be determined using any of the following methods for the cropland where the manure is to be applied:
	(1)	Soil survey interpretation record. The plan shall include a map showing soil map units for the fields where manure will be applied. The optimum crop yield for each field shall be determined by using the weighted average of the soil interpretation record yields for the soils on the cropland where the manure is to be applied. Soil interpretation records from the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall be used to determine yields based on soil map units.
	(2)	USDA county crop yields. The plan shall use the county yield data from the USDA Iowa Agricultural Statistics Service.
	(3)	Proven yield methods. Proven yield methods may only be used if a minimum of the most recent three years of yield data for the crop is used. These yields can be proven on a field-by-field or farm-by-farm basis. Crop disaster years may be excluded when there is a 30 percent or more reduction in yield for a particular field or farm from the average yield over the most recent five years. Excluded years shall be replaced by the most recent nondisaster years. Proven yield data used to determine application rates shall be maintained with the current manure management plan. Any of the following proven yield methods may be used:
	1.	Proven yields for USDA Farm Service Agency. The plan shall use proven yield data or verified yield data for Farm Service Agency programs.
	2.	Proven yields for multiperil crop insurance. Yields established for the purpose of purchasing multiperil crop insurance shall be used as proven yield data.
	3.	Proven yields from other methods. The plan shall use the proven yield data and indicate the method used in determining the proven yield.
	b. 	Crop schedule. Crop schedules shall include the name and total acres of the planned crop on a field-by-field or farm-by-farm basis where manure application will be made. A map may be used to indicate crop schedules by field or farm. The planned crop schedule shall name the crop(s) planned to be grown for the length of the crop rotation beginning with the crop planned or actually grown during the year this plan is submitted or the first year manure will be applied. The confinement feeding operation owner shall not be penalized for exceeding the nitrogen or phosphorus application rate for an unplanned crop, if crop schedules are altered because of weather, farm program changes, market factor changes, or other unforeseeable circumstances.
	65.17(7) Manure application methods and timing.
	a. 	The manure management plan shall identify the methods that will be used to land-apply the confinement feeding operation’s manure. Methods to land-apply the manure may include, but are not limited to, surface-apply dry with no incorporation, surface-apply liquids with no incorporation, surface-apply liquid or dry with incorporation within 24 hours, surface-apply liquid or dry with incorporation after 24 hours, knifed in or soil injection of liquids, or irrigated liquids with no incorporation.
	b. 	The manure management plan shall identify the approximate time of year that land application of manure is planned. The time of year may be identified by season or month.
	65.17(8) Location of manure application.
	a. 	The manure management plan shall identify each farm where the manure will be applied, the number of acres that will be available for the application of manure from the confinement feeding operation, and the basis under which the land is available.
	b. 	A copy of each written agreement executed with the owner of the land where manure will be applied shall be maintained with the current manure management plan. The written agreement shall indicate the acres on which manure from the confinement feeding operation may be applied and the length of the agreement. A written agreement is not required if the land is owned or rented for crop production by the owner of the confinement feeding operation.
	c. 	If a present location becomes unavailable for manure application, additional land for manure application shall be identified in the current manure management plan prior to the next manure application period.
	65.17(9) Estimate of annual animal production and manure volume or weight produced. Volumes or weights of manure produced shall be estimated based on the numbers of animals, species, and type of manure storage used. The plan shall list the annually expected number of production animals by species. The volume of manure may be estimated based on the values in Table 5 at the end of this chapter and submitted as a part of the plan. If the plan does not use the table to determine the manure volume, other credible sources for standard table values or the actual manure volume from the confinement feeding operation may be used.
	65.17(10) Methods to reduce soil loss and potential surface water pollution. The manure management plan shall include an identification of the methods, structures or practices that will be used to prevent or diminish soil loss and potential surface water pollution during the application of manure. Until a phosphorus index is required in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” the current manure management plan shall maintain a summary or copy of the conservation plan for the cropland where manure from the animal feeding operation will be applied if the manure will be applied on highly erodible cropland. The conservation plan shall be the conservation plan approved by the local soil and water conservation district or its equivalent. The summary of the conservation plan shall identify the methods, structures or practices that are contained in the conservation plan. When a phosphorus index is required in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” the manure management plan shall indicate for each field in the plan the crop rotation, tillage practices and supporting practices used to calculate sheet and rill erosion for the phosphorus index. A copy of the NRCS RUSLE2 profile erosion calculation record shall satisfy the requirement to indicate the crop rotation, tillage practices and supporting practices to calculate sheet and rill erosion. The plan shall also identify the highly erodible cropland where manure will be applied. The manure management plan may include additional information such as whether the manure will be injected or incorporated or the type of manure storage structure.
	65.17(11) Spray irrigation. Requirements contained in subrules 65.3(2) and 65.3(3) regarding the use of spray irrigation equipment to apply manure shall be followed. A plan which has identified spray irrigation equipment as the method of manure application shall identify any additional methods or practices to reduce potential odor, if any other methods or practices will be utilized.
	65.17(12) Current manure management plan. The owner of a confinement feeding operation who is required to submit a manure management plan shall maintain a current manure management plan at the site of the confinement feeding operation or at a residence or office of the owner or operator of the operation within 30 miles of the site. The plan shall include completed manure sales forms for a confinement feeding operation from which manure is sold. If manure management practices change, a person required to submit a manure management plan shall make appropriate changes consistent with this rule. If values other than the standard table values are used for manure management plan calculations, the source of the values used shall be identified.
	65.17(13) Record keeping. Records shall be maintained by the owner of a confinement feeding operation who is required to submit a manure management plan. This recorded information shall be maintained for three years following the year of application or for the length of the crop rotation, whichever is greater. Effective August 25, 2006, records shall be maintained for five years following the year of application or for the length of the crop rotation, whichever is greater. Records shall be maintained at the site of the confinement feeding operation or at a residence or office of the owner or operator of the facility within 30 miles of the site. Records to demonstrate compliance with the manure management plan shall include the following:
	a. 	Factors used to calculate the manure application rate:
	(1)	Optimum yield for the planned crop.
	(2)	Types of nitrogen credits and amounts.
	(3)	Remaining crop nitrogen needed.
	(4)	Nitrogen content and first-year nitrogen availability of the manure.
	(5)	Phosphorus content of the manure if required in accordance with 65.17(3)“i.” If an actual sample is used, documentation shall be provided.
	b. 	If phosphorus-based application rates are used, the following shall be included:
	(1)	Crop rotation.
	(2)	Phosphorus removed by crop harvest of that crop rotation.
	c. 	Maximum allowable manure application rate.
	d. 	Actual manure application information:
	(1)	Methods of application when manure from the confinement feeding operation was applied.
	(2)	Date(s) when the manure from the confinement feeding operation was applied.
	(3)	Location of the field where the manure from the confinement feeding operation was applied, including the number of acres.
	(4)	The manure application rate.
	e. 	Effective August 25, 2005, date(s) and application rate(s) of commercial nitrogen and phosphorus on fields that received manure. However, if the date and application rate information is for fields which are not owned for crop production or which are not rented or leased for crop production by the person required to keep records pursuant to this subrule, an enforcement action for noncompliance with a manure management plan or the requirements of this subrule shall not be pursued against the person required to keep records pursuant to this subrule or against any other person who relied on the date and application rate in records required to be kept pursuant to this subrule, unless that person knew or should have known that nitrogen or phosphorus would be applied in excess of maximum levels set forth in paragraph 65.17(1)“a.” If manure is applied to fields not owned, rented or leased for crop production by the person required to keep records pursuant to this subrule, that person shall obtain from the person who owns, rents or leases those fields a statement specifying the planned commercial nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer rates to be applied to each field receiving the manure.
	f. 	When a phosphorus index is required in accordance with 65.17(1)“d,” a copy of the current soil test lab results for each field in the manure management plan.
	g. 	For sales of manure under 65.17(2)“b,” record-keeping requirements of 65.17(2)“b”(8) shall be followed.
	65.17(14) Record inspection. The department may inspect a confinement feeding operation at any time during normal working hours and may inspect the manure management plan and any records required to be maintained. As required in Iowa Code section 459.312(12), Iowa Code chapter 22 shall not apply to the records which shall be kept confidential by the department and its agents and employees. The contents of the records are not subject to disclosure except as follows:
	a. 	Upon waiver by the owner of the confinement feeding operation.
	b. 	In an action or administrative proceeding commenced under this chapter. Any hearing related to the action or proceeding shall be closed.
	c. 	When required by subpoena or court order.
	65.17(15) Enforcement action. An owner required to provide the department a manure management plan pursuant to this rule who fails to provide the department a plan or who is found in violation of the terms and conditions of the plan shall not be subject to an enforcement action other than assessment of a civil penalty pursuant to Iowa Code section 455B.191.
	65.17(16) Soil sampling requirements for fields where the phosphorus index must be used. Soil samples shall be obtained from each field in the manure management plan at least once every four years. Each soil sample shall be analyzed for phosphorus and pH. The soil sampling protocol shall meet all of the following requirements:
	a. 	Acceptable soil sampling strategies include, but are not limited to, grid sampling, management zone sampling, and soil type sampling. Procedural details can be taken from Iowa State University extension publication PM 287, “Take a Good Soil Sample to Help Make Good Decisions,” NCR-13 Report 348, “Soil Sampling for Variable-Rate Fertilizer and Lime Application,” or other credible soil sampling publications.
	b. 	Each soil sample must be a composite of at least ten soil cores from the sampling area, with each core containing soil from the top six inches of the soil profile.
	c. 	Each soil sample shall represent no more than ten acres. For fields less than or equal to 15 acres, only one soil sample is necessary.
	d. 	Soil analysis must be performed by a lab enrolled in the IDALS soil testing certification program.
	e. 	The soil phosphorus test method must be an appropriate method for use with the phosphorus index. If soil pH is greater than or equal to 7.4, soil phosphorus data from the Bray-1 extraction method is not acceptable for use with the phosphorus index.
	65.17(17) Use of the phosphorus index. Manure application rates shall be determined in conjunction with the use of the Iowa Phosphorus Index as specified by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Iowa Technical Note No.	25.
	a. 	The phosphorus index shall be used on each individual field in the manure management plan. The fields must be contiguous and shall not be divided by a public thoroughfare or a water source as each is defined in this chapter. Factors to be considered when a field is defined may include, but are not limited to, cropping system, erosion rate, soil phosphorus concentration, nutrient application history, and the presence of site-specific soil conservation practices.
	b. 	When sheet and rill erosion is calculated for the phosphorus index, the soil type used for the calculation shall be the most erosive soil map unit that is at least 10 percent of the total field area.
	c. 	The average (arithmetic mean) soil phosphorus concentration of a field shall be used in the phosphorus index.
	d. 	Soil phosphorus concentration data is considered valid for use in the phosphorus index if the data is four years old or less and meets the requirements of 65.17(16).
	e. 	For an original manure management plan, previous soil sampling data that does not meet the requirements of 65.17(16) may be used in the phosphorus index if the data is four years old or less. In the case of fields for which soil sampling data is used that does not meet the requirements of 65.17(16), the fields must be soil-sampled according to the requirements of 65.17(16) no more than one year after the manure management plan is approved.
	f. 	The following are the manure application rate requirements for fields that are assigned the phosphorus index site vulnerability ratings below as determined by the NRCS Iowa Technical Note No.	25 to the NRCS 590 standard rounded to the nearest one-hundredth:
	(1)	Very Low (0-1).
	1.	Manure shall not be applied in excess of a nitrogen-based rate in accordance with 65.17(18).
	2.	If, pursuant to 65.17(19), manure is applied at phosphorus-based rates within soil sampling periods on fields in the Very Low risk category, each soil sample may represent up to 20 acres for the next required soil sampling.
	(2)	Low (>1-2).
	1.	Manure shall not be applied in excess of a nitrogen-based rate in accordance with 65.17(18).
	2.	If, pursuant to 65.17(19), manure is applied at phosphorus-based rates within soil sampling periods on fields in the Low risk category, each soil sample may represent up to 20 acres for the next required soil sampling.
	(3)	Medium (>2-5).
	1.	Manure may be applied at a nitrogen-based rate in accordance with 65.17(18) if current or planned soil conservation and phosphorus management practices predict the rating of the field to be not greater than 5 for the next determination of the phosphorus index as required by 65.17(17)“h”(3).
	2.	Manure shall not be applied in excess of two times the phosphorus removed with crop harvest over the period of the crop rotation.
	3.	If, pursuant to 65.17(19), manure is applied at phosphorus-based rates within soil sampling periods on fields in the Medium risk category, each soil sample may represent up to 20 acres for the next required soil sampling.
	(4)	High (>5-15). Manure shall not be applied on a field with a rating greater than 5 and less than or equal to 15 until practices are adopted which reduce the phosphorus index to at least the Medium risk category. However, prior to December 31, 2008, fields with a phosphorus index greater than 5 and less than or equal to 10 may receive manure at a phosphorus-based rate in accordance with 65.17(19) if practices will be adopted to reduce the phosphorus index to the Medium risk category.
	(5)	Very High (>15). Manure shall not be applied on a field with a rating greater than 15.
	g. 	Additional commercial fertilizer may be applied as follows on fields receiving manure:
	(1)	Phosphorus fertilizer may be applied in addition to phosphorus provided by the manure up to amounts recommended by soil tests and Iowa State University extension publication PM 1688, “General Guide for Crop Nutrient Recommendations in Iowa.”
	(2)	Nitrogen fertilizer may be applied in addition to nitrogen provided by the manure to meet the remaining nitrogen need of the crop as calculated in the current manure management plan. Additional nitrogen fertilizer may be applied up to the amounts indicated by soil test nitrogen results or crop nitrogen test results as necessary to obtain the optimum crop yield.
	h. 	Updating the phosphorus index.
	(1)	When any inputs to the phosphorus index change, an operation shall recalculate the phosphorus index and adjust the application rates if necessary.
	(2)	If additional land becomes available for manure application, the phosphorus index shall be calculated to determine the manure application rate before manure is applied.
	(3)	An operation must submit a complete manure management plan using a new phosphorus index for each field in the manure management plan a minimum of once every four years.
	65.17(18) Requirements for application of a nitrogen-based manure rate to a field.
	a. 	Nitrogen-based application rates shall be based on the total nitrogen content of the manure unless the calculations are submitted to show that nitrogen crop usage rates based on plant-available nitrogen have not been exceeded for the crop schedule submitted.
	b. 	The correction factor for nitrogen losses shall be determined for the method of application by the following or from other credible sources for nitrogen volatilization correction factors.

Knifed in or soil injection of liquids	0.98	
Surface-apply liquid or dry with incorporation within 24 hours	0.95	
Surface-apply liquid or dry with incorporation after 24 hours	0.80	
Surface-apply liquids with no incorporation	0.75	
Surface-apply dry with no incorporation	0.70	
Irrigated liquids with no incorporation	0.60	
	c. 	Nitrogen-based application rates shall be based on the optimum crop yields as determined in 65.17(6) and crop nitrogen usage rate factor values in Table 4 at the end of this chapter or other credible sources. However, subject to the prohibition in 65.17(20), liquid manure applied to land that is currently planted to soybeans or to land where the current crop has been harvested and that will be planted to soybeans the next crop season shall not exceed 100 pounds of available nitrogen per acre. Further, the 100 pounds per acre application limitation in the previous sentence does not apply on or after June 1 of each year; in that event 65.17(6) and Table 4 would apply as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph.
	d. 	A nitrogen-based manure rate shall account for legume production in the year prior to growing corn or other grass crops and shall account for any planned commercial fertilizer application.
	65.17(19) Requirements for application of a phosphorus-based manure rate to a field.
	a. 	Phosphorus removal by harvest for each crop in the crop schedule shall be determined using the optimum crop yield as determined in 65.17(6) and phosphorus removal rates of the harvested crop from Table 4a at the end of this chapter or other credible sources. Phosphorus crop removal shall be determined by multiplying optimum crop yield by the phosphorus removal rate of the harvested crop.
	b. 	Phosphorus removal by the crop schedule shall be determined by summing the phosphorus crop removal values determined in 65.17(19)“a” for each crop in the crop schedule.
	c. 	The phosphorus applied over the duration of the crop schedule shall be less than or equal to the phosphorus removed with harvest during that crop schedule as calculated in 65.17(19)“b” unless additional phosphorus is recommended by soil tests and Iowa State University extension publication PM 1688, “General Guide for Crop Nutrient Recommendations in Iowa.”
	d. 	Additional requirements for phosphorus-based rates.
	(1)	No single manure application shall exceed the nitrogen-based rate of the planned crop receiving the particular manure application.
	(2)	No single manure application shall exceed the rate that applies to the expected amount of phosphorus removed with harvest by the next four anticipated crops in the crop schedule.
	e. 	If the actual crop schedule differs from the planned crop schedule, then any surplus or deficit of phosphorus shall be accounted for in the subsequent manure application.
	f. 	Phosphorus in manure should be considered 100 percent available unless soil phosphorus concentrations are below optimum levels for crop production. If soil phosphorus concentrations are below optimum levels for crop production phosphorus availability, values suggested in Iowa State University extension publication PM 1811, “Managing Manure Nutrients for Crop Production” or other credible sources shall be used.
	65.17(20) Liquid manure on land planted to soybeans. Effective May 14, 2013, the owner of a confinement feeding operation that is required to submit a manure management plan shall not apply liquid manure to land that is currently planted to soybeans or to land where the current crop has been harvested and that will be planted to soybeans the next crop season. Not later than November 14, 2012, the commission shall review the available scientific evidence and determine whether any further or alternative action is necessary. The prohibition on applying liquid manure shall not become effective unless the commission publishes a notice in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin confirming that it has reviewed the available scientific evidence and that the prohibition shall take effect on May 14, 2013.
567—65.18(455B) Construction certification. A confinement feeding operation which obtains a construction permit after March 20, 1996, shall submit to the department a certification from a licensed professional engineer that the manure storage structure in which manure is stored in a liquid or semiliquid form or the egg washwater storage structure was:
	1.	Constructed in accordance with the design plan. If actual construction deviates from the approved plans, identify all changes and certify that the changes were consistent with the standards of these rules or statute;
	2.	Supervised by the licensed professional engineer or a designee of the engineer during critical points of the construction. A designee shall not be the permittee, owner of the confinement feeding operation, a direct employee of the permittee or owner, or the contractor or an employee of the contractor;
	3.	Inspected by the licensed professional engineer after completion of construction and before commencement of operation; and
	4.	Constructed in accordance with the drainage tile removal standards of subrule 65.15(1), and including a report of the findings and actions taken to comply with this subrule.
567—65.19(455B) Manure applicators certification.
	65.19(1) A commercial manure service, a commercial manure service representative or a confinement site manure applicator shall not apply dry or liquid manure to land, unless the person is certified. A person is not required to be certified as a confinement site manure applicator if the person applies manure which originates from a manure storage structure which is part of a small animal feeding operation. Certification of a commercial manure service representative under this rule will also satisfy the commercial license requirement under 567—Chapter 68 only as it applies to manure removal and application. Each person who operates a manure applicating vehicle or equipment must be certified individually except as allowed in subrule 65.19(7).
	65.19(2) Fees.
	a. 	Commercial manure service. Effective January 1, 2004, the fee for a new or renewed certification of a service is $200. The commercial manure service shall designate one manager for the service and shall provide the department with documentation of the designation.
	b. 	Commercial manure service representative. Effective January 1, 2004, the fee for a new or renewed representative certification is $75. The manager of a commercial manure service must be certified as a commercial manure service representative, but is exempt from paying the $75 certification fee.
	c. 	Confinement site manure applicator. Effective January 1, 2003, the fee for a new or renewed certification is $100. However, the fee is not required if all of the following apply:
	(1)	The person indicates that the person is a family member as defined in this chapter by submitting a completed form provided by the department;
	(2)	The person is certified as a confinement site manure applicator within one year of the date another family member was certified or whose certification as a confinement site manure applicator was renewed;
	(3)	The other family member certified as a confinement site manure applicator has paid the certification fee.
	d. 	Educational fee. Effective May 30, 2003, commercial manure service representatives, managers and confinement site manure applicators shall pay an educational fee to be determined annually by the department.
	e. 	Late fee. Renewal applications received after March 1 require that an additional $12.50 fee be paid before the certification is renewed. An application is considered to be received on the date it is postmarked.
	f. 	Duplicate certificate. The fee for a duplicate certificate is $15.
	65.19(3) Certification requirements. To be certified by the department as a commercial manure service, a commercial manure service representative or a confinement site manure applicator, a person must do all of the following:
	a. 	Apply for certification on a form provided by the department.
	b. 	Pay the required fees set forth in subrule 65.19(2).
	c. 	Pass the examination given by the department or, in lieu of the examination, attend continuing instruction courses as described in subrule 65.19(6).
	65.19(4) Certification term, renewal and grace period.
	a. 	Certification term. Certification for a commercial manure service and commercial manure service representative shall be for a period of one year and shall expire on March 1 of each year. Certification for a confinement site manure applicator shall be for a period of three years and shall expire on December 31 of the third year. After June 30, 2001, the expiration dates of confinement site manure applicator certifications that currently expire on a date other than December 31 are automatically extended to December 31 of the year the certification expires.
	b. 	Renewal. Application for renewal of a commercial manure service certification or a commercial manure service representative certification must be received by the department no later than March 1 of the year the certification expires. Application for renewal of a confinement site manure applicator certification must be received by the department or postmarked no later than March 1 after the year the certification expires. Application shall be on forms provided by the department and shall include:
	(1)	Certification renewal and educational fees.
	(2)	A passing grade on the certification examination or proof of attending the required hours of continuing instructional courses.
	c. 	Substitution of employees. If a commercial manure service pays the certification fee for a representative, the service may substitute representatives. The substituted representative must be certified pursuant to 65.19(3). The service shall provide documentation to the department, on forms provided by the department, that the substitution is valid.
	d. 	Grace period. Except as provided in this paragraph, a commercial manure service, a commercial manure service representative or a confinement site manure applicator may not continue to apply manure after expiration of a certificate. A confinement site manure applicator may continue to apply manure until March 1 following the year the certification expires, provided a complete renewal application, as provided in paragraph “b,” is postmarked or received by the department prior to March 1. Commercial manure services and representatives must submit an application for certification renewal by March 1 of each year.
	65.19(5) Examinations.
	a. 	A person wishing to take the examination required to become a certified commercial manure service representative or certified confinement site manure applicator may request a listing of dates and locations of examinations. The applicant must have a photo identification card at the time of taking the examination.
	b. 	If a person fails the examination, the person may retake the examination, but not on the same business day.
	c. 	Upon written request by an applicant, the director will consider the presentation of an oral examination on an individual basis when the applicant has failed the written examination at least twice; and the applicant has shown difficulty in reading or understanding written questions but may be able to respond to oral questioning.
	65.19(6) Continuing instruction courses in lieu of examination.
	a. 	To establish or maintain certification, between March 1 and March 1 of the next year, a commercial manure service representative must each year either pass an examination or attend three hours of continuing instructional courses.
	b. 	To establish or maintain certification, a confinement site manure applicator must either pass an examination every three years or attend two hours of continuing instructional courses each year.
	65.19(7) Exemption from certification.
	a. 	Certification as a commercial manure service representative is not required of a person who is any of the following:
	(1)	Actively engaged in farming and who trades work with another such person.
	(2)	Employed by a person actively engaged in farming not solely as a manure applicator but who applies manure as an incidental part of the person’s general duties.
	(3)	Engaged in applying manure as an incidental part of a custom farming operation.
	(4)	Engaged in applying manure as an incidental part of the person’s duties.
	(5)	Applying, transporting, handling or storing manure within a period of 30 days from the date of initial employment as a commercial manure service representative if the person applying the manure is acting under direct instructions and control of a certified commercial manure service representative who is physically present at the manure application site by being in sight or immediate communication distance of the supervised person where the certified commercial service representative can communicate with the supervised person at all times.
	(6)	Employed by a research college to apply manure from animal feeding operations that are part of the research activities or experiments of the research college.
	b. 	Certification as a confinement site manure applicator is not required of a person who is either of the following:
	(1)	A part-time employee or family member of a confinement site manure applicator and is acting under direct instruction and control of a certified confinement site manure applicator who is physically present at the manure application site by being in sight or hearing distance of the supervised person where the certified confinement site manure applicator can physically observe and communicate with the supervised person at all times.
	(2)	Employed by a research college to apply manure from an animal feeding operation that is part of the research activities or experiments of the research college.
	65.19(8) Certified commercial manure services have the following obligations:
	a. 	Maintain the following records of manure disposal operations for a period of three years:
	(1)	A copy of instructions for manure application provided by the owner of the animal feeding operation.
	(2)	Dates that manure was applied or sold.
	(3)	The manure application rate.
	(4)	Location of fields where manure was applied.
	b. 	Comply with the provisions of the manure management plan (MMP) prepared for the animal feeding operation and the requirements of 65.2(455B) and 65.3(455B). If a manure management plan does not exist, the requirements of 65.2(455B) and 65.3(455B) must still be met.
	c. 	Any tanks or equipment used for hauling manure shall not be used for hauling hazardous or toxic wastes, as defined in 567—Chapter 131, or other wastes detrimental to land application and shall not be used in a manner that would contaminate a potable water supply or endanger the food chain or public health.
	d. 	Pumps and associated piping on manure handling equipment shall be installed with watertight connections to prevent leakage.
	e. 	Any vehicle used by a certified commercial manure service or commercial manure service representative to transport manure on a public road shall display the certification number of the commercial manure service with three-inch or larger letters and numbers on the side of the tank or vehicle. The name and address of the certified commercial manure service representative designated as the manager shall also be prominently displayed on the side of the tank or vehicle.
	f. 	Direct connection shall not be made between a potable water source and the tank or equipment on the vehicle.
	65.19(9) Discipline of certified applicators.
	a. 	Disciplinary action may be taken against a certified commercial manure service, a commercial manure service representative or a confinement site manure applicator on any of the following grounds:
	(1)	Violation of state law or rules applicable to a certified commercial manure service, a commercial manure service representative, or a confinement site manure applicator or the handling or application of manure.
	(2)	Failure to maintain required records of manure application or other reports required by this rule.
	(3)	Knowingly making any false statement, representation, or certification on any application, record, report or document required to be maintained or submitted under any applicable permit or rule of the department.
	b. 	Disciplinary sanctions allowable are:
	(1)	Revocation of a certificate.
	(2)	Probation under specified conditions relevant to the specific grounds for disciplinary action. Additional training or reexamination may be required as a condition of probation.
	c. 	The procedure for discipline is as follows:
	(1)	The director shall initiate disciplinary action.
	(2)	Written notice shall be given to an applicator against whom disciplinary action is being considered. The notice shall state the informal and formal procedures available for determining the matter. The applicator shall be given 20 days to present any relevant facts and indicate the person’s position in the matter and to indicate whether informal resolution of the matter may be reached.
	(3)	An applicator who receives notice shall communicate verbally or in writing or in person with the director, and efforts shall be made to clarify the respective positions of the applicator and director.
	(4)	Failure to communicate facts and position relevant to the matter by the required date may be considered when determining appropriate disciplinary action.
	(5)	If agreement as to appropriate disciplinary sanction, if any, can be reached with the applicator and the director, a written stipulation and settlement between the department and the applicator shall be entered. The stipulation and settlement shall recite the basic facts and violations alleged, any facts brought forth by the applicator, and the reasons for the particular sanctions imposed.
	(6)	If an agreement as to appropriate disciplinary action, if any, cannot be reached, the director may initiate formal hearing procedures. Notice and formal hearing shall be in accordance with 561—Chapter 7 related to contested and certain other cases pertaining to license discipline.
	65.19(10) Revocation of certificates.
	a. 	Upon revocation of a certificate, application for commercial manure service representative or confinement site applicator certification may be allowed after two years from the date of revocation. Any such applicant must successfully complete an examination and be certified in the same manner as a new applicant.
	b. 	Upon revocation of a certificate, application for a commercial manure service certification may be allowed after three years from the date of revocation. Any such applicant must successfully complete an examination and be certified in the same manner as a new applicant.
	65.19(11) Record inspection. The department may inspect, with reasonable notice, the records maintained by a commercial manure service. If the records are for an operation required to maintain records to demonstrate compliance with a manure management plan, the confidentiality provisions of subrule 65.17(14) and Iowa Code section 459.312 shall extend to the records maintained by the commercial manure service.
567—65.20(455B) Manure storage indemnity fund. The manure storage indemnity fund created in Iowa Code chapter 455J will be administered by the department. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the exclusive purpose of administration of the fund and the cleanup of eligible facilities at confinement feeding operation sites.
	65.20(1) Eligible facility site. The site of a confinement feeding operation which contains one or more animal feeding operation structures is an eligible site for reimbursement of cleanup costs if one of the following conditions exists:
	a. 	A county has acquired title to real estate containing the confinement feeding operation following nonpayment of taxes and the site includes a manure storage structure which contains stored manure or site contamination originating from the confinement feeding operation.
	b. 	A county or the department determines that the confinement feeding operation has caused a clear, present and impending danger to the public health or environment.
	65.20(2) Site cleanup. Site cleanup includes the removal and land application or disposal of manure from an eligible facility site according to manure management procedures approved by the department. Cleanup may include remediation of documented contamination which originates from the confinement feeding operation. Cleanup may also include demolishing and disposing of animal feeding operation structures if their existence or further use would contribute to further environmental contamination and their removal is included in a cleanup plan approved by the department. Buildings and equipment must be demolished or disposed of according to rules adopted by the department in 567—Chapter 101 which apply to the disposal of farm buildings or equipment by an individual or business organization.
	65.20(3) Claims against the fund. Claims for cleanup costs may be made by a county which has acquired real estate containing an eligible facility site pursuant to a tax deed. A county claim shall be signed by the chairperson of the county board of supervisors. Cleanup may be initiated by the department or may be authorized by the department based on a claim by a county.
	a. 	Advance notice of claim. Prior to or after acquiring a tax deed to an eligible facility site, a county shall notify the department in writing of the existence of the facility and the title acquisition. The county shall request in this notice that the department evaluate the site to determine whether the department will order or initiate cleanup pursuant to its authority under Iowa Code chapter 455B.
	b. 	Emergency cleanup condition. If a county determines that there exists at a confinement feeding operation site a clear, present and impending danger to the public health or environment, the county shall notify the department of the condition. The danger should be documented as to its presence and the necessity to avoid delay due to its increasing threat. If no cleanup action is initiated by the department within 24 hours after being notified of an emergency condition requiring cleanup, the county may provide cleanup and submit a claim against the fund.
	65.20(4) Contents of a claim against the fund.
	a. 	A county claim against the fund for an eligible site acquired by a county following nonpayment of taxes shall be submitted to the department for approval prior to the cleanup action and shall contain the following information:
	(1)	A copy of the advance notice of claim as described in paragraph 65.20(3)“a.”
	(2)	A copy of a bid by a qualified person, other than a governmental entity, to perform a site cleanup. The bid shall include a summary of the qualifications of the bidder including but not limited to prior experience in removal of hazardous substances or manure, experience in construction of confinement feeding operation facilities or manure storage structures, equipment available for conducting the cleanup, or any other qualifications bearing on the ability of the bidder to remove manure from a site. The bid must reference complying with a cleanup plan. The bid shall include a certification that the bidder has liability insurance in an amount not less than $1 million.
	(3)	A copy of the tax deed to the real estate containing the eligible facility site.
	(4)	Name and address, if known, of the former owner(s) of the site. The claim shall also include a description of any efforts to contact the former owner regarding the removal of manure and any other necessary cleanup at the site.
	(5)	A response to the request in the advance notice described in paragraph 65.20(3)“a” that the department will not initiate cleanup action at the site, or that 60 days have passed from the advance notice and request.
	(6)	A proposed cleanup plan describing all necessary activity including manure to be removed, application rates and sites, any planned remediation of site contamination, and any structure demolition and justification.
	b. 	A county claim against the fund for an emergency cleanup condition may be submitted following the cleanup and shall contain the following information:
	(1)	A copy of a bid as described in subparagraph 65.20(4)“a”(2).
	(2)	Name and address of the owner(s), or former owner(s), of the site or any other person who may be liable for causing the condition.
	(3)	Information on the response from the department to the notice given as described in paragraph 65.20(3)“b,” or if none was received, documentation of the time notice was given to the department.
	(4)	A cleanup plan or description of the cleanup activities performed.
	65.20(5) Department processing of claims against the fund.
	a. 	Processing of claims. The department will process claims in the order they are received.
	b. 	The cleanup plan will be reviewed for acceptability to accomplish necessary actions according to subrule 65.20(2).
	c. 	Review of bid. Upon receipt of a claim, the department will review the bid accompanying the claim. The department may consult with any person in reviewing the bid. Consideration will be given to the experience of the bidder, the bid amount, and the work required to perform the cleanup plan. If the department is satisfied that the bidder is qualified to perform the cleanup and costs are reasonable, the department will provide written approval to the county within 60 days from the date of receipt of the claim.
	d. 	Obtaining a lower bid. If the department determines that it should seek a lower bid to perform the cleanup, it may obtain the names of qualified persons who may be eligible to perform the cleanup. One or more of those persons will be contacted and invited to view the site and submit a bid for the cleanup. If a lower bid is not received, the original bid may be accepted. If a bid is lower than the original bid submitted by the county, the department will notify the county that it should proceed to contract with that bidder to perform the cleanup.
	65.20(6) Certificate of completion. Upon completion of the cleanup, the county shall submit a certificate of completion to the department. The certificate of completion shall indicate that the manure has been properly land-applied according to the cleanup plan and that any site contamination identified in the approved cleanup plan has been remediated and any approved structure demolition has been performed.
	65.20(7) Payment of claims. Upon receipt of the certificate of completion, the department shall promptly authorize payment of the claim as previously approved. Payments will be made for claims in the order of receipt of certificates of completion.
	65.20(8) Subrogation. The fund is subrogated to all county rights regarding any claim submitted or paid as provided in Iowa Code section 455J.5(5).
567—65.21(455B) Transfer of legal responsibilities or title. If title or legal responsibility for a permitted animal feeding operation and its animal feeding operation storage structure is transferred, the person to whom title or legal responsibility is transferred shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the permit and these rules. The person to whom the permit was issued and the person to whom title or legal responsibility is transferred shall notify the department of the transfer of legal responsibility or title of the operation within 30 days of the transfer. Within 30 days of receiving a written request from the department, the person to whom legal responsibility is transferred shall submit to the department all information needed to modify the permit to reflect the transfer of legal responsibility. A person who has been classified as a habitual violator under Iowa Code section 455B.191 shall not acquire legal responsibility or a controlling interest to any additional permitted confinement feeding operations for the period that the person is classified as a habitual violator. A person who has an interest in a confinement feeding operation that is the subject of a pending enforcement action shall not acquire legal responsibility or an interest to any additional permitted confinement feeding operations for the period that the enforcement action is pending.
567—65.22(455B) Validity of rules. If any part of these rules is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of said rules shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect, and to that end, these rules are declared to be severable.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 455B.104, 455B.134(3)“e,” 455B.171 to 455B.188, and 455B.191; Iowa Code chapter 459; and 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1209, sections 41 and 44 to 47.
567—65.23 to 65.99 Reserved.
DIVISION II
OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS
567—65.100(455B,459,459A) Definitions. In addition to the definitions in Iowa Code sections 455B.101 and 455B.171 and 2005 Iowa Code Supplement section 459A.102, the following definitions shall apply to Division II of this chapter:
“Abandoned” means an open feedlot operation structure that has been razed, removed from the site of an open feedlot operation, filled in with earth, or converted to uses other than an open feedlot operation structure so that it cannot be used as an open feedlot operation structure without significant reconstruction.
“Adjacent.” Two or more open feedlot operations are defined as adjacent if both of the following occur:
	1.	At least one open feedlot operation structure is constructed on or after July 17, 2002.
	2.	An open feedlot operation structure which is part of one open feedlot operation is separated by less than 1250 feet from an open feedlot operation structure which is part of the other open feedlot operation.
“Alternative technology settled open feedlot effluent control system” or “AT system” means use of an open feedlot effluent control technology other than a conventional runoff containment system to control and dispose of settled open feedlot effluent. The department may allow an open feedlot operation covered by the NPDES permit application requirements of 65.102(455B,459A) or 65.103(455B,459A) to use an AT system, provided the open feedlot operation satisfactorily demonstrates the AT system will provide an equivalent level of performance to that achieved by a runoff containment system that is designed and operated as required by statute, 567—subrule 62.4(12) and Division II of this chapter. Demonstration of equivalent performance must include submitting results of computer modeling which compares the predicted performance of the proposed system with that of a conventional runoff containment system over the same period. The specific requirements which must be met for an open feedlot operation to qualify for use of an AT system and the information which must be submitted to the department are outlined in rule 65.110(459A).
Design requirements have been established for two types of AT systems. These are a vegetative infiltration basin (VIB) followed by a vegetative treatment area (VTA) and a stand-alone vegetative treatment area (VTA). If other AT systems are developed that meet the equivalent performance standard established under EPA’s CAFO rules, the department will consider their acceptance on a case-by-case basis.
“Animal” means a species classified as cattle, swine, horses, sheep, chickens or turkeys.
“Animal capacity” means the maximum number of animals which the owner or operator will confine in an open feedlot operation at any one time.
“Animal feeding operation” or “AFO” means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area in which animals are confined and fed and maintained for 45 days or more in any 12-month period, and all structures used for the storage of manure from animals in the operation. An animal feeding operation does not include a livestock market.
Pursuant to federal regulations, a livestock market could satisfy the definitions of an AFO and a CAFO and thus be subject to NPDES permit requirements. In order to implement the federal NPDES permit program, the commission must adopt rules which are no less stringent than federal regulations. Therefore, for the purposes of the NPDES permit program, an AFO can include a livestock market.
“Animal unit” means a unit of measurement based upon the product of multiplying the number of animals of each category by a special equivalency factor, as follows:

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11.	Slaughter and feeder cattle	1.000
Immature dairy cattle	1.000
Mature dairy cattle	1.400
Butcher or breeding swine weighing more than 55 pounds	0.400
Swine weighing 15 pounds or more but not more than 55 pounds	0.100
Sheep or lambs	0.100
Horses	2.000
Turkeys weighing 112 ounces or more	0.018
Turkeys weighing less than 112 ounces	0.0085
Chickens weighing 48 ounces or more	0.010
Chickens weighing less than 48 ounces	0.0025	
“Animal unit capacity” means a measurement used to determine the maximum number of animal units that may be maintained as part of an open feedlot operation.
“Common management” means significant control by a person of the management of the day-today operations of each of two or more open feedlot operations. “Common management” does not include control over a contract livestock facility by a contractor, as defined in Iowa Code section 202.1.
“Common ownership” means to hold an interest in each of two or more open feedlot operations as any of the following:
	1.	A sole proprietor.
	2.	A joint tenant or tenant in common.
	3.	A holder of a majority equity interest in a business association as defined in Iowa Code section 202B.102, including as a shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary, or other equity interest holder.
An interest in an open feedlot operation under “2” or “3” above is a common ownership interest when it is held directly or indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both.
“Concentrated animal feeding operation” or “CAFO” means an AFO that is defined as a large CAFO, a medium CAFO, or a designated CAFO.
“Deep well” means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock at least 5 feet thick located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.
“Designated area” means a known sinkhole, or a cistern, abandoned well, unplugged agricultural drainage well, agricultural drainage well surface tile inlet, drinking water well, designated wetland, lake, or water source. A designated area does not include a terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet other than an agricultural drainage well surface tile inlet.
“Designated CAFO” means an AFO that has been designated as a CAFO pursuant to rule 65.103(455B,459A).
“Discontinued open feedlot operation” means an open feedlot operation in which the open feedlot operation structures have been abandoned or the use of the open feedlot operation structures has been discontinued as evidenced by the removal of all animals, and the owner or operator has no immediate plans to repopulate the structures.
“Formed settled open feedlot effluent basin” means a settled open feedlot effluent basin which has walls and a floor constructed of concrete, concrete block, wood, steel, or similar materials. Similar materials may include, but are not limited to, plastic, rubber, fiberglass, or other synthetic materials. Materials used in a formed settled open feedlot effluent basin shall have the structural integrity to withstand expected internal and external load pressures.
“Karst terrain” means land having karst formations that exhibit surface and subterranean features of a type produced by the dissolution of limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock and characterized by closed depressions, sinkholes, losing streams, or caves. If a 25-foot vertical separation distance can be maintained between the bottom of an open feedlot operation structure and limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock, then the structure is not considered to be in karst terrain. Assistance in identifying karst terrain or potential karst terrain may be obtained by referring to: http://csbweb.igsb.uiowa.edu/imsgate/maps/afo_siting_atlas.asp.
“Large concentrated animal feeding operation” or “large CAFO.” An AFO is defined as a large CAFO if it stables or confines as many as or more than the numbers of animals specified in any of the following categories:
	1.	700 mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry;
	2.	1,000 cattle, including but not limited to heifers, steers, bulls, veal calves and cow/calf pairs;
	3.	2,500 swine each weighing 55 pounds or more;
	4.	10,000 swine each weighing less than 55 pounds;
	5.	500 horses;
	6.	10,000 sheep or lambs;
	7.	55,000 turkeys;
	8.	30,000 laying hens or broilers, if the AFO uses a liquid manure handling system;
	9.	125,000 chickens (other than laying hens), if the AFO uses other than a liquid manure handling system;
	10.	82,000 laying hens, if the AFO uses other than a liquid manure handling system;
	11.	1,000 animal units, where more than one category of animals is maintained using the same type of operation.
“Manure” means animal excreta or other commonly associated wastes of animals including, but not limited to, bedding, compost, litter, feed losses, raw materials or other materials commingled with manure or set aside for disposal.
“Medium concentrated animal feeding operation” or “medium CAFO.” The term medium CAFO includes any AFO with the type and number of animals that fall within any of the ranges listed in paragraph “a” of this definition and which has been defined or designated as a CAFO. An AFO is defined as a medium CAFO if:
a. The type and number of animals that it stables or confines fall within any of the following ranges:
(1) 200 to 699 mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry;
(2) 300 to 999 cattle, including but not limited to heifers, steers, bulls, veal calves and cow/calf pairs;
(3) 750 to 2,499 swine each weighing 55 pounds or more;
(4) 3,000 to 9,999 swine each weighing less than 55 pounds;
(5) 150 to 499 horses;
(6) 3,000 to 9,999 sheep or lambs;
(7) 16,500 to 54,999 turkeys;
(8) 9,000 to 29,999 laying hens or broilers, if the AFO uses a liquid manure handling system;
(9) 37,500 to 124,999 chickens (other than laying hens), if the AFO uses other than a liquid manure handling system;
(10) 25,000 to 81,999 laying hens, if the AFO uses other than a liquid manure handling system;
(11) 300 to 999 animal units, where more than one category of animals is maintained using the same type of operation; and
b. Either one of the following conditions is met:
(1) Manure or process wastewater is discharged into waters of the United States through a man-made ditch, flushing system, or other similar man-made device; or
(2) Manure or process wastewater is discharged directly into waters of the United States which originate outside of and pass over, across or through the facility or otherwise come into direct contact with animals confined in the operation.
“NPDES permit” means a written permit of the department pursuant to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, to authorize and regulate the operation of a CAFO.
“Nutrient management plan” or “NMP” means a plan which provides for the management of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, open feedlot effluent, including the application of effluent, as provided in 65.112(459A).
“Open feedlot” means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area used to house animals in conjunction with an open feedlot operation.
“Open feedlot effluent” means a combination of manure, precipitation-induced runoff, or other runoff from an open feedlot before its settleable solids have been removed.
“Open feedlot operation” means an unroofed or partially roofed animal feeding operation if crop, vegetation, or forage growth or residue is not maintained as part of the animal feeding operation during the period that animals are confined in the animal feeding operation.
2005 Iowa Code Supplement section 459A.103 provides that two or more open feedlot operations under common ownership or management are deemed to be a single open feedlot operation if they are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for open feedlot effluent disposal. To determine if two or more open feedlot operations are deemed to be one open feedlot operation, the first test is whether the open feedlot operations are under common ownership or management. If they are not under common ownership or management, they are not one open feedlot operation. The second test is whether the two open feedlot operations are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for open feedlot effluent disposal. If the two operations are not adjacent and do not use a common area or system for open feedlot effluent disposal, they are not one open feedlot operation.
“Open feedlot operation structure” means an open feedlot, settled open feedlot effluent basin, a solids settling facility, or an AT system. “Open feedlot operation structure” does not include a manure storage structure as defined in Iowa Code section 459.102.
“Owner” means the person who has title to the property where the animal feeding operation is located or the person who has title to the animal feeding operation structures. “Owner” does not include a person who has a lease to use the land where the animal feeding operation is located or to use the animal feeding operation structures.
“Permanent vegetation cover” means land which is maintained in perennial vegetation cover consisting of grasses, legumes, or both, and includes, but is not limited to, pastures, grasslands or forages.
“Process wastewater” means water directly or indirectly used in the operation of the AFO for any or all of the following: spillage or overflow from animal or poultry watering systems; washing, cleaning, or flushing pens, barns, manure pits, or other AFO facilities; direct contact swimming, washing, or spray cooling of animals; or dust control. Process wastewater also includes any water which comes into contact with any raw materials, products, or byproducts including manure, litter, feed, milk, eggs or bedding.
“Production area” means that part of an AFO that includes the area in which animals are confined, the manure storage area, the raw materials storage area, and the waste containment areas. The area in which animals are confined includes, but is not limited to, open lots, housed lots, feedlots, stall barns, free stall barns, milk rooms, milking centers, cow yards, barnyards, medication pens, walkers, animal walkways, and stables. The manure storage area includes, but is not limited to, lagoons, solids settling facilities, settled open feedlot effluent basins, storage sheds, stockpiles, under house or pit storages, liquid impoundments, static piles, and composting piles. The raw materials storage area includes, but is not limited to, feed silos, silage bunkers, and bedding materials. The waste containment area includes, but is not limited to, settling basins and areas within berms and diversions which separate uncontaminated storm water. Also included in the definition of production area is any area used in the storage, handling, treatment, or disposal of mortalities.
“Professional engineer” means a person engaged in the practice of engineering as defined in Iowa Code section 542B.2 who is issued a certificate of licensure as a professional engineer pursuant to Iowa Code section 542B.17.
“Release” means an actual, imminent or probable discharge of process wastewater, manure, open feedlot effluent, settled open feedlot effluent, or settleable solids from an open feedlot operation structure to surface water, groundwater, or an actual, imminent or probable discharge directly to a drainage tile line or intake resulting from storing, handling, transporting or land-applying process wastewater, manure, open feedlot effluent, settled open feedlot effluent or settleable solids.
“Settleable solids” means that portion of open feedlot effluent that meets all the following requirements:
	1.	The solids do not flow perceptibly under pressure.
	2.	The solids are not capable of being transported through a mechanical pumping device designed to move a liquid.
	3.	The constituent molecules of the solids do not flow freely among themselves but do show the tendency to separate under stress.
“Settled open feedlot effluent” means a combination of manure, precipitation-induced runoff, or other runoff originating from an open feedlot after its settleable solids have been removed.
“Settled open feedlot effluent basin” or “runoff control basin” means a covered or uncovered impoundment which is part of an open feedlot operation, if the primary function of the impoundment is to collect and store settled open feedlot effluent.
“Shallow well” means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is not a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock (or equivalent retarding mechanism acceptable to the department) at least 5 feet thick, the top of which is located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.
“Solids settling facility” means a basin, terrace, diversion, or other structure or solids removal method which is part of an open feedlot operation and which is designed and operated to remove settleable solids from open feedlot effluent. A “solids settling facility” does not include a basin, terrace, diversion, or other structure or solids removal method which retains the liquid portion of open feedlot effluent for more than seven consecutive days following a precipitation event.
“Stockpile” means any accumulation of manure, scraped solids, settleable solids or combination of manure and solids located outside of the open feedlot, where the scraped manure or solids are stored for less than six months.
“Unformed settled open feedlot effluent basin” means a settled open feedlot effluent basin, other than a formed settled open feedlot effluent basin.
“Vegetative infiltration basin” or “VIB” means an open feedlot operation structure in which settled open feedlot effluent is discharged into a relatively flat basin area which is bermed to prevent entry or discharge of surface water flows and is planted to permanent vegetation. An extensive tile system installed at a depth of three to five feet is used to collect infiltrated settled open feedlot effluent from the VIB and discharge it into a VTA for further treatment. As opposed to wetlands, which are designed to maintain a permanent water level, a VIB is designed to maximize water infiltration into the soil and thus normally will have standing water for only short periods of time. Removal of settleable solids is required prior to discharge of open feedlot effluent into the VIB. Soil suitability is essential to ensure adequate filtration and treatment of pollutants. Periodic harvesting of vegetation is required.
“Vegetative treatment area” or “VTA” means an open feedlot operation structure in which settled open feedlot effluent is discharged into areas which are level in one dimension and have a slight slope (less than 5 percent) in the other dimension and are planted to relatively dense permanent vegetation. Settled open feedlot effluent must be discharged evenly across the top width of the VTA and allowed to slowly flow downslope through the VTA. Level spreaders or other practices may be required to maintain even flow throughout the length of the VTA. Management to maintain a dense vegetation cover is required, as is periodic harvesting of vegetation.
“Water of the state” means any stream, lake, pond, marsh, watercourse, waterway, well, spring, reservoir, aquifer, irrigation system, drainage system, and any other body or accumulation of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow through or border upon the state or any portion thereof.
“Waters of the United States” means the same as defined in 40 CFR 122.2 as that section existed on July 1, 2005.
567—65.101(459A) Minimum open feedlot effluent control requirements and reporting of releases. An open feedlot operation shall provide for the management of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids and open feedlot effluent by using an open feedlot control method as provided in subrules 65.101(1) to 65.101(8). A release shall be reported to the department as provided in subrule 65.101(9).
	65.101(1) All settleable solids from open feedlot effluent shall be removed prior to discharge into a water of the state.
	a. 	The settleable solids shall be removed by use of a solids settling facility. The construction of a solids settling facility is not required where existing site conditions provide for removal of settleable solids prior to discharge into a water of the state.
	b. 	The removal of settleable solids shall be deemed to have occurred when the velocity of flow of the open feedlot effluent has been reduced to less than 0.5 feet per second for a minimum of five minutes. A solids settling facility shall have sufficient capacity to store settleable solids between periods of land application and to provide required flow-velocity reduction for open feedlot effluent flow volumes resulting from a precipitation event of less intensity than a ten-year, one-hour frequency event. A solids settling facility which receives open feedlot effluent shall provide a minimum of one square foot of surface area for each eight cubic feet of open feedlot effluent per hour resulting from a ten-year, one-hour frequency precipitation event.
	65.101(2) This subrule shall apply to an open feedlot operation which has obtained an NPDES permit pursuant to 65.102(455B,459A) or 65.103(455B,459A).
	a. 	An open feedlot operation may discharge manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent into any waters of the United States due to a precipitation event, if any of the following apply:
	(1)	For an open feedlot operation that houses cattle, other than veal calves, the operation is designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to comply with the requirements of 567—subrule 62.4(12) and not to discharge manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent resulting from precipitation events less than or equal to the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event into any waters of the United States.
	(2)	For an open feedlot operation that houses veal calves, swine, chickens, or turkeys, the operation is designed, constructed, operated, and maintained not to discharge manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent resulting from precipitation events less than or equal to the 100-year, 24-hour precipitation event into any waters of the United States.
	b. 	If the open feedlot operation is designed, constructed, and operated in accordance with the requirements of 567—subrule 62.4(12) and in accordance with any of the manure control alternatives listed in Appendix A of these rules or the AT system requirements in rule 65.110(459A), the operation shall be considered to be in compliance with this rule, unless a discharge from the operation causes a violation of state water quality standards. If water quality standards violations occur, the department may impose additional open feedlot effluent control requirements upon the operation, as specified in subrule 65.101(3).
	65.101(3) An open feedlot operation which has an animal unit capacity of 1,000 animal units or more, or an open feedlot operation which is a large CAFO, or a medium CAFO as defined in rule 65.100(455B,459,459A) or a designated CAFO pursuant to rule 65.103(455B,459A) shall not discharge manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent from an open feedlot operation structure or production area into any waters of the United States, unless the discharge is pursuant to an NPDES permit. The control of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent originating from the open feedlot operation may be accomplished by the use of a solids settling facility, settled open feedlot effluent basin, AT system, or any other open feedlot effluent control structure or practice approved by the department. The department may require the diversion of surface drainage prior to contact with an open feedlot operation structure. Settleable solids shall be settled from open feedlot effluent before the effluent enters a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system.
	65.101(4) Alternative control practices. If, because of topography or other factors related to the site of an open feedlot operation, it is economically or physically impractical to comply with open feedlot effluent control requirements using an open feedlot control method in subrule 65.101(2), the department shall allow an open feedlot operation covered by the NPDES permit application requirements of 65.102(455B,459A) or 65.103(455B,459A) to use other open feedlot effluent control practices, provided the open feedlot operation satisfactorily demonstrates by appropriate methods that those practices will provide an equivalent level of open feedlot effluent control that would be achieved by using an open feedlot control method as provided in 65.101(2).
	65.101(5) No direct discharge of open feedlot effluent shall be allowed from an open feedlot operation into a publicly owned lake, a known sinkhole, or an agricultural drainage well.
	65.101(6) Land application.
	a. 	General requirements. Open feedlot effluent shall be land-applied in a manner which will not cause pollution of surface water or groundwater. Application in accordance with the provisions of state law and the rules in this chapter shall be deemed as compliance with this requirement.
	b. 	Designated areas. A person shall not apply manure on land within 200 feet from a designated area or, in the case of a high quality water resource, within 800 feet, unless one of the following applies:
	(1)	The manure is land-applied by injection or incorporation on the same date as the manure was land-applied.
	(2)	An area of permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest buffers, exists for 50 feet surrounding the designated area other than an unplugged agricultural drainage well or surface intake to an unplugged agricultural drainage well, and the area of permanent vegetation cover is not subject to manure application.
	c. 	CAFOs. The discharge of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids and open feedlot effluent to waters of the United States from a CAFO as a result of the application of that manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids and open feedlot effluent by the CAFO to land areas under its control is a discharge from that CAFO subject to NPDES permit requirements, except where the discharge is an agricultural storm water discharge as provided in 33 U.S.C. 1362(14). For the purpose of this paragraph, where the manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent has been applied in accordance with site-specific nutrient management practices that ensure appropriate agricultural utilization of the nutrients in the manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids and open feedlot effluent as specified in 65.112(8), a precipitation-related discharge of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids and open feedlot effluent from land areas under the control of a CAFO is an agricultural storm water discharge.
	65.101(7) The owner of an open feedlot operation who discontinues the use of the operation shall remove and land-apply in accordance with state law all manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent from the open feedlot operation structures as soon as practical but not later than six months following the date the open feedlot operation is discontinued. The owner of a CAFO shall maintain compliance with all requirements in the CAFO’s NPDES permit until all manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent has been removed and land-applied pursuant to the CAFO’s NMP.
	65.101(8) Stockpiling of scraped manure and settleable solids. A CAFO must manage stockpiles as required by 65.101(2) or 65.101(3). Stockpiles of manure scraped from open feedlot operations and stockpiles of settleable solids shall comply with the following requirements.
	a. 	Stockpiles must be land-applied in accordance with 65.101(6) as soon as possible but not later than six months after they are established.
	b. 	Stockpiles shall not be located within 200 feet from a designated area or, in the case of a high quality water resource, within 800 feet, and areas of concentrated flow located downslope of and within 200 feet of the stockpile shall be planted to permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest buffers.
	c. 	Stockpiles shall not be located in areas where water ponds or has concentrated flow.
	d. 	Stockpiles shall not be located within 200 feet of a drainage tile line intake or known sinkhole unless the stockpile is located so that any runoff from the stockpile will not reach the intake or sinkhole.
	65.101(9) A release, as defined in rule 65.100(455B,459,459A), shall be reported to the department as provided in this subrule. This subrule does not apply to land application of manure, process wastewater, open feedlot effluent, settled open feedlot effluent or settleable solids in compliance with these rules, or to precipitation- or snowmelt-induced runoff from open feedlots in compliance with the minimum control requirements set forth in this rule.
	a. 	Notification. A person storing, handling, transporting, or land-applying manure, process wastewater, open feedlot effluent, settled open feedlot effluent or settleable solids from an open feedlot operation who becomes aware of a release shall notify the department of the occurrence of release as soon as possible but not later than six hours after the onset or discovery of the release by contacting the department at (515)281-8694. The local police department or the office of the sheriff of the affected county shall also be contacted within the same time period if the release involves a public roadway and public safety could be threatened. Reports made pursuant to this rule shall be confirmed in writing as provided in 65.101(9)“c.”
	b. 	Verbal report. The verbal report of such a release should provide information on as many items listed in 65.101(9)“c” as available information will allow.
	c. 	Written report. The written report of a release shall be submitted at the request of the department within 30 days after the verbal report of the release and contain at a minimum the following information:
	(1)	The approximate location of the alleged release (including at a minimum the quarter-quarter section, township and county in which the release occurred or was discovered).
	(2)	The time and date of onset of the alleged release, if known, and the time and date of the discovery of the alleged release.
	(3)	The time and date of the verbal report to the department of the release.
	(4)	The name, mailing address and telephone number of the person reporting the release.
	(5)	The name, mailing address and telephone number of any other person with knowledge of the event who can be contacted for further information.
	(6)	The source of the manure, process wastewater, open feedlot effluent, settled open feedlot effluent or settleable solids allegedly released (e.g., settled open feedlot effluent basin).
	(7)	The estimated or known volume of manure, process wastewater, open feedlot effluent, settled open feedlot effluent, or settleable solids allegedly released.
	(8)	The weather conditions at the time of the onset or discovery of the release.
	(9)	If known, the circumstances under which the alleged release occurred or exists (e.g., overflow, storage structure breach, equipment malfunction or breakdown, land runoff).
	(10)	The approximate location of the nearest stream or other water body which is or could be impacted by the alleged release, and the approximate location to the alleged release of any known tile intakes or tile lines which could be a direct conveyance to a surface water or groundwater.
	(11)	A description of any containment or remedial measures taken to minimize the impact of the release.
	(12)	Any information that may assist the department in evaluating the release.
	d. 	Reporting of subsequent findings. All subsequent findings and laboratory results should be reported and submitted in writing to the department as soon as they become available.
	e. 	Waiver of notification requirement. A waiver from the notification requirement of paragraph “a” of this subrule may be granted by the department for a release to a specific drainage tile line or intake if sufficient information is provided to demonstrate that the drainage tile line or intake will not result in a discharge to a water of the state.
567—65.102(455B,459A) NPDES permits required for CAFOs. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are point sources that require NPDES permits.
	65.102(1) Duty to apply. Each CAFO owner or operator must apply for an NPDES permit, except as provided in subrule 65.102(2). The owner or operator of a CAFO that includes an open feedlot must apply for an individual NPDES permit. The application procedures are prescribed in rule 65.104(455B,459A).
	65.102(2) Exception. An open feedlot operation shall not be required to obtain an NPDES permit if the operation does not discharge manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent into any waters of the United States.
567—65.103(455B,459A) Departmental evaluation; CAFO designation; remedial actions.
	65.103(1) The department may evaluate any animal feeding operation that is not defined as a large or medium CAFO, and designate it as a CAFO if, after an on-site inspection, it is determined to be a significant contributor of manure or process wastewater to waters of the United States. In making this determination, the department shall consider the following factors:
	a. 	The size of the operation and the amount of manure or process wastewater reaching waters of the United States;
	b. 	The location of the operation relative to waters of the United States;
	c. 	The means of conveyance of manure or process wastewater to waters of the United States;
	d. 	The slope, vegetation, rainfall, and other factors affecting the likelihood or frequency of discharge of manure or process wastewater into waters of the United States; and
	e. 	Other relevant factors.
	65.103(2) No animal feeding operation with an animal capacity less than that specified for a medium CAFO shall be designated as a CAFO unless manure or process wastewater from the operation is discharged into a water of the United States:
	a. 	Through a man-made ditch, flushing system, or other similar man-made device; or
	b. 	Which originates outside of and passes over, across or through the facility or otherwise comes into direct contact with animals confined in the operation.
	65.103(3) The owner or operator of a designated CAFO shall apply for an NPDES permit no later than 90 days after receiving written notice of the designation.
	65.103(4) If departmental evaluation determines that any of the conditions listed in paragraph 65.103(4)“a,” “b,” or “c” exist, the open feedlot operation shall institute necessary remedial actions within a time specified by the department to eliminate the conditions warranting the determination, if the operation receives a written notification from the department of the need to correct the conditions.
	a. 	Settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids from the open feedlot operation, or open feedlot effluent is being discharged into a water of the state and the operation is not providing the applicable minimum level of manure control as specified in rule 65.101(459A);
	b. 	Settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids from the open feedlot operation, or open feedlot effluent is causing or may reasonably be expected to cause pollution of a water of the state; or
	c. 	Settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids from the open feedlot operation, or open feedlot effluent is causing or may reasonably be expected to cause a violation of state water quality standards.
	165.103(5) The department may evaluate any proposed open feedlot operation or proposed expansion of an open feedlot operation that requires a construction permit with respect to its potential adverse impacts on natural resources or the environment. For the purpose of this subrule, open feedlot effluent includes manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent and settleable solids.
	a. 	In conducting the evaluation, the department shall consider the following factors:
	(1)	The likelihood open feedlot effluent will be applied to frozen or snow-covered cropland.
	(2)	The proximity of the open feedlot operation structures or open feedlot effluent application areas to sensitive areas, including but not limited to publicly owned land, designated areas, trout streams and karst terrain.
	(3)	Topography, slope, vegetation, potential means or routes of conveyance of open feedlot effluent spilled or land-applied. This factor includes but is not limited to whether the open feedlot effluent application areas involve cropland with predominant slopes greater than 9 percent without a conservation plan approved by the local soil and water conservation district or its equivalent and whether open feedlot effluent for land application is hauled or otherwise transported more than five miles.
	(4)	Whether the operation or open feedlot effluent application area is or will be located in a two-year capture zone for a public water supply.
	b. 	In addition to the requirements in rules 65.105(459A), 65.109(459A) and 65.112(459A), the department may deny a construction permit, disapprove a nutrient management plan or prohibit construction of the proposed operation at the proposed location if the director determines from the evaluation conducted pursuant to this subrule that the operation would reasonably be expected to result in any of the following impacts:
	(1)	Open feedlot effluent from the operation will cause pollution of a water of the state.
	(2)	Open feedlot effluent from the operation will cause a violation of state water quality standards.
	(3)	An adverse effect on natural resources or the environment will occur in a specific area due to the current concentration of animal feeding operations or the associated open feedlot effluent application areas.
	c. 	The department also may establish permit conditions or require amendments to the nutrient management plan in addition to the minimum requirements established for such operations, on the location of structures or open feedlot effluent application, or other operational conditions necessary to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts.
	d. 	A construction permit denial or condition, a nutrient management plan disapproval or required amendment, or a prohibition of construction pursuant to this subrule may be appealed according to the contested case procedures set forth in 561—Chapter 7.
1	Objection to 65.103(5) filed by the Administrative Rules Review Committee October 10, 2006. See text of Objection at end of Chapter 65.
567—65.104(455B,459A) NPDES permits.
	65.104(1) Existing animal feeding operations holding an NPDES permit. Animal feeding operations which hold a valid NPDES permit issued prior to September 14, 2005, are not required to reapply for an NPDES permit. However, the operations are required to apply for permit renewal in accordance with subrule 65.104(10).
	65.104(2) Existing animal feeding operations not holding an NPDES permit. Animal feeding operations in existence prior to April 14, 2003, which were defined as CAFOs under rules that were in effect prior to April 14, 2003, but which have not obtained a permit, should have applied for an NPDES permit by April 14, 2003. Animal feeding operations in existence on April 14, 2003, which were not defined as CAFOs under rules that were in effect prior to April 14, 2003, shall apply for an NPDES permit no later than July 31, 2007.
	65.104(3) Expansion of existing animal feeding operations. A person intending to expand an existing animal feeding operation which, upon completion of the expansion, will be defined as a CAFO shall apply for an NPDES permit at least 90 days prior to the scheduled expansion. Operation of the expanded portion of the facility shall not begin until an NPDES permit has been obtained.
	65.104(4) New animal feeding operations. A person intending to begin a new animal feeding operation which, upon completion, will be defined as a CAFO shall apply for an NPDES permit at least 180 days prior to the date operation of the new animal feeding facility is scheduled. Operation of the new facility shall not begin until an NPDES permit has been obtained.
	65.104(5) Permits required as a result of departmental designation. An animal feeding operation which is required to apply for an NPDES permit as a result of departmental designation (in accordance with the provisions of 65.103(455B,459A)) shall apply for an NPDES permit within 90 days of receiving written notification of the need to obtain a permit. Once application has been made, the animal feeding operation is authorized to continue to operate without a permit until the application has either been approved or disapproved by the department, provided that the owner or operator has submitted all requested information and promptly taken all steps necessary to obtain coverage.
	65.104(6) Voluntary permit applications. Applications for NPDES permits received from animal feeding operations which are not defined as CAFOs will be acknowledged and returned to the applicant. NPDES permits will not be issued for facilities which are not defined or designated as CAFOs.
	65.104(7) Application forms. An application for an NPDES permit shall be made on a form provided by the department. The application shall be complete and shall contain information required by the department. Applications submitted after September 30, 2006, shall include a nutrient management plan as required in rule 65.112(459A). The application shall be signed by the person who is legally responsible for the animal feeding operation and its associated manure or process wastewater control system.
	65.104(8) Compliance schedule. When necessary to comply with a standard which must be met at a future date, an NPDES permit shall include a schedule for modification of the permitted facility to meet the standard. The schedule shall not relieve the permittee of the duty to obtain a construction permit pursuant to rule 65.105(459A).
	65.104(9) Permit conditions. NPDES permits shall contain conditions required by 40 CFR Section 122.41 and conditions considered necessary by the department to ensure compliance with all applicable rules of the department, to ensure that the production area and land application areas are operated and maintained as required by Iowa law, to protect the public health and beneficial uses of waters of the United States, and to prevent water pollution from manure storage or application operations. Any more stringent conditions of 2005 Iowa Code Supplement chapter 459A, 567—subrule 62.4(12), and this chapter that apply to animal feeding operations shall govern. For CAFOs that maintain cattle, swine, or poultry, the following conditions shall be included:
	a. 	Nutrient management plan. Open feedlot CAFOs shall comply with the requirements of 65.112(459A) and any additional nutrient management plan requirements for CAFOs in these rules by December 31, 2006. CAFOs that seek to obtain coverage under an NPDES permit issued after December 31, 2006, shall have a nutrient management plan developed and implemented upon the date of permit coverage.
	b. 	Inspections and record keeping.
	(1)	Visual inspections. Routine visual inspections of the CAFO production area must be conducted. At a minimum the following must be visually inspected:
	1.	Weekly inspections of all storm water diversion, runoff diversion structures, and devices channelling contaminated storm water to the open feedlot structure.
	2.	Daily inspection of water lines, including drinking water or cooling water lines.
	(2)	Corrective actions. Any deficiencies found as a result of the inspections required in 65.104(9)“b”(1) or as a result of the liquid level reporting required in 65.104(9)“e” must be corrected as soon as possible.
	(3)	The following records must be maintained on site for a period of five years from the date they are created and must be made available to the department upon request:
	1.	Records documenting the inspections required in 65.104(9)“b”(1).
	2.	Records of weekly liquid level observations as required in 65.104(9)“e.”
	3.	Records documenting any actions taken to correct deficiencies as required in 65.104(9)“b”(2).
	c. 	Large CAFOs—transfer of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent. Prior to transferring manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent to other persons, a large CAFO must provide the recipient of the manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent with the most current nutrient analysis. A large CAFO must retain for five years records of the date, recipient name and address, nutrient analysis and approximate amount of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent transferred to another person.
	d. 	Minimum monitoring requirements for AT systems. During the first two years of operation of an AT system, the following minimum monitoring will be required:
	(1)	Discharge monitoring. An effluent collection point must be established at the outlet of the AT system, and the flow volume recorded and an effluent sample collected on each day a discharge from the AT system occurs. Discharge samples must be submitted to a certified laboratory and analyzed for: total Kjeldahl N, NH4 N, total P, COD, total suspended solids, and chloride.
	(2)	Discharge monitoring—tile lines. If the AT system includes a tile system installed to enhance infiltration within the VTA in accordance with 65.110(6)“h” or 65.110(7)“h,” water samples shall be collected from a sampling point located downgradient of the VTA on each individual tile line or combination of tile lines on the following schedule:
	1.	Quarterly sampling. One sample shall be taken from each sampling point once each quarter (January - March, April - June, July - September, October - December), and the level of flow in the tile system recorded at the time of sampling. The sample shall be collected at least ten days after a rainfall event of one inch or greater; and samples must be taken at least two, but not more than four, months apart. If there is no discharge from the tile line at a time that meets these requirements, documentation on appropriate department forms can be substituted for the sample and analysis. Collected samples shall be submitted to a certified laboratory and analyzed for: total Kjeldahl N, NH4 N, total P, COD, total suspended solids, and chloride.
	2.	Event sampling. Each year, two rainfall event related tile flow samples shall be collected from each sampling point. For each sampling event, one sample shall be taken from each sampling point three to five days following a rainfall event of one inch or greater, and the level of flow in the tile system recorded at the time of sampling. Collected samples shall be submitted to a certified laboratory and analyzed for: total Kjeldahl N, NH4 N, total P, COD, total suspended solids, and chloride.
	(3)	Groundwater monitoring. A minimum of two groundwater monitoring wells or piezometers (one upgradient and one downgradient) must be established at each AT system. Additional wells or piezometers may be required if the department determines they are necessary to adequately assess the impacts the AT system is having on groundwater. Samples must be collected from these wells quarterly and analyzed for: NH4 N, NO3 N, and chloride.
	(4)	Soil sampling.
1. Initial and permit renewal sampling. Soil sampling shall be conducted prior to initial discharge of open feedlot effluent into the AT system and repeated prior to renewal of the NPDES permit, as outlined below:
	●	VTA. A minimum of two sampling sites shall be established within each VTA cell, one located where runoff enters the VTA and one where runoff is discharged from the VTA. Soil samples shall be taken from these sites to a depth of 4 feet, with separate samples taken to represent the 0 to 6-inch depth, the 6- to 12-inch depth, and in one-foot increments thereafter. All samples shall be analyzed for NO3 N, NH4 N, P by either the Olsen or Mehlich-3 method, and pH.
If the length of effluent flow through the VTA exceeds 400 feet, an additional soil sample representing the 0 to 6-inch depth should be taken for each additional 200 feet of VTA length. Samples shall be analyzed for NO3 N, NH4 N, P by either the Olsen or Mehlich-3 method, and pH.
	●	VIB. One sampling site shall be established where open feedlot effluent enters the VIB. Soil samples at this site shall be taken to a depth of 4 feet, with separate samples taken to represent the 0 to 6-inch depth, the 6- to 12-inch depth, and in one-foot increments thereafter. These samples shall be analyzed for NO3 N, NH4 N, P by either the Olsen or Mehlich-3 method, and pH.
An additional sampling site shall be established where open feedlot effluent is discharged from the VIB through the tile system. Soil samples shall be taken at this site to represent the 0 to 6-inch depth, and analyzed for NO3 N, NH4 N, P by either the Olsen or Mehlich-3 method, and pH.
2. Annual sampling. One sampling site shall be established in each cell of a VTA and VIB in an area which is expected to receive the greatest amount of open feedlot effluent. Soil samples shall be taken from each site prior to initiating discharge of open feedlot effluent into the VTA or VIB and shall be repeated annually. Each sample shall represent a composite of 10 to 12 individual samples taken to a 6-inch depth, and analyzed for P using either the Olsen or Mehlich-3 method and for pH.
Monitoring requirements for an AT system following the initial two-year operation period will be determined at the time the NPDES permit for the operation is due for renewal.
	e. 	Quarterly reporting requirements for CAFOs with outside liquid impoundments. A permittee with outside liquid impoundments must submit quarterly reports by April 10, July 10, October 10, and January 10, following the respective calendar quarters, documenting daily precipitation, weekly impoundment liquid levels, volume of liquid removed from the impoundments, and the date, time, duration, and estimated volume of any overflow. Liquid levels must be obtained by observing a depth marker which clearly indicates the minimum capacity necessary to contain the runoff and direct precipitation of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event or the 100-year, 24-hour precipitation event as applicable pursuant to 65.101(2)“a.”
	f. 	Annual reporting requirements for all CAFOs with systems other than AT systems. All permittees must submit an annual report to the department by January 10 of the following year. The annual report must include:
	(1)	The number and type of animals in the open feedlot operation;
	(2)	Estimated amount of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent generated by the CAFO in the previous 12 months (tons/gallons);
	(3)	Estimated amount of total manure transferred to other persons by the CAFO in the previous 12 months (tons/gallons);
	(4)	Total number of acres for land application covered by the nutrient management plan and the total number of acres under control of the CAFO that were used for land application of manure in the previous 12 months;
	(5)	Summary of all manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent discharges from the production area that have occurred in the previous 12 months, including date, time, and approximate volume; and
	(6)	A statement indicating whether the current version of the CAFO’s nutrient management plan was developed or approved by a certified nutrient management planner.
	g. 	Quarterly reporting requirements for CAFOs with AT systems. A permittee with an AT system must submit quarterly reports by April 10, July 10, October 10, and January 10, following the respective calendar quarters. The quarterly reports shall provide all of the following information:
	(1)	Daily precipitation.
	(2)	Dates on which manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, open feedlot effluent, or settleable solids were removed from the production area and estimated amounts of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent removed (tons/gallons).
	(3)	Dates on which discharges from the production area or the AT system occurred and the estimated duration and volume of discharge on each discharge date.
	(4)	Results of laboratory analyses of discharge samples for each date a discharge from the production area or the AT system occurred. If the results of laboratory analyses are not available by the due date of the quarterly report, the results shall be provided with the following quarter’s report.
	(5)	Results of laboratory analyses of samples taken from the groundwater monitoring wells or piezometers. If the results of laboratory analyses are not available by the due date of the quarterly report, the results shall be provided with the following quarter’s report.
	h. 	Annual reporting requirements for CAFOs with AT systems. A permittee shall submit an annual report by January 10 of the following year. The annual report must include all of the following:
	(1)	The number and type of animals in the open feedlot operation.
	(2)	Estimated amount of total manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent generated by the CAFO in the previous 12 months (tons/gallons).
	(3)	Estimated amount of total manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent transferred to other persons by the CAFO in the previous 12 months (tons/gallons).
	(4)	Total number of acres for land application covered by the nutrient management plan and the total number of acres under control of the CAFO that were used for land application of manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent in the previous 12 months.
	(5)	Summary of all manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids, or open feedlot effluent discharges from the production area or AT system that have occurred in the previous 12 months, including date, time, and approximate volume.
	(6)	Harvest dates and estimated amounts of forage removed from the AT system during the previous 12 months.
	(7)	Results of soil and groundwater sampling within the AT system during the previous 12 months.
	(8)	A statement indicating whether the current version of the CAFO’s nutrient management plan was developed or approved by a certified nutrient management planner.
	65.104(10) Permit renewal.
	a. 	General requirements. An NPDES permit may be issued for any period of time not to exceed five years. An application for renewal of an NPDES permit must be submitted to the department at least 180 days prior to the date the permit expires. Each permit to be renewed shall be subject to the rules of the department in effect at the time of renewal. A permitted animal feeding operation which ceases to be a CAFO will be exempted from the need to retain an NPDES permit if the permittee can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that there is no remaining potential for a discharge of manure that was generated while the operation was a CAFO, other than agricultural storm water from land application areas.
	b. 	Permits involving use of AT systems.
	(1)	During the first two years of operation of an AT system, a permittee will be issued a two-year NPDES permit. Renewal of this permit is contingent upon proper operation and maintenance of the AT system, submittal of all required records and reports, and demonstration that the AT system is providing an equivalent level of performance to that achieved by a containment system that is designed and operated as required by statute, 567—subrule 62.4(12) and Division II of this chapter.
	(2)	If departmental review of an AT system indicates the system is not meeting the equivalent performance standard, the permittee may either be required to make needed system modifications to enable compliance with this standard or be required to install a conventional runoff containment system. Open feedlot operations found to be in compliance with the equivalent performance standard will be issued a five-year NPDES permit which allows continued use of the AT system.
	65.104(11) Permit modification, suspension or revocation. The department may modify, suspend, refuse to renew or revoke in whole or part any NPDES permit for cause. Any more stringent requirement pursuant to 40 CFR Section 122.62, 122.63 or 122.64 shall control. Cause for modification, suspension or revocation of a permit may include the following:
	a. 	Violation of any term or condition of the permit.
	b. 	Obtaining a permit by misrepresentation of fact or failure to disclose fully all material facts.
	c. 	A change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge.
	d. 	Failure to retain, make available, or submit the records and information that the department requires in order to ensure compliance with the operation and discharge conditions of the permit.
	e. 	A determination by the department that the continued operation of a CAFO constitutes a clear, present and impending danger to public health or the environment.
567—65.105(459A) Construction permits.
	65.105(1) Open feedlot operations required to obtain a construction permit. An open feedlot operation must obtain a construction permit prior to any of the following:
	a. 	Constructing or expanding a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system or installing a settled open feedlot effluent transfer piping system if the open feedlot operation is required to be issued an NPDES permit.
	b. 	Increasing the animal unit capacity of the open feedlot operation to more than the animal unit capacity approved by the department in a previous construction permit.
	c. 	Increasing the volume of settled open feedlot effluent, settleable solids or open feedlot effluent stored at the open feedlot operation to more than the volume approved by the department in a previous construction permit.
	d. 	Repopulating the open feedlot operation if it was discontinued for 24 months or more and the animal unit capacity will be 1,000 animal units or more.
	65.105(2) When a construction permit is not required.
	a. 	Research colleges. A construction permit is not required for construction of a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system if the basin or system is part of an open feedlot operation which is owned by a research college conducting research activities as provided in 2005 Iowa Code Supplement section 459A.105.
	b. 	Solids settling facilities. A construction permit is not required for construction of a solids settling facility.
	65.105(3) Applications that cannot be approved. The department shall not approve an application for a construction permit unless the applicant submits all of the following:
	a. 	For an open feedlot operation submitting an application for a construction permit on or after September 30, 2006, a nutrient management plan as provided in rule 65.112(459A).
	b. 	An engineering report, construction plans, and specifications prepared by a professional engineer or the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture certifying that the construction of the settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system complies with the construction design standards required in Division II of chapter 65.
	65.105(4) Plan review criteria; time for approval or disapproval.
	a. 	Plan review criteria. Review of plans and specifications shall be conducted by the department to determine the potential of the settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system to achieve the level of control being required of the open feedlot operation. Applicable criteria contained in federal law, state law, these rules, Natural Resources Conservation Service design standards and specifications, unless inconsistent with federal or state law or these rules, and United States Department of Commerce precipitation data will be used in the review. If the proposed facility plans are not adequately covered by these criteria, applicable criteria contained in current technical literature shall be used.
	b. 	Time for approval or disapproval. The department shall approve or disapprove an application for a construction permit within 60 days after receiving the permit application. However, the applicant may deliver a notice requesting a continuance. Upon receipt of a notice, the time required for the department to act upon the application shall be suspended for the period provided in the notice, but for not more than 30 days after the department’s receipt of the notice. The applicant may submit more than one notice. If review of the application is delayed because the application is incomplete, and the applicant fails to supply requested information within a reasonable time prior to the deadline for action on the application, the permit may be denied and a new application will be required if the applicant wishes to proceed. The department may also provide for a continuance when it considers the application. The department shall provide notice to the applicant of the continuance. The time required for the department to act upon the application shall be suspended for the period provided in the notice, but for not more than 30 days. However, the department shall not provide for more than one continuance.
	65.105(5) Expiration of construction permits. The construction permit shall expire if construction, as defined in rule 65.106(459A), is not begun within one year and completed within three years of the date of issuance. A construction permit issued prior to September 14, 2005, shall expire if construction, as defined in rule 65.106(459A), is not begun within one year of the date of issuance and shall expire on September 15, 2012, if construction is not completed by September 14, 2012. The director may grant an extension of time to begin or complete construction if it is necessary or justified, upon showing of such necessity or justification to the director.
	65.105(6) Revocation of construction permits. The department may suspend or revoke a construction permit, modify the terms or conditions of a construction permit, or refuse to renew a permit expiring according to subrule 65.105(5) if it determines that the operation of the open feedlot operation constitutes a clear, present and impending danger to public health or the environment.
	65.105(7) Permit prior to construction. An applicant for a construction permit shall notify the department prior to the start of construction for any open feedlot operation structure not required to be covered by a construction permit. The applicant shall not begin construction of a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system, or begin installation of a settled open feedlot effluent transfer piping system until the person has been granted a permit for the construction by the department.
567—65.106(459A) Construction. For purposes of these rules:
	65.106(1) Construction of an animal feeding operation structure begins or an animal feeding operation structure is constructed when any of the following occurs:
	a. 	Excavation commences for a proposed open feedlot operation structure or proposed expansion of an existing open feedlot operation structure.
	b. 	Installation of forms for concrete for a proposed open feedlot operation structure or the proposed expansion of an existing open feedlot operation structure.
	c. 	Installation of piping for movement of settled open feedlot effluent or open feedlot effluent within or between open feedlot operation structures as proposed or proposed to be expanded.
	65.106(2) Construction does not begin upon occurrence of any of the following:
	a. 	Removal of trees, brush, or other vegetative growth.
	b. 	Construction of driveways or roads.
	c. 	General earth moving for leveling or compacting at the site.
	d. 	Installation of temporary utility services.
567—65.107(459A) Construction permit application. An open feedlot operation required to obtain a construction permit in accordance with the provisions of 65.105(1) shall apply for a construction permit at least 90 days before the date that construction, installation, or modification is scheduled to start.
	65.107(1) Conceptual design. Prior to submitting an application for a construction permit, the applicant may submit a conceptual design and site investigation report to the department for review and comment.
	65.107(2) Application for a construction permit for an open feedlot shall be made on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the information necessary to enable the department to determine the potential of the proposed settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system to achieve the level of control required of the open feedlot. A construction permit application shall include the following:
	a. 	The name of the owner of the open feedlot operation and the name of the open feedlot operation, including the owner’s mailing address and telephone number.
	b. 	The name of the contact person for the open feedlot operation, including the person’s mailing address and telephone number.
	c. 	The location of the open feedlot operation.
	d. 	A statement providing that the application is for any of the following:
	(1)	The construction or expansion of a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system for an existing open feedlot operation which is not expanding;
	(2)	The construction or expansion of a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system for an existing open feedlot operation which is expanding;
	(3)	The construction of a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system for a proposed new open feedlot operation.
	e. 	The animal unit capacity for each animal species in the open feedlot operation before and after the proposed construction.
	f. 	An engineering report, construction plans and specifications prepared by a professional engineer or by Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel for the settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system.
	g. 	A report on the soil and hydrogeologic information for the site, as described in subrules 65.109(2) and 65.110(4).
	h. 	Information including, but not limited to, maps, drawings and aerial photos that clearly show the location of all the following:
	(1)	The open feedlot operation and all existing and proposed settled open feedlot effluent basins or AT systems, clean water diversions, and other pertinent features or structures.
	(2)	Any other open feedlot operation under common ownership or common management and located within 1,250 feet of the open feedlot operation.
	(3)	Any public water supply system as defined in Iowa Code section 455B.171 or drinking water well which is located less than the distance from the open feedlot operation required by rule 65.108(455B,459A). Information shall also be provided as to whether the proposed settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system will meet all applicable separation distances.
567—65.108(455B,459A) Well separation distances for open feedlot operations.
	65.108(1) Settled open feedlot effluent basins. Settled open feedlot effluent basins shall be separated from wells as follows:
	a. 	Public wells. 1,000 feet from shallow wells and 400 feet from deep wells;
	b. 	Private wells. 400 feet from both shallow and deep wells.
	65.108(2) Open feedlots, solids settling facilities and AT systems. Open feedlots, solids settling facilities and AT systems shall be separated from wells as follows: for both public and private wells, 200 feet from shallow wells and 100 feet from deep wells.
	65.108(3) Variances. Variances to this rule may be granted by the director if the applicant provides an alternative that is substantially equivalent to the rule or provides improved effectiveness or protection as required by the rule. Variance requests shall be made in writing at the time the construction permit application is submitted. The denial of a variance may be appealed to the commission.
567—65.109(459A) Settled open feedlot effluent basins—investigation, design and construction requirements. A settled open feedlot effluent basin required to be constructed pursuant to a construction permit issued pursuant to 2005 Iowa Code Supplement section 459A.205 shall meet the design and construction requirements set forth in this rule.
	65.109(1) Drainage tile investigation and removal. Prior to constructing a settled open feedlot effluent basin, the owner of the open feedlot operation shall investigate the site for the basin for a drainage tile line. The investigation shall be made by digging a core trench to a depth of at least six feet deep from ground level at the projected center of the berm of the basin. A written record of the investigation shall be submitted as part of the construction certification required in rule 65.111(459A). If a drainage tile line is discovered, one of the following solutions shall be implemented:
	a. 	The drainage tile line shall be rerouted around the perimeter of the basin at a distance of least 25 feet horizontally separated from the outside toe of the berm of the basin. For an area of the basin where there is not a berm, the drainage tile line shall be rerouted at least 50 feet horizontally separated from the edge of the basin.
	b. 	The drainage tile line shall be replaced with a nonperforated tile line under the basin floor. The nonperforated tile line shall be continuous and without connecting joints. There must be a minimum of three feet between the nonperforated tile line and the basin floor.
	65.109(2) Soils and hydrogeologic report. A settled open feedlot effluent basin required to be constructed pursuant to a construction permit issued pursuant to rule 65.105(459A) shall meet design standards as required by a soils and hydrogeologic report. The report shall be submitted with the construction permit application as provided in rule 65.107(459A). The report shall include all of the following:
	a. 	A description of the steps taken to determine the soils and hydrogeologic conditions at the proposed construction site, a description of the geologic units encountered, and a description of the effects of the soil and groundwater elevation and direction of flow on the construction and operation of the basin.
	b. 	The subsurface soil classification of the site. A subsurface soil classification shall be based on ASTM international designation D 2487-92 or D 2488-90.
	c. 	The results of a soils investigation conducted at a minimum of three locations within the area of the basin reflecting the continuous soil profile existing within the area of the basin. The soils investigation results shall be used in determining subsurface soil characteristics and groundwater elevation and direction of flow at the proposed site. The soils investigation shall be conducted and utilized as follows:
	(1)	By a qualified person ordinarily engaged in the practice of performing soils investigations.
	(2)	At locations that reflect the continuous soil profile conditions existing within the area of the proposed basin, including conditions found near the corners and the deepest point of the proposed basin. The soils investigation shall be conducted to a minimum depth of ten feet below the proposed bottom elevation of the basin.
	(3)	By methods which identify the continuous soil profile and do not result in mixing of soil layers. Soil corings using hollow stem augers and other suitable methods may be used.
	(4)	If located in karst terrain, at least one soil coring shall be taken to a minimum depth of 25 feet below the bottom elevation of the settled open feedlot effluent basin or into bedrock, whichever is shallower. The department may accept information from the department’s Geosam database in lieu of the coring. If bedrock is encountered, adequate investigation of the bedrock formation shall be made to determine if it consists of limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock.
	(5)	Soil corings may be used to determine current groundwater levels by completing the corings as temporary monitoring wells as provided in 65.109(3)“a”(1) and measuring the water levels in these wells no earlier than seven days after installation as provided in 65.109(3)“a”(2).
	(6)	Upon abandonment of soil core holes, all soil core holes including those developed as temporary water level monitoring wells shall be plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout, bentonite, or similar materials.
	(7)	If excavation methods are used in conducting the soils investigation, upon closure these excavations must be filled with suitable materials and adequately compacted to ensure they will not compromise the integrity of the basin liner.
	65.109(3) Hydrology.
	a. 	Determination of groundwater table. For purposes of this rule, groundwater table is the seasonal high-water table determined by a professional engineer, a groundwater professional certified pursuant to 567—Chapter 134, or qualified staff from the department or Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). If a construction permit is required, the department must approve the groundwater table determination.
	(1)	Current groundwater levels shall be measured as provided in this subparagraph for either a formed settled open feedlot effluent basin or an unformed settled open feedlot effluent basin. Three temporary monitoring wells shall be developed according to 567—subrule 110.11(8). The top of the well screen shall be within five feet of the ground surface. Each well shall be extended to at least two feet below the proposed top of the liner of an unformed settled open feedlot effluent basin, or to at least two feet below the proposed bottom of the footings of a formed settled open feedlot effluent basin. In addition, the wells must be installed as follows:
	1.	Unformed basins. For an unformed settled open feedlot effluent basin, the monitoring wells may be installed in the soil core holes developed as part of conducting the soils investigation required in paragraph 65.109(2)“c.”
	2.	Formed basins. For a formed settled open feedlot effluent basin, at least three temporary monitoring wells shall be installed as close as possible to three corners of the structure, with one of the wells close to the corner of deepest excavation. If the formed settled open feedlot effluent basin is circular, the three monitoring wells shall be equally spaced and one well shall be placed at the point of deepest excavation.
	(2)	The seasonal high-water table shall be determined by considering all relevant data, including the groundwater levels measured in the temporary monitoring wells not earlier than seven days following installation, NRCS soil survey information, soil characteristics such as color and mottling, other existing water table data, and other pertinent information. If a drainage system for artificially lowering the groundwater table will be installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 65.109(3)“c,”the level to which the groundwater table will be lowered will be considered to represent the seasonal high-water table.
	b. 	The settled open feedlot effluent basin shall be constructed with a minimum separation of two feet between the top of the liner of the basin and the seasonal high-water table.
	c. 	If a drainage tile line around the perimeter of the basin is installed a minimum of two feet below the top of the basin liner to artificially lower the seasonal high-water table, the top of the basin’s liner may be a maximum of four feet below the seasonal high-water table which existed prior to installation of the perimeter tile system. The seasonal high-water table may be artificially lowered by gravity flow tile lines or other similar system. However, the following shall apply:
	(1)	Except as provided in subparagraph (2), an open feedlot operation shall not use a nongravity mechanical system that uses pumping equipment.
	(2)	If the open feedlot operation was constructed before July 1, 2005, the operation may continue to use its existing nongravity mechanical system that uses pumping equipment, or it may construct a new nongravity mechanical system that uses pumping equipment. However, an open feedlot operation that expands the area of its open feedlot on or after April 1, 2011, shall not use a nongravity mechanical system that uses pumping equipment.
	(3)	Drainage tile lines may be installed to artificially lower the seasonal high-water table at a settled open feedlot effluent basin, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
	1.	A device to allow monitoring of the water in the drainage tile lines and a device to allow shutoff of the flow in the drainage tile lines are installed, if the drainage tile lines do not have a surface outlet accessible on the property where the settled open feedlot effluent basin is located.
	2.	Drainage tile lines are installed horizontally at least 25 feet away from the outside toe of the berm of the settled open feedlot effluent basin. Drainage tile lines shall be placed in a vertical trench and encased in granular material which extends upward to the level of the seasonal high-water table which existed prior to installation of the perimeter tile system.
	65.109(4) Karst terrain.
	a. 	Construction prohibited. Settled open feedlot effluent basins shall not be constructed in areas which drain to known sinkholes or in karst terrain. Structure sites located within one mile of karst terrain shall be considered to be located in karst terrain, unless site-specific geologic information is submitted documenting that 25 feet of suitable materials exist between the structure bottom and carbonated bedrock or limestone or dolomite.
	b. 	The use of formed structures is required to store liquid or dry manure in karst terrain.
	(1)	Formed structures constructed of concrete in karst terrain shall comply with the provisions of 65.15(14).
	(2)	The use of formed structures constructed of materials other than concrete and located in areas which drain to known sinkholes or located in karst terrain may be approved by the department if the proposed structures are designed by a professional engineer, a minimum of five feet vertical separation is maintained between the structure bottom and carbonated bedrock, and the engineer certifies and provides data showing the permeability of the geologic material below the structure’s base is sufficiently low to provide an adequate barrier to prevent percolation into carbonated bedrock or groundwater.
	c. 	Construction of settled open feedlot effluent basins is allowed in areas identified as karst terrain if site-specific geologic information is submitted documenting that 25 feet of suitable materials exist between the structure bottom and carbonated bedrock or limestone or dolomite.
	65.109(5) Bedrock separation. A settled open feedlot effluent basin shall be constructed with at least four feet of separation between the bottom of the basin and a bedrock formation.
	65.109(6) Floodplain requirements.
	a. 	Construction in floodplains. Open feedlot operation structures located on a floodplain or within a floodway of a river or stream may be required to obtain DNR permits and provide protection from inundation by flood waters, as specified in 567—Chapters 71 and 72.
	b. 	Permits for dam construction. Open feedlot operation structures exceeding storage capacity or dam height thresholds may be required to obtain DNR permits, as specified in 567—71.3(455B) and 72.3(455B).
	65.109(7) Liner design and construction. The liner of a settled open feedlot effluent basin shall comply with all of the following:
	a. 	The liner shall comply with any of the following permeability standards:
	(1)	The liner shall be constructed to have a percolation rate that shall not exceed one-sixteenth inch per day at the design depth of the basin as determined by percolation tests conducted by the professional engineer. If a clay soil liner is used, the liner shall be constructed with a minimum thickness of 12 inches or the minimum thickness necessary to comply with the percolation rate in this paragraph, whichever is greater.
	(2)	The liner shall be constructed to have a percolation rate that shall not exceed one-sixteenth inch per day at the design depth of the basin. The design of the liner will specify a moisture content, compaction requirement, and liner thickness that will comply with the maximum allowable percolation requirement, and will be based on moisture content and percentage of maximum density as determined by a standard 5 point proctor test performed in accordance with ASTM D698 (Method A). The liner thickness will be based on laboratory tests of the compacted material, with a minimum liner thickness of 12 inches. Appropriate field or laboratory testing during construction shall be provided to verify the design requirements are met.
	b. 	If a synthetic liner is used, the liner shall be installed to comply with the percolation rate required in 65.109(7)“a”(1).
	65.109(8) Berm erosion inspection and repair. The owner of an open feedlot operation using a settled open feedlot effluent basin shall inspect the berms of the basin at least semiannually for evidence of erosion. If the inspection reveals erosion which may impact the basin’s structural stability or the integrity of the basin’s liner, the owner shall repair the berms.
567—65.110(459A) AT systems—design requirements.
	65.110(1) Containment volume.
	a. 	Adequate capacity must be provided within the AT system or within the solids settling facility for the open feedlot operation to contain expected open feedlot effluent from November 1 to March 30 or to hold the precipitation event as required by 65.101(2)“a,” whichever is greater. Controls on the solids settling facility or the AT system shall prevent release of collected open feedlot effluent to waters of the United States during the period from November 1 to March 30.
	b. 	If the containment volume required in 65.110(1)“a” is provided in an open feedlot operation structure whose primary purpose is to remove settleable solids from open feedlot effluent prior to discharge into an AT system, the basin shall not be required to comply with the liner design and construction requirements of 65.109(7), provided the basin does not retain collected open feedlot effluent for more than seven consecutive days following a precipitation event during the period from March 30 to November 1.
	65.110(2) Solids settling. Settleable solids shall be removed from open feedlot effluent prior to discharge of the effluent into an AT system. Solids settling shall be conducted in conformance with the requirements of paragraph 65.101(1)“b.”
	65.110(3) Drainage tile investigation and removal. Prior to constructing an AT system, the owner of the open feedlot operation shall investigate the site for the AT system for drainage tile lines. The investigation shall be made by digging a core trench to a depth of at least six feet from ground level at the projected center of the berm of the AT system. A written record of the investigation shall be submitted as part of the construction certification required in rule 65.111(459A). If a drainage tile line is discovered, one of the following solutions shall be implemented:
	a. 	The drainage tile line shall be rerouted around the perimeter of the AT system at a distance of least 25 feet horizontally separated from the toe of the outside berm of the AT system. For an area of the system where there is not a berm, the drainage tile line shall be rerouted at least 50 feet horizontally separated from the edge of the system.
	b. 	The drainage tile line shall be replaced with a nonperforated tile line under the AT system. The nonperforated tile line shall be continuous and without connecting joints. There must be a minimum of three feet of separation between the nonperforated tile line and the soil surface of the AT system.
	65.110(4) Soils and hydrogeologic report. An AT system constructed pursuant to a construction permit issued pursuant to rule 65.105(459A) shall meet design standards as required by a soils and hydrogeologic report. The report shall be submitted with the construction permit application as provided in rule 65.107(459A). The report shall include all of the following:
	a. 	A description of the steps taken to determine the soils and hydrogeologic conditions at the proposed construction site, a description of the geologic units encountered, and a description of the effects of the soil and groundwater elevation and direction of flow on the construction and operation of the AT system.
	b. 	Subsurface soil classification of the site. A subsurface soil classification shall be based on ASTM international designation D 2487-92 or D 2488-90.
	c. 	The results of a soils investigation conducted at a minimum of three locations within the area of the proposed AT system for AT systems of five acres or less, with one additional soils investigation site utilized for each additional three acres of surface area or fraction thereof. The soils investigation results shall be used in determining subsurface soil characteristics and groundwater elevation and direction of flow at the proposed AT system site. The soils investigation shall be conducted and utilized as follows:
	(1)	By a qualified person ordinarily engaged in the practice of performing soils investigations.
	(2)	At locations that reflect the continuous soil profile conditions existing within the area of the proposed AT system. The soils investigation shall be conducted to a minimum depth of ten feet below the elevation of the soil surface of the proposed AT system.
	(3)	By methods which identify the continuous soil profile and do not result in mixing of soil layers. Investigation methods may include soil corings using hollow stem augers, soil test pits, or other suitable methods.
	(4)	If located in karst terrain, at least one soil coring shall be taken to a minimum depth of 25 feet below the elevation of the soil surface of the proposed AT system or into bedrock, whichever is shallower. The department may accept well log information from the department’s Geosam database in lieu of the coring. If bedrock is encountered, adequate investigation of the bedrock formation shall be made to determine if it consists of limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock.
	(5)	Soil core holes may be used to determine current groundwater levels by completing the core holes as temporary monitoring wells and measuring the water levels in these wells not earlier than seven days after installation.
	(6)	Upon abandonment of the soil core holes, all soil core holes, including those developed as temporary water level monitoring wells, shall be plugged with concrete, Portland cement concrete grout, bentonite, or similar materials.
	(7)	If soil test pits or other excavation methods are used in conducting the soils investigation, upon closure these excavations must be filled with suitable materials and adequately compacted to ensure they will not compromise the integrity of the AT system.
	65.110(5) Hydrology—groundwater table. For purposes of this rule, groundwater table is the seasonal high-water table determined by a professional engineer, a groundwater professional certified pursuant to 567—Chapter 134, or qualified staff from the department or Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). If a construction permit is required, the department must approve the groundwater table determination.
	a. 	Groundwater level measurements. Groundwater levels shall be measured using at least one of the following methods:
	(1)	Temporary monitoring wells. Three temporary monitoring wells shall be developed to a minimum of ten feet below the surface of the proposed AT system and constructed in accordance with requirements of 567—subrule 110.11(8). The top of the well screen shall be within five feet of the ground surface. These monitoring wells may be installed in the soil core holes developed as part of conducting the soils investigation required in paragraph 65.110(4)“c.”
	(2)	Test pits. Test pits may be used in lieu of temporary monitoring wells to determine the seasonal high-water table or prior to the construction of an AT system to ensure the required separation distance to the seasonal high-water table is being met. The bottom of each pit shall be a minimum of five feet below the proposed surface of the AT system. However, if the test pit is also being used to conduct the soils investigation required in 65.110(4)“c,” the bottom of the pit shall be a minimum of ten feet below the surface of the proposed AT system. Each pit shall be allowed to remain open and unaltered for a minimum of seven days for viewing by the department or NRCS qualified staff. Adequate protection (temporary berms and covers) shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from entering the test pits. Test pits shall be located as needed to provide an accurate assessment of soil materials and seasonal high groundwater levels throughout the area of the proposed AT system. A description of the materials present in the test pit shall be documented by all of the following:
	●	Digital photos;
	●	Description of soils including mottling;
	●	Weather conditions both prior to and during the period in which test pits are open.
	b. 	Determination of seasonal high-water table. The seasonal high-water table shall be determined by considering all relevant data, including the groundwater levels measured in the temporary monitoring wells or test pits not earlier than seven days following installation, NRCS soil survey information, soil characteristics such as color and mottling found in soil cores and test pits, other existing water table data, and other pertinent information. If a drainage system for artificially lowering the groundwater table will be installed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 65.110(6)“g” or 65.110(7)“g,” the level to which the groundwater table will be lowered will be considered to represent the seasonal high-water table.
	65.110(6) Vegetative infiltration basin followed by vegetative treatment area.
	a. 	Computer modeling. Results of predictive computer modeling for the proposed AT system shall be used to determine suitability of the proposed site for the AT system and to predict performance of the AT system as compared to the use of a 25-year, 24-hour runoff containment system, over a 25-year period. A summary of the computer modeling results shall be provided to the department.
	b. 	Size. The computer model used to determine if the proposed AT system will meet the equivalent performance standard shall also be used to establish the minimum required size of the VIB and VTA. However, the size of the VIB shall not be less than 30 percent of the total drainage area (feedlot and other) served by the basin, and the size of the VTA shall not be less than 30 percent of the surface area of the VIB.
	c. 	Slope. The following slope requirements apply to the constructed system components.
	(1)	VIB. The maximum slope of the constructed VIB shall not exceed 1 percent.
	(2)	VTA. The constructed VTA shall be level in one dimension and have a slight slope (maximum of 5 percent) in the other dimension.
	d. 	Berming.
	(1)	VIB. The VIB must be bermed to prevent inflow of surface water from outside the VIB and prevent surface outflow of feedlot effluent from the VIB.
	(2)	VTA. The VTA must be bermed to prevent inflow of surface water from outside areas.
	e. 	Spreaders. Settled open feedlot effluent must be discharged evenly across the top width of the VTA and allowed to slowly flow downslope through the VTA. Level spreaders or other practices may be required to maintain uniform flow of settled open feedlot effluent across the width of the VTA as flow moves downslope through the VTA.
	f. 	Soil permeability. Soil permeability within the VIB and VTA must be from 0.6 to 2.0 inches per hour throughout the soil profile to a depth of five feet. Soil permeability must be verified by conducting on-site or laboratory soil permeability testing.
	g. 	Groundwater lowering system. The seasonal high-water table within the VIB and the VTA must be capable of being lowered to a depth of four to five feet with a perimeter tile system installed outside of the VIB or VTA. Design information must be provided which demonstrates the adequacy of the proposed groundwater lowering system. The tile system must satisfy the following requirements:
	(1)	If the tile system does not have a surface outlet accessible on the property where the AT system is located, a device to allow monitoring of the water in the tile system and a device to allow shutoff of the flow in the tile system must be installed.
	(2)	Tile lines in the system must be installed horizontally at least 25 feet away from the outside toe of the berm of the VIB or VTA.
	h. 	Tile system to enhance infiltration within the VTA. A tile system may be installed at the perimeter of the VTA cells to enhance infiltration within the VTA. The tile system must satisfy the following requirements:
	(1)	Tile lines shall be installed at the centerline of the berms of the VTA cells.
	(2)	The tile lines shall be constructed such that no settled open feedlot effluent can enter the lines except through infiltration through the soil profile.
	(3)	A shutoff valve and sampling point located downslope of the VTA cell shall be provided for each individual tile line. However, if multiple tile lines are brought together into a common tile line, a single shutoff valve and sampling point may be utilized.
	(4)	Monitoring of the tile lines must be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 65.104(9)“d”(2).
	i. 	Depth to sands, gravels, or glacial outwash.
	(1)	VIB. A VIB is not allowed if the depth to sands, gravels, or glacial outwash is less than ten feet.
	(2)	VTA. A VTA is not allowed if the depth to sands, gravels, or glacial outwash is less than six feet.
	(3)	A soils investigation that documents sands found are in isolated sand lenses that will not have a significant impact on subsurface water flow or groundwater quality shall not prohibit use of the site.
	j. 	Depth to bedrock. A minimum of ten feet of overburden or loose material must exist between the surface of the constructed VIB or VTA and underground bedrock.
	k. 	Flooding. Both the VIB and the VTA must be constructed in areas which are not subject to flooding more frequently than once in 25 years.
	l. 	Distance to water bodies. The following distances, measured along the path of water flow, shall be provided between the point of discharge from the VTA and the receiving water body.
	(1)	Designated use streams referenced in 567—subrule 61.3(5). A minimum distance of 500 feet or one-half foot distance per animal unit capacity of the open feedlot area which drains to the VTA, whichever is greater, shall be provided.
	(2)	All other uncrossable intermittent streams. A minimum distance of 200 feet shall be provided.
	65.110(7) Stand-alone VTA.
	a. 	Computer modeling. Results of predictive computer modeling for the proposed alternative technology system shall be used to determine suitability of the proposed site for the system and to predict performance of the alternative technology system as compared to the use of a 25-year, 24-hour runoff containment system, over a 25-year period. A summary of the computer modeling results shall be provided to the department.
	b. 	Size. The computer model used to determine if the proposed AT system will meet the equivalent performance standard shall also be used to establish the minimum required size of the VTA. However, in no case shall the size of the VTA be less than the following:
	(1)	50 percent of the total drainage area (feedlot and other) served if the soil permeability is from 0.6 to 2.0 inches per hour.
	(2)	100 percent of the total drainage area (feedlot and other) served if the soil permeability is from 0.2 to 0.6 inches per hour.
	c. 	Slope. The constructed VTA shall be level in one dimension and have a slight slope (maximum of 5 percent) in the other dimension.
	d. 	Berming. The VTA must be bermed to prevent inflow of surface water from outside areas.
	e. 	Spreaders. Settled open feedlot effluent must be discharged evenly across the top width of the VTA and allowed to slowly flow downslope through the VTA. Level spreaders or other practices may be required to maintain uniform flow of settled open feedlot effluent across the width of the VTA as flow moves downslope through the VTA.
	f. 	Soil permeability. Soil permeability within the VTA must be from 0.2 to 2.0 inches per hour throughout the soil profile to a depth of five feet. Soil permeability must be verified by conducting on-site or laboratory soil permeability testing.
	g. 	Groundwater lowering system. The seasonal high-water table within the VTA must be capable of being lowered to a depth of four to five feet with a perimeter tile system installed outside of the VTA. Design information must be provided which demonstrates the adequacy of the proposed groundwater lowering system. The tile system must satisfy the following requirements:
	(1)	If the tile system does not have a surface outlet accessible on the property where the AT system is located, a device to allow monitoring of the water in the tile system and a device to allow shutoff of the flow in the tile system must be installed.
	(2)	Tile lines in the system must be installed horizontally at least 25 feet away from the outside toe of the berm of the VTA.
	h. 	Tile system to enhance infiltration within the VTA. A tile system may be installed at the perimeter of the VTA cells to enhance infiltration within the VTA. The tile system must satisfy the following requirements:
	(1)	Tile lines shall be installed at the centerline of the berms of the VTA cells.
	(2)	The tile lines shall be constructed such that no settled open feedlot effluent can enter the lines except through infiltration through the soil profile.
	(3)	A shutoff valve and sampling point located downslope of the VTA cell shall be provided for each individual tile line. However, if multiple tile lines are brought together into a common tile line, a single shutoff valve and sampling point may be utilized.
	(4)	Monitoring of the tile lines must be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 65.104(9)“d”(2).
	i. 	Depth to sands, gravels, or glacial outwash. A VTA is not allowed if the depth to sands, gravels, or glacial outwash is less than six feet. A soils investigation that documents sands found are in isolated sand lenses that will not have a significant impact on subsurface water flow or goundwater quality shall not prohibit use of the site.
	j. 	Depth to bedrock. A minimum of ten feet of overburden or loose material must exist between the surface of the constructed VTA and underground bedrock.
	k. 	Flooding. The VTA must be constructed in areas which are not subject to flooding more frequently than once in 25 years.
	l. 	Distance to water bodies. The following distances, measured along the path of water flow, shall be provided between the point of discharge from the VTA and the receiving water body.
	(1)	Designated use streams referenced in 567—subrule 61.3(5). A minimum distance of 500 feet or one-half foot distance per animal unit capacity of the feedlot area which drains to the VTA, whichever is greater, shall be provided.
	(2)	All other uncrossable intermittent streams. A minimum distance of 200 feet shall be provided.
567—65.111(459A) Construction certification.
	65.111(1) The owner of an open feedlot operation who is issued a construction permit for a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system as provided in rule 65.105(459A) on or after July 1, 2005, shall submit to the department a construction certification from a professional engineer certifying all of the following:
	a. 	The basin or AT system was constructed in accordance with the design plans submitted to the department as part of an application for a construction permit pursuant to rule 65.107(459A). If the actual construction deviates from the approved design plans, the construction certification shall identify all changes and certify that the changes were consistent with all applicable standards of these rules.
	b. 	The basin or AT system was inspected by the professional engineer after completion of construction and before commencement of operation.
	65.111(2) A written record of an investigation for drainage tile lines, including the findings of the investigation and actions taken to comply with 65.109(1) or 65.110(3), shall be submitted as part of the construction certification.
567—65.112(459A) Nutrient management plan requirements.
	65.112(1) The owner of an open feedlot operation which has an animal unit capacity of 1,000 animal units or more or which is required to be issued an NPDES permit shall develop and implement a nutrient management plan meeting the requirements of this rule by December 31, 2006. For the purpose of this rule, requirements pertaining to open feedlot effluent also apply to settled open feedlot effluent and settleable solids.
	65.112(2) Not more than one open feedlot operation shall be covered by a single nutrient management plan.
	65.112(3) A person shall not remove manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent from an open feedlot operation structure which is part of an open feedlot operation for which a nutrient management plan is required under this rule, unless the department approves a nutrient management plan as required in this rule.
	65.112(4) The department shall not approve an application for a permit to construct a settled open feedlot effluent basin or AT system unless the owner of the open feedlot operation applying for approval submits a nutrient management plan together with the application for the construction permit as provided in rule 65.105(459A). The owner shall also submit proof that the owner has published a notice for public comment as provided in 65.112(7).
	65.112(5) If a construction permit is required as provided in rule 65.105(459A), the department shall approve or disapprove the nutrient management plan as part of the construction permit application. If a construction permit is not required, the department shall approve or disapprove the nutrient management plan within 60 days from the date that the department receives the nutrient management plan.
	65.112(6) Prior to approving or disapproving a nutrient management plan as required in this rule, the department may receive comments exclusively to determine whether the nutrient management plan is submitted according to procedures required by the department and that the nutrient management plan complies with the provisions of this rule.
	65.112(7) Public notice.
	a. 	The owner of the open feedlot operation shall publish a notice for public comment in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county where the open feedlot operation is or is proposed to be located and in the county where manure, process wastewater, or open feedlot effluent which originates from the open feedlot operation may be applied under the terms and conditions of the nutrient management plan.
	b. 	The notice for public comment shall include all of the following:
	(1)	The name of the owner of the open feedlot operation submitting the nutrient management plan.
	(2)	The name of the township where the open feedlot operation is or is proposed to be located and the name of the township where manure, process wastewater, or open feedlot effluent originating from the open feedlot operation may be applied.
	(3)	The animal unit capacity of the open feedlot operation.
	(4)	The time when and the place where the nutrient management plan may be examined as provided in Iowa Code section 22.2.
	(5)	Procedures for providing public comment to the department. The notice shall also include procedures for requesting a public hearing conducted by the department. The department is not required to conduct a public hearing if it does not receive a request for the public hearing within ten days after the first publication of the notice for public comment as provided in this subrule. If such a request is received, the public hearing must be conducted within 30 days after the first date that the notice for public comment was published.
	(6)	A statement that a person may acquire information relevant to making comments under this subrule by accessing the department’s Internet Web site. The notice for public comment shall include the address of the department’s Internet Web site as required by the department.
	65.112(8) A nutrient management plan shall include all of the following:
	a. 	Restrictions on the application of open feedlot effluent based on all of the following:
	(1)	A phosphorus index of each field in the nutrient management plan, as defined in 65.17(17)“a,” including the factors used in the calculation. A copy of the NRCS phosphorus index detailed report shall satisfy the requirement to include the factors used in the calculation. In addition, total phosphorus (as P2O5) available to be applied from the open feedlot operation shall be included.
	(2)	Calculations necessary to determine the land area required for the application of manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent from an open feedlot operation based on nitrogen or phosphorus use levels (as determined by phosphorus index) in order to obtain optimum crop yields according to a crop schedule specified in the nutrient management plan, and according to requirements specified in 65.17(4). The 100 pounds of available nitrogen per acre limitation specified in 65.17(18)“c” (applicable to open feedlot operations because of requirements in 65.17(4)) pertaining to liquid manure applied to land currently planted to soybeans or to land where a soybean crop is planned applies only to liquid manure, process wastewater or settled open feedlot affluent.
	b. 	Information relating to the application of the manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent, including all of the following:
	(1)	Nutrient levels of the manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent.
	(2)	Application methods, the timing of the application, and the location of the land where the application occurs.
	c. 	If the application is on land other than land owned or rented for crop production by the owner of the open feedlot operation, the plan shall include a copy of each written agreement executed by the owner of the open feedlot operation and the landowner or the person renting the land for crop production where the manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent may be applied.
	d. 	An estimate of the manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent volume or weight produced by the open feedlot operation.
	e. 	Information which shows all of the following:
	(1)	There is adequate storage for manure, process wastewater, stockpiled manure and open feedlot effluent, including procedures to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the storage structures.
	(2)	The proper management of animal mortalities to prevent discharge of pollutants to surface water and to ensure that animals are not disposed of in an open feedlot operation structure or a treatment system that is not specifically designed to treat animal mortalities.
	(3)	Surface drainage prior to contact with an open feedlot structure is diverted, as appropriate, from the open feedlot operation.
	(4)	Animals kept in the open feedlot operation do not have direct contact with any waters of the United States.
	(5)	Chemicals or other contaminants handled on site are not disposed of in manure, process wastewater, an open feedlot operation structure or a treatment system that is not specifically designed to treat such chemicals or contaminants.
	(6)	Equipment used for the land application of manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent must be periodically inspected for leaks.
	(7)	Identification of specific records that will be maintained to document the implementation and management of the requirements in this subrule.
	65.112(9) If an open feedlot operation uses an alternative technology system as provided in rule 65.110(459A), the nutrient management plan is not required to provide for settled open feedlot effluent that enters the AT system.
	65.112(10) Current nutrient management plan, record keeping and inspections.
	a. 	Current nutrient management plan. The owner of an open feedlot operation who is required to submit a nutrient management plan shall maintain a current nutrient management plan at the site of the open feedlot operation and shall make the current nutrient management plan available to the department upon request. If nutrient management practices change, a person required to submit a nutrient management plan shall make appropriate changes consistent with this rule. If values other than the standard table values are used for nutrient management plan calculations, the source of the values used shall be identified.
	b. 	Record keeping. Records shall be maintained by the owner of a open feedlot operation who is required to submit a nutrient management plan. This recorded information shall be maintained for five years following the year of application or for the length of the crop rotation, whichever is greater. Records shall be maintained at the site of the open feedlot operation and shall be made available to the department upon request. Records to demonstrate compliance with the nutrient management plan shall include the following:
	(1)	Factors used to calculate the manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent application rate:
	1.	Optimum yield for the planned crop.
	2.	Types of nitrogen credits and amounts.
	3.	Remaining crop nitrogen needed.
	4.	Nitrogen content and first-year nitrogen availability of the manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent.
	5.	Phosphorus content of the manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent as required in 65.17(3)“i”(1) and (2). If an actual sample is used, documentation shall be provided.
	(2)	If phosphorus-based application rates are used, the following shall be included:
	1.	Crop rotation.
	2.	Phosphorus removed by crop harvest of that crop rotation.
	(3)	Maximum allowable manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent application rate.
	(4)	Actual manure, process wastewater and open feedlot effluent application information:
	1.	Method(s) of application when manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent from the open feedlot operation was applied.
	2.	Date(s) when the manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent from the open feedlot operation was applied.
	3.	Weather conditions at time of application and for 24 hours prior to and following the application.
	4.	Location of the field where the manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent from the open feedlot operation was applied, including the number of acres.
	5.	The manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent application rate.
	6.	Dates when application equipment was inspected.
	(5)	Date(s) and application rate(s) of commercial nitrogen and phosphorus on fields that received manure, process wastewater or open feedlot effluent. However, if the date and application rate information is for fields which are not owned for crop production or which are not rented or leased for crop production by the person required to keep records pursuant to this subrule, an enforcement action for noncompliance with a nutrient management plan or the requirements of this subrule shall not be pursued against the person required to keep records pursuant to this subrule or against any other person who relied on the date and application rate in records required to be kept pursuant to this subrule, unless that person knew or should have known that nitrogen or phosphorus would be applied in excess of maximum levels set forth in paragraph 65.17(1)“a.” If nutrients are applied to fields not owned, rented or leased for crop production by the person required to keep records pursuant to this subrule, that person shall obtain from the person who owns, rents or leases those fields a statement specifying the planned commercial nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer rates to be applied to each field receiving the nutrients.
	(6)	A copy of the current soil test laboratory results for each field in the nutrient management plan.
	(7)	All applicable records identified in 65.112(8)“e”(7).
	c. 	Record inspection. The department may inspect an open feedlot operation at any time during normal working hours and may inspect the nutrient management plan and any records required to be maintained.
	65.112(11) Settled open feedlot effluent on land planted to soybeans. Effective May 14, 2013, the owner of an open feedlot operation that is required to submit a nutrient management plan shall not apply liquid manure, process wastewater or settled open feedlot effluent to land that is currently planted to soybeans or to land where the current crop has been harvested that will be planted to soybeans the next crop season. Not later than November 14, 2012, the commission shall review the available scientific evidence and determine whether any further or alternative action is necessary. The prohibition on applying liquid manure, process wastewater or settled open feedlot effluent shall not become effective unless the commission publishes a notice in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin confirming that it has reviewed the available scientific evidence and that the prohibition shall take effect on May 14, 2013.
567—65.113(459A) Complaint investigations. Complaints of violations of Iowa Code chapter 455B or 459, or 2005 Iowa Code Supplement chapter 459A, or these rules, which are received by the department or are forwarded to the department by a county, following a county board of supervisors’ determination that a complainant’s allegation constitutes a violation, shall be investigated by the department if it is determined that the complaint is legally sufficient and an investigation is justified.
	65.113(1) If after evaluating a complaint to determine whether the allegation may constitute a violation, without investigating whether the facts supporting the allegation are true or untrue, the county board of supervisors shall forward its finding to the department director.
	65.113(2) A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains adequate information to investigate the complaint and if the allegation constitutes a violation, without an investigation of whether the facts supporting the allegation are true or untrue, of department rules, Iowa Code chapter 455B or 459, or 2005 Iowa Code Supplement chapter 459A, or environmental standards in regulations subject to federal law and enforced by the department.
	65.113(3) The department in its discretion shall determine the urgency of the investigation, and the time and resources required to complete the investigation, based upon the circumstances of the case, including the severity of the threat to the quality of surface water or groundwater.
	65.113(4) The department shall notify the complainant and the alleged violator if an investigation is not conducted specifying the reason for the decision not to conduct an investigation.
	65.113(5) The department will notify the county board of supervisors where the violation is alleged to have occurred before doing a site investigation unless the department determines that a clear, present and impending danger to the public health or environment requires immediate action.
	65.113(6) The county board of supervisors may designate a county employee to accompany the department on the investigation of any site as a result of a complaint.
	65.113(7) A county employee accompanying the department on a site investigation has the same right of access to the site as the department official conducting the investigation during the period that the county designee accompanies the department official.
	65.113(8) Upon completion of an investigation, the department shall notify the complainant of the results of the investigation, including any anticipated, pending or complete enforcement action arising from the investigation. The department shall deliver a copy of the notice to the open feedlot operation that is the subject of the complaint, any alleged violators if different from the open feedlot operation and the county board of supervisors of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.
	65.113(9) When a person who is a department official, an agent of the department, or a person accompanying the department official or agent enters the premises of an open feedlot operation, both of the following shall apply:
	a. 	The person may enter at any reasonable time in and upon any private or public property to investigate any actual or possible violation of Iowa Code chapter 455B or 459, or 2005 Iowa Code Supplement chapter 459A, or these rules. However, the owner or person in charge shall be notified.
	(1)	If the owner or occupant of any property refuses admittance to the operation, or if prior to such refusal the director demonstrates the necessity for a warrant, the director may make application under oath or affirmation to the district court of the county in which the property is located for the issuance of a search warrant.
	(2)	In the application the director shall state that an inspection of the premises is mandated by the laws of this state or that a search of certain premises, areas, or things designated in the application may result in evidence tending to reveal the existence of violations of public health, safety, or welfare requirements imposed by statutes, rules or ordinances established by the state or a political subdivision thereof. The application shall describe the area, premises, or thing to be searched, give the date of the last inspection if known, give the date and time of the proposed inspection, declare the need for such inspection, recite that notice of desire to make an inspection has been given to affected persons and that admission was refused if that be the fact, and state that the inspection has no purpose other than to carry out the purpose of the statute, ordinance, or regulation pursuant to which inspection is to be made. If an item of property is sought by the director, it shall be identified in the application.
	(3)	If the court is satisfied from the examination of the applicant, and of other witnesses, if any, and of the allegations of the application of the existence of the grounds of the application, or that there is probable cause to believe their existence, the court may issue such search warrant.
	(4)	In making inspections and searches pursuant to the authority of this rule, the director must execute the warrant:
	1.	Within ten days after its date.
	2.	In a reasonable manner, and any property seized shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapters 808, 809, and 809A.
	3.	Subject to any restrictions imposed by the statute, ordinance or regulation pursuant to which inspection is made.
	b. 	The person shall comply with standard biosecurity requirements customarily required by the open feedlot operation which are necessary in order to control the spread of disease among an animal population.
567—65.114(455B,459A) Transfer of legal responsibilities or title. If title or legal responsibility for a permitted open feedlot operation and its open feedlot operation structure is transferred, the person to whom title or legal responsibility is transferred shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the permit and these rules. The person to whom the permit was issued and the person to whom title or legal responsibility is transferred shall notify the department of the transfer of legal responsibility or title of the operation within 30 days of the transfer. Within 30 days of receiving a written request from the department, the person to whom legal responsibility is transferred shall submit to the department all information needed to modify the permit to reflect the transfer of legal responsibility.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 455B.171 to 455B.191, 459.314, and 459.601 and 2005 Iowa Code Supplement chapter 459A.
APPENDIX A
OPEN FEEDLOT EFFLUENT CONTROL ALTERNATIVES FOR
OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS
Introduction: Water pollution control requirements for animal feeding operations are given in 567—65.101(459A). Under these rules, open feedlots meeting the NPDES permit application requirements of rule 567—65.104(455B,459A) must also comply with the minimum open feedlot effluent control requirements of subrule 65.101(2). Subrule 65.101(2) requires that all feedlot runoff and other open feedlot effluent flows resulting from precipitation events less than or equal to the 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event be collected and land-applied. For the purpose of this appendix, open feedlot effluent includes manure, process wastewater, settled open feedlot effluent and settleable solids.
This appendix describes five feedlot runoff control systems that meet the requirements of subrule 65.101(2). The systems differ in the volume of open feedlot effluent storage provided and in the frequency of open feedlot effluent application. In general, the time interval between required applications increases with increased storage volume.
A feedlot operator who constructs and operates an open feedlot effluent control facility in accordance with the requirements of any of these five systems will not have additional open feedlot effluent control requirements imposed, unless open feedlot effluent discharges from the facility cause state water quality standards violations. In describing the five systems, the major features of each are first reviewed, followed by detailed information on the construction and operation requirements of the system. The system descriptions are presented in this appendix as follows:
System

System 1:	One Open Feedlot Effluent Application Period Per Year	
System 2:	July and October Open Feedlot Effluent Application	
System 3:	April, July, and October Open Feedlot Effluent Application	
System 4:	Application After Each Significant Precipitation Event	
System 5:	April/May and October/November Open Feedlot Effluent Application	
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SYSTEM 1: ONE OPEN FEEDLOT EFFLUENT APPLICATION PERIOD PER YEAR
MAJOR SYSTEM FEATURES:
- Adequate capacity must be provided to collect and store the average annual runoff from all feedlot and nonfeedlot areas which drain into the open feedlot effluent control system (additional storage is required if open feedlot effluent from other sources also drains into the control system).
- Collected open feedlot effluent must be removed from the control system and land-applied at least once annually (interval between successive applications cannot exceed 12 months).
DETAILED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Open Feedlot Effluent Control System: The open feedlot effluent control system must be constructed to meet or exceed the following requirements:
	1.	Solids Settling Facilities: Solids settling facilities which meet or exceed the requirements of subrule 65.101(1) must precede the feedlot runoff control system.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: The feedlot runoff control system shall, as a minimum, have adequate capacity to store the total wastewater volume determined by summing the following:
	A.	The volume determined by multiplying the unpaved feedlot area which drains into the control system by the appropriate runoff value from Figure 1.
	B.	The volume determined by multiplying the paved feedlot area which drains into the control system by 1.5 times the appropriate runoff value from Figure 1.
	C.	The volume determined by multiplying the total area of cropland, pasture and woodland draining into the control system by the greater of the following:- The amount of runoff expected from these areas as a result of the 25–year, 24–hour precipitation event.*
- The average annual runoff expected from these areas.*
	D.	The volume determined by multiplying the total roof, farmstead, and driveway area draining into the control system by the average annual runoff expected from these areas.*
	E.	The volume of process wastewater which drains into the control system during a 12-month period.
	F.	The volume of open feedlot effluent from other sources which discharges into the control system during a 12-month period.
*Expected 25-year, 24-hour and average annual runoff values shall be determined using runoff prediction methodologies of the NRCS (or equivalent methodologies).
Open Feedlot Effluent Application Requirements: Open feedlot effluent must be removed from the open feedlot effluent control system and land-applied in accordance with the following requirements:
	1.	Solids Settling Facilities: Collected settleable solids must be removed from the solids settling facilities as necessary to maintain adequate capacity to handle future runoff events. As a minimum, settleable solids shall be removed at least once annually.
	2.	 Feedlot Runoff Control System: Accumulated open feedlot effluent shall be removed from the feedlot runoff control system and disposed of by land application at least once annually. The interval between successive application periods shall not exceed 12 months.During application periods, land application shall be conducted at rates sufficient to ensure complete removal of accumulated open feedlot effluent from the runoff control system in ten or fewer application days. Open feedlot effluent removal is considered complete when the open feedlot effluent remaining in the runoff control system occupies less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage volume.
Land application of open feedlot effluent shall be conducted on days when weather and soil conditions are suitable. Weather and soil conditions are normally considered suitable for open feedlot effluent application if:
- Land application areas are not frozen or snow-covered.
- Temperatures during application are greater than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation has not exceeded 0.05 inch per day for each of the three days immediately preceding application and no precipitation is occurring on the day of application.
SYSTEM 2: JULY AND OCTOBER OPEN FEEDLOT EFFLUENT APPLICATION
MAJOR SYSTEM FEATURES:
- Adequate capacity must be provided to collect and store the average runoff expected to occur over the nine-month period from November 1 through July 31 from all feedlot and nonfeedlot areas which drain into the open feedlot effluent control system (additional storage is required if open feedlot effluent from other sources also drains into the control system).
- Collected open feedlot effluent may be removed from the control system and land-applied during any period of the year that conditions are suitable. While application during other periods will minimize the need for July and October application, sufficient open feedlot effluent must still be disposed of during July and October to reduce the volume of open feedlot effluent remaining in the control system during these months to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage volume.
DETAILED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Open Feedlot Effluent Control System: The open feedlot effluent control system must be constructed to meet or exceed the following requirements:
	1.	Solids Settling Facilities: Open feedlot effluent solids settling facilities which meet or exceed the requirements of subrule 65.101(1) must precede the feedlot runoff control system.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: The feedlot runoff control system shall, as a minimum, have adequate capacity to store the total wastewater volume determined by summing the following:
A. The volume determined by multiplying the unpaved feedlot area which drains into the control system by the appropriate runoff value from Figure 2.
B. The volume determined by multiplying the paved feedlot area which drains into the control system by 1.5 times the appropriate runoff value from Figure 2.
C. The volume determined by multiplying the total area of cropland, pasture and woodland draining into the control system by the greater of the following:
- The amount of runoff expected from these areas as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.*
- The average runoff expected to occur from these areas during the nine-month period from November 1 to July 31.*
D. The volume determined by multiplying the total roof, farmstead and driveway area draining into the control system by the average runoff expected to occur from these areas during the nine-month period from November 1 to July 31.*
E. The volume of process wastewater which drains into the control system during the nine-month period from November 1 through July 31.
F. The volume of open feedlot effluent from other sources which discharges into the control system during the nine-month period from November 1 through July 31.
*Expected 25-year, 24-hour runoff and average runoff for the nine-month period from November 1 through July 31 shall be determined using runoff prediction methodologies of the NRCS (or equivalent methodologies).
Open Feedlot Effluent Application Requirements: Open feedlot effluent must be removed from the open feedlot effluent control system and land-applied in accordance with the following requirements:
	1.	 Solids Settling Facilities: Collected settleable solids must be removed from the solids settling facilities as necessary to maintain adequate capacity to handle future runoff events. As a minimum, settleable solids shall be removed at least once annually.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System:
A. A feedlot operator must comply with the following open feedlot effluent application requirements if application operations are limited to the months of July and October.
During these months, land application shall be conducted at rates sufficient to ensure complete removal of accumulated open feedlot effluent from the runoff control system in ten or fewer application days. Open feedlot effluent removal is considered complete when the open feedlot effluent remaining in the runoff control system occupies less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
During July and October, open feedlot effluent application operations shall be initiated on the first day that conditions are suitable for land application of open feedlot effluent, and application must continue on subsequent days that suitable conditions exist. If unfavorable weather conditions prevent complete application of open feedlot effluent to be accomplished during July or October, application must be continued into the following month. Open feedlot effluent application operations may cease when complete application has been achieved.
Weather and soil conditions are normally considered suitable for land application of open feedlot effluent if:
- Land application areas are not frozen or snow-covered.
- Temperatures during application are greater than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation has not exceeded 0.05 inch per day for each of the three days immediately preceding application and no precipitation is occurring on the day of application.
B. A feedlot operator may dispose of accumulated open feedlot effluent during any period of the year that conditions are suitable. While application during other periods will minimize the need for application during July and October, the feedlot operator will still need to dispose of sufficient open feedlot effluent during July and October to reduce the open feedlot effluent volume remaining in the runoff control system during these months to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
A feedlot operator who does not limit open feedlot effluent application operations to the months of July and October is not required to comply with the specific open feedlot effluent application requirements which apply when application is limited to those months. However, this does not relieve the feedlot operator of the responsibility to conduct application operations at rates and times which are sufficient to ensure that the open feedlot effluent volume remaining in the runoff control system during July and October will be reduced to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
SYSTEM 3: APRIL, JULY AND OCTOBER OPEN FEEDLOT EFFLUENT APPLICATION
MAJOR SYSTEM FEATURES:
- Adequate capacity must be provided to collect and store the average runoff expected to occur during the six-month period from November 1 through April 30 from all feedlot and nonfeedlot areas which drain into the open feedlot effluent control system (additional storage is required if open feedlot effluent from other sources also drains into the control system).
- Collected open feedlot effluent may be removed from the control system and land-applied during any period of the year that conditions are suitable. While application during other periods will minimize the need for application during the specified application months, sufficient open feedlot effluent must still be disposed of during April, July and October to reduce the volume of open feedlot effluent remaining in the control system during these months to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage volume.
DETAILED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Open Feedlot Effluent Control System: The open feedlot effluent control system must be constructed to meet or exceed the following requirements:
	1.	 Solids Settling Facilities: Solids settling facilities which meet or exceed the requirements of subrule 65.101(1) must precede the feedlot runoff control system.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: The feedlot runoff control system shall, as a minimum, have adequate capacity to store the total wastewater volume determined by summing the following:
A. The volume determined by multiplying the unpaved feedlot area which drains into the control system by the appropriate runoff value from Figure 3.
B. The volume determined by multiplying the paved feedlot area which drains into the control system by 1.5 times the appropriate runoff value from Figure 3.
C. The volume determined by multiplying the total area of cropland, pasture and woodland draining into the control system by the greater of the following:
- The amount of runoff expected from these areas as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.*
- The average annual runoff expected to occur from these areas during the six-month period from November 1 to April 30.*
D. The volume determined by multiplying the total roof, farmstead, and driveway area draining into the control system by the average runoff expected to occur from these areas during the six-month period from November 1 to April 30.*
E. The volume of process wastewater which drains into the control system during the six-month period from November 1 through April 30.
F. The volume of open feedlot effluent from other sources which discharges into the control system during the six-month period from November 1 through April 30.
*Expected 25-year, 24-hour runoff and average runoff for the six-month period from November 1 through April 30 shall be determined using runoff prediction methodologies of the NRCS (or equivalent methodologies).
Open Feedlot Effluent Application Requirements: Open feedlot effluent must be removed from the open feedlot effluent control system and land-applied in accordance with the following requirements:
	1.	 Solids Settling Facilities: Collected settleable solids must be removed from the solids settling facilities as necessary to maintain adequate capacity to handle future runoff events. As a minimum, settleable solids shall be removed at least once annually.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System:
A. A feedlot operator must comply with the following open feedlot effluent application requirements if application operations are limited to the months of April, July and October.
During these months, land application shall be conducted at rates sufficient to ensure complete removal of accumulated open feedlot effluent from the runoff control system in ten or fewer application days. Open feedlot effluent removal is considered complete when the open feedlot effluent remaining in the runoff control system occupies less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
During April, July and October, open feedlot effluent application operations shall be initiated on the first day that conditions are suitable for land application of open feedlot effluent, and application must continue on subsequent days that suitable conditions exist. If unfavorable weather conditions prevent complete application of open feedlot effluent to be accomplished during any of these months, open feedlot effluent application must be continued into the following month. Open feedlot effluent application operations may cease when complete application has been achieved.
Weather and soil conditions are normally considered suitable for land application of open feedlot effluent if:
- Land application areas are not frozen or snow-covered.
- Temperatures during application are greater than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation has not exceeded 0.05 inch per day for each of the three days immediately preceding application and no precipitation is occurring on the day of application.
B. A feedlot operator may dispose of accumulated open feedlot effluent during any period of the year that conditions are suitable. While application during other periods will minimize the need for application during April, July and October, the feedlot operator will still need to dispose of sufficient open feedlot effluent during April, July and October to reduce the open feedlot effluent volume remaining in the runoff control system during these months to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
A feedlot operator who does not limit open feedlot effluent application operations to the months of April, July and October is not required to comply with the specific open feedlot effluent application requirements which apply when application is limited to those months. However, this does not relieve the feedlot operator of the responsibility to conduct application operations at rates and times which are sufficient to ensure that the open feedlot effluent volume remaining in the runoff control system during April, July and October will be reduced to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
SYSTEM 4: OPEN FEEDLOT EFFLUENT APPLICATION AFTER EACH
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT
MAJOR SYSTEM FEATURES:
- Adequate capacity must be provided to collect and store the runoff expected to occur as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event from all feedlot and nonfeedlot areas which drain into the open feedlot effluent control system (additional storage is required if open feedlot effluent from other sources also drains into the control system).
- Collected open feedlot effluent must be removed from the control system and land-applied whenever the available (unoccupied) storage capacity remaining in the control system is less than 90 percent of that needed to store runoff from the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event; land application must begin on the first day that conditions are suitable and must continue until application is completed.
DETAILED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Open Feedlot Effluent Control System: The open feedlot effluent control system must be constructed to meet or exceed the following requirements:
	1.	 Solids Settling Facilities: Solids settling facilities which meet or exceed the requirements of subrule 65.101(1) must precede the feedlot runoff control system.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: The feedlot runoff control system shall, as a minimum, have adequate capacity to store the total wastewater volume determined by summing the following:
A. The volume determined by multiplying the total feedlot area which drains into the control system by the amount of runoff expected to occur from this area as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.*
B. The volume determined by multiplying the total area of cropland, pasture and woodland draining into the control system by the amount of runoff expected to occur from these areas as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.*
C. The volume determined by multiplying the total roof, farmstead and driveway area draining into the control system by the amount of runoff expected to occur from these areas as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.*
D. The volume of process wastewater which drains into the control system during the six-month period from November 1 through April 30.
E. The volume of open feedlot effluent from other sources which discharges into the control system during the six-month period from November 1 through April 30.
*Expected 25-year, 24-hour runoff shall be determined by using runoff prediction methodologies of the NRCS (or equivalent methodologies).
Open Feedlot Effluent Application Requirements: Open feedlot effluent must be removed from the open feedlot effluent control system and land-applied in accordance with the following requirements:
	1.	Solids Settling Facilities: Collected settleable solids must be removed from the solids settling facilities as necessary to maintain adequate capacity to handle future runoff events. As a minimum, settleable solids shall be removed at least once annually.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: Accumulated open feedlot effluent shall be removed from the feedlot runoff control system and disposed of by land application following each precipitation or snowmelt runoff event which results in significant open feedlot effluent accumulations in the control system. Open feedlot effluent accumulations will be considered significant whenever the available (unoccupied) storage capacity remaining in the control system is less than 90 percent of that required to store the runoff from the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.Once the available storage capacity remaining in the open feedlot effluent control system is reduced to the point that open feedlot effluent application is necessary, open feedlot effluent application operations must be initiated on the first day that conditions are suitable for land application of open feedlot effluent, and application must continue on subsequent days that suitable conditions exist. Application operations may cease when the storage capacity available in the control system has been restored to greater than 90 percent of that required to store runoff from the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.
During application periods, land application shall be conducted at rates sufficient to ensure complete removal of accumulated open feedlot effluent from the control system in ten or fewer application days.
Weather and soil conditions are normally considered suitable for land application of open feedlot effluent if:
- Land application areas are not frozen or snow-covered.
- Temperatures during application are greater than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation has not exceeded 0.05 inch per day for each of the three days immediately preceding application and no precipitation is occurring on the day of application.
SYSTEM 5: APRIL/MAY AND OCTOBER/NOVEMBER OPEN
FEEDLOT EFFLUENT APPLICATION
MAJOR SYSTEM FEATURES:
- Adequate capacity must be provided to collect and store the average runoff expected to occur over the eight-month period from October 1 through May 31 from all feedlot and nonfeedlot areas which drain into the open feedlot effluent control system (additional storage is required if open feedlot effluent from other sources also drains into the control system).
- Collected open feedlot effluent may be removed from the control system and land-applied during any period of the year that conditions are suitable. While application during other periods will minimize the need for application during the April/May and the October/November periods, sufficient open feedlot effluent must still be disposed of during each of these two-month periods to reduce the volume of open feedlot effluent remaining in the control system during these periods to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage volume.
DETAILED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Open Feedlot Effluent Control System: The open feedlot effluent control system must be constructed to meet or exceed the following requirements:
	1.	 Solids Settling Facilities: Open feedlot effluent solids settling facilities which meet or exceed the requirements of subrule 65.101(1) must precede the feedlot runoff control system.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: The feedlot runoff control system shall, as a minimum, have adequate capacity to store the total open feedlot effluent volume determined by summing the following:
A. The volume determined by multiplying the unpaved feedlot area which drains into the control system by the appropriate runoff value from Figure 4.
B. The volume determined by multiplying the paved feedlot area which drains into the control system by 1.5 times the appropriate runoff value from Figure 4.
C. The volume determined by multiplying the total area of cropland, pasture and woodland draining into the control system by the greater of the following:
- The amount of runoff expected from these areas as a result of the 25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.*
- The average runoff expected to occur from these areas during the eight-month period from October 1 to May 31.*
D. The volume determined by multiplying the total roof, farmstead, and driveway draining into the control system by the average runoff expected to occur from these areas during the eight-month period from October 1 to May 31.*
E. The volume of process wastewater which drains into the control system during the eight-month period from October 1 through May 31.
F. The volume of open feedlot effluent from other sources which discharges into the control system during the eight-month period from October 1 through May 31.
*Expected 25-year, 24-hour runoff and average runoff for the eight-month period from October 1 through May 31 shall be determined using runoff prediction methodologies of the NRCS (or equivalent methodologies).
Open Feedlot Effluent Application Requirements: Open feedlot effluent must be removed from the open feedlot effluent control system and land-applied in accordance with the following requirements:
	1.	 Solids Settling Facilities: Collected settleable solids must be removed from the solids settling facilities as necessary to maintain adequate capacity to handle future runoff events. As a minimum, settleable solids shall be removed at least once annually.
	2.	Feedlot Runoff Control System: At a minimum, accumulated open feedlot effluent shall be removed from the feedlot runoff control system and disposed of by land application during the periods April 1 through May 31 and October 1 through November 30.
During each of these periods, land application shall be conducted at rates sufficient to ensure complete removal of accumulated open feedlot effluent from the runoff control system in ten or fewer application days. Open feedlot effluent removal is considered complete when the open feedlot effluent remaining in the runoff control system occupies less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
A feedlot operator may dispose of accumulated open feedlot effluent during any period of the year that conditions are suitable. While application during other periods will minimize the need for application during the April/May and October/November periods, the feedlot operator will still need to dispose of sufficient open feedlot effluent during these periods to reduce the open feedlot effluent volume remaining in the runoff control system during these periods to less than 10 percent of the system’s design open feedlot effluent storage capacity.
Land application of open feedlot effluent shall be conducted on days when weather and soil conditions are suitable. Weather and soil conditions are normally considered suitable for open feedlot effluent application if:
- Land application areas are not frozen or snow-covered.
- Temperatures during application are greater than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation has not exceeded 0.05 inch per day for each of the three days immediately preceding application and no precipitation is occurring on the day of application.

FIGURE 1. -- Feedlot runoff value, in inches, for determining required capacity of the “System 1: One Open Feedlot Effluent Application Period Per Year” manure control system.

FIGURE 2. -- Feedlot runoff value, in inches, for determining required capacity of the “System 2: July and October Open Feedlot Effluent Application” manure control system.

FIGURE 3. -- Feedlot runoff value, in inches, for determining required capacity of the “System 3: April, July, and October Open Feedlot Effluent Application” manure control system.

FIGURE 4. -- Feedlot runoff value, in inches, for determining required capacity of the “System 5: April/May and October/November Open Feedlot Effluent Application” manure control system.
APPENDIX B
LAND DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL MANURE
Rescinded IAB 2/14/96, effective 3/20/96

APPENDIX C	
MASTER MATRIX	
Proposed Site Characteristics	
The following scoring criteria apply to the site of the proposed confinement feeding operation. Mark one score under each criterion selected by the applicant. The proposed site must obtain a minimum overall score of 440 and a score of 53.38 in the “air” subcategory, a score of 67.75 in the “water” subcategory and a score of 101.13 in the “community impacts” subcategory.	
 	
1.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements, from proposed confinement structure to the closest:
* Residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation,
* Hospital,
* Nursing home, or
* Licensed or registered child care facility.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	250 feet to 500 feet	25	 	16.25	 	8.75	 	
 	501 feet to 750 feet	45	 	29.25	 	17.50	 	
 	751 feet to 1,000 feet	65	 	42.25	 	22.75	 	
 	1,001 feet to 1,250 feet	85	 	55.25	 	29.75	 	
 	1,251 feet or more	100	 	65.00	 	35.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Refer to the construction permit application package to determine the animal unit capacity (or animal weight capacity if an expansion) of the proposed confinement feeding operation. Then refer to Table 6 of 567—Chapter 65 to determine minimum required separation distances.
(B) The department will award points only for the single building, of the four listed above, closest to the proposed confinement feeding operation.
(C) “Licensed or registered child care facility” - a facility licensed or registered by the department of human services providing child care or preschool services for six or more children as provided in Iowa Code chapter 237A.
(D) A full listing of licensed and registered child care facilities is available at county offices of the department of human services.	

2.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements, from proposed confinement structure to the closest public use area.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	250 feet to 500 feet	5	 	2.00	 	3.00	 	
 	501 feet to 750 feet	10	 	4.00	 	6.00	 	
 	751 feet to 1,000 feet	15	 	6.00	 	9.00	 	
 	1,001 feet to 1,250 feet	20	 	8.00	 	12.00	 	
 	1,251 feet to 1,500 feet	25	 	10.00	 	15.00	 	
 	1,501 feet or more	30	 	12.00	 	18.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Refer to the construction permit application package to determine the animal unit capacity (or animal weight capacity if an expansion) of the proposed confinement feeding operation. Then refer to Table 6 of 567—Chapter 65 to determine minimum required separation distances.
(B) “Public use area” - a portion of land owned by the United States, the state, or a political subdivision with facilities which attract the public to congregate and remain in the area for significant periods of time. Facilities include, but are not limited to, picnic grounds, campgrounds, cemeteries, lodges, shelter houses, playground equipment, lakes as listed in Table 2 of 567—Chapter 65, and swimming beaches. It does not include a highway, road right-of-way, parking areas, recreational trails or other areas where the public passes through, but does not congregate or remain in the area for significant periods of time.	

3.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements, from proposed confinement structure to the closest:
* Educational institution,
* Religious institution, or
* Commercial enterprise.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	250 feet to 500 feet	5	 	2.00	 	3.00	 	
 	501 feet to 750 feet	10	 	4.00	 	6.00	 	
 	751 feet to 1,000 feet	15	 	6.00	 	9.00	 	
 	1,001 feet to 1,250 feet	20	 	8.00	 	12.00	 	
 	1,251 feet to 1,500 feet	25	 	10.00	 	15.00	 	
 	1,501 feet or more	30	 	12.00	 	18.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Refer to the construction permit application package to determine the animal unit capacity (or animal weight capacity if an expansion) of the proposed confinement feeding operation. Then refer to Table 6 of 567—Chapter 65 to determine minimum required separation distances.
(B) The department will award points only for the single building, of the three listed above, closest to the proposed confinement feeding operation.
(C) “Educational institution” - a building in which an organized course of study or training is offered to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 and served by local school districts, accredited or approved nonpublic schools, area education agencies, community colleges, institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and accredited independent colleges and universities.
(D) “Religious institution” - a building in which an active congregation is devoted to worship.
(E) “Commercial enterprise” - a building which is used as a part of a business that manufactures goods, delivers services, or sells goods or services, which is customarily and regularly used by the general public during the entire calendar year and which is connected to electric, water, and sewer systems. A commercial enterprise does not include a farm operation.	

4.	Additional separation distance, above the minimum requirement of 500 feet, from proposed confinement structure to the closest water source.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	250 feet to 500 feet	5	 	 	5.00	 	 	
 	501 feet to 750 feet	10	 	 	10.00	 	 	
 	751 feet to 1,000 feet	15	 	 	15.00	 	 	
 	1,001 feet to 1,250 feet	20	 	 	20.00	 	 	
 	1,251 feet to 1,500 feet	25	 	 	25.00	 	 	
 	1,501 feet or more	30	 	 	30.00	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
“Water source” - a lake, river, reservoir, creek, stream, ditch, or other body of water or channel having definite banks and a bed with water flow, except lakes or ponds without an outlet to which only one landowner is riparian.	

5.	Separation distance of 300 feet or more from the proposed confinement structure to the nearest thoroughfare.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	300 feet or more	30	 	9.00	 	21.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Thoroughfare” - a road, street, bridge, or highway open to the public and constructed or maintained by the state or a political subdivision.
(B) The 300-foot distance includes the 100-foot minimum setback plus an additional 200 feet.	

6.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements, from proposed confinement structure to the closest critical public area.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	500 feet or more	10	 	4.00	 	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) All critical public areas as defined in 567—65.1(455B) are public use areas and therefore subject to public use area minimum separation distances.
(B) Refer to the construction permit application package to determine the animal unit capacity (or animal weight capacity if an expansion) of the proposed confinement feeding operation. Then refer to Table 6 of 567—Chapter 65 to determine minimum required separation distances.	

7.	Proposed confinement structure is at least two times the minimum required separation distance from all private and public water wells.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Two times the minimum separation distance	30	 	 	24.00	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Refer to Table 6 of 567—Chapter 65 for minimum required separation distances to wells.	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
8.	Additional separation distance, above the minimum requirement of 1,000 feet, from proposed confinement structure to the closest:
* Agricultural drainage well,
* Known sinkhole, or
* Major water source.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	250 feet to 500 feet	5	 	0.50	2.50	2.00	 	
 	501 feet to 750 feet	10	 	1.00	5.00	4.00	 	
 	751 feet to 1,000 feet	15	 	1.50	7.50	6.00	 	
 	1,001 feet to 1,250 feet	20	 	2.00	10.00	8.00	 	
 	1,251 feet to 1,500 feet	25	 	2.50	12.50	10.00	 	
 	1,501 feet to 1,750 feet	30	 	3.00	15.00	12.00	 	
 	1,751 feet to 2,000 feet	35	 	3.50	17.50	14.00	 	
 	2,001 feet to 2,250 feet	40	 	4.00	20.00	16.00	 	
 	2,251 feet to 2,500 feet	45	 	4.50	22.50	18.00	 	
 	2,501 feet or more	50	 	5.00	25.00	20.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The department will award points only for the single item, of the three listed above, closest to the proposed confinement feeding operation.
(B) “Agricultural drainage wells” - include surface intakes, cisterns and wellheads of agricultural drainage wells.
(C) “Major water source” - a lake, reservoir, river or stream located within the territorial limits of the state, or any marginal river area adjacent to the state which can support a floating vessel capable of carrying one or more persons during a total of a six-month period in one out of ten years, excluding periods of flooding. Major water sources in the state are listed in Tables 1 and 2 in 567—Chapter 65.	

9.	Distance between the proposed confinement structure and the nearest confinement facility that has a submitted department manure management plan.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Three-quarters of a mile or more (3,960 feet)	25	 	7.50	7.50	10.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Confinement facilities include swine, poultry, and dairy and beef cattle.	

10.	Separation distance from proposed confinement structure to closest:
* High quality (HQ) waters,
* High quality resource (HQR) waters, or
* Protected water areas (PWA)
is at least two times the minimum required separation distance.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Two times the minimum separation distance	30	 	 	22.50	7.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The department will award points only for the single item, of the three listed above, closest to the proposed confinement feeding operation.
(B) HQ waters are identified in 567—Chapter 61.
(C) HQR waters are identified in 567—Chapter 61.
(D) A listing of PWAs is available at http://www.state.ia.us/
government/dnr/organiza/ppd/prowater. htm#Location%20of%20PWA’s%20in.	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11.	Air quality modeling results demonstrating an annoyance level less than 2 percent of the time for residences within two times the minimum separation distance.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	University of Minnesota OFFSET model results demonstrating an annoyance level less than 2 percent of the time	10	 	6.00	 	4.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) OFFSET can be found at http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI7680.html. For more information, contact Dr.	Larry Jacobson, University of Minnesota, (612)625-8288, jacob007@tc.umn.edu.
(B) A residence that has a signed waiver for the minimum separation distance cannot be included in the model.
(C) Only the OFFSET model is acceptable until the department recognizes other air quality models.	

12.	Liquid manure storage structure is covered.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Covered liquid manure storage	30	 	27.00	 	3.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Covered” - organic or inorganic material, placed upon an animal feeding operation structure used to store manure, which significantly reduces the exchange of gases between the stored manure and the outside air. Organic materials include, but are not limited to, a layer of chopped straw, other crop residue, or a naturally occurring crust on the surface of the stored manure. Inorganic materials include, but are not limited to, wood, steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, or Styrofoam. The materials shall shield at least 90 percent of the surface area of the stored manure from the outside air. Cover shall include an organic or inorganic material which current scientific research shows reduces detectable odor by at least 75 percent. A formed manure storage structure directly beneath a floor where animals are housed in a confinement feeding operation is deemed to be covered.
(B) The design, operation and maintenance plan for the manure cover must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

13.	Construction permit application contains design, construction, operation and maintenance plan for emergency containment area at manure storage structure pump-out area.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Emergency containment area	20	 	 	18.00	2.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The emergency containment area must be able to contain at least 5 percent of the total volume capacity of the manure storage structure.
(B) The emergency containment area must be constructed on soils that are fine-grained and have low permeability.
(C) If manure is spilled into the emergency containment area, the spill must be reported to the department within six hours of onset or discovery.
(D) The design, construction, operation and maintenance plan for the emergency containment area must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

14.	Installation of a filter(s) designed to reduce odors from confinement building(s) exhaust fan(s).	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Installation of filter(s)	10	 	8.00	 	2.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The design, operation and maintenance plan for the filter(s) must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

15.	Utilization of landscaping around confinement structure.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Utilization of landscaping	20	 	10.00	 	10.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The design, operation and maintenance plan for the landscaping must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit. The design should contain at least three rows of trees and shrubs, of both fast- and slow-growing species that are well suited for the site.	

16.	Enhancement, above minimum requirements, of structures used in stockpiling and composting activities, such as an impermeable pad and a roof or cover.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Stockpile and compost facility enhancements	30	 	9.00	18.00	3.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The design, operation and maintenance plan for the stockpile or compost structure enhancements must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(B) The stockpile or compost structures must be located on land adjacent or contiguous to the confinement building.	

17.	Proposed manure storage structure is formed.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Formed manure storage structure	30	 	 	27.00	3.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Formed manure storage structure” - a covered or uncovered impoundment used to store manure from an animal feeding operation, which has walls and a floor constructed of concrete, concrete block, wood, steel, or similar materials. Similar materials may include, but are not limited to, plastic, rubber, fiberglass, or other synthetic materials. Materials used in a formed manure storage structure shall have the structural integrity to withstand expected internal and external load pressures.
(B) The design, operation and maintenance plan for the formed manure storage structure must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
18.	Manure storage structure is aerated to meet departmental standards as an aerobic structure, if aeration is not already required by the department.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Aerated manure storage structure	10	 	8.00	 	2.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Aerobic structure” - an animal feeding operation structure other than an egg washwater storage structure which relies on aerobic bacterial action which is maintained by the utilization of air or oxygen and which includes aeration equipment to digest organic matter. Aeration equipment shall be used and shall be capable of providing oxygen at a rate sufficient to maintain an average of 2 milligrams per liter dissolved oxygen concentration in the upper 30 percent of the depth of manure in the structure at all times.
(B) The design, operation and maintenance plan for the aeration equipment must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

19.	Proposed confinement site has a suitable truck turnaround area so that semitrailers do not have to back into the facility from the road.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Truck turnaround	20	 	 	 	20.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The design, operation and maintenance plan for the truck turnaround area must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(B) The turnaround area should be at least 120 feet in diameter and be adequately surfaced for traffic in inclement weather.	

20.	Construction permit applicant’s animal feeding operation environmental and worker protection violation history for the last five years at all facilities in which the applicant has an interest.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	No history of Administrative Orders in last five years	30	 	 	 	30.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Interest” - ownership of a confinement feeding operation as a sole proprietor or a 10 percent or more ownership interest held by a person in a confinement feeding operation as a joint tenant, tenant in common, shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary or other equity interest holder. Ownership interest is an interest when it is held either directly, indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both.
(B) An environmental violation is a final Administrative Order (AO) from the department or final court ruling against the construction permit applicant for environmental violations related to an animal feeding operation. A Notice of Violation (NOV) does not constitute a violation.	

21.	Construction permit applicant waives the right to claim a Pollution Control Tax Exemption for the life of the proposed confinement feeding operation structure.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Permanent waiver of Pollution Control Tax Exemption	5	 	 	 	5.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Waiver of Pollution Control Tax Exemption is limited to the proposed structure(s) in the construction permit application.
(B) The department and county assessor will maintain a record of this waiver, and it must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

22.	Construction permit applicant can lawfully claim a Homestead Tax Exemption on the site where the proposed confinement structure is to be constructed
- OR -
the construction permit applicant is the closest resident to the proposed confinement structure.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Site qualifies for Homestead Tax Exemption or permit applicant is closest resident to proposed structure	25	 	 	 	25.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Proof of Homestead Tax Exemption is required as part of the construction permit application.
(B) Applicant includes persons who have ownership interests. “Interest” - ownership of a confinement feeding operation as a sole proprietor or a 10 percent or more ownership interest held by a person in a confinement feeding operation as a joint tenant, tenant in common, shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary or other equity interest holder. Ownership interest is an interest when it is held either directly, indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both.	

23.	Construction permit applicant can lawfully claim a Family Farm Tax Credit for agricultural land where the proposed confinement feeding operation is to be located pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 425A.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Family Farm Tax Credit qualification	25	 	 	 	25.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Applicant includes persons who have ownership interests. “Interest” - ownership of a confinement feeding operation as a sole proprietor or a 10 percent or more ownership interest held by a person in a confinement feeding operation as a joint tenant, tenant in common, shareholder, partner, member, beneficiary or other equity interest holder. Ownership interest is an interest when it is held either directly, indirectly through a spouse or dependent child, or both.	

24.	Facility size.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	1 to 2,000 animal unit capacity	20	 	 	 	20.00	 	
 	2,001 to 3,000 animal unit capacity	10	 	 	 	10.00	 	
 	3,001 animal unit capacity or more	0	 	 	 	0.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Refer to the construction permit application package to determine the animal unit capacity of the proposed confinement structure at the completion of construction.
(B) If the proposed structure is part of an expansion, animal unit capacity (or animal weight capacity) must include all animals confined in adjacent confinement structures.
(C) Two or more animal feeding operations under common ownership or management are deemed to be a single animal feeding operation if they are adjacent or utilize a common area or system for manure disposal. In addition, for purposes of determining whether two or more confinement feeding operations are adjacent, all of the following must apply:
(a) At least one confinement feeding operation structure must be constructed on and after May 21, 1998.
(b) A confinement feeding operation structure which is part of one confinement feeding operation is separated by less than a minimum required distance from a confinement feeding operation structure which is part of the other confinement feeding operation. The minimum required distance shall be as follows:
(1) 1,250 feet for confinement feeding operations having a combined animal unit capacity of less than 1,000 animal units.
(2) 2,500 feet for confinement feeding operations having a combined animal unit capacity of 1,000 animal units or more.	

25.	Construction permit application includes livestock feeding and watering systems that significantly reduce manure volume.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Wet/dry feeders or other feeding and watering systems that significantly reduce manure volume	25	 	 	12.50	12.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The design, operation and maintenance plan for the feeding system must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

Proposed Site Operation and Manure Management Practices	
The following scoring criteria apply to the operation and manure management characteristics of the proposed confinement feeding operation. Mark one score under each criterion that best reflects the characteristics of the submitted manure management plan.	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
26.	Liquid or dry manure (choose only one subsection from subsections “a” - “e” and mark only one score in that subsection).	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
a.	Bulk dry manure is sold under Iowa Code chapter 200A and surface-applied	15	 	 	15.00	 	 	
 	Bulk dry manure is sold under Iowa Code chapter 200A and incorporated on the same date it is land-applied	30	 	12.00	12.00	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
b.	Dry manure is composted and land-applied under the requirements of a manure management plan	10	 	4.00	4.00	2.00	 	
 	Dry manure is composted and sold so that no manure is applied under the requirements of a manure management plan	30	 	12.00	12.00	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
c.	Methane digester is used to generate energy from manure and remaining manure is surface-applied under the requirements of a manure management plan	10	 	3.00	3.00	4.00	 	
 	After methane digestion is complete, manure is injected or incorporated on the same date it is land-applied under the requirements of a manure management plan	30	 	12.00	12.00	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
d.	Dry manure is completely burned to generate energy and no remaining manure is applied under the requirements of a manure management plan	30	 	9.00	9.00	12.00	 	
 	Some dry manure is burned to generate energy, but remaining manure is land-applied and incorporated on the same date it is land-applied	30	 	12.00	12.00	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
e.	Injection or incorporation of manure on the same date it is land-applied	30	 	12.00	12.00	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Choose only ONE line from subsection “a,” “b,” “c,” “d,” or “e” above and mark only one score in that subsection.
(B) The injection or incorporation of manure must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(C) If an emergency arises and injection or incorporation is not feasible, prior to land application of manure, the applicant must receive a written approval for an emergency waiver from a department field office to surface-apply manure.
(D) Requirements pertaining to the sale of bulk dry manure pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 200A must be incorporated into the construction permit application and made a condition of the approved construction permit.
(E) The design, operation and maintenance plan for utilization of manure as an energy source must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(F) The design, operation and maintenance plan for composting facilities must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

27.	Land application of manure is based on a two-year crop rotation phosphorus uptake level.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Two-year phosphorus crop uptake application rate	10	 	 	10.00	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Land application of manure cannot exceed phosphorus crop usage levels for a two-year crop rotation cycle.
(B) The phosphorus uptake application rates must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

28.	Land application of manure to farmland that has USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)-approved buffer strips contiguous to all water sources traversing or adjacent to the fields listed in the manure management plan.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Manure application on farmland with buffer strips	10	 	 	8.00	2.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The department may request NRCS maintenance agreements to ensure proper design, installation and maintenance of filter strips. If a filter strip is present but not designed by NRCS, it must meet NRCS standard specifications.
(B) The application field does not need to be owned by the confinement facility owner to receive points.
(C) On current and future manure management plans, the requirement for buffer strips on all land application areas must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

29.	Land application of manure does not occur on highly erodible land (HEL), as classified by the USDA NRCS.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	No manure application on HEL farmland	10	 	 	10.00	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Manure application on non-HEL farmland must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

30.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements (0 or 750 feet, see below), for the land application of manure to the closest:
* Residence not owned by the owner of the confinement feeding operation,
* Hospital,
* Nursing home, or
* Licensed or registered child care facility.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 200 feet	5	 	3.25	 	1.75	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 500 feet	10	 	6.50	 	3.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The department will award points only for the single building, of the four listed above, closest to the proposed confinement feeding operation.
(B) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure injected or incorporated on the same date as application: 0 feet.
(C) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure broadcast on soil surface: 750 feet.
(D) The additional separation distances must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(E) “Licensed or registered child care facility” - a facility licensed or registered by the department of human services providing child care or preschool services for six or more children as provided in Iowa Code chapter 237A.
(F) A full listing of licensed and registered child care facilities is available at county offices of the department of human services.	

31.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements (0 or 750 feet, see below), for land application of manure to closest public use area.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 200 feet	5	 	2.00	 	3.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Public use area” - a portion of land owned by the United States, the state, or a political subdivision with facilities which attract the public to congregate and remain in the area for significant periods of time. Facilities include, but are not limited to, picnic grounds, campgrounds, cemeteries, lodges, shelter houses, playground equipment, lakes as listed in Table 2 in 567—Chapter 65, and swimming beaches. It does not include a highway, road right-of-way, parking areas, recreational trails or other areas where the public passes through, but does not congregate or remain in the area for significant periods of time.
(B) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure injected or incorporated on the same date as application: 0 feet.
(C) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure broadcast on soil surface: 750 feet.
(D) The additional separation distances must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

32.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements (0 or 750 feet, see below), for the land application of manure to the closest:
* Educational institution,
* Religious institution, or
* Commercial enterprise.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 200 feet	5	 	2.00	 	3.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure broadcast on soil surface: 750 feet.
(B) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure injected or incorporated on same date as application: 0 feet.
(C) The additional separation distances must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(D) “Educational institution” - a building in which an organized course of study or training is offered to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 and served by local school districts, accredited or approved nonpublic schools, area education agencies, community colleges, institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and accredited independent colleges and universities.
(E) “Religious institution” - a building in which an active congregation is devoted to worship.
(F) “Commercial enterprise” - a building which is used as a part of a business that manufactures goods, delivers services, or sells goods or services, which is customarily and regularly used by the general public during the entire calendar year and which is connected to electric, water, and sewer systems. A commercial enterprise does not include a farm operation.	

33.	Additional separation distance of 50 feet, above minimum requirements (0 or 200 feet, see below), for the land application of manure to the closest private drinking water well or public drinking water well
- OR -
well is properly closed under supervision of county health officials.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 50 feet or well is properly closed	10	 	 	8.00	2.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure injected or incorporated on the same date as application or 50-foot vegetation buffer exists around well and manure is not applied to the buffer: 0 feet.
(B) Minimum separation distance for land application of manure broadcast on soil surface: 200 feet.
(C) If applicant chooses to close the well, the well closure must be incorporated into the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

34.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements, for the land application of manure to the closest:
* Agricultural drainage well,
* Known sinkhole,
* Major water source, or
* Water source.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 200 feet	5	 	0.50	2.50	2.00	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 400 feet	10	 	1.00	5.00	4.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) “Agricultural drainage wells” - include surface intakes, cisterns and wellheads of agricultural drainage wells.
(B) “Major water source” - a lake, reservoir, river or stream located within the territorial limits of the state, or any marginal river area adjacent to the state, which can support a floating vessel capable of carrying one or more persons during a total of a six-month period in one out of ten years, excluding periods of flooding. Major water sources in the state are listed in Tables 1 and 2 in 567—Chapter 65.
(C) “Water source” - a lake, river, reservoir, creek, stream, ditch, or other body of water or channel having definite banks and a bed with water flow, except lakes or ponds without an outlet to which only one landowner is riparian.
(D) The additional separation distances must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

35.	Additional separation distance, above minimum requirements, for the land application of manure, to the closest:
* High quality (HQ) water,
* High quality resource (HQR) water, or
* Protected water area (PWA).	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 200 feet	5	 	 	3.75	1.25	 	
 	Additional separation distance of 400 feet	10	 	 	7.50	2.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) HQ waters are identified in 567—Chapter 61.
(B) HQR waters are identified in 567—Chapter 61.
(C) A listing of PWAs is available at http://www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/organiza/ppd/prowater. htm#Location%20of%20PWA’s%20in.	

36.	Demonstrated community support.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Written approval of 100 percent of the property owners within a one-mile radius	20	 	 	 	20.00	 	

37.	Worker safety and protection plan is submitted with the construction permit application.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Submission of worker safety and protection plan	10	 	 	 	10.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The worker safety and protection plan must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(B) The worker safety and protection plan and subsequent records must be kept on site with the manure management plan records.	

38.	Applicant signs a waiver of confidentiality allowing the public to view confidential manure management plan land application records.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Manure management plan confidentiality waiver	5	 	 	 	5.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The waiver of confidentiality must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit. The applicant may limit public inspection to reasonable times and places.	

39.	Added economic value based on quality job development (number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions), and salary equal to or above Iowa department of workforce development median (45-2093)
- OR -
the proposed structure increases commercial property tax base in the county.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Economic value to local community	10	 	 	 	10.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The Iowa department of workforce development regional profiles are available at http://www.iowaworkforce.org/centers/regionalsites.htm. Select the appropriate region and then select “Regional Profile.”	

40.	Construction permit application contains an emergency action plan.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Emergency action plan	5	 	 	2.50	2.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Iowa State University Extension publication PM 1859 lists the components of an emergency action plan. The emergency action plan submitted should parallel the components listed in the publication.
(B) The posting and implementation of an emergency action plan must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(C) The emergency action plan and subsequent records must be kept on site with the manure management plan records.	

41.	Construction permit application contains a closure plan.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Closure plan	5	 	 	2.50	2.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The closure plan must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(B) The closure plan must be kept on site with the manure management plan records.	

42.	Adoption and implementation of an environmental management system (EMS) recognized by the department.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	EMS	15	 	4.50	4.50	6.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) The EMS must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.
(B) The EMS must be recognized by the department as an acceptable EMS for use with confinement operations.	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
43.	Adoption and implementation of NRCS-approved Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP).	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	CNMP	10	 	3.00	3.00	4.00	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The implementation and continuation of a CNMP must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	

44.	Groundwater monitoring wells installed near manure storage structure, and applicant agrees to provide data to the department.	
 	 	 	
 	 	Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Groundwater monitoring	15	 	 	10.50	4.50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(A) Monitoring well location, sampling and data submission must meet department requirements.
(B) The design, operation and maintenance plan for the groundwater monitoring wells, and data transfer to the department, must be in the construction permit application and made a condition in the approved construction permit.	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Total Score	 	Air	Water	Community	 	
 	Minimum score to pass:	440	 	53.38	67.75	101.13	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
APPENDIX D
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS—FORMED MANURE STORAGE STRUCTURES
The following design specifications apply to a formed manure storage structure that is constructed belowground, is laterally braced and is not designed using MWPS-36 or by a PE or an NRCS engineer:
(1) The walls of a rectangular formed structure with a depth up to 12 feet shall be designed in accordance with the tables provided in this appendix.
(2) Consideration shall be given to internal and external loads including, but not limited to, lateral earth pressures, hydrostatic pressures, wind loads, and floor or cover, building and equipment loads.
(3) Each wall shall be braced laterally at the top of the wall.
(4) The walls shall be constructed above the groundwater table, or a drain tile shall be installed to artificially lower the groundwater table.
(5) Each wall that includes a pumpout port shall be constructed under the design consideration that vehicles will be operating within 5 feet of the wall as provided in Tables D-2 and D-4.
(6) Minimum wall thickness and minimum vertical steel reinforcement shall be in accordance with one of the following:
(a) Table D-1, if all of the following conditions are met:
	1.	There will be NO VEHICLES operating within 5 feet of the wall.
	2.	Backfilling is performed with gravel, sand, silt, and clay mixtures (less than 50 percent fines), with coarse sand with silt or clay (less than 50 percent fines), or cleaner granular material (see NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, “Waste Storage Facility,” Code 313, Table 2, for description and unified classification or ASTM D 2488 and D 653).
APPENDIX D, TABLE D-1
Minimum Wall Thickness and Vertical Steel Reinforcement

Wall height
(feet)	Wall
thickness
(inches)	Steel Grade	
		Grade 40	Grade 60	
		Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	
4 or less	6	#4	16.5	#4	18.0	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
4 or less	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
6	6	#4	14.5	#4	18.0	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
6	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
8	8	#4	9.5	#4	13.5	
		#5	14.5	#5	18.0	
8	10	#4	9.5	#4	11.0	
		#5	15.0	#5	17.0	
10	8	#4	6.5	#4	9.5	
		#5	10.0	#5	13.5	
10	10	#4	6.5	#4	9.5	
		#5	10.0	#5	15.0	
12	10	#4	5.0	#4	7.5	
		#5	7.5	#5	11.5	
(b) Table D-2, if all of the following conditions are met:
	1.	There will be VEHICLES operating within 5 feet of the wall.
	2.	Backfilling is performed with gravel, sand, silt, and clay mixtures (less than 50 percent fines), with coarse sand with silt or clay (less than 50 percent fines), or cleaner granular material (see NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, “Waste Storage Facility,” Code 313, Table 2, for description and unified classification or ASTM D 2488 and D 653).
APPENDIX D, TABLE D-2
Minimum Wall Thickness and Vertical Steel Reinforcement

Wall height
(feet)	Wall
thickness
(inches)	Steel Grade	
		Grade 40	Grade 60	
		Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	
4 or less	6	#4	16.5	#4	18.0	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
4 or less	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
6	6	#4	10.5	#4	15.5	
		#5	16.5	#5	18.0	
6	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
8	8	#4	6.5	#4	10.0	
		#5	10.5	#5	16.0	
8	10	#4	8.5	#4	11.0	
		#5	13.5	#5	17.0	
10	8	#4	4.5	#4	6.5	
		#5	7.0	#5	10.5	
10	10	#4	5.0	#4	7.5	
		#5	8.0	#5	12.0	
12	10	#4	3.5	#4	5.5	
		#5	5.5	#5	8.5	
(c) Table D-3, if all of the following conditions are met:
	1.	There will be NO VEHICLES operating within 5 feet of the wall.
	2.	Backfilling is performed with low plasticity silts and clays with some sand or gravel (50 percent or more fines); or fine sands with silt or clay (less than 50 percent fines); or low to medium plasticity silts and clays with little sand or gravel (50 percent or more fines); or high plasticity silts and clays (see NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, “Waste Storage Facility,” Code 313, Table 2, for description and unified classification or ASTM D 2488 and D 653).
APPENDIX D, TABLE D-3
Minimum Wall Thickness and Vertical Steel Reinforcement

Wall height
(feet)	Wall
thickness
(inches)	Steel Grade	
		Grade 40	Grade 60	
		Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	
4 or less	6	#4	16.5	#4	18.0	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
4 or less	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
6	6	#4	10.5	#4	15.5	
		#5	16.5	#5	18.0	
6	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
8	8	#4	6.5	#4	10.0	
		#5	10.5	#5	16.0	
8	10	#4	9.0	#4	11.0	
		#5	14.0	#5	17.0	
10	8	#4	4.5	#4	6.5	
		#5	7.0	#5	10.0	
10	10	#4	5.0	#4	7.5	
		#5	8.0	#5	12.0	
12	10	#4	3.5	#4	5.0	
		#5	5.5	#5	8.0	
(d) Table D-4, if all of the following conditions are met:
	1.	There will be VEHICLES operating within 5 feet of the wall.
	2.	Backfilling is performed with low plasticity silts and clays with some sand or gravel (50 percent or more fines); or fine sands with silt or clay (less than 50 percent fines); or low to medium plasticity silts and clays with little sand or gravel (50 percent or more fines); or high plasticity silts and clays (see NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, “Waste Storage Facility,” Code 313, Table 2, for description and unified classification or ASTM D 2488 and D 653).
APPENDIX D, TABLE D-4
Minimum Wall Thickness and Vertical Steel Reinforcement

Wall height
(feet)	Wall
thickness
(inches)	Steel Grade	
		Grade 40	Grade 60	
		Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	
4 or less	6	#4	16.5	#4	18.0	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
4 or less	8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
		#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
6	6	#4	8.0	#4	12.0	
		#5	12.5	#5	16.5	
6	8	#4	9.5	#4	13.5	
		#5	15.0	#5	18.0	
8	8	#4	6.0	#4	9.0	
		#5	9.0	#5	11.5	
8	10	#4	6.0	#4	9.0	
		#5	9.5	#5	14.0	
10	8	#4	3.0	#4	4.5	
		#5	4.5	#5	7.0	
10	10	#4	4.5	#4	6.5	
		#5	6.5	#5	10.0	
12	10	#4	2.5	#4	4.0	
		#5	4.0	#5	6.0	
(7) Minimum horizontal steel for a rectangular tank shall be selected and placed according to Table D-5, regardless of wall height, and shall be tied to the soil side of vertical steel:
APPENDIX D, TABLE D-5
Minimum Wall Horizontal Steel Reinforcement

Wall
thickness
(inches)	Steel Grade	
	Grade 40	Grade 60	
	Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	Bar	Space o.c.
(inches)	
6	#4	16.5	#4	18.0	
	#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
8	#4	12.0	#4	13.5	
	#5	18.0	#5	18.0	
10	#4	9.5	#4	11.0	
	#5	15.0	#5	17.0	
APPENDIX D, FIGURE D-1
MONOLITHIC FOOTING FLOOR DETAIL

Note:  For a more detailed version of this figure, contact the department, animal feeding operations.
APPENDIX D, FIGURE D-2
WALL AND FLOOR CONSTRUCTION JOINT

Note:  For a more detailed version of this figure, contact the department, animal feeding operations.
TABLE 1
Major Water Sources—Rivers and Streams

County	 	River/Stream	 	Location	
Adair	 	Bush Branch	 	East county line (S13, T75N, R30W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S13, T75N, R30W)	
 	 	Middle Nodaway River	 	South county line (S31, T74N, R33W) to Hwy.	92 (S14, T75N, R32W)	
 	 	Middle River	 	East county line (S36, T76N, R30W) to north county line (S1, T77N, R32W)	
 	 	North Turkey Creek	 	Mouth (S35, T77N, R31W) to confluence with South Turkey Creek (S33, T77N, R31W)	
 	 	Shanghai Creek	 	South county line (S34, T74N, R32W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (SW1/4, S34, T74N, R32W)	
 	 	Thompson River	 	East county line (S12, T74N, R30W) to confluence with Ninemile Creek (S35, T75N, R30W)	
 	 	West Fork Middle
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Nodaway River	 	Mouth (S33, T74N, R33W) to County Road N51 (S20, T76N, R33W)	
Adams	 	East Nodaway River	 	South county line (S31, T71N, R35W) to confluence with Shanghai Creek (S16, T73N, R32W)	
 	 	Middle Nodaway River	 	West county line (S31, T72N, R35W) to north county line (S6, T73N, R33W)	
 	 	Platte River	 	East line (S24, T71N, R32W) to east line (S36, T72N, R32W)	
 	 	Shanghai Creek	 	Mouth (S16, T73N, R32W) to north county line (S3, T73N, R32W)	
Allamakee	 	Bear Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T99N, R06W) to west county line (S30, T100N, R06W)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S34, T96N, R03W) to north county line (S8, T100N, R03W)	
 	 	Paint Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T99N, R06W) to west county line (S18, T99N, R06W)	
 	 	Paint Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T96N, R03W) to road crossing (S18, T97N, R04W)	
 	 	Upper Iowa River	 	Mouth (S19, T100N, R03W) to west county line (S31, T99N, R06W)	
 	 	Village Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T99N, R03W) to confluence with Erickson Spring Branch (S23, T98N, R04W)	
 	 	Waterloo Creek	 	Mouth (S35, T100N, R06W) to north county line (S04, T100N, R06W)	
 	 	Winnebago Creek	 	Mouth (S12, T100N, R04W) to north county line (S1, T100N, R04W)	
 	 	Yellow River	 	Mouth (S34, T96N, R03W) to west county line (S18, T96N, R06W)	
Appanoose	 	Chariton River	 	South county line (S21, T67N, R16W) to west county line (S6, T70N, R19W)	
 	 	Packard Creek	 	Mouth (S8, T67N, R16W) to confluence with Pigeon Creek (S6, T67N, R16W)	
 	 	Soap Creek	 	East county line (S13, T70N, R16W) to north county line (S4, T70N, R16W)	
 	 	South Fork Chariton River	 	Lake Rathbun (S14, T70N, R19W) to west county line (S31, T70N, R19W)	
 	 	South Soap Creek	 	East county line (S25, T70N, R16W) to Lake Sundown (S29, T70N, R16W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T69N, R18W) to confluence with Little Walnut Creek (S1, T69N, R18W)	
Audubon	 	Brushy Creek	 	East county line (S1, T81N, R34W) to north county line (S1, T81N, R34W)	
 	 	East Branch West
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Nishnabotna River	 	West county line (S18, T80N, R36W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, S19, T81N, R35W)	
 	 	East Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S36, T78N, R36W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, S12, T81N, R35W)	
 	 	Troublesome Creek	 	South county line (S35, T78N, R35W) to east county line (S36, T79N, R34W)	
Benton	 	Bear Creek	 	North county line (S1, T86N, R10W) to mouth (S21, T86N, R10W)	
 	 	Bear Creek	 	East county line (S13, T84N, R09W) to confluence of Wildcat Creek and Opossum Creek (S8, T84N, R09W)	
 	 	Blue Creek	 	East county line (S24, T86N, R09W) to confluence with West Branch Blue Creek (S24, T86N, R09W)	
 	 	Cedar River	 	East county line (S13, T85N, R09W) to north county line (S6, T86N, R10W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	South county line (S31, T82N, R12W) to west county line (S31, T82N, R12W)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	Confluence with unnamed tributary (middle of S 1/2, S13, T83N, R12W) to east county line (S12, T82N, R09W)	
 	 	Salt Creek	 	Mouth (S6, T82N, R12W) to west county line (S6, T82N, R12W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	Mouth (S6, T82N, R12W) to south county line (S6, T82N, R12W)	
 	 	Wolf Creek	 	North county line (S2, T86N, R12W) to west county line (S19, T86N, R12W)	
 	 	Black Hawk Creek	 	Mouth (S22, T89N, R13W) to west county line (S6, T87N, R14W)	
Black Hawk	 	Beaver Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T90N, R14W) to west county line (S31, T90N, R14W)	
 	 	Black Hawk Creek	 	Mouth (S22, T89N, R13W) to west county line (S6, T87N, R14W)	
 	 	Buck Creek	 	East county line (S12, T90N, R11W) to north county line (S1, T90N, R11W)	
 	 	Cedar River	 	East county line (S36, T87N, R11W) to north county line (S2, T90N, R14W)	
 	 	Crane Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T90N, R11W) to north county line (S3, T90N, R12W)	
 	 	Miller Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T87N, R12W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NE 1/4, S24, T87N, R13W)	
 	 	Shell Rock River	 	Mouth (S4, T90N, R14W) to north county line (S4, T90N, R14W)	
 	 	Spring Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T87N, R11W) to confluence with East Branch Spring Creek (S11, T87N, R11W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	East county line (S1, T89N, R11W) to north county line (S4, T90N, R11W)	
 	 	West Fork Cedar River	 	Mouth (S16, T90N, R14W) to west county line (S7, T90N, R14W)	
 	 	Wolf Creek	 	Mouth (S29, T87N, R11W) to south county line (S35, T87N, R12W)	
Boone	 	Beaver Creek	 	Confluence with Middle Beaver Creek (S21, T83N, R28W) to south county line (S35, T82N, R28W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S34, T82N, R26W) to north county line (S3, T85N, R27W)	
 	 	Squaw Creek	 	North line (S9, T85N, R25W) to east county line (S12, T84N, R25W)	
Bremer	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S35, T91N, R14W) to north county line (S5, T93N, R14W)	
 	 	Crane Creek	 	South county line (S34, T91N, R12W) to north line (S9, T91N, R12W)	
 	 	Dry Run	 	Mouth (S33, T93N, R14W) to confluence with Horton Creek (S33, T93N, R14W)	
 	 	East Branch Wapsipinicon River	 	Mouth (S34, T93N, R12W) to north county line (S3, T93N, R12W)	
 	 	Little Wapsipinicon River	 	East county line (S13, T92N, R11W) to north line (S2, T92N, R11W)	
 	 	Quarter Section Run	 	Mouth (S19, T91N, R13W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (SW 1/4, S35, T91N, R13W)	
 	 	Shell Rock River	 	South county line (S33, T91N, R14W) to west county line (S18, T91N, R14W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S33, T91N, R11W) to north county line (S1, T93N, R13W)	
Buchanan	 	Buck Creek	 	Mouth (S32, T90N, R10W) to west county line (S7, T90N, R10W)	
 	 	Buffalo Creek	 	East county line (S13, T87N, R07W) to confluence of East and West Branches (S35, T90N, R08W)	
 	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S31, T87N, R10W) to west county line (S31, T87N, R10W)	
 	 	Little Wapsipinicon River	 	Mouth (S9, T89N, R10W) to north county line (S5, T90N, R10W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T89N, R09W) to north county line (S4, T90N, R09W)	
 	 	South Fork Maquoketa River	 	East county line (S24, T90N, R07W) to confluence with Lamont Creek (S23, T90N, R07W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S31, T87N, R07W) to west county line (S6, T89N, R10W)	
Buena Vista	 	Little Sioux River	 	North county line (S2, T93N, R38W) to north county line (S5, T93N, R36W)	
 	 	North Raccoon River	 	South county line (S36, T90N, R36W) to north line (S15, T91N, R36W)	
Butler	 	Beaver Creek	 	East county line (S36, T90N, R15W) to west county line (S31, T90N, R18W)	
 	 	Boylan Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T91N, R18W) to confluence with Parmentar Creek (S14, T92N, R18W)	
 	 	Coldwater Creek	 	Mouth (S29, T93N, R16W) to west line (S5, T93N, R17W)	
 	 	Flood Creek	 	Mouth (S27, T93N, R16W) to north county line (S3, T93N, R16W)	
 	 	Hartgrave Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T92N, R18W) to west county line (S30, T92N, R18W)	
 	 	Johnson Creek	 	West county line (S19, T91N, R18W) to mouth (S20, T90N, R16W)	
 	 	Maynes Creek	 	West county line (S18, T91N, R18W) to mouth (S7, T91N, R17W)	
 	 	Shell Rock River	 	East county line (S13, T91N, R15W) to north county line (S2, T93N, R17W)	
 	 	South Beaver Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T90N, R17W) to south county line (S35, T90N, R17W)	
 	 	West Fork Cedar River	 	East county line (S12, T90N, R15W) to west county line (S7, T92N, R18W)	
Calhoun	 	Camp Creek	 	Mouth (S7, T86N, R34W) to west line (S25, T88N, R34W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	South county line (S34, T86N, R32W) to confluence with West Cedar Creek (S31, T87N, R31W)	
 	 	Lake Creek	 	Mouth (S23, T86N, R34W) to north line (S25, T87N, R33W)	
 	 	North Raccoon River	 	South county line (S31, T86N, R33W) to west county line (S6, T86N, R34W)	
Carroll	 	Brushy Creek	 	South county line (S36, T82N, R34W) to confluence with Dedham Creek (S16, T82N, R34W)	
 	 	Middle Raccoon River	 	South county line (S34, T82N, R33W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, NW 1/4, S6, T84N, R35W)	
 	 	North Raccoon River	 	East county line (S12, T84N, R33W) to north county line (S6, T85N, R33W)	
 	 	West Nishnabotna River	 	West county line (S31, T82N, R36W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S34, T83N, R36W)	
Cass	 	East Nishnabotna River	 	West county line (S31, T75N, R37W) to north county line (S1, T77N, R36W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S17, T75N, R37W) to north county line (S5, T77N, R37W)	
 	 	Sevenmile Creek	 	South county line (S31, T74N, R36W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (center of S32, T76N, R34W)	
 	 	Troublesome Creek	 	Mouth (S32, T77N, R36W) to north county line (S2, T77N, R35W)	
 	 	Turkey Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T75N, R37W) to confluence with Lone Tree Branch (S28, T76N, R36W)	
 	 	West Nodaway River	 	South county line (SW 1/4, S34, T74N, R36W) to confluence with Williams Creek (S35, T74N, R36W)	
Cedar	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S31, T79N, R02W) to west county line (S18, T81N, R04W)	
 	 	Mud Creek	 	South county line (S34, T79N, R01W) to south county line (S35, T79N, R01W)	
 	 	Rock Creek	 	Road crossing north line (S1, T81N, R03W) to mouth (S3, T79N, R03W)	
 	 	Sugar Creek	 	Road crossing north line (S29, T81N, R02W) to south county line (S34, T79N, R02W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	East county line (S12, T82N, R01W) to north county line (S1, T82N, R01W)	
 	 	West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek	 	South county line (S33, T79N, R04W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NE 1/4, S32, T79N, R04W)	
Cerro Gordo	 	Beaverdam Creek	 	I-35 (S8, T95N, R21W) to south county line (S35, T94N, R20W)	
 	 	East Branch Beaverdam Creek	 	Hwy. 65 (S9, T94N, R20W) to mouth (S21, T94N, R20W)	
 	 	Shell Rock River	 	East county line (S12, T96N, R19W) to north county line (S5, T97N, R19W)	
 	 	Spring Creek	 	County Road B15 (S9, T97N, R20W) to mouth (S28, T97N, R20W)	
 	 	West Fork Cedar River	 	South county line (S35, T94N, R20W) to confluence of Beaverdam Creek and East Branch Beaverdam Creek (S21, T94N, R20W)	
 	 	Willow Creek	 	Hwy. 18 (S12, T96N, R21W) to mouth (S3, T96N, R20W)	
 	 	Winnebago River	 	East county line (S36, T96N, R19W) to west county line (S19, T97N, R22W)	
Cherokee	 	Gray Creek	 	North line (S22, T93N, R40W) to mouth (S10, T92N, R40W)	
 	 	Little Sioux River	 	South county line (S31, T90N, R41W) to north county line (S3, T93N, R39W)	
 	 	Maple Creek	 	Mouth (S5, T91N, R39W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S1, T91N, R39W)	
 	 	Maple River	 	Confluence with Maple Creek (S5, T91N, R39W) to south county line (S34, T90N, R39W)	
 	 	Mill Creek	 	North county line (S3, T93N, R41W) to mouth (S14, T92N, R40W)	
 	 	Perry Creek	 	North line (S5, T91N, R40W) to mouth (S28, T91N, R40W)	
 	 	Rock Creek	 	East line (S4, T91N, R41W) to mouth (S10, T90N, R41W)	
 	 	Silver Creek	 	Mouth (S32, T91N, R40W) to north line (S34, T90N, R40W)	
 	 	West Fork Little Sioux River	 	North line (S12, T92N, R42W) to west county line (S31, T91N, R42W)	
 	 	Willow Creek	 	North line (S30, T91N, R41W) to mouth (S30, T90N, R41W)	
Chickasaw	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S32, T94N, R14W) to west county line (S7, T94N, R14W)	
 	 	Crane Creek	 	East county line (S25, T95N, R11W) to north county line (S21, T97N, R12W)	
 	 	East Branch Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S34, T94N, R12W) to confluence with Plum Creek (S15, T95N, R12W)	
 	 	Little Cedar River	 	Mouth (S20, T94N, R14W) to west county line (S6, T95N, R14W)	
 	 	Little Turkey River	 	East county line (S25, T96N, R11W) to north county line (S19, T97N, R11W)	
 	 	Little Wapsipinicon River	 	Mouth (S3, T94N, R13W) to north county line (S24, T97N, R14W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S36, T94N, R13W) to north county line (S20, T97N, R14W)	
Clarke	 	Squaw Creek	 	North county line (S1, T73N, R25W) to confluence with Walnut Creek (S3, T73N, R25W)	
 	 	White Breast Creek	 	East county line (S1, T71N, R24W) to confluence with South White Breast Creek (S3, T71N, R24W)	
Clay	 	Big Muddy Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T96N, R36W) to confluence with Little Muddy Creek (S10, T96N, R36W)	
 	 	Little Sioux River	 	West county line (S30, T94N, R38W) to north county line (S5, T97N, R37W)	
 	 	Ocheyedan River	 	Mouth (S13, T96N, R37W) to west county line (S7, T97N, R38W)	
 	 	Stony Creek	 	Mouth (S7, T96N, R36W) to north county line (S3, T97N, R38W)	
Clayton	 	Bloody Run	 	Mouth (S15, T95N, R03W) upstream to second road bridge crossing the stream in the western portion of Basil Giard Claim No.	1	
 	 	Cox Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T92N, R05W) to confluence with Kleinlein Creek (S36, T92N, R06W)	
 	 	Elk Creek	 	Mouth (S36, T92N, R04W) to south county line (S35, T91N, R04W)	
 	 	Howard Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T94N, R05W) to confluence with Dry Hollow (S19, T94N, R04W)	
 	 	Little Turkey River	 	Mouth (S10, T91N, R02W) to confluence with White Pine Hollow (S31, T91N, R02W)	
 	 	Maquoketa River	 	South county line (S32, T91N, R06W) to north line (S31, T91N, R06W)	
 	 	Mink Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T93N, R06W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (SW 1/4, S19, T93N, R06W)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	East county line (S25, T91N, R01W) to north county line (S3, T95N, R03W)	
 	 	Roberts Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T93N, R05W) to confluence with Silver Creek (S16, T94N, R05W)	
 	 	Sny Magill Creek	 	Mouth (S23, T94N, R03W) upstream to confluence with North Cedar Creek (S8, T94N, R03W)	
 	 	South Cedar Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T92N, R03W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (SW 1/4, NE 1/4, SE 1/4, S7, T92N, R03W)	
 	 	Turkey River	 	Mouth (S12, T91N, R02W) to west county line (S18, T94N, R06W)	
 	 	Volga River	 	Mouth (S36, T92N, R04W) to west county line (S30, T93N, R06W)	
Clinton	 	Brophys Creek	 	South line (S4, T81N, R05E) to mouth (S1,T80N, R04E)	
 	 	Deep Creek	 	North county line (S6, T83N, R05E) to confluence with Bear Creek (S8, T83N, R05E)	
 	 	Drainage Ditch 12	 	West line (S30, T82N, R02E) to mouth (S13,T81N, R01E)	
 	 	Elk River	 	South line (S5, T83N, R06E) to mouth (S20, T83N, R07E)	
 	 	Harts Mill Creek	 	East line (S8, T81N, R06E) to mouth (S15, T81N, R06E)	
 	 	Mill Creek	 	Confluence with Harts Mill Creek (S15, T81N, R06E) to mouth (S23, T81N, R06E)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S13, T80N, R05E) to north county line (S5, T83N, R07E)	
 	 	Silver Creek	 	South line (S22, T82N, R03E) to mouth (S6, T80N, R04E)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	Mouth (S13, T80N, R05E) to west county line (S7, T82N, R01E)	
Crawford	 	Boyer River	 	South county line (S34, T82N, R41W) to north county line (S6, T85N, R37W)	
 	 	East Boyer River	 	Mouth (S10, T83N, R39W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, S15, T84N, R37W)	
 	 	East Soldier River	 	West county line (S31, T84N, R41W) to confluence with Emigrant Creek (S23, T84N, R41W)	
 	 	Soldier River	 	West county line (S30, T85N, R41W) to north county line (S1, T85N, R41W)	
 	 	West Fork West
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S32, T82N, R38W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NE 1/4, S14, T82N, R38W)	
 	 	West Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S35, T82N, R37W) to east county line (S36, T82N, R37W)	
Dallas	 	Beaver Creek	 	East county line (S13, T80N, R26W) to north county line (S2, T81N, R28W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S25, T81N, R26W) to north county line (S3, T81N, R26W)	
 	 	Middle Raccoon River	 	Mouth (S9, T78N, R29W) to west county line (S31, T79N, R29W)	
 	 	Mosquito Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T79N, R29W) to west county line (NW 1/4, NW 1/4, S6, T80N, R29W)	
 	 	North Raccoon River	 	Mouth (S21, T78N, R27W) to north county line (S5, T81N, R29W)	
 	 	Raccoon River	 	East county line (S25, T78N, R26W) to confluence of North and South Raccoon Rivers (S21, T78N, R27W)	
 	 	South Raccoon River	 	Mouth (S21, T78N, R27W) to west county line (S7, T78N, R29W)	
Davis	 	Chequest Creek	 	East county line (S12, T69N, R12W) to confluence with South Chequest Creek (S12, T69N, R12W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S12, T70N, R12W) to north county line (S2, T70N, R12W)	
 	 	Fox River	 	East county line (S1, T68N, R12W) to confluence with South Fox Creek (S28, T69N, R15W)	
 	 	Soap Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T70N, R12W) to west county line (S18, T70N, R15W)	
 	 	South Chequest Creek	 	Mouth (S12, T69N, R12W) to confluence with Burr Oak Creek (S15, T69N, R12W)	
 	 	South Soap Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T70N, R15W) to west county line (S30, T70N, R15W)	
Decatur	 	Elk Creek	 	Mouth (S18, T68N, R26W) to confluence with West Elk Creek (S34, T69N, R27W)	
 	 	Little River	 	South county line (S25, T67N, R25W) to confluence with West Little River (S31, T69N, R25W)	
 	 	Long Creek	 	Mouth (S8, T69N, R26W) to confluence with Bee Creek (S9, T70N, R26W)	
 	 	Steel Creek	 	Mouth (S10, T67N, R24W) to confluence with Hog Creek (S26, T68N, R24W)	
 	 	Thompson River	 	South county line (S25, T67N, R26W) to west county line (S6, T70N, R27W)	
 	 	Weldon River	 	South county line (S27, T67N, R24W) to Hwy.	2 (S20, T69N, R24W)	
 	 	West Elk Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T69N, R27W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NE 1/4, S32, T69N, R27W)	
Delaware	 	Buck Creek	 	Mouth (S11, T87N, R04W) to confluence with Lime Creek (S17, T87N, R04W)	
 	 	Buffalo Creek	 	South county line (S33, T87N, R06W) to west county line (S18, T87N, R06W)	
 	 	Coffins Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T89N, R05W) to road crossing center (S26, T89N, R06W)	
 	 	Elk Creek	 	North county line (S2, T90N, R04W) to confluence with Schechtman Branch (S14, T90N, R04W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T89N, R05W) to confluence with Lindsey Creek (S3, T89N, R05W)	
 	 	Maquoketa River	 	South county line (S31, T87N, R03W) to north county line (S5, T90N, R06W)	
 	 	North Fork Maquoketa River	 	East county line (S24, T87N, R03W) to east county line (S12, T88N, R03W)	
 	 	Plum Creek	 	Mouth (S11, T87N, R04W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (SE 1/4, S24, T89N, R04W)	
 	 	Sand Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T88N, R05W) to confluence with Todds Creek (S8, T88N, R05W)	
 	 	South Fork Maquoketa River	 	Mouth (S16, T90N, R06W) to west county line (S19, T90N, R06W)	
Des Moines	 	Brush Creek	 	South line (S5, T69N, R03W) to mouth (S2, T68N, R03W)	
 	 	Cedar Fork	 	West line (S31, T72N, R03W) to mouth (S25, T71N, R04W)	
 	 	Cottonwood Drain	 	Mouth (S1, T70N, R02W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (middle S7, T71N, R01W)	
 	 	Flint Creek	 	West county line (S18, T71N, R04W) to mouth (S28, T70N, R02W)	
 	 	Hawkeye Creek	 	East line (S30, T72N, R02W) to mouth (S19, T72N, R01W)	
 	 	Hawkeye-Dolbee Channel	 	Confluence with Hawkeye Creek (S19, T72N, R01W) to mouth (S22, T72N, R01W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	North county line (NE 1/4, S5, T72N, R03W) to north county line (NW 1/4, S5, T72N, R03W)	
 	 	Knotty Creek	 	East line (S25, T71N, R03W) to mouth (S24, T70N, R03W)	
 	 	Long Creek	 	South line (S3, T69N, R04W) to mouth (S30, T69N, R03W)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S8, T68N, R02W) to north county line (S3, T72N, R01W)	
 	 	Running Slough Drain	 	East line (S24, T72N, R02W) to mouth (S31, T71N, R01W)	
 	 	Skunk River	 	East county line (S8, T68N, R02W) to west county line (S2, T69N, R05W)	
 	 	Smith Creek	 	North county line (S6, T72N, R02W) to north county line (NW 1/4, NE 1/4, S1, T72N, R03W)	
 	 	Spring Creek	 	South line (S15, T69N, R03W) to mouth (S32, T69N, R02W)	
 	 	Unnamed Creek	 	South line (S27, T71N, R03W) to mouth (S4, T70N, R03W)	
Dickinson	 	Little Sioux River	 	South county line (S32, T98N, R37W) to north county line (S10, T100N, R37W)	
 	 	Milford Creek	 	Middle (S12, T98N, R37W) to mouth (S14, T98N, R37W)	
 	 	Stony Creek	 	South county line (S34, T98N, R38W) to confluence with Drainage Ditch 41 (S27, T98N, R38W)	
 	 	West Branch Little Sioux River	 	South line (S27, T100N, R38W) to mouth (S36, T100N, R38W)	
 	 	West Fork Little Sioux River	 	South line (S24, T100N, R38W) to mouth (S7, T99N, R37W)	
Dubuque	 	Catfish Creek	 	Mouth (S5, T88N, R03E) to north line (S16, T88N, R02E)	
 	 	Hewitt Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T89N, R02W) to confluence with Hickory Creek (S21, T89N, R02W)	
 	 	Little Maquoketa River	 	Mouth (S26, T90N, R02E) to confluence with North Fork Little Maquoketa River (S31, T90N, R02E)	
 	 	Lytle Creek	 	South county line (S31, T87N, R02E) to confluence with Prairie Creek (S24, T87N, R01E)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S34, T88N, R04E) to west county line (S30, T91N, R01E)	
 	 	North Fork Little
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Maquoketa River	 	Mouth (S31, T90N, R02E) to confluence with Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River (S35, T90N, R01E)	
 	 	North Fork Maquoketa River	 	South county line (S32, T87N, R01W) to confluence with Hewitt Creek (S29, T89N, R02W)	
 	 	Tetes Des Morts Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T88N, R04E) to south county line (S34, T88N, R04E)	
 	 	Whitewater Creek	 	South county line (S35, T87N, R01W) to confluence with Curran Creek (S12, T87N, R01W)	
Emmet	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S33, T98N, R33W) to north county line (S7, T100N, R34W)	
 	 	East Branch Des Moines River	 	Tuttle Lake (S11, T100N, R32W) to east county line (S36, T99N, R31W)	
Fayette	 	Crane Creek	 	Mouth (S31, T95N, R09W) to west county line (S30, T95N, R10W)	
 	 	Little Turkey River	 	Mouth (S18, T95N, R08W) to north county line (S5, T95N, R10W)	
 	 	Little Volga River	 	Mouth (S2, T92N, R09W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S2, T92N, R09W)	
 	 	Little Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S32, T91N, R10W) to west county line (S18, T92N, R10W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	South county line (S33, T91N, R09W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S18, T91N, R09W)	
 	 	Turkey River	 	East county line (S13, T94N, R07W) to north county line (S3, T95N, R09W)	
 	 	Volga River	 	East county line (S25, T93N, R07W) to confluence with Little Volga River (S2, T92N, R09W)	
Floyd	 	Cedar River	 	East county line (S12, T94N, R15W) to north county line (S24, T97N, R17W)	
 	 	Flood Creek	 	South county line (S34, T94N, R16W) to road crossing (S32, T96N, R17W)	
 	 	Little Cedar River	 	East county line (S1, T95N, R15W) to north county line (S24, T97N, R16W)	
 	 	Rock Creek	 	Mouth (S24, T97N, R17W) to north county line (S22, T97N, R17W)	
 	 	Shell Rock River	 	Mouth (S35, T94N, R17W) to west county line (S7, T96N, R18W)	
 	 	Winnebago River	 	Mouth (S14, T95N, R18W) to west county line (NW 1/4, S31, T96N, R18W)	
Franklin	 	Bailey Creek	 	East line (S13, T93N, R20W) to mouth (S19, T93N, R19W)	
 	 	Beaverdam Creek	 	North county line (S2, T93N, R20W) to mouth (S19, T93N, R19W)	
 	 	Hartgrave Creek	 	Confluence of Otter Creek and Spring Creek (S29, T92N, R19W) to east county line (S25, T92N, R19W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	South county line (S36, T90N, R22W) to west county line (S19, T91N, R22W)	
 	 	Maynes Creek	 	East line (S30, T91N, R20W) to east county line (S13, T91N, R19W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	East line (S31, T93N, R20W) to mouth (S29, T92N, R19W)	
 	 	Spring Creek	 	Beeds Lake Outlet (S20, T92N, R20W) to mouth (S29, T92N, R19W)	
 	 	West Fork Cedar River	 	Confluence of Bailey Creek and Beaverdam Creek (S19, T93N, R19W) to east county line (S12, T92N, R19W)	
Fremont	 	East Nishnabotna River	 	Mouth (S2, T67N, R42W) to east county line (S13, T69N, R40W)	
 	 	Missouri River	 	South county line (S34, T67N, R43W) to north county line (S5, T70N, R43W)	
 	 	Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S35, T67N, R42W) to confluence of East and West Nishnabotna Rivers (S2, T67N, R42W)	
 	 	West Nishnabotna River	 	Mouth (S2, T67N, R42W) to north county line (S5, T70N, R41W)	
Greene	 	Buttrick Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T83N, R30W) to confluence of East Branch and West Branch (S25, T84N, R30W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T85N, R32W) to north county line (S3, T85N, R32W)	
 	 	North Raccoon River	 	South county line (S32, T82N, R29W) to west county line (S18, T84N, R32W)	
 	 	Willow Creek	 	South county line (S31, T82N, R32W) to confluence with Drainage Ditch 117 (S21, T82N, R32W)	
Grundy	 	Black Hawk Creek	 	East line (S35, T88N, R17W) to east county line (S1, T87N, R15W)	
 	 	Middle Fork South Beaver Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T89N, R17W) to confluence with North Fork South Beaver Creek (S28, T89N, R17W)	
 	 	North Black Hawk Creek	 	NE 1/4, S8, T88N, R15W to mouth (S1, T87N, R15W)	
 	 	South Beaver Creek	 	E 1/2, S3, T88N, R18W to north county line (S2, T89N, R17W)	
 	 	Wolf Creek	 	N 1/2, S31, T86N, R17W to east county line (S36, T86N, R17W)	
Guthrie	 	Beaver Creek	 	Mouth (S5, T78N, R30W) to confluence with Spring Branch (S3, T78N, R31W)	
 	 	Brushy Creek	 	Mouth (S22, T79N, R31W) to west county line (S35, T81N, R33W)	
 	 	Middle Raccoon River	 	East county line (S36, T79N, R30W) to north county line (S3, T81N, R33W)	
 	 	Middle River	 	South county line (S36, T78N, R32W) to County Road N54 (S36, T79N, R33W)	
 	 	Mosquito Creek	 	East county line (SE 1/4, S1, T80N, R30W) to Hwy.	4 (S17, T81N, R30W)	
 	 	South Raccoon River	 	East county line (S12, T78N, R30W) to confluence with Frost Creek (S18, T80N, R32W)	
 	 	Troublesome Creek	 	West county line (S31, T79N, R33W) to confluence with North Branch
Troublesome Creek (S20, T79N, R33W)	
 	 	Willow Creek	 	Mouth (S27, T81N, R32W) to north county line (S6, T81N, R32W)	
Hamilton	 	Boone River	 	West county line (S30, T87N, R26W) to north county line (S3, T89N, R26W)	
 	 	Brewers Creek	 	Mouth (S6, T88N, R25W) to County Road R27 (S12, T88N, R26W)	
 	 	Eagle Creek	 	Mouth (S6, T89N, R25W) to north county line (S6, T89N, R25W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	South county line (S31, T86N, R23W) to County Road D41 (S36, T88N, R24W)	
 	 	White Fox Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T89N, R25W) to north county line (S3, T89N, R25W)	
Hancock	 	East Branch Iowa River	 	South county line (S32, T94N, R23W) to Hwy.	18 (S25, T96N, R24W)	
 	 	West Branch Iowa River	 	South county line (S35, T94N, R24W) to County Road B55 (S31, T95N, R24W)	
 	 	Winnebago River	 	East county line (S24, T97N, R23W) to north county line (S1, T97N, R24W)	
Hardin	 	Elk Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T88N, R19W) to County Road D35 (S27, T88N, R19W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	South county line (S31, T86N, R19W) to County Road D65 (S24, T86N, R20W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	South county line (SW 1/4, S35, T86N, R19W) to north county line (NW 1/4, NW 1/4, S1, T89N, R22W)	
 	 	South Fork Iowa River	 	Mouth (S4, T86N, R19W) to Hwy.	359 (S11, T88N, R22W)	
Harrison	 	Boyer River	 	South county line (S33, T78N, R44W) to north county line (S3, T81N, R41W)	
 	 	Little Sioux River	 	Mouth (S27, T81N, R45W) to north county line (S5, T81N, R44W)	
 	 	Missouri River	 	South county line (S32, T78N, R45W) to north county line (S1, T81N, R46W)	
 	 	Monona Harrison Ditch	 	Mouth (S22, T81N, R45W) to north county line (S1, T81N, R45W)	
 	 	Soldier River	 	Mouth (S16, T80N, R45W) to north county line (S1, T81N, R44W)	
Henry	 	Big Creek	 	South county line (S31, T72N, R05W) to mouth (S19, T70N, R05W)	
 	 	Brush Creek	 	West county line (S31, T72N, R07W) to mouth (S30, T72N, R07W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	West county line (S6, T70N, R07W) to mouth (S6, T71N, R07W)	
 	 	Crooked Creek	 	West county line (S6, T73N, R07W) to north county line (S6, T73N, R07W)	
 	 	East Fork Crooked Creek	 	North county line (S1, T73N, R06W) to east county line (S36, T73N, R05W)	
 	 	Little Cedar Creek	 	South county line (S33, T70N, R07W) to mouth (S17, T70N, R07W)	
 	 	Mud Creek	 	South line (S15, T70N, R05W) to mouth (S34, T70N, R05W)	
 	 	Skunk River	 	South county line (S35, T70N, R05W) to west county line (S19, T73N, R07W)	
Howard	 	Crane Creek	 	South county line (S16, T97N, R12W) to Hwy.	9 (S29, T99N, R13W)	
 	 	Little Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S13, T97N, R14W) to northwest line (S23, T98N, R14W)	
 	 	North Branch Turkey River	 	Mouth (S31, T99N, R11W) to Hwy.	9 (S25, T99N, R12W)	
 	 	Turkey River	 	East county line (S12, T98N, R11W) to west line (S1, T98N, R12W)	
 	 	Upper Iowa River	 	East county line (S12, T100N, R11W) to north county line (NW 1/4, NE 1/4, S11, T100N, R14W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S17, T97N, R14W) to west county line (S18, T98N, R14W)	
Humboldt	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S31, T91N, R28W) to west county line (S6, T92N, R30W)	
 	 	East Branch Des Moines River	 	Mouth (S19, T91N, R28W) to north county line (S1, T93N, R29W)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	West county line (S25, T93N, R27W) to north county line (S4, T93N, R27W)	
Ida	 	Little Sioux River	 	West county line (S7, T89N, R41W) to north county line (S6, T89N, R41W)	
 	 	Maple River	 	West county line (S7, T86N, R41W) to north county line (S3, T89N, R39W)	
 	 	Odebolt Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T87N, R40W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S24, T87N, R39W)	
 	 	Soldier River	 	South county line (S36, T86N, R41W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, SE 1/4, S20, T86N, R40W)	
Iowa	 	Big Bear Creek	 	West county line (S18, T80N, R12W) to mouth (S24, T81N, R11W)	
 	 	English River	 	South county line (S31, T78N, R09W) to west county line (S19, T79N, R12W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	Mouth (S12, T81N, R12W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NE 1/4, SW 1/4, S28, T81N, R12W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	East county line (S36, T81N, R09W) to north county line (S6, T81N, R12W)	
 	 	Old Mans Creek	 	West line (S35, T79N, R10W) to east county line (S36, T79N, R09W)	
 	 	Price Creek	 	Mouth (S36, T81N, R09W) to confluence with Mill Race (S26, T81N, R09W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	North county line (S6, T81N, R12W) to west county line (S6, T81N, R12W)	
Jackson	 	Bear Creek	 	Mouth (S13, T84N, R01E) to west county line (S30, T84N, R01E)	
 	 	Brush Creek	 	North line (S23, T85N, R03E) to Hwy.	62 bridge (S11, T85N, R03E)	
 	 	Deep Creek	 	Mouth (S18, T84N, R05E) to south county line (S31, T84N, R05E)	
 	 	Little Mill Creek	 	Mouth (S13, T86N, R04E) to west line (S23, T86N, R04E)	
 	 	Lytle Creek	 	Mouth (S8, T85N, R02E) to north county line (S6, T86N, R02E)	
 	 	Maquoketa River	 	Mouth (S7, T85N, R06E) to west county line (S18, T85N, R01E)	
 	 	Mill Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T86N, R05E) to west line (S9, T86N, R04E)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S32, T84N, R07E) to north county line (S3, T87N, R04E)	
 	 	North Fork Maquoketa River	 	West county line (S31, T86N, R01E) to mouth (S13, T84N, R02E)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	Mouth (S17, T84N, R03E) to Hwy.	64,  (S20, T84N, R03E)	
 	 	Tetes Des Morts Creek	 	North county line (S3, T87N, R04E) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S23, T87N, R03E)	
Jasper	 	Clear Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T80N, R21W) to confluence with Mud Creek (S24, T81N, R21W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S32, T80N, R20W) to west county line (S18, T81N, R21W)	
 	 	North Skunk River	 	East county line (S13, T78N, R17W) to north county line (S6, T81N, R19W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	South county line (S32, T78N, R18W) to west county line (S30, T80N, R21W)	
 	 	Squaw Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T79N, R21W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S10, T79N, R21W)	
Jefferson	 	Brush Creek	 	South line (S18, T72N, R08W) to east county line (S36, T72N, R08W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	South county line (S35, T71N, R08W) to west county line (S18, T72N, R11W)	
 	 	Competine Creek	 	West county line (S31, T73N, R11W) to mouth (S28, T72N, R11W)	
 	 	Crooked Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T73N, R08W) to east county line (S1, T73N, R08W)	
 	 	Lick Creek	 	South county line (S32, T71N, R10W) to confluence with East Branch Lick Creek (S30, T71N, R10W)	
 	 	Middle Walnut Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T73N, R09W) to east line (S22, T73N, R09W)	
 	 	Skunk River	 	East county line (S13, T72N, R08W) to north county line (S1, T73N, R08W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	Confluence of South and Middle Walnut Creeks (S26, T73N, R09W) to mouth (S2, T72N, R08W)	
Johnson	 	Buck Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T77N, R06W) to confluence with Pechman Creek (S2, T77N, R06W)	
 	 	Cedar River	 	East county line (S13, T81N, R05W) to north county line (S3, T81N, R05W)	
 	 	Clear Creek	 	West county line (S30, T80N, R08W) to mouth (S8, T79N, R06W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	South county line (S32, T77N, R05W) to west county line (S31, T81N, R08W)	
 	 	Old Mans Creek	 	West county line (S31, T79N, R08W) to mouth (S27, T78N, R06W)	
 	 	Rapid Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T80N, R06W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S21, T80N, R05W)	
Jones	 	Bear Creek	 	East county line (S25, T84N, R01W) to confluence with Little Bear Creek (S30, T84N, R01W)	
 	 	Buffalo Creek	 	West county line (S19, T85N, R04W) to mouth (S10, T84N, R04W)	
 	 	Maquoketa River	 	East county line (SE 1/4, S24, T85N, RO1W) to north county line (S6, T86N, R03W)	
 	 	North Fork Maquoketa River	 	East county line (SE 1/4, S36, T86N, R01W) to north county line (S6, T86N, R01W)	
 	 	Silver Creek	 	Mouth (S8, T86N, R03W) to confluence with Grove Creek (S11, T86N, R04W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	Mouth (S18, T83N, R02W) to confluence of North and South Fork Walnut Creeks (S13, T83N, R04W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	South county line (S36, T83N, R01W) to west county line (S6, T84N, R04W)	
 	 	Whitewater Creek	 	Mouth (S10, T86N, R01W) to north county line (S2, T86N, R01W)	
Keokuk	 	Bridge Creek	 	South line (S23, T76N, R12W) to mouth (S18, T75N, R11W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	East line (S19, T76N, R13W) to mouth (S15, T75N, R12W)	
 	 	North Skunk River	 	West county line (S6, T75N, R13W) to mouth (S5, T74N, R10W)	
 	 	Rock Creek	 	South line (S21, T76N, R12W) to mouth (S9, T75N, R12W)	
 	 	Skunk River	 	East county line (S12, T74N, R10W) to confluence of North and South Skunk Rivers (S5, T74N, R10W)	
 	 	South English River	 	East county line (S12, T77N, R10W) to west county line (S6, T77N, R13W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	West county line (S30, T75N, R13W) to mouth (S5, T74N, R10W)	
Kossuth	 	Buffalo Creek	 	West line (S4, T97N, R27W) to mouth (S21, T97N, R28W)	
 	 	East Branch Des Moines River	 	South county line (S36, T94N, R29W) to west county line (S31, T99N, R30W)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	South county line (S33, T94N, R27W) to confluence with Drainage Ditch 177 (S5, T94N, R27W)	
Lee	 	Des Moines River	 	Mouth (S34, T65N, R05W) to west county line (S19, T67N, R07W)	
 	 	Lost Creek	 	South line (S32, T69N, R04W) to mouth (S36, T68N, R04W)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S34, T65N, R05W) to north county line (S8, T68N, R02W)	
 	 	Pitman Creek	 	South line (S10, T68N, R05W) to mouth (S29, T68N, R05W)	
 	 	Skunk River	 	Mouth (S8, T68N, R02W) to north county line (S2, T69N, R05W)	
 	 	Sugar Creek	 	South line (S24, T68N, R07W) to mouth (S25, T65N, R06W)	
 	 	Sugar Creek	 	South line (S26, T69N, R06W) to mouth (S26, T67N, R05W)	
Linn	 	Bear Creek	 	West county line (S18, T84N, R08W) to mouth (S21, T84N, R08W)	
 	 	Big Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T82N, R06W) to confluence with Abbe Creek (S34, T83N, R06W)	
 	 	Blue Creek	 	Mouth (S18, T85N, R08W) to west county line (S19, T86N, R08W)	
 	 	Buffalo Creek	 	East county line (S24, T85N, R05W) to north county line (S4, T86N, R06W)	
 	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S34, T82N, R05W) to west county line (S18, T85N, R08W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T83N, R06W) to confluence with Dry Creek (S1, T83N, R07W)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	West county line (S7, T82N, R08W) to mouth (S34, T83N, R07W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	East county line (S1, T84N, R05W) to north county line (S6, T86N, R07W)	
Louisa	 	Big Slough Creek	 	East line (S7, T74N, R05W) to mouth (S14, T74N, R05W)	
 	 	Buffington Creek	 	Mouth (S13, T74N, R05W) to west line (S18, T74N, R05W)	
 	 	Cedar River	 	Mouth (S20, T75N, R04W) to north county line (S5, T75N, R04W)	
 	 	East Fork Crooked Creek	 	West county line (S31, T73N, R04W) to south county line (S32, T73N, R04W)	
 	 	Goose Creek	 	West county line (S19, T76N, R05W) to mouth (S27, T76N, R05W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T75N, R05W) to east county line (S25, T76N, R05W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	Mouth (S14, T73N, R03W) to south county line (S32, T73N, R03W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S7, T74N, R03W) to south line (S1, T75N, R04W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	Mouth (S31, T74N, R01W) to north county line (NW 1/4, S6, T76N, R05W)	
 	 	Johnny Creek	 	Mouth (S12, T74N, R05W) to east line (S6, T74N, R04W)	
 	 	Long Creek	 	West line (S30, T75N, R05W) to mouth (S1, T74N, R04W)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S34, T73N, R01W) to north county line (S3, T75N, R02W)	
 	 	Muscatine Slough	 	North county line (S1, T75N, R03W) to county road bridge (S31, T75N, R02W)	
 	 	Muskrat Lake	 	Mouth at the Iowa River (S16, T74N, R03W) to SE 1/4, S16, T74N, R03W	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T73N, R02W) to middle (S16, T73N, R04W)	
 	 	Roff Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T73N, R04W) to south county line (S36, T73N, R04W)	
 	 	Short Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T75N, R04W) to west county line (S6, T75N, R05W)	
 	 	Smith Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T73N, R02W) to south county line (S35, T73N, R03W)	
Lucas	 	Chariton River	 	Rathbun Lake (S36, T71N, R20W) to Hwy.	14 (S32, T72N, R21W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	North county line (S5, T73N, R23W) to confluence with South Otter Creek (S8, T73N, R23W)	
 	 	White Breast Creek	 	North county line (S2, T73N, R22W) to west county line (S6, T71N, R23W)	
Lyon	 	Big Sioux River	 	South county line (S31, T98N, R48W) to north county line (S11, T100N, R49W)	
 	 	Kanaranzi Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T100N, R45W) to north county line (S11, T100N, R45W)	
 	 	Little Rock River	 	East county line (S25, T100N, R43W) to mouth (S35, T98N, R46W)	
 	 	Mud Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T98N, R46W) to confluence with first unnamed tributary (SW 1/4, S29, T99N, R46W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T98N, R44W) to west county line (S36, T98N, R43W)	
 	 	Rock River	 	South county line (S35, T98N, R46W) to north county line (S8, T100N, R45W)	
 	 	Tom Creek	 	Mouth (S4, T99N, R45W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S22, T100N, R44W)	
Madison	 	Badger Creek	 	East county line (S24, T77N, R26W) to confluence with Cherry Creek (S13, T77N, R26W)	
 	 	Bush Branch	 	Mouth (S8, T75N, R29W) to west county line (S18, T75N, R29W)	
 	 	Clanton Creek	 	East county line (S12, T75N, R26W) to confluence of North Fork and South Fork Clanton Creek (S15, T74N, R27W)	
 	 	Middle River	 	West county line (NW 1/4, S31, T76N, R29W) to east county line (S25, T76N, R26W)	
 	 	North Branch North River	 	Mouth (S35, T77N, R27W) to west county line (S7, T77N, R29W)	
 	 	North River	 	East county line (S1, T76N, R26W) to east line (S17, T76N, R28W)	
 	 	South Fork Clanton Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T74N, R27W) to confluence with Bird Creek (S15, T74N, R27W)	
 	 	Thompson River	 	South county line (S34, T74N, R29W) to west county line (S7, T74N, R29W)	
 	 	West Branch Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T74N, R29W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S19, T74N, R29W)	
Mahaska	 	Cedar Creek	 	West county line (S31, T75N, R17W) to mouth (S33, T75N, R17W)	
 	 	Coal Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T74N, R17W) to confluence with North Coal Creek (S1, T74N, R17W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S36, T74N, R16W) to west county line (S18, T75N, R17W)	
 	 	English Creek	 	Mouth (S18, T75N, R17W) to west county line (S18, T75N, R17W)	
 	 	Middle Creek	 	Mouth (S35, T76N, R14W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S16, T76N, R15W)	
 	 	Moon Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T77N, R14W) to north county line (S1, T77N, R15W)	
 	 	Muchakinock Creek	 	South county line (S36, T74N, R16W) to confluence with Little Muchakinock Creek (S34, T75N, R16W)	
 	 	North Skunk River	 	East county line (S1, T75N, R14W) to north county line (S1, T77N, R16W)	
 	 	South English River	 	East county line (S1, T77N, R14W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S1, T77N, R14W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	East county line (S25, T75N, R14W) to west county line (S19, T77N, R17W)	
Marion	 	Carruthers Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T74N, R19W) to confluence with Hickory Creek (S33, T74N, R19W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	East county line (S36, T75N, R18W) to south county line (S31, T74N, R18W)	
 	 	Coal Creek	 	West county line (S7, T76N, R21W) to confluence with Coon Creek (S29, T76N, R21W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S13, T75N, R18W) to west county line (S7, T77N, R21W)	
 	 	English Creek	 	East county line (S13, T75N, R18W) to confluence with Long Branch (S16, T74N, R20W)	
 	 	North Cedar Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T74N, R18W) to confluence with Carruthers Creek (S33, T74N, R19W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	East county line (S24, T77N, R18W) to north county line (S5, T77N, R18W)	
 	 	White Breast Creek	 	West county line (S18, T74N, R21W) to mouth (S16, T76N, R19W)	
Marshall	 	Honey Creek	 	North county line (S6, T85N, R19W) to mouth (S27, T85N, R19W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	East county line (S1, T83N, R17W) to north county line (S2, T85N, R19W)	
 	 	Minerva Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T84N, R19W) to NW 1/4, S9, T85N, R20W	
 	 	South Timber Creek	 	Mouth (S17, T83N, R17W) to confluence with Brush Creek (S32, T83N, R17W)	
 	 	Timber Creek	 	County road bridge (S24, T83N, R18W) to mouth (S3, T83N, R17W)	
 	 	Wolf Creek	 	North county line (S2, T85N, R17W) to north county line (S2, T85N, R17W)	
Mills	 	Farm Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T73N, R40W) to north county line (S1, T73N, R40W)	
 	 	Keg Creek	 	Mouth (S6, T71N, R43W) to confluence with Snake Creek (S8, T73N, R42W)	
 	 	Missouri River	 	South county line (S32, T71N, R43W) to north county line (S2, T73N, R44W)	
 	 	Silver Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T71N, R41W) to north county line (S6, T73N, R41W)	
 	 	West Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S32, T71N, R41W) to north county line (S3, T73N, R40W)	
Mitchell	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S13, T97N, R17W) to north county line (S8, T100N, R18W)	
 	 	Deer Creek	 	Mouth (S23, T99N, R18W) to west county line (S6, T99N, R18W)	
 	 	Little Cedar River	 	South county line (S13, T97N, R16W) to north county line (S9, T100N, R16W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T100N, R18W) to north county line (S11, T100N, R18W)	
 	 	Rock Creek	 	South county line (S14, T97N, R17W) to west line (S7, T97N, R17W)	
 	 	Spring Creek	 	Mouth (S13, T97N, R17W) to north line (S29, T98N, R16W)	
 	 	Turtle Creek	 	Mouth (S23, T99N, R18W) to north line (S8, T99N, R17W)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	East county line (S13, T98N, R15W) to north line (S20, T100N, R15W)	
Monona	 	East Soldier River	 	Mouth (S34, T84N, R42W) to east county line (S36, T84N, R42W)	
 	 	Farmers Garretson Outlet Ditch	 	Mouth (S9, T85N, R45W) to north county line (S5, T85N, R45W)	
 	 	Haitz Ditch	 	Mouth (S12, T84N, R45W) to north county line (S2, T85N, R45W)	
 	 	Little Sioux River	 	South county line (S32, T82N, R44W) to north county line (S2, T85N, R44W)	
 	 	Maple River	 	Mouth (S16, T83N, R44W) to north county line (S5, T85N, R42W)	
 	 	Missouri River	 	South county line (S36, T82N, R46W) to north county line (S6, T85N, R47W)	
 	 	Monona Harrison Ditch	 	South county line (S31, T82N, R44W) to confluence of West Fork Ditch and Haitz Ditch (S12, T84N, R45W)	
 	 	Soldier River	 	South county line (S31, T82N, R43W) to east county line (S25, T85N, R42W)	
 	 	West Fork Ditch	 	Mouth (S12, T84N, R45W) to north county line (S4, T85N, R45W)	
Monroe	 	Cedar Creek	 	North county line (S6, T73N, R18W) to confluence with Mormon Branch (S5, T71N, R18W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S1, T73N, R16W) to north county line (S1, T73N, R16W)	
 	 	Mormon Branch	 	Mouth (S5, T71N, R18W) to confluence with Moffatt Branch (S21, T71N, R18W)	
 	 	Muchakinock Creek	 	East county line (S1, T73N, R16W) to north county line (S1, T73N, R16W)	
 	 	Soap Creek	 	South county line (S32, T71N, R16W) to confluence with Mormon Creek (S31, T71N, R16W)	
 	 	Whites Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T73N, R18W) to confluence with English Branch (S30, T73N, R18W)	
Montgomery	 	East Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S36, T71N, R39W) to north county line (S1, T73N, R38W)	
 	 	Middle Nodaway River	 	Mouth (S33, T71N, R36W) to east county line (S36, T72N, R36W)	
 	 	Sevenmile Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T73N, R36W) to north county line (S6, T73N, R36W)	
 	 	Tarkio River	 	South county line (S32, T71N, R37W) to confluence with Little Tarkio
Creek (S4, T71N, R37W)	
 	 	West Nodaway River	 	South county line (S33, T71N, R36W) to north county line (S2, T73N, R36W)	
Muscatine	 	Cedar River	 	South county line (S32, T76N, R04W) to north county line (S6, T78N, R02W)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	South county line (S34, T76N, R02W) to east county line (S24, T77N, R01E)	
 	 	Mud Creek	 	Mouth (S10, T78N, R02W) to west line (S5, T78N, R01E)	
 	 	Muscatine Slough	 	South county line (S36, T76N, R03W) to south line (S5, T76N, R02W)	
 	 	Pike Run	 	Mouth (S19, T77N, R03W) to south line (S34, T78N, R03W)	
 	 	Pine Creek	 	Mouth (S21, T77N, R01E) to confluence with East Branch Pine Creek (S17, T77N, R01E)	
 	 	Sugar Creek	 	Mouth (S17, T78N, R02W) to north county line (S3, T78N, R02W)	
 	 	Wapsinonoc Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T77N, R03W) to confluence of East Branch and Middle Branch (S6, T78N, R03W)	
 	 	Weise Slough	 	S19, T78N, R02W	
 	 	West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek	 	Mouth (S24, T78N, R04W) to north county line (S4, T78N, R04W)	
O’Brien	 	Floyd River	 	West county line (S30, T97N, R42W) to confluence with North Fork Floyd River (S9, T97N, R41W)	
 	 	Little Sioux River	 	South county line (S34, T94N, R39W) to east county line (S25, T94N, R39W)	
 	 	Mill Creek	 	South county line (S34, T94N, R41W) to confluence with West Branch Mill Creek (S4, T95N, R41W)	
 	 	Ocheyedan River	 	East county line (S12, T97N, R39W) to north county line (S2, T97N, R39W)	
 	 	Waterman Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T94N, R39W) to confluence with Little Waterman Creek (S4, T95N, R39W)	
Osceola	 	Little Rock River	 	West county line (S30, T100N, R42W) to north county line (S7, T100N, R42W)	
 	 	Ocheyedan River	 	South county line (S35, T98N, R39W) to north county line (S12, T100N, R41W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	West county line (S31, T98N, R42W) to confluence with Cloverdale Creek (S31, T99N, R41W)	
Page	 	East Nishnabotna River	 	West county line (S18, T69N, R39W) to north county line (S1, T70N, R39W)	
 	 	East Nodaway River	 	Mouth (S7, T67N, R36W) to east county line (S1, T69N, R36W)	
 	 	Nodaway River	 	South county line (S31, T67N, R36W) to confluence of East and West Nodaway Rivers (S7, T67N, R36W)	
 	 	Tarkio River	 	South county line (S32, T67N, R38W) to north county line (S5, T70N, R37W)	
 	 	West Nodaway River	 	Mouth (S7, T67N, R36W) to north county line (S4, T70N, R36W)	
Palo Alto	 	Cylinder Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T94N, R31W) to confluence with Dry Ditch (S24, T95N, R32W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S35, T94N, R31W) to north county line (S4, T97N, R33W)	
 	 	Jack Creek	 	Mouth (S35, T97N, R33W) to west line (S11, T97N, R33W)	
Plymouth	 	Big Sioux River	 	South county line (S34, T90N, R48W) to north county line (S5, T93N, R48W)	
 	 	Broken Kettle Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T90N, R48W) to confluence with Bull Run (S25, T92N, R48W)	
 	 	Deep Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T92N, R45W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (SE 1/4, NW 1/4, S28, T93N, R43W)	
 	 	Floyd River	 	South county line (S31, T90N, R46W) to north county line (S6, T93N, R44W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T93N, R48W) to north county line (S4, T93N, R47W)	
 	 	Mink Creek	 	Mouth (S35, T92N, R46W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S16, T92N, R46W)	
 	 	Perry Creek	 	South county line (S33, T90N, R47W) to confluence with West Branch Perry Creek (S33, T90N, R47W)	
 	 	West Branch Floyd River	 	Mouth (S2, T91N, R46W) to north county line (S5, T93N, R45W)	
 	 	West Fork Little Sioux River	 	South county line (S34, T90N, R44W) to east county line (S36, T91N, R43W)	
 	 	Whiskey Creek	 	Mouth (S36, T91N, R43W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NE 1/4, NW 1/4, S2, T91N, R43W)	
 	 	Willow Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T92N, R45W) to confluence with Deep Creek (S2, T92N, R45W)	
Pocahontas	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S1, T92N, R31W) to north county line (S2, T93N, R31W)	
 	 	Lizard Creek	 	East county line (S13, T90N, R31W) to west line (S2, T90N, R31W)	
 	 	North Branch Lizard Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T90N, R31W) to north line (S6, T91N, R31W)	
 	 	Pilot Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T92N, R31W) to west line (S4, T92N, R31W)	
Polk	 	Beaver Creek	 	Mouth (S17, T79N, R24W) to west county line (S18, T80N, R25W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S12, T77N, R22W) to west county line (S30, T81N, R25W)	
 	 	Fourmile Creek	 	Mouth (S16, T78N, R23W) to south line (S1, T80N, R24W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	East county line (S13, T81N, R22W) to north county line (S3, T81N, R22W)	
 	 	North River	 	Mouth (S36, T78N, R23W) to south county line (SW 1/4, SW 1/4, S34, T78N, R23W)	
 	 	Raccoon River	 	Mouth (S10, T78N, R24W) to west county line (S30, T78N, R25W)	
 	 	South River	 	Mouth (S12, T77N, R22W) to south county line (S12, T77N, R22W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	East county line (S25, T80N, R22W) to north county line (S3, T81N, R23W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	Mouth (S13, T78N, R25W) to west county line (S30, T79N, R25W)	
Pottawattamie	 	Boyer River	 	Mouth (S20, T77N, R44W) to north county line (S4, T77N, R44W)	
 	 	East Branch West
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Nishnabotna River	 	Mouth (S29, T77N, R39W) to north county line (S3, T77N, R39W)	
 	 	East Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S36, T74N, R38W) to east county line (S36, T75N, R38W)	
 	 	Farm Creek	 	South county line (S36, T74N, R40W) to confluence with Jordan Creek (S31, T74N, R39W)	
 	 	Missouri River	 	South county line (S35, T74N, R44W) to north county line (S3, T77N, R45W)	
 	 	Mosquito Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T74N, R43W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, S10, T76N, R42W)	
 	 	Pigeon Creek	 	Mouth (S3, T75N, R44W) to confluence with Potato Creek (S23, T77N, R43W)	
 	 	Pony Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T74N, R43W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (center of S28, T74N, R43W)	
 	 	Silver Creek	 	South county line (S31, T74N, R41W) to confluence with Middle Silver Creek (S31, T74N, R41W)	
 	 	West Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S34, T74N, R40W) to north county line (S5, T77N, R39W)	
Poweshiek	 	Big Bear Creek	 	East county line (S13, T80N, R13W) to confluence with unnamed tributary
(NW 1/4, S8, T80N, R14W)	
 	 	English River	 	East county line (S24, T79N, R13W) to confluence with Dugout Creek (S15, T79N, R14W)	
 	 	Moon Creek	 	South county line (S36, T78N, R15W) to confluence with unnamed tributary
(NE 1/4, S26, T78N, R15W)	
 	 	North Skunk River	 	South county line (S36, T78N, R16W) to west county line (S18, T78N, R16W)	
 	 	Sugar Creek	 	Mouth (S20, T78N, R16W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, S31, T79N, R16W)	
 	 	Walnut Creek	 	East county line (S1, T81N, R13W) to confluence with North Walnut Creek (S7, T81N, R13W)	
Ringgold	 	East Fork Grand River	 	South county line (S25, T67N, R30W) to confluence with Hackberry Creek (S13, T70N, R29W)	
 	 	Grand River	 	South county line (S30, T67N, R31W) to confluence with Plum Creek (S29, T70N, R30W)	
 	 	Platte River	 	West county line (S31, T68N, R31W) to north county line (S6, T70N, R31W)	
 	 	Thompson River	 	East county line (S1, T70N, R28W) to north county line (S1, T70N, R28W)	
Sac	 	Boyer River	 	South county line (S31, T86N, R37W) to west line (S5, T89N, R37W)	
 	 	Cedar Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T88N, R36W) to west line (S10, T88N, R35W)	
 	 	Drainage Ditch 57	 	Mouth (S23, T87N, R36W) to east line (S35, T87N, R36W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S24, T87N, R36W) to north line (S7, T87N, R36W)	
 	 	North Raccoon River	 	East county line (S1, T86N, R35W) to north county line (S1, T89N, R36W)	
Scott	 	Hickory Creek	 	Mouth (S31, T80N, R02E) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S8, T79N, R02E)	
 	 	Lost Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T80N, R05E) to east line (S32, T80N, R05E)	
 	 	Mississippi River	 	West county line (S19, T77N, R02E) to north county line (S13, T80N, R05E)	
 	 	Mud Creek	 	Mouth (S12, T80N, R02E) to county road bridge (S11, T79N, R01E)	
 	 	Wapsipinicon River	 	Mouth (S13, T80N, R05E) to north county line (S1, T80N, R01E)	
Shelby	 	East Branch West
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S34, T78N, R39W) to east county line (S13, T80N, R37W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	South county line (S32, T78N, R37W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S8, T78N, R37W)	
 	 	West Fork West
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Nishnabotna River	 	Mouth (S17, T79N, R38W) to north county line (S5, T81N, R38W)	
 	 	West Nishnabotna River	 	South county line (S32, T78N, R39W) to north county line (S2, T81N, R37W)	
Sioux	 	Big Sioux River	 	South county line (S32, T94N, R48W) to west county line (S6, T97N, R48W)	
 	 	Floyd River	 	South county line (S31, T94N, R44W) to east county line (S25, T97N, R43W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	South county line (S33, T94N, R47W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S33, T94N, R47W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	North county line (S2, T97N, R44W) to north county line (S1, T97N, R43W)	
 	 	Rock River	 	Mouth (S1, T95N, R48W) to north county line (S2, T97N, R46W)	
 	 	Sixmile Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T94N, R48W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S19, T95N, R46W)	
 	 	West Branch Floyd River	 	South county line (S32, T94N, R45W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S8, T96N, R44W)	
Story	 	East Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S16, T82N, R22W) to Hwy.	30 (S14, T83N, R22W)	
 	 	Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T82N, R22W) to confluence of East and West Indian Creeks (S16, T82N, R22W)	
 	 	South Skunk River	 	South county line (S34, T82N, R23W) to north county line (S6, T85N, R23W)	
 	 	Squaw Creek	 	Mouth (S12, T83N, R24W) to west county line (S7, T84N, R24W)	
 	 	West Indian Creek	 	Mouth (S16, T82N, R22W) to Hwy.	30 (S18, T83N, R22W)	
Tama	 	Deer Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T83N, R15W) to confluence with Crystal Creek (S10, T84N, R16W)	
 	 	East Branch Salt Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T84N, R13W) to confluence with Stein Creek (S26, T84N, R13W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	East county line (S36, T82N, R13W) to west county line (S6, T83N, R16W)	
 	 	Salt Creek	 	East county line (S36, T82N, R13W) to confluence with Simpson Creek (S18, T84N, R13W)	
 	 	Stein Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T84N, R13W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (S24, T84N, R13W)	
 	 	Twelvemile Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T86N, R13W) to confluence with Rock Creek (S23, T86N, R14W)	
 	 	Wolf Creek	 	East county line (S24, T86N, R13W) to west county line (S31, T86N, R16W)	
Taylor	 	East Fork One Hundred
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Two River	 	South county line (S31, T67N, R34W) to Hwy.	49 (S1, T69N, R33W)	
 	 	East Nodaway River	 	West county line (S6, T69N, R25W) to north county line (S6, T70N, R35W)	
 	 	Platte River	 	South county line (S28, T67N, R32W) to east county line (S36, T68N, R32W)	
 	 	West Branch One Hundred
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Two River	 	Mouth (S10, T68N, R35W) to confluence with Middle Branch One Hundred Two River (S6, T69N, R34W)	
 	 	West Fork One Hundred
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Two River	 	South county line (S34, T67N, R35W) to confluence with West Branch One Hundred Two River (S10, T68, R35W)	
Union	 	Platte River	 	South county line (S31, T71N, R31W) to S2, T73N, R31W	
 	 	Thompson River	 	South county line (S36, T71N, R28W) to north county line (S3, T73N, R29W)	
 	 	Threemile Creek	 	Mouth (S18, T72N, R28W) to confluence with Twomile Creek (S11, T72N, R29W)	
 	 	West Branch Creek	 	North county line (NE 1/4, S3, T73N, R29W) to north county line (NW 1/4, S3, T73N, R29W)	
Van Buren	 	Cedar Creek	 	East county line (SE 1/4, S12, T70N, R08W) to north county line (S5, T70N, R08W)	
 	 	Chequest Creek	 	Mouth (S27, T69N, R10W) to west county line (S7, T69N, R11W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S13, T67N, R08W) to west county line (S7, T70N, R11W)	
 	 	Fox River	 	South county line (S17, T67N, R09W) to west county line (S6, T68N, R11W)	
 	 	Lick Creek	 	Mouth (S1, T69N, R10W) to north county line (S5, T70N, R10W)	
Wapello	 	Cedar Creek	 	East county line (S13, T72N, R12W) to confluence with Spring Creek (S17, T73N, R13W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S35, T71N, R12W) to west county line (S6, T73N, R15W)	
 	 	Muchakinock Creek	 	Mouth (S6, T73N, R15W) to west county line (S6, T73N, R15W)	
 	 	Soap Creek	 	South county line (S35, T71N, R12W) to south county line (S34, T71N, R12W)	
Warren	 	Badger Creek	 	Mouth (S33, T77N, R25W) to west county line (S19, T77N, R25W)	
 	 	Clanton Creek	 	Mouth (S28, T76N, R25W) to west county line (S7, T75N, R25W)	
 	 	Coal Creek	 	Mouth (S14, T77N, R22W) to east county line (S12, T76N, R22W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	East county line (S12, T77N, R22W) to north county line (S6, T77N, R22W)	
 	 	Middle River	 	Mouth (S9, T77N, R22W) to west county line (S30, T76N, R25W)	
 	 	North River	 	North county line (S2, T77N, R23W) to west county line (S6, T76N, R25W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T76N, R23W) to south county line (S32, T74N, R23W)	
 	 	South River	 	Mouth (S12, T77N, R22W) to west county line (S19, T74N, R25W)	
 	 	Squaw Creek	 	Mouth (S2, T75N, R24W) to south county line (S36, T74N, R25W)	
 	 	White Breast Creek	 	East county line (S13, T74N, R22W) to south county line (S35, T74N, R22W)	
Washington	 	Camp Creek	 	Mouth (S17, T77N, R07W) to north line (S33, T77N, R07W)	
 	 	Clemons Creek	 	Mouth (S14, T75N, R08W) to west line (S9, T75N, R08W)	
 	 	Crooked Creek	 	South county line (S31, T74N, R07W) to confluence of East and West Forks (S24, T74N, R07W)	
 	 	Dutch Creek	 	Mouth (S8, T74N, R09W) to south line (S21, T75N, R09W)	
 	 	East Fork Crooked Creek	 	Mouth (S24, T74N, R07W) to south county line (S35, T74N, R06W)	
 	 	English River	 	East county line (S11, T77N, R06W) to north county line (S6, T77N, R09W)	
 	 	Goose Creek	 	East county line (S24, T76N, R06W) to east line (S22, T76N, R06W)	
 	 	Honey Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T74N, R09W) to Lake Darling (S21, T74N, R09W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	East county line (S36, T77N, R06W) to north county line (S3, T77N, R06W)	
 	 	Lime Creek	 	Mouth (S9, T77N, R08W) to confluence with Smith Creek (S16, T77N, R08W)	
 	 	Long Creek	 	East county line (S25, T75N, R06W) to confluence of North and South Forks (S26, T75N, R06W)	
 	 	North Fork Long Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T75N, R06W) to east line (S3, T75N, R07W)	
 	 	Skunk River	 	South county line (S36, T74N, R08W) to west county line (S6, T74N, R09W)	
 	 	Smith Creek	 	Mouth (S16, T77N, R08W) to west county line (S19, T77N, R09W)	
 	 	South English River	 	Mouth (S6, T77N, R09W) to west county line (S7, T77N, R09W)	
 	 	South Fork Long Creek	 	Mouth (S26, T75N, R06W) to County Road W61 (S4, T75N, R07W)	
 	 	West Fork Crooked Creek	 	Mouth (S24, T74N, R07W) to east line (S28, T76N, R09W)	
 	 	Williams Creek	 	Mouth (S31, T74N, R07W) to south county line (S32, T74N, R06W)	
Wayne	 	Chariton River	 	East county line (S1, T70N, R20W) to north county line (S1, T70N, R20W)	
 	 	South Fork Chariton River	 	East county line (S36, T70N, R20W) to confluence with Dick Creek (S16, T69N, R22W)	
Webster	 	Boone River	 	Mouth (S36, T87N, R27W) to east county line (S25, T87N, R27W)	
 	 	Brushy Creek	 	Mouth (S15, T87N, R27W) to north line (S8, T88N, R27W)	
 	 	Deer Creek	 	Mouth (S24, T90N, R29W) to north line (S16, T90N, R29W)	
 	 	Des Moines River	 	South county line (S34, T86N, R27W) to north county line (S6, T90N, R28W)	
 	 	Lizard Creek	 	Mouth (S19, T89N, R28W) to west county line (S18, T90N, R30W)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	Mouth (S35, T88N, R28W) to west line (S29, T88N, R28W)	
 	 	South Branch Lizard Creek	 	Mouth (S23, T89N, R29W) to west county line (S7, T89N, R30W)	
Winnebago	 	Winnebago River	 	South county line (S36, T98N, R24W) to north county line (S9, T100N, R23W)	
Winneshiek	 	Bear Creek	 	East county line (S25, T100N, R07W) to confluence of North and South Bear Creeks (S25, T100N, R07W)	
 	 	Canoe Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T99N, R07W) to west line (S8, T99N, R08W)	
 	 	Little Turkey River	 	South county line (S32, T96N, R10W) to west county line (S30, T96N, R10W)	
 	 	North Bear Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T100N, R07W) to confluence with Middle Bear Creek (S14, T100N, R07W)	
 	 	Paint Creek	 	East county line (S13, T99N, R07W) to west line (S11, T99N, R07W)	
 	 	South Bear Creek	 	Mouth (S25, T100N, R07W) to confluence with unnamed tributary (NW 1/4, S34, T100N, R07W)	
 	 	Turkey River	 	South county line (S34, T96N, R09W) to west county line (S7, T98N, R10W)	
 	 	Upper Iowa River	 	East county line (NE 1/4, NE 1/4, S25, T99N, R07W) to west county line (S7, T100N, R10W)	
 	 	Yellow River	 	East county line (S13, T96N, R07W) to confluence with North Fork Yellow River (S13, T96N, R07W)	
Woodbury	 	Big Sioux River	 	Mouth (S31, T89N, R47W) to north county line (S3, T89N, R48W)	
 	 	Farmers Ditch	 	Mouth (S32, T86N, R45W) to confluence with Big Whiskey Creek (S31, T88N, R46W)	
 	 	Farmers Garretson Outlet Ditch	 	South county line (S32, T86N, R45W) to confluence with Farmers Ditch (S32, T86N, R45W)	
 	 	Floyd River	 	Mouth (S33, T89N, R47W) to north county line (S6, T89N, R46W)	
 	 	Garretson Ditch	 	Mouth (S32, T86N, R45W) to confluence with Camp Creek (S15, T87N, R46W)	
 	 	Haitz Ditch	 	South county line (S35, T86N, R45W) to confluence with Cottonwood Hollow (S35, T86N, R45W)	
 	 	Little Sioux River	 	South county line (S35, T86N, R44W) to east county line (S12, T89N, R42W)	
 	 	Maple River	 	South county line (S32, T86N, R42W) to east county line (S13, T86N, R42W)	
 	 	Missouri River	 	South county line (S31, T86N, R47W) to confluence with Big Sioux River (S31, T89N, R47W)	
 	 	Perry Creek	 	Mouth (S32, T89N, R47W) to north county line (S4, T89N, R47W)	
 	 	West Fork Ditch	 	South county line (S33, T86N, R45W) to confluence with West Fork Little Sioux River (S9, T86N, R45W)	
 	 	West Fork Little Sioux River	 	Confluence with West Fork Ditch (S9, T86N, R45W) to north county line (S2, T89N, R44W)	
 	 	Wolf Creek	 	South county line (S35, T86N, R45W) to confluence with East Fork Wolf Creek (S30, T87N, R44W)	
Worth	 	Beaver Creek	 	Mouth (S34, T98N, R22W) to Hwy.	9 (S28, T98N, R22W)	
 	 	Deer Creek	 	East county line (S1, T99N, R19W) to County Road S56 (S17, T100N, R19W)	
 	 	Elk Creek	 	Mouth (S27, T99N, R20W) to Hwy.	105 (S5, T99N, R22W)	
 	 	Shell Rock River	 	South county line (S32, T98N, R19W) to north county line (S12, T100N, R21W)	
 	 	Willow Creek	 	Mouth (S32, T98N, R21W) to Hwy.	9 (S20, T98N, R21W)	
 	 	Winans Creek	 	Mouth (S36, T98N, R22W) to Hwy.	9 (S24, T98N, R22W)	
 	 	Winnebago River	 	South county line (SE 1/4, SW 1/4, S32, T98N, R21W) to south county line (S34, T98N, R22W)	
Wright	 	Boone River	 	South county line (S34, T90N, R26W) to north county line (S2, T93N, R26W)	
 	 	Eagle Creek	 	South county line (S31, T90N, R25W) to County Road R33 (S30, T91N, R25W)	
 	 	East Branch Iowa River	 	Mouth (S19, T93N, R23W) to north county line (S6, T93N, R23W)	
 	 	Iowa River	 	East county line (S13, T90N, R23W) to confluence of East Branch Iowa River and West Branch Iowa River (S19, T93N, R23W)	
 	 	Otter Creek	 	Mouth (S29, T92N, R26W) to west line (S11, T92N, R26W)	
 	 	Prairie Creek	 	Mouth (S30, T93N, R26W) to west county line (S30, T93N, R26W)	
 	 	West Branch Iowa River	 	Mouth (S19, T93N, R23W) to north county line (S2, T93N, R24W)	
 	 	White Fox Creek	 	South county line (S34, T90N, R25W) to County Road R38 (S36, T91N, R25W)	
TABLE 2
Major Water Sources—Lakes

County	 	Lake	 	Location	
Adair	 	Greenfield Lake
Orient Lake
Meadow
Mormon Trail Lake
Nodaway Lake	 	1 mile Southwest of Greenfield
1 mile Southwest of Orient
6 miles Northeast of Greenfield
1½ miles Southeast of Bridgewater
2 miles Southwest of Greenfield	
 	 	 	 	 	
Adams	 	Binder Lake
Corning Reservoir
Lake Icaria	 	1 mile Northeast of Corning
North edge of Corning
4 miles North of Corning	
 	 	 	 	 	
Appanoose	 	Centerville Reservoir (Upper)
Centerville Reservoir (Lower)
Mystic Reservoir
Rathbun Reservoir	 	Southwest edge of Centerville
Southwest edge of Centerville
½ mile North of Mystic
8 miles Northwest of Centerville	
 	 	 	 	 	
Audubon	 	Littlefield	 	4 miles East of Exira	
 	 	 	 	 	
Benton	 	Hannen Lake
Rodgers Park Lake	 	4 miles Southwest of Blairstown
3½ miles Northwest of Vinton	
 	 	 	 	 	
Black Hawk	 	Alice Wyth Lake
Big Woods Lake
Cedar Falls Reservoir
East Lake (Quarry Lake)
Fisher Lake
George Wyth Lake
Green Belt Lake
Meyer Lake
Mitchell Lake
North Prairie Lake
South Prairie Lake	 	North edge of Waterloo
Northwest edge of Cedar Falls
North edge of Cedar Falls
North edge of Waterloo
North edge of Waterloo
North edge of Waterloo
West edge of Waterloo
Evansdale
Waterloo
Southwest edge of Cedar Falls
Southwest edge of Cedar Falls	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boone	 	Don Williams Lake
Sturtz	 	5 miles North of Ogden
3 miles West of Boone	
 	 	 	 	 	
Bremer	 	Sweet Marsh (Martens Lake)
Sweet Marsh (A)
Waverly Impoundment	 	1 mile East of Tripoli
2 miles East of Tripoli
Waverly	
 	 	 	 	 	
Buchanan	 	Fontana Mill
Independence Impoundment
Kounty Pond	 	½ mile South of Hazelton
Independence
2½ miles Southeast of Brandon	
 	 	 	 	 	
Buena Vista	 	Gustafson Lake
Newell Pit
Pickerel Lake
Storm Lake	 	1 mile South of Sioux Rapids
1½ miles Northwest of Newell
7 miles Northwest of Marathon
South edge of Storm Lake	
 	 	 	 	 	
Calhoun	 	Calhoun Wildlife Area
Hwy. 4 Recreation Area
North Twin Lake
South Twin Lake	 	4 miles East of Manson
1 mile South of Rockwell City
6 miles North of Rockwell City
5 miles North of Rockwell City	
 	 	 	 	 	
Carroll	 	Swan Lake	 	3 miles Southeast of Carroll	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cass	 	Cold Springs Lake
Lake Anita	 	1 mile South of Lewis
½ mile South of Anita	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cerro Gordo	 	Blue Pit
Clear Lake
Fin and Feather Lake	 	Southwest edge of Mason City
South edge of Clear Lake
3 miles South, 1 mile East of Mason City	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cherokee	 	Larson Lake
Spring Lake	 	2½ miles East, 2 miles North of Aurelia
South edge of Cherokee	
 	 	 	 	 	
Chickasaw	 	Airport Park Lake
Nashua Impoundment
Split Rock Park Lake	 	S35, T96N, R13W
Nashua
5 miles Southwest of Fredericksburg	
 	 	 	 	 	
Clarke	 	East Lake
West Lake	 	½ mile East of Osceola
2 miles West of Osceola	
 	 	 	 	 	
Clay	 	Elk Lake
Trumbull Lake	 	3 miles South, 1 mile West of Ruthven
4 miles West, 5 miles North of Ruthven	
 	 	 	 	 	
Clinton	 	Kildeer and Malone	 	4 miles East of DeWitt	
 	 	 	 	 	
Crawford	 	Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource
Area
Nelson Park Lake
Yellow Smoke Park	 	2 miles South of Dow City, S21, T82N, R40W
3 miles West, 3 miles North of Dow City
2 miles East, 2 miles North of Denison	
 	 	 	 	 	
Dallas	 	Beaver	 	1½ miles North of Dexter	
 	 	 	 	 	
Davis	 	Lake Fisher
Lake Wapello	 	2 miles Northwest of Bloomfield
7 miles West of Drakesville	
 	 	 	 	 	
Decatur	 	Little River Watershed Lake
Nine Eagles Lake
Slip Bluff Lake	 	1 mile West of Leon
3½ miles Southeast of Davis City
2 miles Northwest of Davis City	
 	 	 	 	 	
Delaware	 	Backbone Lake
Lake Delhi
Quaker Mills Impoundment
Silver Lake	 	4 miles Southwest of Strawberry Point
3 miles West of Delhi
Northwest edge of Manchester
Southeast edge of Delhi	
 	 	 	 	 	
Des Moines	 	Fourth Pumping Plant	 	6 miles North, 5 miles East of Kingston	
 	 	 	 	 	
Dickinson	 	Center Lake
Diamond
East Okoboji Lake
Gar (Lower)
Gar (Upper)
Little Spirit Lake
Minnewashta
Silver
Spirit Lake
Swan Lake
West Okoboji Lake	 	2 miles West, ½ mile South of Spirit Lake
2 miles East, 2 miles North of Montgomery
East edge of Okoboji
½ mile South of Arnolds Park
East of Arnolds Park
4 miles North of Orleans
½ mile South of Arnolds Park
West Edge of Lake Park
1 mile North of Spirit Lake
2 miles North of Superior
Northwest edge of Arnolds Park	
 	 	 	 	 	
Dubuque	 	Heritage Pond	 	2 miles North of Dubuque	
 	 	 	 	 	
Emmet	 	High Lake
Ingham Lake
Iowa Lake
Tuttle Lake
West Swan	 	6 miles East of Wallingford
6 miles East of Wallingford
6 miles North of Armstrong
1 mile East, 2 miles North of Dolliver
1½ miles South, 2 miles East of Gruver	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fayette	 	Lake Oelwein
Volga Lake	 	Oelwein
3 miles North of Fayette	
 	 	 	 	 	
Franklin	 	Beeds Lake
Interstate Park Pond
Maynes Grove Lake	 	2 miles West, 1 mile North of Hampton
1 mile West, 2 miles South I-35 & Hwy.	3
4 miles South of Hampton on Hwy.	65	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fremont	 	McPaul “A”
McPaul “B”
Percival Lake
Scott Lake “A”	 	2 miles South of Bartlett
2 miles South of Bartlett
1 mile North of Percival
1½ miles South of Bartlett	
 	 	 	 	 	
Greene	 	Spring Lake	 	4 miles Northwest of Grand Junction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Guthrie	 	Springbrook	 	7 miles North of Guthrie Center	
 	 	 	 	 	
Hamilton	 	Andersen Lake/Marsh
Bjorkboda Marsh
Briggs Wood Lake
Gordons Marsh
Little Wall Lake	 	1 Mile East of Jewell
S36, T86N, R26W
2 miles South of Webster City
S33 and 34, T88N, R26W
1½ miles South of Jewell	
 	 	 	 	 	
Hancock	 	Crystal Lake
Eagle Lake
Eldred Sherwood Lake
West Twin Lake	 	North edge of Crystal Lake
3 miles Northeast of Britt
3 miles East, 1 mile North of Goodell
3 miles East of Kanawha	
 	 	 	 	 	
Hardin	 	Pine Lake (Lower)
Pine Lake (Upper)	 	½ mile East of Eldora
½ mile East of Eldora	
 	 	 	 	 	
Harrison	 	DeSoto Bend
Willow Lake	 	5 miles West of Missouri Valley
5½ miles West of Woodbine	
 	 	 	 	 	
Henry	 	City of Westwood Pond
Crane’s Pond
East Lake Park Pond
Geode Lake
Gibson Park Pond	 	S11, T71N, R7W
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
4 miles Southwest of Danville
S28, T71N, R7W	
 	 	 	 	 	
Howard	 	Lake Hendricks	 	½ mile Northeast of Riceville	
 	 	 	 	 	
Ida	 	Crawford Creek
Moorehead Park Pond	 	3½ miles South of Battle Creek
½ mile North of Ida Grove	
 	 	 	 	 	
Iowa	 	Iowa Lake	 	5 miles North of Millersburg	
 	 	 	 	 	
Jackson	 	Green Island Lakes
Middle Sabula Lake	 	1 mile East of Green Island
West edge of Sabula	
 	 	 	 	 	
Jasper	 	Mariposa Lake
Rock Creek Lake	 	5 miles Northeast of Newton
4 miles Northeast of Kellogg	
 	 	 	 	 	
Johnson	 	Coralville Reservoir
Kent Park Lake
Lake Macbride	 	4 miles North of Iowa City
2½ miles West of Tiffin
4 miles West of Solon	
 	 	 	 	 	
Jones	 	Central Park Lake	 	2 miles West of Center Junction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Keokuk	 	Belva Deer Ponds (4)
Yen-Ruo-Gis	 	5 miles Northeast of Sigourney
2 miles North of Sigourney	
 	 	 	 	 	
Kossuth	 	Burt Lake
Smith	 	4 miles West, 8 miles North of Sway City
3 miles North of Algona	
 	 	 	 	 	
Lee	 	Chatfield Lake
Pollmiller Park Lake
Shimek Forest Ponds (4)	 	3 miles Northwest of Keokuk
½ mile East of West Point
1 mile East of Farmington	
 	 	 	 	 	
Linn	 	Pleasant Creek Lake	 	4 miles North of Palo	
 	 	 	 	 	
Louisa	 	Cone Marsh
Indian Slough
Iowa Slough
Lake Odessa	 	10 miles Northwest of Columbus Jct.
4 miles Northwest of Wapello
3 miles Southeast of Oakville
5 miles East of Wapello	
 	 	 	 	 	
Lucas	 	Brown’s Slough
Colyn North
Colyn South
Ellis Lake
Morris Lake
Red Haw Lake
Stephens Forest Ponds #1 & #2
Williamson Pond	 	7 miles Southeast of Russell
4 miles South of Russell
4 miles South of Russell
1 mile East of Chariton
3 miles East of Chariton
1 mile East of Chariton
3 miles Southwest of Lucas
2 miles East of Williamson	
 	 	 	 	 	
Lyon	 	Fairview Pond
Lake Pahoja	 	5 miles South, 3 miles West of Inwood
4 miles South, 2 miles West of Larchwood	
 	 	 	 	 	
Madison	 	Badger Creek Lake
Winterset City Reservoir	 	5 miles Southeast of Van Meter
2 miles Northeast of Winterset	
 	 	 	 	 	
Mahaska	 	Hawthorne Lake
Lake Keomah
White Oak Lake	 	1 mile South of Barnes City
6 miles East of Oskaloosa
3 miles South of Rose Hill	
 	 	 	 	 	
Marion	 	Red Rock
Roberts Creek
Roberts Creek Lake	 	4 miles North of Knoxville
6 miles Northeast of Knoxville
S28, 29, 33 and 34, Summit Twp.	
 	 	 	 	 	
Marshall	 	Green Castle Lake	 	1 mile South of Ferguson	
 	 	 	 	 	
Mills	 	Folsom Lake
Keg Creek Lake
Mile Hill Lake
P.J. Lake
Pony Creek Lake	 	2 miles West of Glenwood
2 miles Southwest of Pacific Junction
2 miles West of Glenwood
1 mile Southwest of Pacific Junction
3½ miles Northwest of Glenwood	
 	 	 	 	 	
Mitchell	 	Interstate Park	 	West edge of Mitchell	
 	 	 	 	 	
Monona	 	Blue Lake
Johnston Pit
McDonald Pit
Oldham Lake
Peters Park Pond
Savery
Utterback Pond	 	3 miles West of Onawa
1 mile East of Rodney
1 mile East of Rodney
1 mile North of Soldier
1 mile East of Rodney
2 miles Southeast of Moorhead
3 miles North, 3 miles West of Castana	
 	 	 	 	 	
Monroe	 	Albia (Upper)
Albia (Lower)
Cottonwood Pits
Lattart
Lake Miami	 	1 mile North of Albia
1 mile North of Albia
2 miles South of Albia
4 miles Southwest of Lovilla
5 miles Southeast of Lovilla	
 	 	 	 	 	
Montgomery	 	Hacklebarney East
Viking Lake	 	4 miles North of Villisca
4 miles East of Stanton	
 	 	 	 	 	
Muscatine	 	Cone Lake
Wiese Slough	 	1½ miles East of Conesville
2 miles Southeast of Atalissa	
 	 	 	 	 	
O’Brien	 	Dog Creek Lake
Douma Area Park Pond
Hagan Wildlife Pond
Mill Creek Lake
Negus Wildlife Area Pond
Tjossem Park Ponds	 	2 miles East, ½ mile South of Sutherland
2 miles West, 1 mile South of Sanborn
S13, T95N, R41W
1 mile East of Paullina
S30, T94N, R39W
S6, T95N, R40W	
 	 	 	 	 	
Osceola	 	Ashton Park Lake
Ashton Pits Access Area
Iowa Lake
Leinen Pits
May City Pit
Ocheyedan Pits
Peters Pits
Thomas Pit
Willow Creek Lake	 	S14, T98N, R42W
S11, T98N, R42W
S9, T100N, R39W
S25, T99N, R42W
S5, T98N, R39W
2 miles South of Ocheyedan
S19, T100N, R42W
S36, T99N, R40W
S31, T100N, R40W	
 	 	 	 	 	
Page	 	Pierce Creek Lake/Pond
Ross Area	 	5 miles North of Shenandoah
8 miles Southeast of Clarinda	
 	 	 	 	 	
Palo Alto	 	Five Island Lake
Lost Island Lake
Rush Lake
Silver Lake
Virgin Lake	 	North edge of Emmetsburg
3 miles North of Ruthven
9 miles West of Mallard
2 miles West of Ayrshire
2 miles South of Ruthven	
 	 	 	 	 	
Plymouth	 	Deer Creek
Hillview Lake
Silver Maple Primitive Area
Lake
Southeast Wildwood Park
Pond	 	11 miles West, 1 mile South, 1½ miles West of Merrill
1 mile Northwest of Hinton
3 miles Southeast of Akron
3 miles Northeast of Kingsley	
 	 	 	 	 	
Polk	 	Big Creek Lake
Bondurant
Carney Marsh
Case’s Lake
Dale Maffitt Reservoir
Easter Lake Park
Engledinger Marsh
Ft. Des Moines Pond
Grays Lake
Saylorville Reservoir
Skull Pond
Teal Pond
Thomas Mitchell Park Pond
Two Dam Pond
Yellow Banks Park Pond	 	2 miles North of Polk City
Northeast edge of Bondurant
Ankeny
Des Moines, S13, T78N, R24W
6 miles Southwest of Des Moines
Southeast edge of Des Moines
6 miles Northwest of Bondurant
South edge of Des Moines
Fleur Dr., Des Moines
North edge of Des Moines
Jester Park near Polk City
Jester Park near Polk City
2 miles Southwest of Mitchellville
Jester Park near Polk City
4 miles Southeast of Pleasant Hill	
 	 	 	 	 	
Pottawattamie	 	Arrowhead Pond
Carter Lake
Lake Manawa	 	1½ miles Southeast of Neola
Carter Lake
Southwest edge of Council Bluffs	
 	 	 	 	 	
Poweshiek	 	Arbor Lake
Diamond Lake	 	Grinnell
1 mile West of Montezuma	
 	 	 	 	 	
Ringgold	 	Loch Ayr
Old Reservoir
Walnut Creek Marsh	 	2 miles North of Mt. Ayr
½ mile North of Mt. Ayr
5 miles Southwest of Mt. Ayr	
 	 	 	 	 	
Sac	 	Arrowhead Lake
Black Hawk Lake
Black Hawk Pits	 	South Side of Lake View
East edge of Lake View
1½ miles South of Lake View	
 	 	 	 	 	
Scott	 	Crow Creek
West Park Lakes (4)	 	East edge of Mt. Joy
¼ mile West of Davenport	
 	 	 	 	 	
Shelby	 	Mantano Park Pond
Prairie Rose	 	8 miles Northwest of Defiance
8 miles Southeast of Harlan	
 	 	 	 	 	
Story	 	Dakin’s Lake
Hendrickson Marsh
Hickory Grove Lake
McFarland Lake
Peterson Pits	 	½ mile North of Zearing
3 miles Northeast of Collins
3 miles Southwest of Colo
4 miles Northeast of Ames
4 miles Northeast of Ames	
 	 	 	 	 	
Tama	 	Casey Lake
Otter Creek Lake
Union Grove Lake	 	7 miles North of Dysart
6 miles Northeast of Toledo
4 miles South of Gladbrook	
 	 	 	 	 	
Taylor	 	East Lake
Lake of Three Fires
West Lake
Wilson Park Lake
Windmill Lake	 	½ mile North of Lenox
3 miles Northeast of Bedford
1 mile North of Lenox
2½ miles Southeast of Lenox
3½ miles East of New Market	
 	 	 	 	 	
Union	 	Afton City Reservoir
Green Valley Lake
Summitt Lake
Three Mile Creek Lake
Twelve Mile Creek Lake	 	1 mile West of Afton
2½ miles Northwest of Creston
West edge of Creston
East of Creston
4 miles East of Creston	
 	 	 	 	 	
Van Buren	 	Indian Lake
Lacey-Keosauqua Park Lake
Lake Miss-Tug Fork W
Lake Sugema
Piper’s Pond-Tug Fork E	 	1 mile Southwest of Farmington
1 mile Southwest of Keosauqua
5 miles Southwest of Keosauqua
3 miles Southwest of Keosauqua
5 miles Southwest of Keosauqua	
 	 	 	 	 	
Wapello	 	Arrowhead Lake
Ottumwa Reservoir	 	3 miles Southeast of Ottumwa
Ottumwa	
 	 	 	 	 	
Warren	 	Banner Pits
Lake Ahquabi	 	4½ miles North of Indianola
5 miles Southwest of Indianola	
 	 	 	 	 	
Washington	 	Lake Darling	 	3 miles West of Brighton	
 	 	 	 	 	
Wayne	 	Bob White Lake
Corydon Reservoir
Humeston Reservoir
Lineville Reservoir
Medicine Creek Wildlife Area
Complex
Seymour Reservoir	 	1 mile West of Allerton
West edge of Corydon
1 mile North of Humeston
North edge of Lineville
6 miles East of Lineville
½ mile South of Seymour	
 	 	 	 	 	
Webster	 	Badger Lake
Brushy Creek Lake	 	4½ miles North of Fort Dodge
5 miles Northeast of Lehigh	
 	 	 	 	 	
Winnebago	 	Ambrosson Pits
Lake Catherine
Rice Lake	 	3½ miles North of Forest City
6 miles West of Forest City
1 mile South, 1 mile East of Lake Mills	
 	 	 	 	 	
Winneshiek	 	Lake Meyers	 	3 miles Southwest of Calmar	
 	 	 	 	 	
Woodbury	 	Bacon Creek
Browns Lake
Little Sioux Park Lake
Snyder Bend Lake
Southwood	 	East edge of Sioux City
2 miles West of Salix
2 miles South of Correctionville
1½ miles West of Salix
½ mile West, ½ mile South of Smithland	
 	 	 	 	 	
Worth	 	Kuennen’s Pit
Silver Lake	 	2 miles South, ½ mile East of Northwood
10 miles West, 3½ miles North of
Northwood	
 	 	 	 	 	
Wright	 	Lake Cornelia
Morse Lake
Wall Lake	 	3½ miles North, 2 miles East of Clarion
3½ miles West of Belmond
10 miles Southeast of Clarion	
TABLE 3
Annual Pounds of Nitrogen Per Space of Capacity
Source: PM 1811, Managing Manure Nutrients for Crop Production

Swine	 	Space	 	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	 	Liquid, Lagoon***	 	Solid Manure	
Nursery, 25 lb.	 	1 head	 	2	 	1	 	5	
Grow-finish, 150 lb.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Formed storage*	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dry feeders	 	1 head	 	21	 	 	 	29	
Wet/dry feeders	 	1 head	 	19	 	 	 	29	
Earthen storage**	 	1 head	 	14	 	 	 	29	
Lagoon***	 	1 head	 	 	 	6	 	29	
Gestation, 400 lb.	 	1 head	 	27	 	5	 	39	
Sow & Litter, 450 lb.	 	1 crate	 	32	 	11	 	86	
Farrow-nursery	 	Per sow in breeding herd	 	22	 	8	 	85	
Farrow-finish	 	Per sow in breeding herd	 	150	 	44	 	172	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dairy, Confined	 	Space	 	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	 	Liquid, Lagoon***	 	Solid Manure	
Cows, 1200 & up lb.	 	1 head	 	164	 	59	 	140	
Heifers, 900 lb.	 	1 head	 	81	 	44	 	65	
Calves, 500 lb.	 	1 head	 	45	 	24	 	15	
Veal calves, 250 lb.	 	1 head	 	22	 	12	 	10	
Dairy herd	 	Per productive cow in herd	 	169	 	87	 	180	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beef, Confined	 	Space	 	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	 	Liquid, Lagoon***	 	Solid Manure	
Mature cows, 1000 lb.	 	1 head	 	105	 	23	 	147	
Finishing, 900 lb.	 	1 head	 	95	 	19	 	132	
Feeder calves, 500 lb.	 	1 head	 	53	 	11	 	73	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Poultry	 	Space	 	 	 	 	 	Dry Manure	
Layer, cages	 	1000 head	 	 	 	 	 	367	
Broiler, litter	 	1000 head	 	 	 	 	 	585	
Turkeys, litter	 	1000 head	 	 	 	 	 	1400	

* Formed manure storage structure	 	 	 	
** Earthen manure storage basin	 	 	 	
*** Anaerobic lagoon	 	 	 	 	
TABLE 3a
Annual Pounds of Phosphorus (as P2O5) Per Space of Capacity
Source: PM 1811, Managing Manure Nutrients for Crop Production

Swine	Space	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	Liquid, Lagoon***	Solid Manure	
Nursery, 25 lb.	1 head	1	0.7	3	
Grow-finish, 150 lb.	 	 	 	 	
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Formed storage*	 	 	 	 	
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<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Earthen storage**	1 head	10	 	18	
<fo:wrapper font-size="9pt" font-family="'Arial Unicode MS'"> </fo:wrapper>Lagoon***	1 head	 	5	18	
Gestation, 400 lb.	1 head	27	4	25	
Sow & Litter, 450 lb.	1 crate	26	8	55	
Farrow-nursery	Per sow in breeding herd	18	6	55	
Farrow-finish	Per sow in breeding herd	109	33	110	
 	 	 	 	 	
Dairy, Confined	Space	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	Liquid, Lagoon***	Solid Manure	
Cows, 1200 & up lb.	1 head	78	44	42	
Heifers, 900 lb.	1 head	38	33	20	
Calves, 500 lb.	1 head	22	18	5	
Veal calves, 250 lb.	1 head	10	9	3	
Dairy herd	Per productive cow in herd	80	66	80	
 	 	 	 	 	
Beef, Confined	Space	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	Liquid, Lagoon***	Solid Manure	
Mature cows, 1000 lb.	1 head	66	17	73	
Finishing, 900 lb.	1 head	59	14	66	
Feeder calves, 500 lb.	1 head	33	8	37	
 	 	 	 	 	
Poultry	Space	 	 	Dry Manure	
Layer, cages	1000 head	 	 	840	
Broiler, litter	1000 head	 	 	585	
Turkeys, litter	1000 head	 	 	1400	
 	 	 	 		
* Formed manure storage structure	 	 	 	
** Earthen manure storage basin	 	 	 	
*** Anaerobic lagoon	 	 	 	 	
TABLE 4
Crop Nitrogen Usage Rate Factors

Corn	Zone 1	 	0.9 lbs/bu	 	Orchard grass	 	38.0 lbs/ton	
 	Zone 2	 	1.1 lbs/bu	 	Tall fescue	 	38.0 lbs/ton	
 	Zone 3	 	1.2 lbs/bu	 	Switch grass	 	21.0 lbs/ton	
Corn silage	 	7.5 lbs/ton	 	Vetch	 	56.0 lbs/ton	
Soybeans	 	3.8 lbs/bu	 	Red clover	 	43.0 lbs/ton	
Oats	 	0.75 lbs/bu	 	Perennial rye grass	 	24.0 lbs/ton	
Alfalfa	 	50.0 lbs/ton	 	Timothy	 	25.0 lbs/ton	
Wheat	 	1.3 lbs/bu	 	Wheat straw	 	13.0 lbs/ton	
Smooth brome	 	40.0 lbs/ton	 	Oat straw	 	12.0 lbs/ton	
Sorghum or Sudan grass	 	40.0 lbs/ton	 	 	 	 	
The following map outlines the three zones for the corn nitrogen usage rates indicated in the Table 4. Zone 1 corresponds to the Moody soil association. Zone 2 corresponds to the Marshall, Monona-Ida-Hamburg, and Galva-Primghar-Sac soil associations. Zone 3 corresponds to the remaining soil associations.

TABLE 4a
Phosphorus Removal for Iowa Crops
Source: PM 1688, General Guide for Crop Nutrient Recommendations in Iowa

CROP	UNITS	P2O5(pounds/unit)	
Corn	bu.	0.375	
Corn silage	ton (65% H2O)	3.5	
Soybeans	bu.	0.8	
Alfalfa	ton	12.5	
Oat and straw	bu.	0.4	
Wheat	bu.	0.6	
Smooth brome	ton	9	
Orchard grass	ton	14	
Tall fescue	ton	12	
Switch grass	ton	12	
Sorghum-Sudan	ton	12	
Vetch	ton	12	
Red clover	ton	12	
Perennial rye grass	ton	12	
Timothy	ton	9	
Wheat straw	ton	4	
Oat straw	ton	5	
TABLE 5
Manure Production Per Space of Capacity

 	 	Daily	Yearly	
Swine	Space	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	Liquid, Lagoon***	Solid Manure	
Nursery, 25 lb.	1 head	0.2 gal	0.7 gal	0.34 tons	
Grow-finish, 150 lb.	 	 	 	 	
Formed storage*	 	 	 	 	
Dry feeders	1 head	1.2 gal	 	2.05 tons	
Wet/dry feeders	1 head	0.90 gal	 	2.05 tons	
Earthen storage**	1 head	1.2 gal	 	2.05 tons	
Lagoon***	1 head	 	4.1 gal	2.05 tons	
Gestation, 400 lb.	1 head	3.0 gal	3.7 gal	2.77 tons	
Sow & Litter, 450 lb.	1 crate	3.5 gal	7.5 gal	6.16 tons	
Farrow-nursery	Per sow in breeding herd	2.2 gal	5.4 gal	6.09 tons	
Farrow-finish	Per sow in breeding herd	9.4 gal	30 gal	12.25 tons	
 	 	 	 	 	
Dairy, Confined	Space	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	Liquid, Lagoon***	Solid Manure	
Cows, 1200 & up lb.	1 head	18.0 gal	40.1 gal	14 tons	
Heifers, 900 lb.	1 head	8.8 gal	29.9 gal	6.5 tons	
Calves, 500 lb.	1 head	4.9 gal	16.5 gal	1.5 tons	
Veal calves, 250 lb.	1 head	2.5 gal	8.2 gal	1.1 tons	
Dairy herd	Per productive cow in herd	18.5 gal	59.8 gal	20 tons	
 	 	 	 	 	
Beef, Confined	Space	Liquid, Pit*
or Basin**	Liquid, Lagoon***	Solid Manure	
Mature cows, 1000 lb.	1 head	7.2 gal	15.7 gal	12.23 tons	
Finishing, 900 lb.	1 head	6.5 gal	13.1 gal	11.00 tons	
Feeder calves, 500 lb.	1 head	3.6 gal	7.3 gal	6.11 tons	
 	 	 	 	 	
Poultry	Space	 	 	Dry Manure	
Layer, cages	1000 head	 	 	10.5 tons	
Broiler, litter	1000 head	 	 	9.00 tons	
Turkeys, litter	1000 head	 	 	35.00 tons	

* Formed manure storage structure	 	 	 	
** Earthen manure storage basin	 	 	 	
*** Anaerobic lagoon	 	 	 	 	
TABLE 6
Required Separation Distances—Swine, Sheep, Horses, Poultry, and Beef and Dairy Cattle

DISTANCES TO BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC USE AREAS	
Type of Structure	Animal Unit
(AU) Capacity	Residences, Businesses,
Churches, Schools	Public Use
Areas	
		Unincorporated
Areas	Incorporated
Areas		
Anaerobic lagoons and
uncovered earthen
manure storage basins	<1,000 AU	1,875 feet	1,875 feet	1,875 feet	
	1,000 to <3,000 AU	2,500 feet	2,500 feet	2,500 feet	
	3,000 AU or more	3,000 feet	3,000 feet	3,000 feet	
Covered earthen
manure storage basins	<1,000 AU	1,250 feet	1,875 feet	1,875 feet	
	1,000 to <3,000 AU	1,875 feet	2,500 feet	2,500 feet	
	3,000 AU or more	2,375 feet	3,000 feet	3,000 feet	
Uncovered formed
manure storage
structures	<1,000 AU	1,500 feet	1,875 feet	1,875 feet	
	1,000 to <3,000 AU	2,000 feet	2,500 feet	2,500 feet	
	3,000 AU or more	2,500 feet	3,000 feet	3,000 feet	
Confinement buildings
and covered formed
manure storage
structures	<1,000 AU	1,250 feet	1,875 feet	1,875 feet	
	1,000 to <3,000 AU	1,875 feet	2,500 feet	2,500 feet	
	3,000 AU or more	2,375 feet	3,000 feet	3,000 feet	
Egg washwater
storage structures	<1,000 AU	1,000 feet	1,875 feet	1,875 feet	
	1,000 to <3,000 AU	1,500 feet	2,500 feet	2,500 feet	
	3,000 AU or more	2,000 feet	3,000 feet	3,000 feet	

DISTANCES TO WELLS	
Type of Structure	Public Well	Private Well	
	Shallow	Deep	Shallow	Deep	
Aerobic structure, anaerobic lagoon, earthen manure storage basin, egg washwater storage structure and open feedlot runoff control basin	1,000 feet	400 feet	400 feet	400 feet	
Formed manure storage structure, confinement building, open feedlot solids settling facility and open feedlot	200 feet	100 feet	200 feet	400 feet	

OTHER DISTANCES FOR ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION STRUCTURES
regardless of animal unit capacity	
Surface intake of an agricultural drainage well or water source other than major (Excluding farm ponds, privately owned lakes or when a secondary containment barrier is provided)	500 feet	
Wellhead, cistern of agricultural drainage well, known sinkhole or major water source (Excluding farm ponds, privately owned lakes or when a secondary
containment barrier is provided)	1,000 feet	
Right-of-way of a thoroughfare maintained by a political subdivision
(Excluding small feeding operations)	100 feet	
See rule 567 IAC 65.12(455B) for exemptions available from the above distances
TABLE 7
Required Separation Distances—Beef and Dairy Cattle
Rescinded IAB 2/19/03, effective 3/1/03
TABLE 8
Summary of Credit for Mechanical Aeration

 	Pounds Volatile Solids per 1000 cubic feet	
% of Oxygen
Supplied	Beef	Other than Beef	
 	Daily max in all counties	Less than or equal to 6000 lb vs.
daily max	Less than or equal to 6000 lb vs.
daily max in
counties listed in
65.15(13)“b”(2)
above	Greater than
6000 lb vs.	daily max in all counties	
0-50
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150	10.0
12.5
13.3
14.0
14.8
15.5
16.3
17.0
17.8
18.5
19.3
20.0	5.0
6.3
6.6
7.0
7.4
7.8
8.1
8.5
8.9
9.3
9.6
10.0	4.5
5.6
6.1
6.5
6.9
7.4
7.8
8.3
8.7
9.1
9.6
10.0	4.0
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
10.0	
[Filed 6/28/76, Notice 3/22/76—published 7/12/76, effective 8/16/76]1
[Filed emergency 6/3/83—published 6/22/83, effective 7/1/83]
[Filed 8/24/84, Notice 5/9/84—published 9/12/84, effective 10/18/84]
[Filed emergency 11/14/86—published 12/3/86, effective 12/3/86]
[Filed 5/29/87, Notice 12/3/86—published 6/17/87, effective 7/22/87]
[Filed without Notice 8/26/94—published 9/14/94, effective 10/19/94]
[Filed emergency 7/19/95—published 8/16/95, effective 7/19/95]
[Filed emergency 9/22/95—published 10/11/95, effective 9/22/95]
[Filed 1/26/96, Notice 11/8/95—published 2/14/96, effective 3/20/96]
[Filed 9/20/96, Notice 7/17/96—published 10/9/96, effective 11/13/96]
[Filed 11/26/97, Notice 8/13/97—published 12/17/97, effective 1/21/98]
[Filed 3/19/99, Notice 12/30/98—published 4/7/99, effective 5/12/99]
[Filed emergency 12/21/99—published 1/12/00, effective 12/21/99]
[Filed emergency 11/22/00—published 12/13/00, effective 11/22/00]
[Filed emergency 5/25/01 after Notice 3/21/01—published 6/13/01, effective 7/8/01]
[Filed emergency 6/21/01 after Notice 3/21/01—published 7/11/01, effective 7/1/01]
[Filed 8/31/01, Notice 7/11/01—published 9/19/01, effective 10/24/01]
[Filed emergency 9/18/01 after Notice 6/13/01—published 10/17/01, effective 9/18/01]
[Filed 12/19/01, Notice 9/19/01—published 1/9/02, effective 2/13/02]
[Filed 4/26/02, Notice 2/20/02—published 5/15/02, effective 6/19/02]
[Filed 5/24/02, Notice 3/20/02—published 6/12/02, effective 7/17/02]
[Filed emergency 6/18/02—published 7/10/02, effective 6/18/02]
[Filed emergency 7/23/02—published 8/21/02, effective 7/23/02]
[Filed emergency 12/17/02 after Notice 9/18/02—published 1/8/03, effective 2/1/03]
[Filed emergency 1/30/03 after Notice 11/13/02—published 2/19/03, effective 3/1/03]
[Filed 4/24/03, Notice 1/8/03—published 5/14/03, effective 6/18/03]
[Filed without Notice 10/23/03—published 11/12/03, effective 1/1/04]
[Filed 1/29/04, Notice 8/20/03—published 2/18/04, effective 3/24/04]
[Filed 7/1/04, Notice 2/18/04—published 7/21/04, effective 8/25/04]2
[Filed 4/22/05, Notice 10/13/04—published 5/11/05, effective 6/15/05]
[Filed 4/22/05, Notices 11/10/04, 2/16/05—published 5/11/05, effective 6/15/05]
[Filed emergency 8/23/05—published 9/14/05, effective 9/14/05]
[Filed 2/9/06, Notice 11/9/05—published 3/1/06, effective 4/5/06]
[Filed 3/23/06, Notice 9/14/05—published 4/12/06, effective 5/17/06]
[Filed emergency 4/10/06—published 4/26/06, effective 5/17/06]
[Filed 6/28/06, Notice 12/21/05—published 7/19/06, effective 8/23/06]
[Filed 6/28/06, Notice 2/15/06—published 7/19/06, effective 8/23/06]
[Filed 3/19/08, Notice 1/3/07—published 4/9/08, effective 5/14/08]
1	Effective date of Chapter 65 [DEQ, ch 20] delayed by the Administrative Rules Review Committee until October 25, 1976, pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.4 amended by S.F. 1288, §8.
2	Effective date of 65.17(13)“e” delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its meeting held August 11, 2004.
At its August 8, 2006, meeting, the Administrative Rules Review Committee voted to object to the provisions of ARC 5243B*, rules 567 IAC 65.5(3) and 65.103(5), on the grounds they are beyond the authority delegated to the Department of Natural Resources (Department). This filing was adopted by the Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) and published in IAB Vol. XXIX, No.	2 (7-19-2006). The Committee takes this action pursuant to the authority of Code section 17A.4, subsection 5.
This filing allows the Department to evaluate proposed animal feeding operation sites based on a number of factors that are specifically set out in the rules. After completing its evaluation, the adopted rules authorize the director of the Department to take a variety of actions to condition or deny a construction permit, to modify or disapprove a manure management plan, or to prohibit construction of a proposed confinement feeding operation that is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 65 of the EPC rules.
It is the opinion of the Committee that Code chapters 459 and 459A establish the procedures and standards relating to the issuance of construction permits and the approval of manure management plans, and that the Department does not have authority to create additional procedures and standards by rule. The master matrix was created by Code section 459.305 in order “...to provide a comprehensive [emphasis added] assessment mechanism in order to produce a statistically verifiable basis for determining whether to approve or disapprove an application for the construction, including expansion, of a confinement feeding operation structure...” Section 459.305, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, further states:
“The master matrix shall be used to establish conditions for the construction of a confinement feeding operation structure and for the implementation of manure management practices, which conditions shall be included in the approval of the construction permit or the original manure management plan as applicable.”
The Committee believes this statutory language demonstrates a clear legislative intent that the matrix is the exclusive mechanism for the evaluation and approval of an application for the construction or expansion of a confinement feeding operation structure and for the implementation of manure management practices.