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| | Dayton Daily News survey of state megafarm regulations |
| | Iowa |
| | Is the state authorized | Yes |
| | by the U.S. EPA to |
| | issue NPDES |
| | permits? |
| |
| | Date of the most | 2002 |
| | recent major revision |
| | to state megafarm |
| | regulations: |
| |
| | How does the state | Formal inventory, Complaints & |
| | identify livestock | problems, Registration & permit |
| | operations that | applications, other |
| | require a megafarm |
| | permit? |
| |
| | How frequently do | Inspected at least every 2 or 3 | * For swine operations only. |
| | existing regulations | years* |
| | require megafarms |
| | to be inspected? |
| |
| |
| | Does the state | No |
| | conduct background |
| | checks or require |
| | disclosure of past |
| | environmental |
| | problems in the |
| | permitting process? |
| |
| | Is public notice | Publish |
| | required for a |
| | megafarm to get a |
| | permit? |
| |
| | Are megafarms | None/exempt |
| | subject to specific |
| | air quality |
| | regulations? |
| |
| | Do state megafarm | Yes |
| | regulations require |
| | training for megafarm |
| | operators? |
| |
| | Are megafarms | No, State has cleanup fund |
| | required to be |
| | bonded, contribute |
| | to remediation funds |
| | or provide other |
| | kinds of financial |
| | assurance? |
| |
| | Does the state hold | No |
| | integrators liable for |
| | environmental |
| | damages caused by |
| | megafarms under |
| | contract to them? |
| |
| | Are dry litter | Exempt* | * No permit required. Must have a |
| | operations subject | nutrient management plan and |
| | to the same | certified operator. |
| | regulations as other |
| | megafarms in your |
| | state? |
| |