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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?