6-2200-12162-1

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

FOR THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

In the Matter of Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Animal Feedlots and Storage, Transportation, and Utilization of Animal Manure, Minn. Rule 7001.0020 and 7002.0210 to 7002.0280 and Chapter 7020.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Page

Procedural Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

History and Nature of Proposed Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Statutory Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rulemaking Legal Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

ISSUE-BY-ISSUE DISCUSSION

Pastures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Land Application of Manure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Compliance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Animal Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Short-term Stockpiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Vagueness and Excessive Discretion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Floodplain Restrictions and Red River of the North . . . . . . . . 33

Generic Environmental Impact Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Ownership Disclosure and Public Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Permits and the Permitting Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

CAFOs and the EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Odor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Livestock Access to Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Location Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

CONCLUSIONS

Conclusions of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Memorandum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61