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Commission backs conditional-use permit for Melrose-area turkey feedlot expansion; county assumes permitting after MPCA coverage ended
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a conditional use permit allowing the Kloficki farm near Melrose to expand and set a maximum of 920 animal units; the MPCA terminated NPDES coverage and the county will now handle permitting under its delegation agreement.
The Stearns County Planning Commission recommended approval of a conditional-use permit (CUP) for a feedlot expansion near Melrose that would set a maximum permitted capacity of 920 animal units.
Planning staff reported the site was previously registered with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) under an NPDES permit at higher animal-unit levels; the owners requested termination of MPCA coverage on Sept. 16, 2024, and the MPCA confirmed on Oct. 7, 2024, that state-level coverage was no longer…
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