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Planning Commission recommends approval of feedlot permit amendment for Cold Spring farm; MPCA review remains
Summary
The Stearns County Planning Commission on Oct. 23 recommended approval of a conditional use permit for a Cold Spring feedlot expansion that will require a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permit because the site exceeds 500 animal units and lies within a drinking-water supply management area.
The Stearns County Planning Commission on Oct. 23 recommended the County Board approve a conditional use permit for a feedlot at 13942 260 Second Street, Cold Spring, allowing an animal-unit configuration that is subject to state review because the site exceeds 500 animal units and lies within the Saint Joseph Drinking Water Supply Management Area.
Why it matters: The farm operates within a public water-supply management area, so the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) must issue the state feedlot permit side of the application. County staff reported the facility has been registered with the county since 1998 and that recent inspections by county staff and MPCA found the operation compliant with water quality discharge requirements; outstanding recordkeeping issues were corrected prior to…
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