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Animal waste ordinance work group reports consensus on need for stronger nutrient management, continued data review
Summary
A stakeholder work group formed to study proposed animal-waste ordinance changes reported broad agreement on expanding nutrient-management adoption and exploring buffers and other alternatives; members asked for more data before finalizing recommendations.
County planning staff and work-group members updated the Environmental Resource Committee on two April meetings of a 25‑member animal waste ordinance work group convened to review proposed amendments intended to reduce phosphorus runoff, particularly to the Big Eau Pleine (Big O'Plain) reservoir and other water bodies.
Staff said the work group represents a cross-section of operators and stakeholders—farmers with small and large operations, conservation staff and other agricultural professionals—and that the meetings focused heavily on available water-quality data, Total…
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