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County hearing puts Buffalo confinement site on hold for distance and water‑outlet review
Summary
At a public hearing, Pinnacle consultant Kent Krauss said a proposed 4,999‑head Buffalo confinement initially scored 495 on the master matrix (minimum 440); supervisors raised questions about measured distances to a new home, a private pond that outlets to the Iowa River, sand/gravel soils and whether DNR should re‑score the matrix before the permit proceeds.
The Wright County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on a proposed new confinement operation in Vernon Township (section 15) and heard technical detail and local concerns before pausing further action.
Kent Krauss of Pinnacle, the consultant handling permitting, described the Buffalo site as a new‑construction project for 4,999 head with two deep‑pit, fully covered, tunnel‑ventilated barns. He said the facility is projected to produce just under 1,300,000 gallons of manure per year and that the manure management plan as drafted can accommodate more than 2.1 million gallons of…
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