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Pocahontas County supervisors waive appeal of B & B Hog Farms DNR permit; approve manure plan and $1.72M in claims
Summary
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 24 to waive its right to appeal a DNR draft construction permit for B & B Hog Farms, approved a manure management plan for KT Pork LLC and authorized $1,721,779.87 in vendor claims, including large construction and equipment invoices.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution on Sept. 24 waiving the county’s right to appeal the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ draft construction permit for B & B Hog Farms, and the board approved a manure management plan and a packet of vendor claims totaling $1,721,779.87.
Jeff Ives moved and Brent Aden seconded the motion to sign a waiver letter and adopt Resolution 2024-09-#40, which notes the board reviewed the permit application and manure management plan and found them compliant with the Master Matrix and Iowa Code Section 459. The board recorded five ayes — Ives, Stauter, Smith, Siepker and Aden — and authorized the chair to notify the Iowa DNR, encouraging immediate issuance of the final permit.
The meeting record states the Iowa DNR had made a preliminary determination that B & B Hog Farms met the legal criteria for a construction permit for a confined animal feeding operation. The resolution directs the county chair to notify the DNR of the waiver; the resolution also takes effect immediately.
Separately, the board approved a manure management plan for KT Pork, LLC (ID# 61834) for farmland in Cedar Township, with Trevor Schwartz listed as owner and contact. Brent Aden moved and Jeff Ives seconded the motion to approve the plan; the motion passed unanimously.
The supervisors also approved routine drainage and maintenance payments, including a $2,200 work order to Schoon Excavating for a tile outlet and surface prep, and a $300 invoice to Zuetlau Seeding for pasture seed. The board then approved claims submitted for payment with a grand total of $1,721,779.87. Notable items in the claims packet include Mathy Construction Company ($726,789.27), Midwest Container/Maintenance ($268,474.27) and Murphy Tractor ($400,756.00).
The resolutions and motions recorded at the meeting are procedural actions taken by the board; the clerk’s minutes show the motions, seconds and unanimous votes but do not record additional conditions or appeals tied to the approvals. The chair and auditor were directed to carry out the administrative steps described in the resolution (notice to the Iowa DNR and implementation of approved payments).
