Roorda Dairy files construction-permit application; DNR notified

Feb 24, 2026

A construction permit application for Roorda Dairy in Caledonia Township proposes a new free-stall barn and changes to manure settling basins; no public comments were received and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources was notified.

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The county received a construction permit application for Roorda Dairy located in section 2 of Caledonia Township. The application proposes one new dairy cattle free-stall barn and removal of interior dikes on five existing earthen manure settling basins at an existing dairy confinement facility; the Department of Natural Resources was notified, and no written or oral comments were recorded in the meeting transcript.

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