§ 459A.410 — Effluent application requirements

Iowa § 459A.410

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 459A: OPEN FEEDLOT OPERATIONS AND ANIMAL TRUCK WASH FACILITIES

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1. Open feedlot effluent or animal truck wash effluent shall be applied in a manner which
does not cause surface water or groundwater pollution. Application in accordance with the
provisions of state law, including this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to the provisions of
state law, including this chapter, and guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be
deemed as compliance with this section.
2. A separation distance in section 459.314 that applies to the land application of liquid
manure from a confinement feeding operation shall also apply to animal truck wash effluent
from an animal truck wash effluent structure in accordance with rules adopted by the
commission.
3. A person shall not apply animal truck wash effluent on land located within seven
hundredfiftyfeetfromaresidencenotownedbythetitleholderofthelandinaccordancewith
rules adopted by the commission. This separation distance does not apply to the following:
a. The animal truck wash effluent is injected into the soil or incorporated within the soil
not later than twenty-four hours from the original application, as provided by rules adopted
by the commission.
b. The titleholder of the land benefiting from the separation distance requirement
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executes a written waiver with the titleholder of the land where the animal truck wash
effluent is applied.
c. The animal truck wash effluent is from a small animal truck wash facility or an animal
truck wash facility that is part of a small animal feeding operation.