Field Office Compliance - Assistance

Assistance ID - 86713
Poweshiek County Pullets Llp (sec 3) - 310709538
1030 420TH AVE. Malcom, IA 50157
Poweshiek County

FO 5

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6/8/2016 On June 8, 2016 after receiving the reply from Paul Petitti I called T.J. Studyvin to inform him any additional stockpile area must meet the provisions of #16 of the Master Matrix as a condition of their construction permit. The stockpile area must be a roofed structure and prevent runoff from reaching the stockpile. Essentially they can construct another stockpile structure but it must be like the one that is already on-site. T.J. said he would re-think the situation and might be back in contact with me. I told him if he had any technical questions we could get in contact with Paul Petitti. BILL GIBBONS
6/8/2016 On June 8, 2016 I received the following reply from Paul Petitti: From: Petitti, Paul [DNR] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 11:37 AM To: Gibbons, Bill [DNR] Cc: Theobald, Jeff [DNR] Subject: RE: Poweshiek County Pullets - Facility ID 62389 Bill and Jeff, their 2014 permit actually included a qualified stockpile structure on site. If it is too small I suppose they could construct another “qualified stockpile structure” w/o a permit. The new structure would need to meet the definition(roofed structure with prevention of runoff reaching stockpile). Building another qualified structure should still meet #16 in the matrix. I am not sure exactly what #17 was referring to unless they claimed the small dry manure storage areas inside the barns. PAUL PETITTI P.E., ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER SENIOR Iowa Department of Natural Resources P 712-262-4177 | F 712-262-2901 | paul.petitti@dnr.iowa.gov 1900 N Grand Ave, Gateway North, Suite E17, Spencer, IA 51301 WWW.IOWADNR.GOV BILL GIBBONS
6/8/2016 On June 8th after talking to Jeff Theobald about the situation, Jeff thought there could be a problem with the construction permit as it relates to Item #16 of the Master Matrix. I sent the following E-mail to Paul Petitti: From: Gibbons, Bill [DNR] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 9:17 AM To: Petitti, Paul [DNR] Cc: Theobald, Jeff [DNR] Subject: Poweshiek County Pullets - Facility ID 62389 Hi Paul, Yesterday, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 I received a call from T.J. Studyvin with Poweshiek County Pullets. T.J. said they were possibly running out of manure storage and were looking at creating a manure stockpile on-site that would consist of an area outlined by concrete barriers to contain the manure and prevent runoff. He said they could even construct tarps over the stockpile area to keep rainfall from making contact with the manure. We discussed the separation distances pertaining to confinements that have dry manure (poultry operations) and I sent him a fact sheet outlining the rules titled "Confinement Dry Manure Stockpiling Regulations". The E-mail read as follows: TJ, Thanks for asking about stockpiling regulations for confinements with dry manure (poultry operations). I have attached a fact sheet titled “Confinement Dry Manure Stockpiling Regulations”. The fact Sheet lists separation distances that need to be met when stockpiling dry manure. The stockpiling area should also be on ground with 3% or less slope. In addition if the stockpiling is done for more than 6 months the following applies: Long-term Stockpiling. Where dry confinement manure is stored for more than six months, it must be placed on a constructed impervious base that can support the load of equipment used under all weather conditions. The coefficient of permeability of the base shall be less than 1 x10-7 cm (0.00028 feet/day). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In a follow up conversation with T.J. this morning (Wednesday, June 8, 2016) he said they had a meeting about this after I talked to him and their plan was to try and make it through the season using the storage they already have. They are going to construct the outside stockpile area but will only use it as a last resort. Jeff and I were talking about this and Jeff had some concerns a temporary on-site stockpile might violate their permit 6 b and c which goes back to Master Matrix items #16 and 17. 6b) You shall build, maintain and operate the enhancements of your stockpile structure according to your County-approved design, operation and maintenance plans (Criterion #16) 6c) you shall build, maintain and operate the concrete manure storage structure according to your County-approved design, operation, and maintenance plan (criteria #17) Would this temporary on-site stockpile violate their permit (master matrix)? Sincerely, BILL GIBBONS Environmental Specialist Iowa Department of Natural Resources P 515.725.0335 | F 515.725.0218 | bill.gibbons@dnr.iowa.gov 7900 Hickman Road Ste 200 | Windsor Heights, IA 50324-4432 BILL GIBBONS
6/8/2016 On Wednesday, June 8, 2016 I had a follow up conversation with T.J. Studyvin. I wanted to confirm which site they were going to need to create the stockpile at and he told me it was the Poweshiek County Pullet site. T.J. also told me they had a meeting the previous day (Tuesday, June 7, 2016) about the situation. They decided to construct the outside stockpile area however they were hopeful that they would not need to use it. Their plan was to try and make it to the fall season without having to put any manure in the stockpile area unless it was absolutely necessary. T.J. said he would let me know if they were going to have to use the area. BILL GIBBONS
6/8/2016 On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 I received a call from T.J. Studyvin with Poweshiek County Pullets. T.J. said they were possibly running out of manure storage and were looking at creating a manure stockpile on-site that would consist of an area outlined by concrete barriers to contain the manure and prevent runoff. He said they could even construct tarps over the stockpile area to keep rainfall from making contact with the manure. We discussed the separation distances pertaining to confinements that have dry manure (poultry operations) and I sent him a fact sheet outlining the rules titled "Confinement Dry Manure Stockpiling Regulations". The E-mail read as follows: TJ, Thanks for asking about stockpiling regulations for confinements with dry manure (poultry operations). I have attached a fact sheet titled “Confinement Dry Manure Stockpiling Regulations”. The fact Sheet lists separation distances that need to be met when stockpiling dry manure. The stockpiling area should also be on ground with 3% or less slope. In addition if the stockpiling is done for more than 6 months the following applies: Long-term Stockpiling. Where dry confinement manure is stored for more than six months, it must be placed on a constructed impervious base that can support the load of equipment used under all weather conditions. The coefficient of permeability of the base shall be less than 1 x10-7 cm (0.00028 feet/day). Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, BILL GIBBONS Environmental Specialist Iowa Department of Natural Resources P 515.725.0335 | F 515.725.0218 | bill.gibbons@dnr.iowa.gov 7900 Hickman Road Ste 200 | Windsor Heights, IA 50324-4432 BILL GIBBONS
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