MASON CITY – As many as 98,000 delicious chickens will be raised on a new confinement just north of Mason City.
The owner of the confinement is Wharam Creek Poultry, LLC, according to officials at the Cerro Gordo county courthouse. They have filed a new manure management plan (MMP) with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the county for an animal confinement (sometimes known as a “CAFO”) that would house 98,000 chickens.
The state’s “master matrix” formulation that guides the legalities of animal confinements does not come into play with this new confinement, NIT is told, because the matrix only applies to confinements of 1,000 “head” or more.
“The way it is calculated, the confinement comes in at 980 animal units, which does not trigger a master matrix review,” a county official told NIT. “98,000 total chickens is the correct number, as stated in construction design statement. This variety of chicken has a .01 factor according to the table they used.”
This confinement will be located approximately 2 miles north of Mason City city limits on 310th Street, just west of US Highway 65 (NE1/4 of NE1/4 of Section 17, Lime Creek Township). According to the manure management plan that was submitted by Wharam Creek Poultry, LLC, the manure will be spread on the fields in proximity to the confinement site, approximately 303.8 acres.
“They are for slaughter,” the county official said.
Nearby landowners tell NIT that the confinement will actually be closer to 320th Street (slightly further north).
State law does not trump local laws – if they do why was prestiage sent packing ?
I thought Cerro Gordo had new, elected officials that were going to do things differently. Sounds like another familiar story.
I heard a rumor that the Russians are involved in this venture ?
No flood plane ? I drive by that area almost every day – 2/3 of the times it has standing water – spread the manure on the fields ? then when it rains it soaks into the ground where the land has be tiled and the contaminated water is feed into a nearby creek/river and the aquifer where we get our drinking water. Where’s Max Weaver ?
Any words of wisdom Tom Willet??????????????
Attention, “Clean Water Matters”.
Would like offer appreciation to operators of all animal assisted living units. They take on tremendous responsibility and financial risk to provide comfortable conditions to the temporary residents. It takes special individuals to provide these services to fulfill the nutritional needs of our population. Thanks for your dedication to assume a sometimes controversial role.
I just love the title of this piece…
I consume zero meat, dairy, eggs, am I better than you/more advanced/higher consciousness “yes”, why I do not have any material addictions.
1.) Animal abuse 2.) Water pollution 3.) Disease 4.) Chickens are going to consume antibiotics, growth hormones, GMO grain, 5.) All done so humans can keep on honoring $ their god, step out of the Matrix the elites have created, while they are sitting in their yachts laughing at the Goyim/Cattle, only a fool would turn their back on the Creator abuse animals and destroy their environment, 9/23/2017/Revelation 12 : 1- 2 is approaching, https://youtu.be/vsYudi7_cwc.
No flood plain, litter is incorporated as soon as it’s spread on fields, farmer owned buildings 42500 birds per turn who do you want to raise your food local or another country.
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Nice article of alternative facts.
Fake news, location is not on 310th st. West, where photos that are published have been taken, poor reporting need to get real facts.