tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post5540254233763008403..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: DENR Cites Manure Violations at Millner Veblen Dairiescaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-1125785060103364722010-02-06T20:37:27.147-07:002010-02-06T20:37:27.147-07:00I hope that DENR was correct in saying that no man...I hope that DENR was correct in saying that no manure was spilled. It's possible that there was no spill-although hard to prove. Citizens need to know how to take a good water sample with appropriate paperwork and witnesses. Upstream and downstream too. I have written before on behalf of well made and managed ag waste systems as the only way we can raise animals and keep our water quality. I wish their were larger setbacks from rivers and streams and State Parks, etc. It's not a simple issue. MPC could shout orders all day but if Milner's dairy is already bankrupt before the agencies get serious(as seems to be the case in Thief River Falls) then how about some bonding or some kind of mandatory insurance? For trucking manure, etc.--Linda Simmons,Grant Co.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-24412554325820343942009-11-23T06:28:33.262-07:002009-11-23T06:28:33.262-07:00Thanks for the comment Lee. You beat me to the pu...Thanks for the comment Lee. You beat me to the punch. <br /><br />A lot of the opposition to CAFOs when these operations seek permits is not so much NIMBYism, although that does exist, as it is a well founded fear that the State of SD will do little to protect the environment from the damage that these operations do or can do.<br /><br />An inspection of the premises during the preceding year would have revealed the dangerously over full cesspools. The excuse that there was no time during an entire year to spread the manure doesn't cut it. And the fine levied is a drop in the bucket for such a big operation.Nick Nemecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-44698237514193582062009-11-22T19:45:11.434-07:002009-11-22T19:45:11.434-07:00Excuses are free and easy, but protecting our wate...Excuses are free and easy, but protecting our water supplies is critical. Do people need to apply liquid manure topically or can a person knife it in? I would imagine there is a way to put it back into the soil without risk of damaging the environment, especially with our wet conditions in October.GoldManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478566547133172418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-8252407195053041792009-11-22T18:06:56.678-07:002009-11-22T18:06:56.678-07:00Corey -
Excellent post - the state is soooooo lax...Corey - <br />Excellent post - the state is soooooo lax on protecting our waters. Bums like this guy cost all of the citizens of the state, because we get hit with either the clean up costs or the damage to our resources. It punishes operators that do it right, as they have to bear the costs, while he externalizes his -- to us! Thank you for the story<br />--Lee SchoenbeckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com