MPCA Will Not Require Environmental Impact Statement for Riverview Expansion
State regulators found the environmental review adequate for a proposed 11,000-cow expansion, and the project will move toward a feedlot permit.
- On June 22, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decided against requiring an environmental impact study for Riverview LLP's West River Dairy expansion near Morris, determining the environmental assessment worksheet adequately addresses potential effects of increasing the herd from 7,855 to 18,855 cows.
- Proposed plans involve adding an 11,000-cow dairy farm adjacent to the existing West River Dairy, which has operated for more than 20 years on currently cultivated agricultural land in the Morris area.
- Opponents including the Land Stewardship Project raised concerns over the generation of 250 million gallons of liquid manure annually and 319 million gallons of water usage, with more than 1,400 public comments filed during the review.
- On June 23, the MPCA issued West River Dairy's feedlot permit, stating "the greatest concerns expressed from the facilities expansion will be mitigated" through required permits while noting economic issues fall outside environmental review scope.
- Next month, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture will announce engagement efforts to explore the economic and social impacts of large-scale dairies, while opponents bring their call for an environmental study to the Stevens County Board of Commissioners.
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Pine Journal
MPCA will not require environmental impact statement for Riverview expansion
MORRIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will not require an environmental impact statement for a large expansion planned by Riverview LLP for its West River Dairy near Morris. The MPCA determined that the environmental assessment worksheet is adequate to address the potential environmental effects of expanding from 7,855 to 18,855 cows. It also found that “the greatest concerns expressed from the facilities expansion will be mitig…
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Morris-based mega-dairy coming closer to reality with key regulatory ruling
A proposal to expand a Morris-based dairy operation from roughly 8,000 cows to nearly 19,000 moved closer to construction this week with a key regulatory ruling. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decided this week that Riverview Dairy does not need…
MPCA will not require environmental impact study for Riverview dairy expansion
MORRIS — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will not require an environmental impact study for a large expansion planned by Riverview LLP for its West River Dairy near Morris. The MPCA determined that the environmental assessment worksheet is adequate to address the potential environmental effects of the expansion from 7,855 cows to 18,855 cows. It also found that “the greatest concerns expressed from the facilities expansion will be mitigat…
Major dairy expansion in Morris won’t get additional environmental review
Critics have called for a study on the environmental effects of a controversial dairy expansion in Morris. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says that the study won’t be necessary.
Morris-based mega-dairy coming closer to reality with key regulatory ruling - Stateline Publications
Riverview Dairy is seeking to expand their Morris-based West River Dairy operation from 7,855 cows to almost 19,000 cows. (Drone photo by Rob Levine/Minnesota Reformer)A proposal to expand a Morris-based dairy operation from roughly 8,000 cows to nearly 19,000 moved closer to construction this week with a key regulatory ruling. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decided this week that Riverview Dairy does not need to complete an environmenta…
Morris-based mega-dairy coming closer to reality with key regulatory ruling - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise
Riverview Dairy is seeking to expand their Morris-based West River Dairy operation from 7,855 cows to almost 19,000 cows. (Drone photo by Rob Levine/Minnesota Reformer)A proposal to expand a Morris-based dairy operation from roughly 8,000 cows to nearly 19,000 moved closer to construction this week with a key regulatory ruling. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decided this week that Riverview Dairy does not need to complete an environmenta…
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