Iowa Code 459.314 – Application of manure near designated areas
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1. The department shall adopt rules relating to the application of manure in close proximity to a designated area.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 459.314
- Department: means the department of natural resources created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 459.102
- Designated area: means a known sinkhole, a cistern, an abandoned well, an unplugged agricultural drainage well, an agricultural drainage well surface inlet, a drinking water well, a designated wetland, or a water source. See Iowa Code 459.102
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- High-quality water resource: means that part of a water source or wetland that the department has designated as any of the following:a. See Iowa Code 459.102
- Manure: means animal excreta or other commonly associated wastes of animals, including but not limited to bedding, litter, or feed losses. See Iowa Code 459.102
- Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or association. See Iowa Code 462A.2
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not apply manure on land located within two hundred feet from a designated area, unless one of the following applies:a. The manure is land-applied by injection or incorporation on the same date as the manure was land-applied.b. An area of permanent vegetation cover, including filter strips and riparian forest buffers, exists for fifty feet surrounding the designated area other than an unplugged agricultural drainage well or surface intake to an unplugged agricultural drainage well, and the area of permanent vegetation cover is not subject to manure application.c. The department adopts rules requiring an increased separation distance for the application of manure located in proximity to a high-quality water resource in order to protect the integrity of the high-quality water resource. However, the department shall not provide for an increased separation distance requirement that is more than four times the separation distance requirement otherwise applicable under this section.