1. The owner of an open feedlot operation who is issued a construction permit for a settled open feedlot effluent basin or the owner of an animal truck wash facility who is issued a construction permit for an animal truck wash effluent structure as provided in section 459A.205 shall submit to the department a construction certification from a professional engineer certifying all of the following:

 a. The basin or structure was constructed in accordance with the design plans submitted to the department as part of an application for a construction permit pursuant to section 459A.205. If the actual construction deviates from the approved design plans, the construction certification shall identify all changes and certify that the changes were consistent with all applicable standards of this section.
 b. The basin or structure was inspected by the professional engineer after completion of construction and before commencement of operation.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 459A.207

  • Animal: means the same as defined in section 459. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Animal truck wash effluent: means a combination of manure, washwater-induced runoff, or other runoff derived from an animal truck wash facility, which may include solids. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • basin: means an impoundment which is part of an open feedlot operation, if the primary function of the impoundment is to collect and store settled open feedlot effluent. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Effluent: means open feedlot effluent or animal truck wash effluent. See Iowa Code 459A.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
  • Open feedlot: means a lot, yard, corral, building, or other area used to house animals in conjunction with an open feedlot operation. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • operation: means an unroofed or partially roofed animal feeding operation if crop, vegetation, or forage growth or residue cover is not maintained as part of the animal feeding operation during the period that animals are confined in the animal feeding operation. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Owner: means a person who holds legal or equitable title to any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Professional engineer: means the same as defined in section 459. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Structure: means any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 459A.102
 2. A written record of an investigation for drainage tile lines, including the findings of the investigation and actions taken to comply with subchapter III, shall be submitted as part of the construction certification.
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