In lieu of using a settled open feedlot effluent basin as provided in section 459A.302 to meet the open feedlot effluent control requirements of section 459A.401, an open feedlot operation may use an alternative technology system for open feedlot effluent control.
 1. The alternative technology system must provide an equivalent level of open feedlot effluent control as would be achieved by using a settled open feedlot effluent basin.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 459A.303

  • 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
  • Commission: means the environmental protection commission created pursuant to section 455A. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • Effluent: means open feedlot effluent or animal truck wash effluent. See Iowa Code 459A.102
  • 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
  • Open feedlot effluent: means a combination of manure, precipitation-induced runoff, or other runoff from an open feedlot before its settleable solids have been removed. 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
  • Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
 2. The commission shall adopt rules establishing requirements for the construction and operation of alternative technology systems.
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