How Do CAFO's Impact the Environment?

(United States Environmental Protection Agency)

• Excess nutrients in water (such as nitrogen and phosphorus)
  
  • contributes to low levels of dissolved oxygen (fish kills)
    
  • decomposing organic matter that can contribute to toxic algal blooms
    
• Degrade water resources
  
  • contributes to illness by exposing people to wastes and pathogens in their drinking water.
    
• Dust and odors can contribute to respiratory problems in workers and nearby residents.
  

Livestock and the Environment

(Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

• Indicates that Minnesota has approximately 18,000 feedlots in operation according to the 2010-2014 registration
  
• Estimates that the amount of manure generated by the livestock would be equivalent to that of a human population of 50 million.
  

Link to Dodge County Minnesota Website

Link to Feedlot Map of Dodge County

*Pursuant to the 7020 rules issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, all feedlots in excess of 300 animal units must provide a manure management plan to Dodge County at the time of the application.

50 Million

18,000

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2.6 to 3.5 Million

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• Estimated population State of Minnesota as measured by manure output (per MPCA)
  
• Estimated number of feedlots in the State of Minnesota (per MPCA)
  
• Number of registered feedlots in Dodge County as of December 31, 2015
  
• Number of water appropriate permits attained by Dodge County feedlot operators from the Minnesota DNR March 2015
  
• Estimated number of gallons of water per year for 720 animal unites (2,400 hogs) (per Minnesota DNR)
  
• Estimated number of feedlots in excess of 300 animal units in Dodge County*
  
• Number of manure management plans on file with Dodge County as of March 2015
  
• Dodge County impaired waters (Per EPA)
  
  • Middle Fork Zumbro River
    
  • Milliken Creek
    
  • South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River
    
  • Lower Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River
    
  • Salem Creek
    
  • Cedar River
    

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