Barns, Stables, Pens or Growing Houses (not including lagoon, storage pond, or waste utilization areas)

Wells

• Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 50 feet)
• Irrigation Wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 50 feet

Ditches except site drainage:

• which drain to waters of the state including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet

Property Lines 

• 500,00 to 1,000,000 lbs. - 1,000 feet
• Distances may be reduced with permission from adjoining property owners

Separation from another large swine facility with less than 1,000,000 pounds - 2 miles

Waters of the State

• including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 200 feet

Lagoons or Waste Storage Ponds

Wells

• Human Drinking Water Wells - 500 feet (excluding the applicant which is 100 feet)
• Irrigation Wells (Including animal drinking water wells - 100 feet

Ditches except site drainage:

• which drain to waters of state including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet

Property lines

• 500,000 to 1,000,000 lbs. - 1,250 feet
• Both distances may be reduced with permission from adjoining property owners.

Waters of the State

• Waters of the State excluding ephemeral and intermittent streams - 1,320 feet. However, if waters classified as ORW (Outstanding Resource Waters), Shellfish Harvesting Waters or Critical Habitat Waters of endangered species - 2,640 feet.
• ephemeral and intermittent streams - 200 feet.

Manure Utilization Areas

Wells

• Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet
• Irrigation Wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 100 feet (per Reg 61-71)

Ditches:

• which drain to waters of state excluding ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet
• which drain to ephemeral or intermittent streams - 50 feet

Residences/Property lines

• If injection or immediate incorporation is the method of application, manure may be applied up to the property line.
• If injection or immediate incorporation is not used - 300 feet from the nearest residence. If there are no residences within 300 feet, manure may be applied up to the property line.
• Distances may be reduced with consent of adjoining property owners.

Waters of the State

• Waters of the State excluding ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet (regardless of method of application)
• ephemeral and intermittent streams and the method application is:
  • spray irrigation -100 feet
  • incorporation - 75 feet (can be reduced to 50 feet if incorporated within 24 hours)
  • injection - 50 feet