Setback Requirements for Small Swine Facilities

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 (per Reg. 61-71) 

Ditches except site drainage:

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

Residences/Property Lines

  • 0 to 500,000 lbs. - 400 feet from the property line or 1,000 feet from the nearest residence, whichever is greater
  • Distances may be reduced with permission from adjoining property owners

Waters of the State:

  •  Including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet 

Lagoons or Waste Storage Ponds

Wells

  • Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 500 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 100 feet)
  • Irrigation wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 100 feet (per Reg. 61-71)

Ditches except site drainage:

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

Residences/Property lines

  • 0 to 500,001 lbs. - 600 feet from the property or 1,000 feet to the nearest residence, whichever is greater
  • All distances may be reduced with permission from adjoining property owner.

Waters of the State

  • Waters of the State excluding ephemeral and intermittent streams - 500 feet. However, if waters classified as ORW (Outstanding Resource Waters), Shellfish Harvesting Waters or Critical Habitat Waters of endangered species then - 1,320 feet 
  • ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 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 the 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

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