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Special meeting called by CUW Committee
​for Manure Storage Ordinance.

Click HERE for the Agenda
The meeting is viewable below.

UPDATE: 
       At the January 21, 2022 CUW Special Manure Storage Ordinance (MSO) Committee meeting, a motion was made by Roach, seconded by Winkler to postpone the Manure Storage Ordinance until such time as operations exceeding 200 animal units comes into Oneida County with an animal unit equaling 1000 lbs. of live animal weight. Roll call vote: Winkler-aye, Mott-aye, Thome-aye, Engel-aye, Roach-aye, Ives- aye.   Motion carried.
Oneida County Manure Storage Ordinance
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Please Note:  Written and verbal comments made by the public at the January 5 meeting are the opinion ​of the individual. 

Sweeney Comment Only
All Written Comment
To listen to additional public comments, start the video below at 24:24 when public comment begins.
FINAL DRAFT MSO 12/16/2021
QUICK GUIDE
A Cover Memo, Public Hearing Agenda, Public Hearing Notice, Giving Testimony Tip Sheet, and Public Hearing Location Map were included in the packet materials.​
FROM:             Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Department

RE:                   MANURE STORAGE ORDINANCE

       The Oneida County Conservation and UW-Extension Education Committee (CUW) has completed its work on a Manure Storage Ordinance.  The CUW Committee believes the regulation of activities identified in this Ordinance will protect and promote the County’s agricultural industry, prevent pollution of surface and ground water, protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the people and communities within the County, preserve the health of livestock, aquatic life, and other animals and plants, advance the appropriate use of land and water conservation resources within the community, and protect the property tax base of the County.  

       The purpose of this Ordinance is to control direct runoff from livestock feeding areas or manure management facilities into the waters of the County.  If approved, this Ordinance will require a permit for any person who constructs, substantially alters, changes use of or closes a manure storage facility and related transfer systems. No permits will be needed for:
  • Temporary stacking of manure located outside of a water quality             management area
  • Covered temporary manure stacks
  • Compost
  • Manure stacks less than 175 cu. ft.
  
       The Ordinance will establish road, well, property line, navigable water, and wetland setbacks for manure storage facilities and manure stacks and will prohibit:       
  • The overflow of manure storage facilities
  • Unconfined manure stacks in a water quality management area
  • Direct runoff from a feedlot or stored manure into the waters of the State
  • Unlimited access by livestock to waters of the State in a location where high concentrations of animals prevent the maintenance of adequate sod or self-sustaining vegetative cover
 
       Affected and/or interested parties are urged to attend the Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, 3:30 p.m.  
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       The CUW Committee has reviewed and approved the FINAL DRAFT Manure Storage Ordinance for the Public Hearing.  The Public Hearing Notice and the Agenda have been approved.  The Class II notice will be published in the River News on December 21 and 28 and the Agenda will be posted on December 27, 2021.
approved_mso_public_hearing_agenda.pdf
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approved_mso_public_hearing_notice.pdf
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     If you plan to give testimony on the Manure Storage Ordinance at the Public Hearing, please read the tips on the "Giving Testimony" button below.  Remember that testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.
Giving Testimony
     The fee schedule for the Manure Storage permit has been set.  See the approved fee schedule button below.  This permit fee will go into effect when the Manure Storage Ordinance is approved at the January County Board Meeting on 1/18/22.  At that time, the Draft Forfeiture Schedule will also be approved.
APPROVED FEE SCHEDULE
DRAFT FORFEITURE SCHEDULE
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