The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is inviting public comment on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet prepared for a proposed expansion of a layer hen total confinement facility near Lake Park. The comment period ends April 20.
Jona Baer, Inc. is proposing to remodel an existing poultry laying barn to install new battery cages, as well as a continuous manure air drying and conveyor system, and extending an existing 80-foot by 200-foot manure storage barn by an additional 80 feet.
An EAW is a preliminary environmental review of how a proposed project could potentially affect the environment. The EAW also helps the MPCA determine if a more in-depth environmental study is needed.
Copies of the EAW are available on the MPCA website and at the MPCA regional office in Detroit Lakes. For more information, call Dan Olson at the MPCA in Detroit Lakes at 218-846-8108.
