The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently summarized comments received from the public as they work to amend rules that regulate animal feedlots and manure storage in the state.

The request for comments was published on March 24, and the comment period closed on July 22. The response included more than 475 comments, 688 petition signatures and nearly 7,500 pages of comments and attachments. Based on the outpouring of comments, the MPCA provided a 34-page summary in September. That summary does not necessarily reflect the MPCA’s stance. It is intended to provide an overview.

“The comments received during the request for comment period will inform the scope of the rule and the agency's decisions moving forward as the existing feedlot rules are reviewed,” Mike Rafferty, MPCA spokesman

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