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Yankton County Commission Approves CAFO Permit

Yankton County Commission Approves CAFO Permit

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The Yankton County Commission this week approved a conditional use permit for a hog nursery barn in the northern part of the county.

Commission Chairman Dan Klimisch says this facility is in a good location…..

Klimisch says they asked for a number of conditions to avoid future issues…

Klimisch says the additional monitoring they are requiring is just common sense protection….

Besides the setbacks, the commission added two monitoring wells to detect any issues with the manure containment structure.

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