Dairy Operation Fined for Improper Waste Release

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Mar 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM CST

Story Updated: Mar 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM CST

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - An Iowa dairy operation has agreed to pay more than $26,000 in civil penalties for discharging animal waste without the proper permits.

In a consent agreement filed Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said its inspectors documented an illegal discharge in November 2009 by Stoutjesdyk Dairy LLC of Maurice into a tributary of the Orange City Slough.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are required for operations that contain 700 or more dairy cattle, under requirements of the federal Clean Water Act. The EPA says an April 2009 inspection determined Stoutjesdyk Dairy was confining approximately 1,260 dairy cows at the location.

Through the consent agreement, Stoutjesdyk Dairy has certified that it will cease all illegal discharges and comply with the Clean Water Act.

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