Landowner seeks to stop hog lots in Dallas County
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Posted: Friday, November 14, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa City man is going to court to try and stop construction of two hog lots in central Iowa.
Robert Burchfield owns land next to the proposed sites near Dawson in Dallas County.
He has asked a Polk County judge to reject permits granted by state regulators, citing concerns about manure runoff and the effect on land values.
The confinements will have room for 15,000 hogs.
Hog farmer Robert Manning Jr. plans to use the manure to fertilize some of his farm fields.
Manning's attorney claims Burchfield doesn't have legal standing to intervene in the case and has failed to show how agreed-upon safeguards will not protect his land.
Robert Burchfield owns land next to the proposed sites near Dawson in Dallas County.
He has asked a Polk County judge to reject permits granted by state regulators, citing concerns about manure runoff and the effect on land values.
The confinements will have room for 15,000 hogs.
Hog farmer Robert Manning Jr. plans to use the manure to fertilize some of his farm fields.
Manning's attorney claims Burchfield doesn't have legal standing to intervene in the case and has failed to show how agreed-upon safeguards will not protect his land.
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