Permit
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WPDES permit application materials, instructions, reporting & compliance documents
View required application materials if you are a proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) applying for the first time for a WPDES permit or you are an existing CAFO applying for a renewal of your WPDES permit.
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New Chester Dairy, LLC. CAFO Permit
On July 31, 2018, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reissued a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit to New Chester Dairy, LLC, a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in Adams County. The reissued WPDES…
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Kinnard Farms Inc. CAFO Permit
Kinnard Farms LLC is an existing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation in Kewaunee, WI. Kinnard Farms is owned and operated by Lee Kinnard. As of January of 2025, Kinnard Farms has 9,150 milking and dry cows (12,840 animal units) Kinnard Farms…
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Golden Sands Dairy CAFO Permit
In 2012, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received application material related to a Wisconsin Pollution Elimination Discharge System (WPDES) permit for a Concentrated Animal Facility Operation located in Wood County submitted by Golden…
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First-time CAFO WPDES permit applications
If your operation has 1,000 animal units (AU), your operation is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) and you must obtain a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit (WPDES) from the Department of Natural Resources.
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Burr Oak Heifers CAFO Permit
Burr Oak Heifers WPDES permit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) such as Burr Oak Heifers (formerly Opitz Custom Heifers) are required to obtain a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit. The permit regulates a…
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Badgerwood, LLC. CAFO Permit
On February 13, 2015, the Department of Natural Resources received a final Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit application for Badgerwood, LLC, a proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in Bayfield County.…
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BOD Toxicity
Sample toxicity Often referred to as "sliding" BODs BOD decreases as sample volume increases (i.e., less dilute) Occurs frequently in systems receiving industrial waste Amounts to killing off (or severe shock to) "the bugs" Results in under-…
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BOD seed
Seed preparation and addition De-ionized water kills - Adding a seed capsule to deionized water causes an osmotic imbalance that will kill seed organisms. The purified water —containing no salts— rushes across the bacterial cell walls. The bacteria…