My son Adam Michael Lack was killed in July of 2008, by a group of polluting farmers and contractors, he had suggested a Version 3 of the USDA-NRCS RUSLE II equation, that is used to evaluate a farm before the Iowa DNR issues a Permit for the application of CAFO Nitrogen fertilizer. Adam was the Operations Supervisor at Poet's Hanlontown Ethanol Bio-Refinery. And had noticed the increasing levels of Nitrogen fertilizers in our Source Waters in Iowa. Adam's 2008 NRCS-RUSLE III equation was to cover both Anhydrous Ammonia and CAFO Nitrogen fertilizers before the Iowa DNR could issue a permit for those two very water soluble Nitrogen fertilizers application. The only criteria the old RUSLE II equation has is: HEL or NHEL soils. Adam's RUSLE III had four criteria in his equation to evaluate the land on which an applicant wanted to apply either CAFO or Anhydrous Ammonia Nitrogen fertilizers: 1. NHEL soils where these fertilizers are to be applied, 2. Only land that had LEGAL drainage outlets both for surface and tile drainage, 3. Buffer distances for application from sinkholes, swales, ponds, lakes, farm-through waterways, intermittent streams, and rivers, 4. Minimum soil depth above tile draining land and bedrock before these fertilizers could be applied. Read the "Adam's Voice" Notes and other information in Adam Michael Lack's www.IowaColdCases.org case file, titled, "A Dead Zone Death". If Adam had not been murdered he might have been able to get this IDNR permitting started to limit the increasing levels of Nitrogen fertilizers in our Source Waters in Iowa. Instead the Dead Zones are increasing and most of Iowa's rivers and streams are covered in green slime. Plus our Source Waters are more polluted.
Published by Veronica Lack, Section 11, Cedar (W) Township, Mitchell County, 1475-325th Street, Nora Springs, IA 50458 USA
My son Adam Michael Lack was killed in July of 2008, by a group of polluting farmers and contractors, he had suggested a Version 3 of the USDA-NRCS RUSLE II equation, that is used to evaluate a farm before the Iowa DNR issues a Permit for the application of CAFO Nitrogen fertilizer. Adam was the Operations Supervisor at Poet's Hanlontown Ethanol Bio-Refinery. And had noticed the increasing levels of Nitrogen fertilizers in our Source Waters in Iowa.
Adam's 2008 NRCS-RUSLE III equation was to cover both Anhydrous Ammonia and CAFO Nitrogen fertilizers before the Iowa DNR could issue a permit for those two very water soluble Nitrogen fertilizers application.
The only criteria the old RUSLE II equation has is: HEL or NHEL soils.
Adam's RUSLE III had four criteria in his equation to evaluate the land on which an applicant wanted to apply either CAFO or Anhydrous Ammonia Nitrogen fertilizers: 1. NHEL soils where these fertilizers are to be applied, 2. Only land that had LEGAL drainage outlets both for surface and tile drainage, 3. Buffer distances for application from sinkholes, swales, ponds, lakes, farm-through waterways, intermittent streams, and rivers, 4. Minimum soil depth above tile draining land and bedrock before these fertilizers could be applied.
Read the "Adam's Voice" Notes and other information in Adam Michael Lack's www.IowaColdCases.org case file, titled, "A Dead Zone Death". If Adam had not been murdered he might have been able to get this IDNR permitting started to limit the increasing levels of Nitrogen fertilizers in our Source Waters in Iowa. Instead the Dead Zones are increasing and most of Iowa's rivers and streams are covered in green slime. Plus our Source Waters are more polluted.
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I am currently working with a huge CAFO Hog operation in NC. We have eliminated all odors and can do that on a lagoon in a matter of days. We are currently approaching the reduction of the sludge and Nitrogen with a combination of anaerobic and aerobic microbes with a consortium of Targeted Beneficial Microbes. We have over 300 species available to attack this problem. We do control Ammonia.
Published by Joseph Massidda, Partner at Cellulose Solutions
We need to stop Anhydrous Ammonia and CAFO Nitrogen fertilizers from getting into our Source Waters, so we need to stop Point Source Polluting farmers and strictly enforce Iowa's Drainage Laws and the Clean Water Act's Anti-Degradation Laws. Clean Water is Life. Nitrogen fertilizers that we are drinking can kill after years of multiple cancers and expensive Chemo.
Published by Veronica Lack, Section 11, Cedar (W) Township, Mitchell County, 1475-325th Street, Nora Springs, IA 50458 USA