West River Dairy Expansion

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Comment From: Todd & Cheryl Jackson

3/11/26 @ 8:01 PM
When is enough enough ??? There is already an abundance of dairy cows cattle in this area of MN.
This will be one more nail in the coffin for the small dairy producer.
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Comment From: Kim Fortin

3/11/26 @ 7:57 PM
It is essential that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now:

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Comment From: Marz Beckman

3/11/26 @ 7:51 PM
No project of significant size such as this should be allowed in a community without an environmental impact study. We can destroy the environment easily but we can't restore it without a great deal of money. Do the right thing.
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Comment From: Faye Duvall

3/11/26 @ 7:48 PM
Please consider the soil and your neighbors. This large number of animals in one location is not healthy for the environment.
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Comment From: Austin Voltin

3/11/26 @ 7:35 PM
We don't want of need this!
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Comment From: Jeffrey Borchert

3/11/26 @ 7:33 PM
Hello. I feel NO person or company should have this many animals, for many reasons. Impact of land around it. Animal safety due to equipment failure or help issues. I own land near the project both north (Alberta) and to the south (south of Oliver l...↓
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Comment From: Celeste Knoff

3/11/26 @ 7:28 PM
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,

It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's...↓
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Comment From: Janet Thompson

3/11/26 @ 7:14 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Dean Peterson

3/11/26 @ 7:14 PM
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Comment From: Steve Thompson

3/11/26 @ 7:11 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Abby A

3/11/26 @ 7:11 PM
Riverview Dairy should be required to submit an environmental impact report!!

Thank you!!
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Comment From: Em Perttu

3/11/26 @ 7:05 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
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Comment From: Birgitta Anderson

3/11/26 @ 7:01 PM
I believe that a more in depth study into the environmental impact of a production of this size. This is new territory for MN and its citizens deserve the time and attention to their communities that an in depth study provides.
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Comment From: Douglas Nopar

3/11/26 @ 6:55 PM
I am concerned about air quality , and its effects on workers and neighbors, both the gases from storage facilities, and the air quality effects from the spreading of liquid manure. Of equal concern is water quality , and the effects of liquid manure...↓
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Comment From: Leland Stoe

3/11/26 @ 6:52 PM
I am a fly fisherman and outdoorsman. I was on Rush Creek near Lewiston with my 6-yr-old grandson and my son three weeks before the massive 2021 fish kill, where approximately 2,500 trout were killed over a one-mile section just upstream from where w...↓
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Comment From: Shelly Bell

3/11/26 @ 6:45 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

Massive water use:...↓
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Comment From: Elizabeth Brandt

3/11/26 @ 6:21 PM
There is no way this action benefits small dairy farmers, is a positive environment for the animals and is healthy for the environment.
This must not be allowed to continue.
The smell alone would be unbearable.
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Comment From: Loren Stoner

3/11/26 @ 6:14 PM
I am writing as a concerned citizen and health care provider. CAFOs are resource-heavy, produce less-than-healthy animals, and contribute to significant pollution in the United States. Minnesota is already losing dozens of dairy farms annually due to...↓
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Comment From: Candace Marx

3/11/26 @ 6:07 PM
How will they dispose of the manure? what about Pollution from this facility (chemicals in the manure, water polution, The amount of water they will need (effect on ground water, etc,), Air pollution, Smell,how will they dispose of dead cows & calve...↓
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Comment From: Thomas Hoch

3/11/26 @ 6:00 PM
This project expansion is an environmental disaster in the making. What we SHOULD be focused on is how to transition dairy away from operations such as these to one that more appropriately uses agriculture. Plant-based products could not only prot...↓
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Comment From: Lori Clark

3/11/26 @ 5:56 PM
Farming operations like this are simply TOO BIG! Too big for the land, too big for the neighbors, too big for the water infrastructure, and WAY TOO BIG to not require a EIS.

PLEASE care for the citizens and the environment before the corporations an...↓
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Comment From: Roxanne Friedenfels

3/11/26 @ 5:40 PM
No to the West Dairy River expansion. It will be environmentally harmful.
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Comment From: Amanda Huggett

3/11/26 @ 5:38 PM
As an animal lover in Minnesota, PLEASE, do not add a massive factory farming operation to be added here or anywhere. It is bad for the environment, it is bad for animals, and it is bad for people.

Here's what we know now.

—Massive water use: River...↓
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Comment From: Lisa A

3/11/26 @ 5:28 PM
Please call for an environmental impact study. As an agency that is called to control pollution, you must take this seriously and do what is required of you. Lives are at stake. Water pollution is at risk so is methane pollution. Factory farming is o...↓
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Comment From: Mark Kaelke

3/11/26 @ 5:24 PM
Riverview LLP's proposed expansion of operations at the West River Dairy should receive the highest level of review possible, by both MPCA and DNR, to assure their activities will not negatively impact the quality or quantity of nearby surface waters...↓
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Comment From: Linda Hanke

3/11/26 @ 5:11 PM
Please do not approve this EAW! This will negatively affect the environment in the surrounding areas. And the amount of water needed would be horrific. This must not get approved. Thank you.
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Comment From: Amy Kinneman

3/11/26 @ 5:11 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

-Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Mark Berkson

3/11/26 @ 5:04 PM
Greetings,

I am writing because I am deeply concerned that another CAFO (factory farm) is going to be created in Minnesota. This is the last thing we need, not only because of the devastating environmental impact these facilities have, but also bec...↓
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Comment From: Cari Lombardi

3/11/26 @ 4:35 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

—Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Steph Kuehn

3/11/26 @ 4:11 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.



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Comment From: Kurtis Koehl

3/11/26 @ 3:47 PM
I am writing in support of the West River Dairy Expansion. Having lived in Stevens County for all of my 40 years, I have had the opportunity to work for and with Riverview. I live and farm in between two of the Stevens County dairies, and our farm i...↓
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Comment From: Anna Borell

3/11/26 @ 3:42 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
—Massive water use:...↓
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Comment From: Heather Waye

3/11/26 @ 3:41 PM
I understand that Riverview has applied for an expansion that would result in an operation double the size of the next largest livestock operation in Minnesota (in terms of number of animals). The proposed site in Stevens County, where I live, will b...↓
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Comment From: John Sheehan

3/11/26 @ 3:33 PM
When is it going to end? If the pollution control agency doesn't think it's a good idea why allow it?
Shouldn't this require a more extensive review than an EAW? I have invested millions in RE projects and an EAW is not a big deal and this project i...↓
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Comment From: jodi gruhn

3/11/26 @ 2:51 PM

It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Emily Rosenmeier

3/11/26 @ 2:26 PM
This is a terrible plan, and absolutely must include an EIS, as well as some study of the impact it would have on the surrounding communities. Small dairy farms MN are already struggling, and this proposal would put many of them out of business and c...↓
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Comment From: Sheila Nelson

3/11/26 @ 2:10 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
 
* Massive water u...↓
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Comment From: Rodden Turner

3/11/26 @ 2:06 PM
An EAW must be done to assess environmental impact. Please don't sell out MN residents because of mislaid policies, this is unnecessary expansion. Additionally, factory farming on this scale is immoral.
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Comment From: Lia Saaskilahti

3/11/26 @ 2:04 PM
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Comment From: Kayla Jacobson

3/11/26 @ 2:04 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous.
Here's what we know now.
* Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Winnie Cheung

3/11/26 @ 1:55 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is
nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be
enormous. Here's what we know now.
—Massive water use:...↓
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Comment From: Karrie Vrabel

3/11/26 @ 1:44 PM

It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.



Massive water u...↓
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Comment From: Janice Kostad

3/11/26 @ 1:43 PM
Please review this project and protect our natural resources. Please also review and consider the consequences to our local economy if we allow such a large facility.
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Comment From: Melody Kitchen

3/11/26 @ 1:11 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
—Massive water use:...↓
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Comment From: Meghan Manahan

3/11/26 @ 12:56 PM
I am writing to request that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous, including massive water use, hug...↓
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Comment From: Kelsey Hambor

3/11/26 @ 12:50 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.



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Comment From: Alexandra Beane

3/11/26 @ 12:42 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

—Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Rachel Coler Mulholland

3/11/26 @ 12:40 PM
I am deeply concerned to learn that MPCA is even considering granting a permit to Riverview Dairy for their planned expansion without an EIS. A dairy of this proposed scale does not yet exist in Minnesota, much less nested amongst so many protected w...↓
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Comment From: Dominic Decker

3/11/26 @ 12:30 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

Massive water use:...↓
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Comment From: Claire Kaiserman

3/11/26 @ 12:30 PM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

—Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Michael Finn

3/11/26 @ 12:21 PM
An expansion of this magnitude proximity must justify the completion of an environmental assessment. Minnesota's land, water, and wildlife are one of our greatest assets and worth protecting against the potential risks of storage and distribution of ...↓
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Comment From: WENDY PILOT

3/11/26 @ 12:12 PM
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Comment From: Tanna Rens

3/11/26 @ 12:10 PM
I could not caution you more to not allow this. These large scale dairy farms are ruining our rural farming community. They (unfortunately) put one up close to our home and it has essentially ruined our once peaceful farm. We can rarely have our wind...↓
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Comment From: Jenifer Culbertson

3/11/26 @ 11:37 AM
I have family and friends in Morris and this would impact their enjoyment of their homes. Concerns about water shortages, increased manure (smell and pollution) are concerning . It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environme...↓
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Comment From: Ann Williams

3/11/26 @ 11:25 AM
Please do not allow this expansion. The huge amounts of water required is not sustainable in today's world.
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Comment From: Tierney Graf

3/11/26 @ 11:24 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous.

Massive water use:
Riverview would pump u...↓
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Comment From: Tawnya Gelle

3/11/26 @ 11:22 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
* Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Debra Luetmer

3/11/26 @ 11:21 AM
Our water resources are too valuable not at ensure that they will be used wisely. A full, comprehensive review needs to be completed.
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Comment From: Anne MORENO

3/11/26 @ 11:18 AM
Please don't allow this project to move forward without an environmental impact review.

Thank you,
Anne
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Comment From: Shanta Mayweather

3/11/26 @ 11:12 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
* Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Pamela Gades

3/11/26 @ 11:10 AM
Do the EIS study. Go forward with that. Once you have all of the results from the study, then make a decision.
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Comment From: Bonnie Morgan Norgren

3/11/26 @ 11:10 AM
I COMPLETELY OPPOSE this request for expansion!! The environmental impact will be negatively huge and detrimental to many valuable lakes and connecting rivers in both Stevens and Grant counties. Approving this expansion would be actionable for a Clas...↓
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Comment From: Kathy Burt

3/11/26 @ 11:02 AM
This project should require an environmental impact statement. The size of this operation will have a negative effect on the surrounding area and beyond. Bigger is not better when resources will be gobbled up. This operation should not go forward.
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Comment From: Shanta Mayweather

3/11/26 @ 11:01 AM
We the people of Minnesota do not want factories replacing farms. We don't want our food grown inside buildings, and labs. Listen to the people, the consumers, the indigenous communities, and most importantly nature. Please allow the planet to provid...↓
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Comment From: Hayley Saccoman

3/11/26 @ 11:01 AM
We don't want more pollution from a giant factory farm in MN. This is not the direction we need to go. Our environment is at a terribly perilous point in time and we need to prioritize the health of everyone before this giant farm that abuses animals...↓
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Comment From: Carter Voorde

3/11/26 @ 11:01 AM
As someone who lives in Stevens County and will be affected by this project, I insist MPCA require a full Environmental Impact Statement before the project can go forward. This is a hugely transformative proposal that would double Riverview's operati...↓
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Comment From: Grace Davies

3/11/26 @ 11:00 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
* Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Pixie Green

3/11/26 @ 10:55 AM
West River dairy must be required to provide an environmental impact statement! The expansion of factory farming in Minnesota will have devastating consequences on our lakes and our ground water, endangering people for generations to come. You must m...↓
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Comment From: Alicia Sandor

3/11/26 @ 10:55 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
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Comment From: Kristin Bertram

3/11/26 @ 10:53 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now:
* Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Will Carlen

3/11/26 @ 10:46 AM
Please require an environmental impact statement for this new factory farm, the largest in the state. The people deserve to know how this farm will impact our lands, waters, and the ecosystem as a whole.
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Comment From: Ren Ze

3/11/26 @ 10:38 AM
Animal agriculture wreaks havoc on the environment especially factory farms. I'm asking that a thorough environmental impact assessment is done before any consideration to allow this facility to be built.
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Comment From: Dionne Porter

3/11/26 @ 10:25 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

—Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Jennifer Nowatzki

3/11/26 @ 10:24 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
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Comment From: Randi Jorgensen

3/11/26 @ 10:24 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

—Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Jolene Turner

3/11/26 @ 10:19 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.

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Comment From: Sarah Hernández

3/11/26 @ 10:16 AM
There needs to be a thorough review of the long term impacts.
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Comment From: Melissa Harper-France

3/11/26 @ 10:14 AM
* Massive water use: Riverview would pump up to 226 million gallons/year from an off-site well-nearly as much as the entire City of Morris (permitted for 300 million gallons/year for 5,000+ residents).
* Huge waste output: The facility would generate...↓
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Comment From: Kevin Koehl

3/11/26 @ 10:08 AM
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Comment From: Karen Arnold

3/11/26 @ 9:56 AM
Please review the impacts of this expansion carefully. Water is a precious commodity.
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Comment From: Ed Brands

3/11/26 @ 9:52 AM
Two quick points:
1) Where is the water coming from for this expansion? From the spotty aquifer beneath the existing dairy? From a "retired" water use permit from the ethanol plant in Morris? The ethanol plant still uses water from the same aquifer,...↓
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Comment From: Ryan Meehan

3/11/26 @ 9:50 AM
I'm concerned about this project and how it interacts with surface and ground water in our state.
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Comment From: Xander Godfrey-Singh

3/11/26 @ 9:44 AM
The amount of ground water waste, water usage, and other polluting factors is a poor use for this land. Please reconsider this.
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Comment From: John Schreier

3/11/26 @ 9:40 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
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Comment From: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:39 AM

It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state. and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
--Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Nicola Philpott

3/11/26 @ 9:35 AM
The Riverview Dairy project must be required to get an Environmental Impact Statement. 
Its environmental harm would be enormous.

Huge waste output: The facility would generate about 202.7 million gallons of liquid manure and wastewater annually, ...↓
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Comment From: Kaitlyn OConnor

3/11/26 @ 9:32 AM
Please require Riverview Dairy to conduct a full environmental impact statement
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Comment From: Reid Gosmire

3/11/26 @ 9:30 AM
Please please please require a full environmental impact statement!
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Comment From: Sloan Parker

3/11/26 @ 9:29 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
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Comment From: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:24 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here is what we know now.

Massive water use...↓
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Comment From: Paul Carlson

3/11/26 @ 9:22 AM
As Superintendent of Hancock Public School, I am pleased to express my support for the West River Dairy Expansion. Our district's success is connected to the strength and stability of the area we serve, and this project represents a meaningful invest...↓
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Comment From: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:22 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous here's what we know now.

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Comment From: Erin Jimcosky

3/11/26 @ 9:20 AM
Minnesota doesn't need more environmental destruction. Require an environmental impact study or just don't approve of it. If we don't protect our state, we will lose what makes it great.
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Comment From: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:20 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous here's what we know now.

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Comment From: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:19 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous here's what we know now.

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Comment From: Lynne Riley

3/11/26 @ 9:16 AM
Please require an environmental impact statement with time for public comments from community members who will be directly impacted by this operation.
We can't continue to rubber stamp every request by agribusinesses to maximize their profits. As a ...↓
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Comment From: Lynne Riley

3/11/26 @ 9:16 AM
Please require an environmental impact statement with time for public comments from community members who will be directly impacted by this operation.
We can't continue to rubber stamp every request by agribusinesses to maximize their profits. As a ...↓
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Comment From: Sawyer Buhman

3/11/26 @ 9:15 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now.
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Comment From: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:13 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous here's what we know now.

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Comment From: Jaimee Frank

3/11/26 @ 9:12 AM
It is vital that the Riverview Dairy be required to submit an environmental impact statement. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state, and its environmental harm would be enormous. Here's what we know now:
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