West River Dairy Expansion

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Comment From: Lynne Riley

3/11/26 @ 9:11 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: Marjie Carr-Oxley

3/11/26 @ 9:11 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: Patti Vega

3/11/26 @ 9:10 AM
Mn does not want or need more rampant polluters. If this project comes to our state we request and expect a pollution mitigation plan.
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Comment From: Crystal Poppe

3/11/26 @ 9:04 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: Mitch Trumble

3/11/26 @ 9:02 AM
Good morning,
My name is Mitch Trumble. I am writing to you in regards the the West River Dairy expansion project proposed for Stevens county where I live.
I have no financial investment in Riverview dairy and perhaps that is to my loss, however I d...
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Comment From: Julia Cedergren

3/11/26 @ 9:01 AM
Riverview Dairy must submit an environmental impact statement! Stop trying to ruin our beautiful planet!!!
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Comment From: Alexandria Muff

3/11/26 @ 8:50 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: Victoria Piotter

3/11/26 @ 8:47 AM
Please do not allow this dairy center to be built in the purposed location. It is irresponsible and could lead to catastrophic environmental damages for generations. Please let us clean up our precious waters!
I reside in Winona MN but this issue ...
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Comment From: Brenna Munoz

3/11/26 @ 8:40 AM
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: River...
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Comment From: Lisa Koehler

3/11/26 @ 8:38 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: Brinna Langford

3/11/26 @ 8:27 AM
Hi, the Pomme de Terre River runs through my property, I have 3 acres on one side, 7 on the other. The river is already quite contaminated come early summer, I fear this would make it much worse. I want my kids and I to be able to swim in it all summ...
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Comment From: Anna Overby

3/11/26 @ 8:19 AM
Please make Riverside Dairy farm submit to an environmental impact study. Factory farming is shown to increase use of water, runoff & other harmful chemicals in the water stream. It is vital we measure this be for building
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Comment From: Angelica Agents

3/11/26 @ 8:16 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: Julie Knopp

3/11/26 @ 8:01 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 u...
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Comment From: Lexi Fischer

3/11/26 @ 5:51 AM
No to expansion. Protect our land and smaller farmers against big corporations.
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Comment From: Sadie Schrader

3/10/26 @ 11:37 PM
Immediately DEMAND a full ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT from Riverview Dairy.

Advancing any permit for Riverview Dairy without full understanding of the frighteningly DEVASTATING GROUNDWATER and WATER-QUALITY risk is unconscionable.

The Riverview...
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Comment From: Mary Beam

3/10/26 @ 11:35 PM
I am from Benson and graduated from the UM of Morris. I am wholeheartedly against building an extension to the already excessively large West River Dairy operation in Steven's County.
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Comment From: Carmen Fernholz

3/10/26 @ 10:27 PM
The future of rural Minnesota does not rest with corporate takeover of the dairy industry. Family farms not religious affiliated structures with lots of tax exemptions and significant amounts of capital. This corporate takeover is the quickest way ...
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Comment From: Sally Fernholz

3/10/26 @ 10:27 PM
Expansion makes no sense considering the environmental consequences and future health of the environment. Rural area resources such as water and man power are finite and cannot be taken for financial gain.
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Comment From: Max Guo

3/10/26 @ 10:10 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: Joshua Truong

3/10/26 @ 9:07 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: Katherine Johnson

3/10/26 @ 8:52 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: Diane Anspach

3/10/26 @ 7:42 PM
As a property owner in Stevens County, my vote is "No!" This will impact our water, wildlife areas, farmers, and our community!
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Comment From: Billy Schwartz

3/10/26 @ 7:39 PM
A project this size, is so very difficult to judge the impact on the natural resources. There is no way this project should be allowed because of the massive size and impact this many animals will have in that area. In MN, I feel we try very hard to ...
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Comment From: Brent Koehl

3/10/26 @ 7:02 PM
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Comment From: Judith Flicker

3/10/26 @ 6:47 PM
I am very concerned about negative impacts expansion will impose upon our already fragile environment. Stevens County has the Pomme de Terre River, various lakes, and wetlands that that provide homes to a wide variety of birds and animal life. Citize...
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Comment From: Mike Bieniek

3/10/26 @ 6:30 PM
Please, Do Not let this happen:

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 outpu...
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Comment From: Alexander Grabowska

3/10/26 @ 6:07 PM
An environmental review assessing the potential impacts of this expansion are essential. I am not in favor of the expansion regardless, but an accurate and thorough review of how this expansion will impact land, water, and wildlife across our communi...
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Comment From: Jerry Loxtercamp

3/10/26 @ 5:42 PM
I'm a custom manure pumper from central mn, I've pump manure on farms all over mn,sd,nd,mi,ia,mt,in, I've toured farms all over the country. I've never seen an operation as clean and well run as a riverview dairy.
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Comment From: Seraphina Ridgeway

3/10/26 @ 5:18 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.


Massive water use: Riverview would pump up...
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Comment From: Leslie MacKichan

3/10/26 @ 4:35 PM
I have canoed on the Pomme de Terre River - while it is in a lovely setting, the water quality is already "iffy" (I was glad that we never capsized the canoe). Please ensure that a thorough environmental impact assessment is completed and interpreted...
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Comment From: audrey gunn

3/10/26 @ 4:11 PM
The very least, an Environmental Impact Statement from a party that is not invested in this project needs to be provided. It is irresponsible to other water users and residents of the area to move forward with this permit. There is already increased ...
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Comment From: Anthony Anker

3/10/26 @ 3:45 PM
I am writing in strong support of the West River Dairy Expansion. Having worked alongside Riverview at several locations as a custom manure applicator, I have seen firsthand the high standards they hold themselves and their partners to — standards th...
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Comment From: Tracy Schad

3/10/26 @ 2:58 PM
Requiring an Environmental Impact Statement for Riverview Dairy is essential. The proposed facility would be nearly double the size of any existing operation in the state, posing serious environmental risks.

Water demand: Riverview plans to draw up ...
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Comment From: Mike Odell

3/10/26 @ 2:47 PM
Hello, I spend time in this area, and I am concerned with the proposed size and impact of this operation. This proposed development should get an environmental impact statement to ensure that harm isn't caused to the environment. I understand that th...
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Comment From: Mckayla Kaardal

3/10/26 @ 2:19 PM
No
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Comment From: Allan LaValier

3/10/26 @ 2:18 PM
I am writing to comment on the draft of the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed West River Dairy Expansion.

This Dairy, if the expansion is allowed, would be nearly double the size of the next largest operation in our state in terms ...
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Comment From: Dori Coler

3/10/26 @ 2:07 PM
This project should have extensive studies done to determine the environmental impact. Water use, run off, air quality, abatement of noise, water, air etc emissions. Traffic and road maintenance and the impact on transportation adjacent water ways wi...
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Comment From: Jennifer Mashuga

3/10/26 @ 1:45 PM
Letting this be built is a huge mistake. It is nearly twice as big as any current operations in the state. It would be using massive amounts of water: Riverview would pump up to 226 million gallons/year from an off-site well—nearly as much as the ent...
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Comment From: Julie Kill

3/10/26 @ 1:37 PM
20,000 + cattle!
There were approximately 8,000 cattle at this dairy to begin with and they want to add up to 18,555 MORE. see FB post
"As of early 2026, Riverview LLP has applied for a permit to construct a new dairy facility in Minnesota that wou...
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Comment From: Justin McGuire

3/10/26 @ 1:31 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: Caroline Collet

3/10/26 @ 1:24 PM
I'm local to Morris, and regularly use the Pomme de Terre river bike paths and dog park. I'm concerned about the impact such a large operation would have on the environment that is currently an important part of my day-to-day life. I'm also very pr...
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Comment From: Kristen Ringham

3/10/26 @ 1:02 PM
I vehemently oppose this project!! Huge feedlots are terrible not only for the land, but for our family farms as well. Furthermore, a quick look at their other feedlots shows they have been liable for over-pumping ground water, manure lagoon failures...
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Comment From: Tracy Otten

3/10/26 @ 12:45 PM
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Comment From: Emily Johnson

3/10/26 @ 12:35 PM
I live in Stevens County, where the proposed Riverview Dairy expansion would be located. Given the scale of this expansion, I feel the project should undergo a full Environmental Impact Statement to ensure there is transparency around potential envir...
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Comment From: Vern Simula

3/10/26 @ 12:30 PM
I urge the requirement an EIS!

For a project of the size proposed, the UNPRECEDENTED SCALED should make the necessity of an EIS an absolute requirement.

I do not object to Riverview expanding its operation, but I question the wisdom of doing it i...
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Comment From: angela lund

3/10/26 @ 12:17 PM
Please do not them expand! Not good for water and air pollution!
Thank you
Angela Lund
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Comment From: Devin Nohl

3/10/26 @ 12:16 PM
My name is Devin Nohl and I am a young farmer 24 years old and have been born and raised in Stevens County, just a few miles from the proposed dairy expansion. As an actual resident of this immediate area and being involved in the farming community,...
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Comment From: Martha Wheeler

3/10/26 @ 12:14 PM
There should be a full environmental review of the proposed Riverview Expansion. Expanding the operation to 26,397 animals is a likely disaster for the land, the farmers and the local community. Huge industries should not be allowed to spoil the land...
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Comment From: Scott Heinrich

3/10/26 @ 12:09 PM
No to the expansion and limit herd size in a specific area
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Comment From: Levi Koehl

3/10/26 @ 12:02 PM
My name is Levi Koehl and I am a resident of Stevens County. I currently live between two of the existing Riverview dairies, one of them being West River of the proposed expansion. I grew up here as well and have lived in the community all of my life...
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Comment From: Autumn Johnson

3/10/26 @ 11:51 AM
I live in Morris and I do NOT support the expansion. Not only is this getting close to a monopoly, but it will also have detrimental impacts to the local environment ans economy.
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Comment From: Lucas Olson

3/10/26 @ 11:49 AM
I am not in favor of Riverview Dairy building this expansion.
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Comment From: Kaye Marohl

3/10/26 @ 11:41 AM
We don't need another huge farm in western Minnesota. Too much extra water usage and we need to protect our wildlife. Enough is enough. So NO!!!!
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Comment From: Amy Storbakken

3/10/26 @ 11:22 AM
I am concerned that Confined Animal Feedlot Operations produce unhealthy products, are cruel to animals, and impact air and water quality negatively. It seems likely that they would also create biohazards, fostering conditions that spread disease. Th...
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Comment From: Minnesota AgriGrowth (Darin Broton)

3/10/26 @ 11:21 AM
After reviewing the EAW for Riverview's proposed expansion at West River Dairy, the state's environmental review of the project is comprehensive and complete. While data on water use for many other large water-user projects in Minnesota are not publi...
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Comment From: Alex Marie

3/10/26 @ 11:17 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: David Jungst

3/10/26 @ 11:15 AM
I have two main concerns about the West River Dairy Expansion:

1. Possible depletion through over-pumping of the local ground water aquifer. An in-depth analysis of the impact on the local aquifer(s) needs to be done before hand. The buried drift aq...
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Comment From: Cory Ahrens

3/10/26 @ 11:07 AM
My name is Cory Ahrens, and I am a custom manure applicator who works with Riverview. I am writing in support of the West River Dairy expansion.

As a young farmer, the opportunity to work with Riverview has allowed me to build and grow my own busin...
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Comment From: Jennifer Winn

3/10/26 @ 10:55 AM
As a former resident of NW Iowa - this sounds like a horrible proposal and sets future precedent that nobody wants. See the rates of cancer in Iowa? It's connected to the ag pollution in the air and water. Don't make the mistakes Iowa has in terms of...
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Comment From: Andrea Swenson

3/10/26 @ 10:46 AM
Having this many animals in one area cannot be healthy to our waterways. This is just a big huge company thinking they can push us all around. I can't imagine trying to drill a well anywhere near there and think you're gonna get good clean water. You...
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Comment From: Tracey Anderson

3/10/26 @ 10:46 AM
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Comment From: Rachael Rich

3/10/26 @ 10:44 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: Rachel Johnson

3/10/26 @ 10:41 AM
I live in Stevens County MN, the same county as the proposed Riverview Dairy expansion, and I am requesting that the MPCA require a full Environmental Impact Statement before the project moves forward. The proposed expansion is significant and it see...
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Comment From: Deanna Arce

3/10/26 @ 10:29 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.


Massive water use...
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Comment From: Kimberly Milligan

3/10/26 @ 10:11 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: Kimberly Milligan

3/10/26 @ 10:10 AM
The Riverview Dairy project MUST be required to get an Environmental Impact Statement
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Comment From: Kersti Malmberg

3/10/26 @ 10:03 AM
I think this expansion would be a catastrophic mistake. There is no need for a dairy operation that large, it would negatively affect the water first in the area surrounding the farm and spread out to the rest of the state and beyond. This drain on a...
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Comment From: Micah Norman-Pace

3/10/26 @ 9:59 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. Operations of this scale are bad for animals...
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Comment From: Steve Deslauriers

3/10/26 @ 9:56 AM
As a resident of Stevens County MN, where the proposed Riverview Dairy expansion would be located, I am concerned about its environmental impact and would like the MPCA to require a full Environmental Impact Statement before the project can go forwar...
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Comment From: Megan Helling

3/10/26 @ 9:51 AM
Riverview, LLP has applied to house an estimated 26,397 dairy cattle at a single site, an alarming proposal that would represent an unprecedented scale for dairy production in Minnesota.

A full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be required. ...
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Comment From: Tyler Solvie

3/10/26 @ 9:51 AM
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Comment From: Greg Anderson

3/10/26 @ 9:47 AM
Riverview should not be allowed to expand on this sight. IMO they are responsible for the degradation of the Gorder Lake water quality by way of nutrient runoff coming from the excessive manure application of the fields they cut for silage. This degr...
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Comment From: Edith Thiel

3/10/26 @ 9:45 AM
We do not need dairy expansion of this size in Minnesota. We already have enough dairy farms in Minnesota that collect subsidies from the government to maintain their business models. There is no benefit for consumers to have this new expansion, an...
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Comment From: Sheryl Lyke

3/10/26 @ 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.

Massive water use:...
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Comment From: Diane Baum

3/10/26 @ 9:31 AM
why is it we here in Morris were not IMMEDIATELY made aware of this??? Our watershed is already being contaminated by high levels of nitrogen from farming, to add more cows to this is deterimental to our well-being and way of life. Look to Arizona, w...
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Comment From: Christine Newcomer

3/10/26 @ 9:22 AM
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Comment From: Tracy Zickur

3/10/26 @ 9:10 AM
Why award this to a company that has already shown gross misuse of and harm to resources that are beneficial to native species of plants, animals, and residents of the areas they occupy? The fact that they so closely border 5 different land areas alr...
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Comment From: Sue Bruer

3/10/26 @ 9:07 AM
I am very concerned about the impact of this facility for several reasons: 1) ground water supply, 2) pollution of water shed, pollution of soil and biodiversity, and 3) impact on small family farms in the area. A full EIS needs to done to understan...
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Comment From: Julie Lloyd

3/10/26 @ 8:59 AM
There is way too much at stake here. There must be more information gathered before a decision of this magnitude is made without considering all the ramifications. We must protect our water and our family farms!! This huge operation will not only des...
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Comment From: Jeff Engebretson

3/10/26 @ 8:56 AM
Today's money grab industries should really feel how the communities and environment can and will be affected from decisions that are solely based on profits.

The impact that this will have to our water sources and environments are and can be detri...
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Comment From: Robert Filipczak

3/10/26 @ 8:55 AM
Please don't let this happen. We need smaller farms, not factory farms.
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Comment From: Brenna Rollie

3/10/26 @ 8:50 AM
Absolutely NO! CAFO is just a creative way to use language that doesn't say factory farm and industrial scale farming.
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Comment From: Eric Koehl

3/10/26 @ 8:48 AM
I am in favor of the West River Dairy expansion. We live and work close to the Riverview and D45 dairy sites. The sites are kept super clean and have very little odor. The dairies we live next to provide and economic engine for other businesses a...
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Comment From: Joel Hoffmann

3/10/26 @ 8:44 AM
No, there will be no small farms left if Riverview keeps expanding . Greed is destroying AG and ruining opportunities for young people to milk cows or join agriculture. Not to mention Riverview draining wells of water .There is no reason for anyone t...
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Comment From: Kelli Olson

3/10/26 @ 8:34 AM
Living not far from this dairy(within 30 min) I have already seen first hand how this large operation has taken over so much farmland as small families cant even compete with what they pay for land and dont feel this would help change that. I think t...
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Comment From: Kathryn Droske

3/10/26 @ 8:30 AM
I have lived and worked in Morris and currently raise cattle in a nearby community. For the sake of the community, the waterways, and wildlife, the unprecedented expansion proposed by Riverview must be subject to a full environmental review.
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Comment From: Charlie rea

3/10/26 @ 7:55 AM
Please for the sake of the local people, animals, and land do NOT allow this to happen! The long term effects will be un-doable and will negatively impact so many. Please keep things as they currently are i beg of you
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Comment From: Kay Slama

3/10/26 @ 7:55 AM
Require a Riverview Dairy EIS!

I taught some courses at UM_Morris and worked at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris MN. At the latter job, I occasionally treated workers at Riverview Dairy. I also enjoyed the natural areas around Morris,...
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Comment From: Fred Tio

3/10/26 @ 7:45 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 wat...
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Comment From: Jacqueline Hadrath

3/10/26 @ 7:37 AM
No to the expansion. Save our small farmers and the land!
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Comment From: Jeremey Katopol

3/10/26 @ 7:34 AM
The proposed feedlot is high risk from both an environmental and economic standpoint. Please do not allow them to destroy our water further.
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Comment From: Cassandra Carskadon

3/10/26 @ 7:25 AM
Already water is a precious resource. We already have corporations trying to take this precious resource for various enterprizes. There is no need for this expansion. Especially when you're not done doing all the research about ground water in the ar...
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Comment From: Kristin McNeill

3/10/26 @ 6:58 AM
We live a couple of miles from the West Riverview location and have lived here most of my life. What about our water? We've already seen a noticeable decline in water quality. When our well needs to be dug deeper - or even relocated - because th...
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Comment From: Sammy Johnson

3/10/26 @ 6:54 AM
I vote no. We don't want this. The land should go to the local farmers and their families that will take over the farming business for years to come.
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Comment From: Gail Johnson

3/10/26 @ 6:04 AM
No. Provide more opportunities to the young independent generation of farmers to take over and manage their family farms. Excessive water use and concentrated gastly waste managment can not creep into Minnesota. The pararie lakes, rivers, beautifully...
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Comment From: Cecily Melde Erickson

3/10/26 @ 5:49 AM
This must have an EIS. This is not farming but an industrial scale operation.
Riverview is nothing more than a corporate entity. It has Human Resources departments,
accounting departments, logistics departments, lobbying efforts, all the things that ...
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Comment From: Laura S

3/10/26 @ 5:36 AM
No, I do not support this expansion. I understand it would bring work and economic growth to Morris, but destroying our watershed isn't the way to do it. Pomme de Terre has a special place close to my heart because I grew up less than a mile from it ...
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Comment From: Kristi Trout

3/10/26 @ 5:28 AM
I do not think this expansion should be allowed to go through. This area used to be known for small family owned dairyfarms, providing livelihoods for hundreds of families. These big companies have come into farming communities and taken over. Today,...
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Comment From: Catherine Day

3/10/26 @ 4:45 AM
I support a strong environmental impact review for this project. The scale of the proposed farm is too large and will have a negative effect on the river and the ecosystem of the area.
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