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Comment From: Berenice Huescas

4/28/26 @ 5:47 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Hugo Sanchez Arenas

4/28/26 @ 5:46 PM

I support the west river dairy expansion. No Environmental Assessment needed.

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Comment From: Antonio Ramos

4/28/26 @ 5:46 PM

I support West River/Riverview expansión. No EIS required

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Comment From: Eduardo Nochebuena Zaragoza

4/28/26 @ 5:45 PM

I support west river dairy expansion.
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Comment From: Blanca Garcia

4/28/26 @ 5:45 PM

I support the West Riverview Expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Teague Picht

4/28/26 @ 5:44 PM

I support the West River Dairy Expansion. No EIS needed.

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Comment From: Héctor Rosales

4/28/26 @ 5:44 PM

I support West River/Riverview expansión. No EIS required

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Comment From: Cristian Castillo

4/28/26 @ 5:43 PM

I sopport the West River Dairy Expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Alejandra Anguiano

4/28/26 @ 5:43 PM

I am in favor of the expansion project. EIS is not necessary.

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Comment From: Miguel Arreola

4/28/26 @ 5:43 PM

I support the West River expansion

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Comment From: David Diaz

4/28/26 @ 5:42 PM

I I agree with the expansion of West River Dairy.

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Comment From: Lindsey Lindor

4/28/26 @ 5:42 PM

I fully support the West River Diary Expansion. No EIS should be needed.

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Comment From: Jesus O Gomez

4/28/26 @ 5:42 PM

I support the proposed West Riverview expansion and believe that an Environmental Impact Statement is unnecessary, given the limited environmental impact anticipated.

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Comment From: Jesus Mireles

4/28/26 @ 5:41 PM

I support West Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Miguel Sanchez

4/28/26 @ 5:41 PM

I support the West River/Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Antonio Capi

4/28/26 @ 5:41 PM

I believe this will provide new job oportunities for local workers and increase the need of local vendors as well.

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Comment From: Braulio Medina

4/28/26 @ 5:41 PM

I support a west river Dairy

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Comment From: Elias Hernandez

4/28/26 @ 5:40 PM

I support the West River expansion, no EIS required.

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Comment From: Isaias Martinez parada

4/28/26 @ 5:40 PM

I support the west river/Riverview expansion

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Comment From: Erik Chavez

4/28/26 @ 5:40 PM

I suporte west river/riverview expansión. No eis requiered.

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Comment From: Salomon Arrieta

4/28/26 @ 5:40 PM

I support the West River/Riverview expansion

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Comment From: Mario Mancilla hetnandez

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support west river dairy expansion

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Comment From: Juan Avilés

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support the west riverview expansion. No EIS required.

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Comment From: Victor Maldonado

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support the west riverview expansion. No EIS Required

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Comment From: Victor Manuel Suarez Zepeda

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion. No EIS required.

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Comment From: Ivan Regalado

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support the West River/Riverview expansion. No EIS required.

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Comment From: Jorge Hernandez Navarrete

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support the west riverview expansion, no EIS requered.

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Comment From: Nicolas Vega

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support the West river/riverview expansion.

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Comment From: Orsai Gonzalez Vazquez

4/28/26 @ 5:39 PM

I support west river expansion

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Comment From: LEONEL SANCHEZ BARBOSA

4/28/26 @ 5:38 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion. No EIS required.

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Comment From: Leonel Orozco

4/28/26 @ 5:38 PM

I support the west river expansion

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Comment From: Fabian Cruz

4/28/26 @ 5:38 PM

I support west river expansion

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Comment From: Rosa Arenas Benitez

4/28/26 @ 5:38 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion.
No EIS required.

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Comment From: Antonio Cruz magdalena

4/28/26 @ 5:38 PM

I support the west river expansion.

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Comment From: Moises Moreno

4/28/26 @ 5:38 PM

I support the West River/Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Carlos Ivan Romero Ramos

4/28/26 @ 5:37 PM

I agree with the expansion; I think it's a great idea and an opportunity for everyone.

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Comment From: Tatiana Gutierrez

4/28/26 @ 5:36 PM

I support the West River/Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Leonel Chavez Salas

4/28/26 @ 5:36 PM

I support the West River expansion.
No EIS required.

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Comment From: Omar Ali Salinas

4/28/26 @ 5:36 PM

I support the West River/Riverview expansion, No EIS required

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Comment From: Librado Ortiz

4/28/26 @ 5:36 PM

"I support the West River/Riverview expansion. No EIS required."

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Comment From: William Ojeda

4/28/26 @ 5:36 PM

I support the west River/Riverview expansion. No EIS required.

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Comment From: Juan Carlos Garnica Montes

4/28/26 @ 5:36 PM

Estamos a favor de west river

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Comment From: Yahveh Carrillo

4/28/26 @ 5:35 PM

I support west river expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Helstrom G Sanchez

4/28/26 @ 5:35 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion, it will create more job opportunities, direct and indirect, and will be beneficial for the region in the long run. No EIS is necessary, the company has show good management of the natural resources.

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Comment From: Jose Gutierrez

4/28/26 @ 5:35 PM

I support the west river riverview expansión.
No EIS required.

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Comment From: Jenessa Solvie

4/28/26 @ 5:35 PM

I support the West River Dairy expansion. No EIS required.

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Comment From: Carlos Daniel Rosiles Gallegos

4/28/26 @ 5:35 PM

I support the west river river view expansion not is requeriet

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Comment From: Pedro Garcia

4/28/26 @ 5:35 PM

I support West River/ Riverview Expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Julio Villagomez

4/28/26 @ 5:34 PM

We support the West River/Riverview expansion.
No EIS needed.

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Comment From: Diego Gutiérrez

4/28/26 @ 5:33 PM

I support West River/Riverview expansion.
No EIS required.

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Comment From: Lizeth Carmona

4/28/26 @ 5:33 PM

I support the project and EIS is not needed.

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Comment From: Juan pablo Brom

4/28/26 @ 5:32 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Ernesto Hernandez montellano

4/28/26 @ 5:31 PM

I support the West Riverview expansion. No EIS required

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Comment From: Mario Cervantes

4/28/26 @ 5:31 PM

I support the West River expansion, no EIS required!

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Comment From: Alejandra Vazquez

4/28/26 @ 5:30 PM

I support the proposed expansion of Riverview. This project would bring economic benefits to the community, including jobs and local growth. I believe Riverview can operate responsibly while meeting environmental standards, and I trust that proper re...↓

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Comment From: Sergio Vazquez

4/28/26 @ 5:30 PM

I support the project of Westriver expansion No EIS is need

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Comment From: Jose Castro

4/28/26 @ 5:30 PM

I support the west river expansion, no IES required

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Comment From: Luis López

4/28/26 @ 5:26 PM

I support west river expansion. Not EIS required

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Comment From: Christian Cabrera

4/28/26 @ 5:24 PM

I've been living in Morris for 13 years and I support the West River expansion no EIS required.

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Comment From: Emilie Evink

4/28/26 @ 4:40 PM

The EAW is comprehensive and complete. No EIS is needed.

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Comment From: Lance Lindeman

4/28/26 @ 12:02 PM

My family and I need to have a comprehensive
environmental review of this project. As a landowner with a private well in west central Mn, we do not believe there is enough evidence that our groundwater will not be negatively affected by this operati...↓

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Comment From: Kendall Wendling

4/28/26 @ 9:01 AM

We have been working with Riverview for a few years now. They are nice to work with and take good care of those around them.

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Comment From: Jon Nohl

4/28/26 @ 8:23 AM

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing this comment in favor of the West River Dairy Expansion project. As a farmer near multiple Riverview dairy operation's I can say that they are good neighbors. Their dairy's have given us options for marketing cro...↓

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Comment From: Daryl Maulfair

4/28/26 @ 6:56 AM

My family and I have lived in Morris for 9.5 years. We moved from Pennsylvania to Morris for the opportunity for me to work at Riverview as an on-staff nutritionist for their cattle. We have owned a home in Morris for that entire 9.5 years, we are pa...↓

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Comment From: Joan Meierotto

4/27/26 @ 9:35 PM

It is unconscionable to even contemplate having that many animals confined within this small area.

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Comment From: John Pierce

4/27/26 @ 9:30 PM

This Dairy represents a pollution (health) risk at a time of compounding environmental issues to water quality, air quality, and emissions reductions in the state of Minnesota. It does not make sense to expand confined dairy at this location as propo...↓

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Comment From: Daniel Belgum

4/27/26 @ 6:14 PM

To: MN Pollution Control Agency Officials,

I believe that Riverview Diary is already too big. The addition of some 11,000 head of dairy cows to an existing facility with 7,855 dairy cows at the Riverview West Dairy would create a significant impact...↓

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Comment From: Kedron Nohl

4/27/26 @ 4:19 PM

I live in Stevens County and have had the opportunity to observe multiple Riverview sites. From both an operational and environmental standpoint, I have consistently seen a high level of care, cleanliness, and attention to detail in how their facilit...↓

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Comment From: Karen Neenan

4/27/26 @ 3:42 PM

I am writing to say that the expansion of Riverview Dairy MUST have an in depth look. An Environmental Impact Statement must be required.

The questions of how to deal with the manure from such an operation cannot be overstated. The water usage is e...↓

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Comment From: steve Albrecht

4/27/26 @ 3:18 PM

I fully support the expansion of West River Dairy. As an employee of nearly 19 years, I can assure you that integrity is one of our core values. Without clean water and healthy soils, our dairies cannot thrive. We do everything we can to maintain ...↓

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Comment From: Mark Hockel

4/27/26 @ 12:44 PM

Dear Mr. Peterson,
I respectfully submit this letter in support of Riverview LLP's proposed expansion of West River Dairy near Morris, Minnesota. I am an agronomist with decades of experience advising producers on crop production, nutrient management...↓, and soil health. I have worked extensively with dairy and livestock operations on manure application planning, soil fertility management, and the agronomic value of organic nutrient sources. In my opinion, based on my review of the EAW and the draft feedlot permit, no EIS is needed.
In my professional experience, properly managed manure application is one of the most effective tools available for building long-term soil health while simultaneously providing crop nutrients that would otherwise need to be supplied by commercial fertilizers. The proposed expansion includes a comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan covering over 16,000 acres of currently tilled cropland identified for manure application. This plan reflects appropriate and careful planning.
The agronomic benefits of manure application are well-documented. Manure supplies nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—the three primary macronutrients essential for crop growth—along with secondary nutrients and micronutrients often absent from commercial fertilizer blends. Equally important, manure adds organic matter to the soil, which improves soil structure, water-holding capacity, infiltration rates, and aggregate stability over time. These improvements translate directly into more productive soils that are also more resilient to drought and heavy rainfall events.
From an agronomic and economic standpoint, the availability of manure as a locally produced organic fertilizer represents a significant value to area crop producers. In the current fertilizer market environment, the nutrient value of manure can offset substantial commercial fertilizer costs for participating landowners, while also delivering soil health benefits that commercial fertilizers alone cannot replicate.
Concerns about nutrient runoff from manure application are understandable, but the scientific evidence—including research published by the MPCA itself—demonstrates that when manure is properly incorporated into the soil, it actually reduces the risk of runoff and soil erosion compared to untreated fields.
The MPCA's 2018 literature review, "Runoff Reductions with Incorporated Manure" (wq-f1-08), synthesized the results of multiple peer-reviewed studies conducted across the Midwest, including research conducted in Morris, Minnesota—the same community where West River Dairy is located. The findings are clear and consistent:
Runoff volume reductions: Fields receiving annual applications of incorporated manure showed runoff reductions compared to fields that did not receive manure.
Soil loss reductions: Fields receiving annual incorporated manure applications showed soil loss reductions compared to fields that did not receive manure. A single application of manure in Morris, Minnesota reduced annual soil loss by 67% in the following year.
Phosphorus management: The research found that injection of liquid manure—the primary method proposed for West River Dairy's liquid manure—results in more-effective phosphorus management when compared to surface-applied manure.
The MPCA's own conclusion from this body of research is significant: all studies reviewed found that, compared to tilled plots that did not receive manure, the incorporation of manure into soil can significantly reduce runoff volume and soil loss and does not increase runoff phosphorus levels on an annual basis. The review further emphasized the importance of incorporating manure through minimum-tillage methods such as knifing or injection—which is precisely how West River Dairy proposes to manage its manure, using knife injection for liquid manure and incorporation within 24 hours for solid manure.
West River Dairy's Nutrient Management Plan reflects the best practices identified in the MPCA's research. Application rates are calculated to match crop nitrogen needs, phosphorus management restrictions are in place to prevent soil phosphorus buildup, and the plan includes best management practices for fall application timing.
From an agronomic perspective, the West River Dairy expansion's manure management plan, supported by the MPCA's own published research, demonstrates that properly incorporated manure is not an environmental liability but an environmental and agronomic asset—one that builds soil health, reduces runoff, and recycles nutrients that would otherwise require energy-intensive commercial fertilizer production. The expansion also represents exactly the kind of investment that rural Minnesota needs—one that supports processing infrastructure, creates jobs, strengthens the local agricultural economy, and provides a market for locally grown crops.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment.

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. "Runoff Reductions with Incorporated Manure." May 2018. Publication wq-f1-08. Available at: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-f1-08.pdf

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Comment From: Laurence Margolis

4/27/26 @ 12:11 PM

Minnesota's largest dairy producer, Riverview LLP, has applied to build the first livestock facility in Minnesota. If built, the facility will hold 18,855 dairy cattle, bringing the total animal units to 26,397 in one place. This proposed expansion w...↓

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Comment From: Sharon Fortunak

4/27/26 @ 11:44 AM

The proposed West River Dairy Expansion should not be approved. In addition to the harmful effects to the environment, it is also animal abuse!! Cows need space for exercise and herd socialization. No one needs a farm that large!! Case closed!!

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Comment From: Brian Miller

4/27/26 @ 11:22 AM

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Comment From: Phillip Lermon

4/26/26 @ 8:52 PM

I think this project is about more than Synnes Township. A dairy this size affect the markets for milk in all of Minnesota. Dairy is very important to my area of the state, our rolling pastures and fertile soils make it about perfect for dairy farmin...↓

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Comment From: Amy Flatten

4/26/26 @ 4:35 PM

Dear Charles Peterson and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,

I write to you today to share I do not support the expansion of the West River Dairy CAFO Operation. I am concerned of the irreversible impact huge dairies like this place on our natu...↓

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Comment From: Linda Herron

4/25/26 @ 7:16 PM

With such a large cow population (11,000), the need for a complete Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) is obvious. Such an immense feedlot has a strong potential for water pollution(including groundwater) as well as land (where manure wastes are stor...↓

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Comment From: Nathan Collins

4/24/26 @ 4:14 PM

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
c/o Charles Peterson
520 Lafayette Road North
Saint Paul, MN 55155

Mr. Peterson,

I support the expansion of Riverviews West River site.

I have farmed around and worked with Rivrview for 25 years, have seen the be...↓

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Comment From: Jan Joannides

4/24/26 @ 6:48 AM

This type of consolidation in agriculture is not good for our environment, rural communities, water quality (and availability), or animal welfare. I oppose the expansion.

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Comment From: Roger Wacek

4/24/26 @ 1:14 AM

Several years ago I listened to a SWCD (Soil & Water Conservation) official talk about measured nitrate contamination of aquifers in the Karst Region of SE Minnesota; Lets get SWCD comments on an EAW (Environmental Assessment Worksheet).

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Comment From: Melissa Heinen

4/23/26 @ 3:24 PM

Concerned about the expansion of the West River Dairy and what it could mean for our water, air, and soil. Please be sure to carefully understand the possible long-term impacts on our environment and communities.

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Comment From: Mark Roalson

4/23/26 @ 12:02 PM

There are many things to consider on this issue. Large CAFO consolidations threaten small farmers and basically crowd out the small farm enterprise market-share wise and in available land and possibly permitting as well.
Manure is always a logistic...↓

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Comment From: Yvonne Weber

4/23/26 @ 11:57 AM

I have concerns about whether the impacts of an operation as large as the West River Dairy Expansion can be managed safely, including:
Manure volume:
18,855 cows would produce an estimated 285,000 gallons of manure every day — about 520,000 tons per...↓

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Comment From: Megan O'Hara

4/23/26 @ 9:14 AM

This MEGA dairy operation will seriously impact water quality across the region. Water is a commonly held resource, critical for life and health, and it doesn't respect county or municipal boundaries. Minnesota is made of water and we cannot keep exp...↓

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Comment From: Cynthia Huse

4/23/26 @ 7:10 AM

Riverview Dairy LLC has the right in our capitalistic and democratic society to propose an expansion of operations. This current herd expansion at a single location, however, is extraordinary in the resources required to plan, build and maintain thi...↓

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Comment From: Kally Goschke

4/23/26 @ 5:35 AM

This would be a monopoly that would alter the market and push out smaller dairies.
I request an extensive EIS and animal welfare issues investigation of current operation. It looks like they are not caring for current animals by the look of their ca...↓

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Comment From: Steven Vogel

4/22/26 @ 7:51 PM

I was born and raised and educated in neighboring Wisconsin, but have worked and lived in the Washington, DC suburbs since 1977. I am extremely concerned about whether the impacts of an operation this large can be managed safely, including:

1) Man...↓

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Comment From: christopher carlson

4/22/26 @ 7:06 PM

A full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is needed, only a more in-depth review can fully assess the unique risks posed by such a massive dairy operation.

Reasons listed below.

Manure volume:
18,855 cows would produce an estimated 285,000 gall...↓

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Comment From: Ian Vogel

4/22/26 @ 5:39 PM

The idea of putting almost 19,000 cows in one confinement setup seems absurd, but I think it's important to be open to business growth and expansion and to make informed decisions based on data. With that being said, moving forward on a project like ...↓

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Comment From: Robert Rutkowski

4/22/26 @ 4:59 PM

Community members and advocacy organizations have raised questions about whether the impacts of an operation this large can be managed safely, including:

Manure volume:
18,855 cows would produce an estimated 285,000 gallons of manure every ...↓

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Comment From: Leah Rogne

4/22/26 @ 4:41 PM

I oppose the approval of a dairy operation of this size in this location. The concentration of animals is unhealthy and the competition with local dairy operations is unacceptable. Any investigation should go beyond an Environmental Assessment Worksh...↓

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Comment From: Linda Olson

4/22/26 @ 4:29 PM

Aside from the obvious pollution issues, mega-dairies like this saturate the market, driving smaller producers out of business. And of course, there's the well-known fact that factory farming is harmful to the animals farmed. They are treated like pr...↓

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Comment From: Strelow Ranch Trucking (Monte Strelow)

4/21/26 @ 8:21 AM

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Comment From: James Lubenow

4/20/26 @ 4:41 PM

My name is Jamie Lubenow, and I am the owner of Wagner Company, an excavating company that works alongside agricultural operations throughout West Central Minnesota. I am writing in support of the proposed West River Dairy expansion in Stevens County...↓

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Comment From: Jacob sklar

4/20/26 @ 4:03 PM

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I am a Rabbinical Kosher Supervisor for the Midwest area that oversees many different facilities involved in kosher production. Part of doing so requires very close involvement in the inner workings of each facilit...↓

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Comment From: Dave Vipond

4/20/26 @ 11:48 AM

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Re: Letter of Support for Riverview Farms – West River Dairy Expansion
Dear MPCA Review Team,
I am writing to express my strong support for Riverview Farms' plans t...↓

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Comment From: Karen Locke

4/20/26 @ 11:35 AM

I am against this expansion. In addition to the harms of water usage and potential pollution, it would harm the economy because of the huge scale taking away the ability of smaller farmers to compete. Please deny their request.

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Comment From: Samantha Meurett

4/19/26 @ 4:03 PM

This is a horrible, environmentally unfriendly idea. Dairy is becoming less popular, not more.

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Comment From: Chris Sonnek

4/17/26 @ 10:09 AM

Members of MPCA:
I initially wrote this Letter as a response to request from the "Land Stewardship Organization" to fight this dairy expansion. My response also fits the same purpose for public comment for West River Dairy Expansion
I'm truly d...↓isappointed in your decision to fight this preliminary permitting process for Riverview LLP or any other Livestock facility for the following thoughts and reasons. -

There are already Strict Federal, State, County, and Township thresholds and regulations put into place to address the multitude of concerns any Livestock operation operates within.
The manure can be handled through digester system and the Methane Gas used to generate electricity to power the operation.
Compost can be made and sold in multiple ways to surrounding farmers or bagged up and sold throughout United States.
Humus can be made from the manure as well and used in the multitude of Biological products in the Fertilizer Industry. (Organics Included)
The remaining liquid still makes an excellent renewable fertilizer option to the area farmers.
Who are you (Land Stewardship) to decide as an organization how many animal units are too much?
I had a personal friend that expanded his 70-cow dairy to 500 cows back in the late 90's.
I had my own 35 cow herd for 20 years and had considered the same option to expand my herd. Instead, choose to follow the opportunity to be involved in a Sow Coop.
30 years ago, a group of 12 farmers, myself included, established a 2,400 Head Sow unit that was built on my 170 Acre farm.
We all experienced this same outrage that you are promoting yourselves now.
I heard a Quate while attending a MN Pork Producer Seminar that said "In the Lack of Sound Science Based information, Outrage Drives Perception" How True and fitting is that Quate unfolding right now for this proposed Dairy Expansion.
All Livestock operations can create beneficial opportunities to other area farmers and communities.
I've had the privilege to attend a few of your different Seminars and on Farm presentations.
My suggestion for Land Stewardship Organization and yourself, Continue to offer Educational Seminars, Hands on Field Days, Informational communication via email, texting, Facebook, Tic Tok or whatever the upcoming communication tools that develop. We will be able to Learn and see these alternative ways of farming and decide individually whether it warrants the risks, efforts to pursue those new paths forward.
In the end of the day, Economics still play a Huge role in every decision that each and every one of us must do remain viable. Doesn't matter how big or how small, at the end of the month, we all have to pay our bills to remain in agriculture.

Thanks for your time
Chris Sonnek
New Richland, MN

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Comment From: Michelle Carroll

4/17/26 @ 7:28 AM

Minnesota's approach to managing water resources is lax, to the detriment of taxpaying citizens. Corporations benefit far more than citizens from our shared resources. Examples: Riverview Dairy. Data centers. Pivot irrigation.

In a recent tour of R...↓

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