​​PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices

​​PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices (Plans Under Review)

Nutrient Management Plans Currently Under Review by the State Conservation


The agricultural operations listed in the below chart have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38).

Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) has completed an administrative review of the NMPs described below. These NMPs are currently under review by the SCC and are available to the public through the submission of a formal Right-To-Know request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a written statement outlining their comments on the plan to the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office within 30 days of the notice date outlined in the below chart for the given plan. Persons with a question relating to the submission of comments on a plan under review may contact the SCC Nutrient Management Program office by phone to discuss the process for the submission of comments. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer, and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.

Persons with a disability who wish to provide comments and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

The address for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office is the Pennsylvania Agriculture Building, State Conservation Commission, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-94081. The phone number for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program Coordinator (Frank X. Schneider) is 717.705.3895.

Current Notices:

NMP PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET – APPLICATIONS (Submission)​

Agricultural Operation (Name and Address)

County

Total Acres

Animal Equivalent Units (AEUs)

Operation Type (CAO, CAFO, VAO)

Animal Type

New or Renewal

Date Noticed

Middlebranch Farm

5483 PA-447

Canadensis, PA 18325

Monroe

16.9

13.20

CAO

Equine

Renewal

9/27/24

John Jr. & Deborah Winand, 1396 Fish and Game Road, East Berlin, PA 17316

Adams

65.1

 

293.34

CAO

Broilers

Renewal

11/22/24

Deep Creek Ag Solutions, LLC

740 Deep Creek Rd

Hegins, PA 17938

Schuylkill

75.4

165.26

CAO

Swine

Renewal

11/22/24

Vernon Leid

31 Dad Burnham’s Rd

Pine Grove, PA 17963

Schuylkill

68.8

152.95

CAO

Swine

Renewal

11/22/24

 

 


PA Nutrient Management Program Public Notices (Plans Acted Upon)

Nutrient Management Plan Actions by the State Conservation

The agricultural operations listed in the below chart have had action taken on their submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38).

Based upon review, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) has taken the following actions on the NMPs described below. These NMPs are available to the public through the submission of a formal Right-To-Know request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Persons wishing to comment on a NMP action are invited to submit a written statement outlining their comments on the plan to the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office within 30 days of the notice date outlined in the below chart for the given plan. Persons with a question relating to the submission of comments on a plan under review may contact the SCC Nutrient Management Program office by phone to discuss the process for the submission of comments. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer, and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.

Persons with a disability who wish to provide comments and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

The address for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program office is the Pennsylvania Agriculture Building, State Conservation Commission, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-94081. The phone number for the SCC's Nutrient Management Program Coordinator (Frank X. Schneider) is 717.705.3895.

 

Current Notices:

NMP PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET – ACTIONS
(Approval / Disapproval)

Agricultural Operation (Name and Address)

County

Total Acres

Animal Equivalent Units (AEUs)

Operation Type (CAO, CAFO, VAO)

Animal Type

Approval or Disapproval

Date Approved

William Clark

344 Sleepy Hollow Rd

Elysburg, PA 17824

Northumberland

76.7

34.23

CAO

Broiler

Approved

10/10/24

Middlebranch Farm

5483 PA-447

Canadensis, PA 18325

Monroe

16.9

13.20

CAO

Equine

Approved

11/5/2024

Pleasant Ridge Farm, LLC

122 Barn Swallow Lane

Cresco, PA 18326

Monroe

19.0

24.20

CAO

Equine

Approved

11/5/24

Koch’s Turkey Farm

416 Valley Rd

Tamaqua, PA 18252

Schuylkill

375.2

3187.59

CAFO/CAO

Turkey

Approved

11/5/24

Jason Ruppert

1893 Panther Valley Rd

Pine Grove, PA 17963

Schuylkill

142.1

297.49

CAO

Broiler

Approved

11/5/24