This ordinance regulates the location, design, construction, installation and alteration of animal waste storage facilities and use of animal waste from these facilities in order to prevent water pollution and thereby protect the health of Rock County residents and transients; prevent the spread of disease; and to promote the prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of Rock County. It is also intended to provide for the administration and enforcement of the ordinance and to provide penalties for its violation.

The ordinance requires a permit be obtained prior to the installation, alteration, or closure of an animal waste storage facility. Any person considering installing, enlarging, altering or abandoning an animal waste storage facility shall contact the Land Conservation Department to obtain a Permit Application. In order to receive the permit, the permittee must develop a Storage Facility Plan and a Nutrient Management Plan that meets current NRCS technical standards.

You can obtain an Animal Waste Storage Fact Sheet from our department that briefly discusses plan requirements. Staff from the Land Conservation Department (LCD) can assist you with the plan or a private consultant can be employed. Since the technical standards may dictate certain aspects of your facility design, it is important to contact the LCD early in the planning process. Also, it is important that the facility is constructed according to permit requirements. A fee schedule has been developed and is updated annually during the budget development process. For further information in regard to this program, please contact Ashley Roscoe (608-931-5135) or the County Conservationist.