Apr. 26—Eastern Iowans who spoke at a public meeting Monday evening fear a Monona cattle feedlot would use more water than stated in an application to renew its water use
Supreme Beef wants to withdraw up to 21.9 million gallons of water a year from two wells in the Jordan aquifer near the 11,600-head facility in Clayton County. Opponents who spoke at a public hearing Monday say the feedlot will use far more water and should have new permit application.
Some residents of northeast Iowa’s Clayton County are asking the state not to approve Supreme Beef LLC’s request to renew a permit to draw 21.9 million gallons of water per year from the Jordan aquifer.