IA HF368

Removes the restriction that prevents Iowa Environmental Protection Commission rules regulating wastewater and manure/effluent from animal feeding operations from being more stringent than federal law under the Clean Water Act

Requires medium animal feeding operations (750-2,499 head of swine over 55 lbs) and large concentrated animal feeding operations (2,500+ head) to obtain NPDES permits, with state rules allowed to exceed federal standards

Mandates that owners/operators of medium and large CAFOs conduct effluent monitoring for pollutants discharged to navigable waters through groundwater and report data to the Department of Natural Resources every 90 days

Requires DNR to publish monitoring data on its website and submit annual monitoring reports to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Adds administrative assessment of civil penalties (up to $10,000) for open feedlot water quality violations, in addition to existing judicial penalties of $5,000