Canterbury Park - Feedlot Permit

We invite you to comment on the draft permit for the Canterbury Park animal feedlot located in Scott County.

The facility will house 1,536 horses in total confinement barns. Solid manure generated by the animals will be stockpiled at the facility. Manure generated at the facility will be applied to surrounding cropland at agronomic rates or transferred to a licensed composting facility.

This permitting action includes previously approved construction of animal holding areas at the facility. The animal unit (AU) capacity will decrease from 1,800 AU to a final total of 1,536 AU.

This permit requires the facility to be designed, operated, and maintained to prevent discharge to waters, except in an extreme storm event. Operators are required to land apply manure at agronomic rates, observe water setbacks, and maintain records of land application activities, including location, timing, and rate of application. Please refer to the draft permit for additional requirements.

The MPCA’s feedlot permit strives to protect our lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and groundwater by preventing manure from polluting water. The permit applies to most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure handling facilities. Minnesota has approximately 18,000 registered livestock operations.