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UNITEb STATES bEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br /> <br />1135 West Main Street <br />Anoka, Minnesota 55303 <br /> <br />January31, 1980 <br /> <br />Mrs. LtllianNugent <br />6165 Green Valley Road <br />Anoka, Mimnesota 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Mrs. Nugent: <br /> <br />This letter is to summarize my visit to your home and farm on December 19, <br />1979. I have included a rough sketch of the area which wLll be. helpful <br />in relating to the layout as I discuss it. The sketch is not to scale <br />and all features indicated are only in approximate location to each other. <br /> <br />First, the location of the feedlot is such that it is difficult for run- <br />off from the lot to not cause problems of erosion and pollution of Ford <br />Brook. This is due to the direction of the landslope and proximity of <br />the feedlot to the steep banks of Ford Brook. The amount of erosion <br />and pollution is related to the amount of animal waste and the amount <br />of runoff flowing through the feedlot. <br /> <br />The soil on the site is Dalbo silt loam which has moderately slow <br />permeability. This means that most rainwater failing on this soil ~ould <br />runoff rather than be absorbed. The drainage pattern is flowing from <br />area "A" through B, C, D and E into Ford Brook. Area "B", which you <br />identified as your garden plot, was being used by livestock on the day <br />of my visit. This use would tend to compact the soil and make it even <br />more impervious to water. Area "C"~, of course, is 1OO% impervious due <br />to the concrete slab. Thus, the amount of runoff from Areas A, B and C <br />is high. Any manure in the feedlot is likely to be washed over the bank <br />~ Lnto the stream. B~k erosion is a problem as I observed on my <br />visit. There were several gulley spots along the bank adjacent to the <br />feedlot. <br /> <br />In my opinion, the problems could be minimized by the use of several <br />measures. Unfortunately, I do not feel the problem can be elLminated <br />entirely without actually moving the feedlot to another location. <br /> <br />I feel that the cost of eliminating the problem entirely'on the site <br />would be prohibitive. This is due to the lack of working area between <br />the feedlot and the steep bank and stream. <br /> <br />In my opinion, the problems could be minimized by the use of several <br />measures. These are: <br /> <br /> <br />