Group Seeks Revocation of North Dakota Dairy’s State Permit

he Burleigh County Courthouse is pictured on Thayer Avenue in Bismarck on March 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

(Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) -The Dakota Resource Council and residents near a proposed large dairy in southeast North Dakota have filed an appeal of a state permit for the dairy, citing concerns about water quality.

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality approved a permit on Jan. 3 for a 12,500-cow operation run by Riverview Dairy in Richland County.

Dakota Resource Council, an environmental group, said in a news release Tuesday that it filed a notice of appeal with the South Central District Court in Bismarck on Feb. 3. The group is asking that the permit be revoked.

The news release cites concerns over water pollution raised by the group, geohydrologist David Erickson, and 65 area residents in written comments.