— CHARLES CITY — Whether a hog confinement building was put up too close to a neighbor’s wells in Rudd Township is a question for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to answer, the Floyd County Board decided Tuesday morning. By a 3-0 vote, the county supervisors decided the complaint by Jeff and Gail Schwarzkopf against Brandon and Casey Wood’s Candon Finisher Farm confined feeding operation building is valid and should be investigated by the DNR. The Schwartzkopfs’ allegation is that the hog confinement building is in violation of the minimum distance from a well. “We believe the distance between … Continue reading Floyd County asks DNR to investigate Rudd hog confinement