PA Odor Management Program Public Notices

Odor Management Plans Currently Under Review by the State Conservation

The agricultural operations listed in the below chart have submitted odor management plans (OMPs) for approval under the act of July 6, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005, 3 Pa.C.S. §§ 501-522) (hereinafter referred to as Act 38)

Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) has completed an administrative review of the OMPs described below. These OMPs are currently under review by the SCC and are available to the public through the submission of a formal Right-To-Know request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Persons wishing to comment on an OMP are invited to submit a written statement outlining their comments on the plan to the SCC’s Odor Management Program office within 21 days of the notice date outlined in the below chart for the given plan. Persons with a question relating to the submission of comments on a plan under review may contact the SCC Odor Management Program office by phone to discuss the process for the submission of comments. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer, and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based.

Persons with a disability who wish to provide comments and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

The address for the SCC’s Odor Management Program office is the Pennsylvania Agriculture Building, State Conservation Commission, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-94081. The phone number for the SCC’s Odor Management Program Coordinator (Karl Dymond) is 215-287-4564.
 

Current Notices

Ag Operation Name and Address

County/Municipality

Animal Equivalent Units

Animal Type

Odor Site Index Score

New, Amended, Transferred, Withdrawn or Rescinded

Date Plan Noticed

Randall R. Brubaker – Esbenshade RD Farm

680 N. Esbenshade Road

Manheim, PA 17545

Lancaster/ Rapho Twp

700.27

Broilers

50.1

Amended

6/18/26

Matt Groff – SR 655 Farm

1914 PA-655

Bellville, PA 17004

Mifflin/ Meadow Twp

209.08

Layers

41.8

New

6/18/26

Lavon Zimmerman – Quarry Farm

1965 Quarry Road

Mifflinburg, PA 17844

Union/ Limestone Twp

255.02

Broiles

70.2

New

6/18/26

Eugene Burkholder – Quarry Farm

75 Quarry Road

Robesonia, PA 19551

Berks/ Heidelberg Twp

219.8

Layers

34.3

New

6/12/26

Ginder Farms LLC

765 Garfield Road

Mount Joy, PA 17552

Lancaster/ Mt Joy Twp

691.7

Layers

28.0

New

6/4/26

Joel L. Weaver – Layer Farm

383 Book Road

Blain, PA 17006

Perry/ Jackson Twp

250.4

Layers

35.8

New

6/4/26