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New, Amended, Transferred, Withdrawn or Rescinded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

Star Rock Dairy, Inc – Main Dairy

175 Chestnut Grove Road

Conestoga, PA 17516

Lancaster/ Manor Twp

1550.8

Cattle

38.5

Amended

10/2/26

Yoder Valley Farms, LLC – Layer Farm

755 Johnson Mill Road

Lewisburg, PA 17837

Union/ Buffalo Twp

96.25

Layers

57.2

New

10/2/26

Shawn Martin – Gravel Hill Farm

1098 Gravel Hill Road

Grantville, PA 17028

Lebanon/ E Hanover Twp

253.08

Broilers

45.0

New

10/2/26

Luke F. Troutman – Broiler Farm

630 Sheridan Road

Womelsdorf, PA 19567

Berks/ Marion Twp

201.94

Broilers

27.0

New

9/28/26

Amos Bricker – Rumbler Chicken Layer Farm

4427 Rumler Road

Chambersburg, PA 17202

Franklin/ Hamilton Twp

751.2

Layers

49.8

New

9/28/26

Ben & Georgia Harner – Swine Farm

128 Gardner Road

Turbotville, PA 17772

Montour/ Limestone Twp

91.13

Swine

35.1

New

9/28/26

J&R Poultry Inc – Cherry Lane

108 Cherry Lane

Zion Grove, PA 17895

Schuylkill/ N Union Twp

367.6

Broilers

38.6

New

9/28/26

Reinholds Pig Farm LLC

700 Swamp Church Road

Reinholds, PA 17569

Lancaster/ West Cocalico Twp

0

Swine

14.2

New

9/21/26