The applicant neighbours complained about the noise generated by the respondent farmer's use of a diesel tractor and power takeoff to run an irrigation pump on a right-of-way near their homes.
The Board found that while using a tractor for irrigation is generally a normal farm practice, the respondent's specific operation in such close proximity to residences without adequate noise mitigation was not a normal farm practice.
The Board ordered the respondent to construct a specific noise barrier enclosing the tractor and restricted the hours of operation.
