In Citizens Against Megafarm Dairy Dev., Inc. v. Dailey, 10th Dist. No. 06AP-836, 2007 Ohio 2649, Hijma Dairy submitted both permit to install and permit to operate applications to the Ohio Department of Agriculture ("ODA") for approval to construct and operate an 825 dairy cow facility. Citizens Against Megafarm Dairy Development, Inc. ("CAMDD") members organized to oppose the dairy's application, fearing the dairy's operations might contaminate the groundwater drawn through their contiguous private wells. The ODA Director issued the requested permits. CAMDD appealed to ERAC, setting forth five separate assignments of error relating to the dairy's alleged violations of ODA's aquifer siting restrictions, ODA's inadequate review of the permits, and the potential for water contamination. Following a de novo hearing, ERAC affirmed the ODA Director's decision. Hijma Dairy challenged CAMDD's standing to appeal from the ODA Director's action to ERAC. The Court noted that the evidence adduced at the ERAC hearing revealed the following. CAMDD consisted of approximately 20 citizens whose homes were located within one to two miles southeast of the proposed dairy. These citizens used wells to draw groundwater for their personal use. If the dairy released contaminants into the ground, it would take over 45 years for the contaminants to reach the citizens' wells. Acknowledging Hijma Dairy's contention that, through decay and attenuation, the threat of the contaminants would lessen over this time period, we nevertheless concluded that "a realistic, albeit slight, danger remains that the dairy's operations could contaminate the citizens' wells Because CAMDD challenges the director's actions regarding the dairy's compliance with the aquifer siting criteria, a statute aimed at protecting the groundwater that the dairy's contiguous citizens' use, CAMDD has standing to appeal this case." Id., at P8.