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The foundation for this Guidance Document is the
previous Guidance Documents developed by the agencies represented
on SB 1217 dated June 20, 1995, May 3, 1996, August 9, 1996, January
2, 1997, May 21, 1997, August 18, 1997; and the Sixth Guidance Memo,
Revision One (January 8, 1998), Revision Two (August 25, 1998),
Revision Three (October 29, 1998), Revision Four (April 12, 1998),
and Revision Five (January 12, 2000). The committee adopted these
documents as the foundation for this and future guidance documents.
This document has been significantly reformatted and consolidated
to enhance readability. Outdated items were deleted or brought to
current status.
This guidance is intended to address the common
issues involved in implementing the animal waste management rules
and statutes. Additional guidance will be provided as necessary
to continue to clarify the issues contained in this memorandum as
well as new issues that may arise. The nature of the rules will
require judgment on the part of technical specialists.
Guidance developed by the SB 1217 Interagency
Group represent guidelines to address questions from technical specialists
and provides uniform interpretations regarding requirements of animal
waste management rules. However, for areas where no standards exist,
DWQ acknowledges these guidelines as acceptable criteria to base
a Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP). Any requested
deviations from this guidance must be considered by DWQ on a case
by case basis to insure that the proposal provides equal or better
protection. These guidelines may also be incorporated by DWQ as
permit conditions for an operation's individual permit or general
permit.
1.
WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN
1.1 Parts
Of A Waste Utilization Plan (Except For Dry Poultry Litter -
See 5.3)
1.2 WUP
Format
1.3 Validity
Of WUP Approved Before February 1, 1993
1.4 Waste
Utilization Plan Revisions
1.5 WUP
Amendments
1.6 WUP
Conditional Amendment
1.7 WUP
Changes Required By DWQ
1.8 Addition
Of Fields To WUP
1.9 Multiple
WUPs
1.10 Land
Approved For The Application Of Manure
1.11 Wetland
Waste Application
1.12 Grassed
Waterway Waste Application
1.13 Verification
Of Erosion Rates
1.14 Subsurface
Drainage
1.15 Crops
Grown Other Than Those Specified In The Plan
1.16 Nitrogen
Loading Rates That Exceed Published Ryes
1.17 Use
Of Soil Sample Report's N Recommendations
1.18 Documentation
Of Commercial Fertilizer On Land Application Sites
1.19 Soil
Testing For Copper And Zinc
1.20 Role
Of Plant Tissue Analysis In Justifying Additional Waste Applications
1.21 Overseeding
Coastal Bermuda Harvested For Hay Or Grazed
1.22 Burning
Baled Hay
1.23 Use
Of Farm Records To Determine PAN
1.24 N
Coefficients
2.
REGISTRATION AND PLAN CERTIFICATION
2.1 Future
Changes To Standards Or Farm Ownership
2.2 Farm
Status Changes - Change Of Ownership, Request For Removal (Deactivation),
Request For Reactivation
2.3
Conditional Approvals For Certification Of New Or Expanding Facilities
2.4 Required
Documentation For Certifications And Plans
2.5 Certification
Form Requirements
2.6 Abandonment
2.7 Separate
Ownership With Common Waste Facilities
2.8 Irrigation
Systems For New Or Expanding Operations
2.9 Irrigation
Certification Of Existing Systems
2.10 Contract
Requirements For Custom Applicators
2.11 Corrections
Of Plan Deficiencies
2.12 Modifications
To Facilities To House The Certified Number Of Swine
2.13 Retrofit
To Meet Original Registration Number
3.
LAGOONS AND WASTE STORAGE STRUCTURES
3.1 Unused
Lagoon/Waste Structure Management And Closure
3.2 Renovation
Of Existing Animal Waste Management Systems With No Expansion
3.3 Lagoons
In Wetlands Or Flood Plains
3.4 Design
Standards
3.5 NRCS
Policy On Modifications
3.6 Overflow
Pipes Used For Emergency Spillways
3.7 Liquid
Levels For Staged Lagoons
3.8 Pumping
Markers For Staged Lagoons
3.9 Requirements
For Elevation Pumping Markers
3.10 Freeboard
For Solids Traps
3.11 Trees
On Embankments
3.12 Proper
Use Of Lagoon (359) Standard
4.
2H .0200 AND GENERAL STATUTES
4.1 Zero
Discharge During Design Storm
4.2 Expansions
Under 2H .0217
4.3 Innovative
Systems
4.4 Fencing
Of Animals Out Of Creeks
5.
GUIDANCE BY ANIMAL AND OPERATION TYPES
5.1 Cattle/Dairies
& Beef Feedlots
5.2 Swine
Dry Lots
5.3 Animal
Waste Management Plans (AWMP) For Dry Litter Systems
5.4 Third
Party Applicators For Poultry Litter
6.
IRRIGATION and WETTABLE ACRES
6.1 Wettable
Acres In A CAWMP
6.2 Irrigation
Record Keeping Methods
6.3 Maximum
Irrigation Amount
6.4 Irrigation
Design Criteria
6.5 Irrigation
Design Checklist
7.
PERMITS
7.1 Issuance
Of Permits To Animal Waste Management Facilities
7.2 Truck
Washes
7.3 Public
Livestock Markets
7.4 Permit
Fees
8.
SWINE FACILITY SITING REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Setback
Requirements
8.2 Public
Notice For Swine Farms
8.3 Site
Evaluations
8.4 Conversion
Factors For Determining Swine Farrowing Numbers
9.
BUFFERS AND PERENNIAL STREAMS
9.1 Buffer
Design And Waste Structure Setbacks
9.2 How
Are Distances Measured From Perennial Streams?
9.3 Setbacks
From Perennial Streams
9.4 Required
Vegetation In Setbacks From Perennial Waters
9.5 "Other
Waters" Designated By Local SWCD
9.6 Buffers
For Non-Perennial Waters?
10.
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
10.1
Liability
10.2
Professional Engineer Seals
10.3
Decertification Of Technical Specialist
10.4
Certification Program Of Irrigation Association
11.
OPERATOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
11.1
When Must A Facility Have A Certified Operator
APPENDIX
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