Title: Regulations Affecting Manure Application
1 Regulations Affecting Manure
Application
- Kevin Erb, UW-Extension
- Environmental Resources Center (ERC)
- Ted Bay, UW-Extension Grant County
- Jerry Clark, UW-Ext. Chippewa County
- Carla Hargrave, UW-Ext. Green Lake County
2Why Is Manure Regulated?
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- 1972 Clean Water Act
- Goal
- All streams/lakes fishable and swimmable by
1990. - 1972-1990 Focus on major sources (point sources)
such as factories, sewage treatment plants, etc. -
- Non-point source is now the focus
3How is Manure Regulated?
- Nutrient Management Plans
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- Permit Requirements
- DNR Permitted Farms
4What is a Nutrient Management Plan?
- A strategy to maximize the return from
- on-farm manure
- commercial fertilizers
- minimize threats to water quality.
- Must meet the criteria contained in the
USDA-NRCS Nutrient Management Standard - 590.
5Who Needs a Nutrient Management Plan?
- All farms by 2008 who apply manure or commercial
fertilizer - Must be offered 70 cost-share.
6Who should have a Nutrient Management Plan
currently?
- Farms that have received cost sharing for
- Manure storage
- Nutrient Management
- Local ordnances requiring a plan
- Farms over 1000 animal units WPDES permit (CAFO)
- Notice of discharge (NOD)
- Farmland preservation tax credit program
7Nutrient Management Plan-Required Components
8Farm Nutrient Management PlanAlice and John
Farmer Prepared by Jane Planner, CCA Iowa
County, WI J. Planner Inc. Crop production
year October 2004 - September 2005Summary of A
and J Farmer FarmCropland (manure spreadable
acres) 191 owned 20 acres 1st-year
corn (following alfalfa)59 rented 112 acres
Corn following corn 250 acres total 33 acres
Alfalfa seeding with oats 85 acres Alfalfa
(established) 250 acres total
Livestock Dairy cattle and
replacements (average daily number on the farm
for the year) 86 Lactating Holstein dairy
cows 25 Dry Holstein dairy cows 55 Replacement
heifers (average 500 lbs)Estimated annual
manure collected for land application 3,028 tons
9Soil Test Reports and Recommendations
10Soil Conservation Plan
11- Map Id for
- Soil types/Slopes
- Slope , 2nd capital letter of the soil symbol
- A 0-2
- B 3-6
- C 6-12
- D gt 12
- Field boundaries
- Field ID
- Acreage
12Nutrient application prohibition and restriction
areas
13Nutrient Crediting
14Current years proposed nutrient and soil
amendment application rates including the form,
rate, and timing for commercial fertilizers and
manure
15- Manure Information Sheet (inventory)
- Species
- Age group
- head
16Review of NM Plans
- 2 main items you need
- Manure rates for each field
- Maps
- Restricted spreading areas
- Reason for restricted areas
- Setbacks
- Field boundaries
17Types of Nutrient Management
- Nitrogen Based
- Manure rate capped at crops nitrogen need
- 120-160 units of N
- 200 ft setback from streams for surface
application - 75 P on frozen/snow covered ground
- Used for state and county programs
- Will be phased out over next few years
18Types of Nutrient Management
- Phosphorus Based
- Goal is to reduce phosphorus losses
- Rates guided by either
- Soil Test P Levels
- P Index (risk of erosion loss calculated by
computer) - 300 ft setback from streams/1,000 ft from lakes
- Used for federal programs
19What if the farmer wants a higher rate?
- FOLLOW THE PLAN!!!
- Or
- Contact the person who wrote it
- WPDES permitted farm are NOT allowed the 20
adjustment
20What if rates are too high for soil conditions?
- You have the authority to apply less
- Split applications1/2 now later
- Call the plan writer for their advice
21Regulations Impacting YOUR Job
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- Federal
- State
- County
- Township
22Federal Regulations
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- Permitted Farms
- Declared any farm gt1,000 Animal Units (AU) to be
a Point Source (WPDES, CAFO farms) - Must get a permit to operate
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- In Wisconsin, DNR handles the program
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23WPDES Permit Farms
- 5 year Permit
- Farm (and sometimes field-specific) details on
how manure can be applied, timing, incorporation,
etc. - Are subject to additional setbacks and
application restriction - Recordkeeping requirements (rate, date, weather,
wind, etc.) - Regular, timely submission to DNR (daily to
quarterly) - EVERY Load must be tracked
- Requirements vary by farm, will become uniform as
permits expire - Open records by state law
24WPDES Permit Farms
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- Unique aspects
- NO 20 OVERAGE allowed
- Manure storage on permit farms can not fill to
within 1 foot of total capacity (12 inches
freeboard always required)
25WPDES Permit Farms
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- Assigned a regional Animal Waste Specialist
- Field staff in various locations around state.
- Better to have a positive working relationship
rather than a negative one.
26TheFarm Challenge
27Nutrient Application PROHIBITION AREAS
- ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR
- Concentrated flow channels with established
vegetative cover - Vegetative buffer areas
- Non-farmed wetlands
- Land where established
- vegetation is not harvested
- Area within 50 ft of a well
28Nutrient Application PROHIBITION AREAS
- ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR
- Within 200 upslope of direct conduits to
groundwater, unless incorporated within 3 days - Wells
- Sinkholes
- Fractured bedrock at the surface
- Gravel/sand pits
29Sinkholes
30Nutrient Application PROHIBITION AREAS
- When FROZEN SOILS prevent incorporation at
application, do not apply nutrients - Within the surface water quality management
(SWQMA) areas (1000 of lakes, 300 of perennial
streams)
31Nutrient Application PROHIBITION AREAS
- When FROZEN SOILS prevent incorporation, do not
apply nutrients - On slopes gt9
- (can apply manure on slopes up to
- 12 where cropland is contoured
- or contour strip cropped)
32Nutrient Application Restrictions
- Incorporate manure and organic byproducts when
applied within 200 upslope of wells, sinkholes,
fractured bedrock at the surface and gravel pits
33Nutrient Application Restrictions
- On frozen soils apply manure P2O5 so as not to
exceed current years crop removal and limit
liquid manure applications to 7,000 gallons/acre
34Nutrient Application Restrictions
- Vegetative cover must be established in all areas
of concentrated flow.
35Nutrient Application RestrictionsNon-frozen
soils within a SWQMA
- No liquid manure (lt12 solids) applications on
saturated soils!
- Use one or more of the following practices
- Establish maintain permanent vegetative buffers
- Maintain 30 crop cover on soil surface after
application - Incorporate nutrients within 72 hours
- Cover crop established promptly following
application
36Application Restrictions Table 1. Maximum Rates
of Unincorporated Liquid Manure Applied on
Non-frozen soils within a SWQMA
37- Limit available N applications on high
permeability soils, or soils with less than 20
inches to bedrock, or soils with less than 12
inches to apparent groundwater - 50ºF or less in the Fall
- Limit available manure N to 120 lbs/A
- Greater than 50ºF in the Fall (pick one)
- Limit available manure N to 120 lbs./A
nitrification inhibitor - Limit manure applications to crop N need or 120
lbs. ac on perennial or fall seeded crops - Limit available manure N to 90 lbs. / ac apply
- after Sept. 15th
38County Regulations
- Most counties have some type of regulation
- Usually tied to manure storage/design
- Some have permit requirements for feedlots
- Nutrient Management is almost always included.
39Townships
- Can use authority or allow county to regulate
- Best Friend or Worst Enemy of your client
40Zoning for livestock facilities
- Can regulate new and expanding livestock
operations - Within any ag zoning district,
- Require conditional use permits for larger
operations - Establish setbacks from natural and man-made
features - Impose environmental standards and practices
41Road regulation - Townships
- Impose special weight limits on roads under
s.349.16 - Protects against road damage from overweight
vehicles serving livestock operations
42Road regulation - Townships
- Issue permits to allow certain overweight
vehicles access to restricted roads if vehicle
owners provide financial assurances for road
damage - Include permit condition to maintain road free of
debris
43Liability for Manure Applications
- 3 parties that have liability exposure for
surface or groundwater contamination by manure.
1 Farmer2 - Crop consultant (who wrote the
NMP)3 - Manure applicator
44Summary
- USDA now has a P based standard
- All plans written for federal programs use P
based - All plans written for state programs/county
ordinances use N based - State will switch to P based within a few years.
45Which farms are required to haveNutrient
Management Plans?
- Farms gt1,000 Animal Units
- Farms under a county ordinance
- Farms that accepted cost sharing for
- Manure Storage
- Barnyards
- DNR Notice of Discharge
- Farmland Preservation
- Farms under township Conditional Use Permit
46Thank You