EXISTING N.C. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ANIMAL WASTE SYSTEMS

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EXISTING N.C. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ANIMAL
WASTE SYSTEMS

• Types of regulated animal operations
• Components of a waste plan
• Environmental concerns
• Statute and rule requirements
• Future issues
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O200 OPERATIONS

• Primarily liquid systems
• gt100 animal units
• animals facilities
• Swine 250 2200
• Cattle 100 300
• Poultry 30,000 50
• Horses 75 4

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DRY POULTRY LITTER

• gt 30,000 birds
• 4,000 operations
• General statute sets waste management requirement

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TYPICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• Flush-lagoon-irrigation
• Scrape-storage pond-honey wagon
• Cleanout-drystack-spreader

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COMPONENTS OF AN 0200 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

• OM plan
• Emergency action plan
• Odor control
• Insect control
• Mortality disposal

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LAGOON/HOLDING POND DESIGN

• Storage needs - waste, rainfall, 24hr storm
  events, treatment volume, etc
• Freeboard and consideration for emergency
  spillway
• Liner

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RUNOFF CONTROLS

• Buffers
• Setbacks
• Diversions
• Roof gutters

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WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN

• Amount of manure produced and used
• Soils imfo
• RYES for crops by field
• N application rates
• Waste application windows
• Waste and soil testing

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RECORD KEEPING

• Waste application records
• Waste and soil samples
• Weekly lagoon level

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Dry Litter Plan

• Waste test
• Soil test and apply lime
• Apply litter at agronomic rates for N
• Keep records of tests and application
• Shared responsibility among producer, applicator
  and landuser

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0200 PLAN REQUIREMENTS

• Meet state adopted NRCS standards
• Certified by technical specialist

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NRCS STANDARDS FOR 0200

• Waste storage pond code 425
• Waste treatment lagoon code359
• Waste utilization code 633

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TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS

• Categories of designation, structural,WUP,
  irrigation etc
• NRCS, SWCD, CES, NCDACS staff
• P.E.s
• Individuals designated by SWCC

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0200 OPERATION REQUIREMENTS

• Certified plan
• Permit general or individual
• Operator in charge

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OPERATOR IN CHARGE OF ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM

• Required for 0200 operations with liquid systems
• Certified by the WPCSOCC
• Training and testing requirements for initial
  certification
• Continuing ed required

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STATE OVERVIEW OF 0200 FACILITIES

• Ensure plans are being followed
• DWQ annual compliance inspection
• DSW annual operation review
• Self reporting
• Complaints

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CURRENT ISSUES

• P
• Air Emissions
• New technology

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DEFICIENCIES AND VIOLATIONS THRU 9/00
Identified Item Number of 3,980
Discharges 112 2.8
Reached waters 37 .9
Freeboard 265 6.7
Over application 230 1.1
Crops different 80 2