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 issuesView PowerPoint Presentation

O200 OPERATIONS

Primarily liquid systems

>100 animal units

# animals # facilities

Swine 250 2200

Cattle 100 300

Poultry 30,000 50

Horses 75 4

DRY POULTRY LITTER

• > 30,000 birds

• ~ 4,000 operations

• General statute sets waste management requirement

TYPICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• Flush-lagoon-irrigation

• Scrape-storage pond-honey wagon

• Cleanout-drystack-spreader

COMPONENTS OF AN 0200 WASTE MANAGEMENT

PLAN• O&M plan

• Emergency action plan

• Odor control

• Insect control

• Mortality disposal

LAGOON/HOLDING POND DESIGN

• Storage needs - waste, rainfall, 24hr storm events, treatment volume, etc

• Freeboard and consideration for emergency spillway

• Liner

RUNOFF CONTROLS

• Buffers

• Setbacks

• Diversions

• Roof gutters

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

RECORD KEEPING

• Waste application records

• Waste and soil samples

• Weekly lagoon level

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

0200 PLAN REQUIREMENTS

• Meet state adopted NRCS standards

• Certified by technical specialist

NRCS STANDARDS FOR 0200

• Waste storage pond code 425

• Waste treatment lagoon code359

• Waste utilization code 633

TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS

• Categories of designation, structural,WUP, irrigation etc

• NRCS, SWCD, CES, NCDA&CS staff

• P.E.s

• Individuals designated by S&WCC

0200 OPERATION REQUIREMENTS

• Certified plan

• Permit general or individual

• Operator in charge

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

STATE OVERVIEW OF 0200 FACILITIES

• Ensure plans are being followed

• DWQ annual compliance inspection

• DS&W annual operation review

• Self reporting

• Complaints

CURRENT ISSUES• P

• Air Emissions

• New technology

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