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Home My WebLink About470026_Waste Utilization Plan_20210427Murphy -Brown, LLC 2/26/2022822 Hwy 24 West P.O. Box 856 Warsaw, NC 28398 NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN Grower(s): Farm Name: County: Hoke Livestock Blue & White Farm Hoke Permit Capacity: Farrow to Wean Farrow to Feeder Farrow to Finish Wean to Feeder Wean to Finish Feeder to Finish Gilts Boars 4800 Storage Structure: Storage Period: Application Method: Anaerobic Lagoon >180 days Irrigation fteveo APR 27202, 8P8Q/D 17tralomr The waste from your animal facility must be land applied at a specified rate to prevent pollution of surface water and/or groundwater. The plant nutrients in the animal waste should be used to reduce the amount of commercial fertilizer required for the crops in the fields where the waste is to be applied. This waste utilization plan uses nitrogen as the limiting nutrient. Waste should be analyzed before each application cycle. Annual soil tests are strongly encouraged so that all plant nutrients can be balanced for realistic yields of the crop to be grown. Several factors are important in implementing your waste utilization plan in order to maximize the fertilizer value of the waste and to ensure that it is applied in an environmentally safe manner: 1. Always apply waste based on the needs of the crop to be grown and the nutrient content of the waste. Do not apply more nitrogen than the crop can utilize. 2. Soil types are Important as they have different infiltration rates, leaching potentials, cation exchange capacities, and available water holding capacities, 3. Normally waste shall be applied to land eroding at less than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at 5 or more tons per acre annually, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing that adequate filter strips are established. 4. Do not apply waste on saturated soils, when it is raining, or when the surface is frozen. Either of these conditions may result in runoff to surface waters which is not allowed under DWR regulations. 5. Wind conditions should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor problems. 6. To maximize the value of the nutrients for crop production and to reduce the potential for pollution, the waste should be applied to a growing crop or applied not more than 30 days prior to planting a crop or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the waste or disking will conserve nutrients and reduce odor problems. 1 of 11 This plan is based on the waste application method shown above. If you choose to change methods In the future, you need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for different application methods are not the same. The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is based on typical nutrient content for this type of facility. In some cases you may want to have plant analysis made, which could allow additional waste to be applied. Provisions shall be made for the area receiving waste to be flexible so as to accommodate changing waste analysis content and crop type. Lime must be applied to maintain pH in the optimum range for specific crop production. This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements for compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0217 adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED PER YEAR ( gallons, ft3, tons, etc.): Capacity Type Waste Produced per Animal Total 4800 Farrow to Wean Farrow to Feeder Farrow to Finish Wean to Feeder Wean to Finish Feeder to Finish Gilts Boars 3203 gal/yr 3861 gal/yr 10478 gal/yr 191 gal/yr 776 gal/yr 927 gal/yr 1015 gal/yr 2959 gal/yr 15,374,400 gal/yr gal/yr gal/yr gal/yr gal/yr gal/yr gal/yr gal/yr Total 15,374,400 gal/yr AMOUNT OF PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN PRODUCED PER YEAR tlbsi: Capacity Type Nitrogen Produced per Animal Total 4800 Farrow to Wean Farrow to Feeder Farrow to Finish Wean to Feeder Wean to Finish Feeder to Finish Gilts Boars 3.84 lbs/yr 6.95 lbs/yr 18.86 Ibs/yr 0,34 Ibs/yr 1.4 lbs/yr 1.67 lbs/yr 1.83 lbs/yr 5.33 Ibs/yr 18,432 Ibs/yr lbs/yr Ibs/yr lbs/yr Ibslyr bs/yr lbs/yr lbs/yr Total 18,432 Ibslyr Applying the above amount of waste is a big job. You should plan time and have appropriate equipment to apply the waste in a timely manner. LAND UTILIZATION SUMMARY The following table describes the nutrient balance and land utilization rate for this facility Note that the Nitrogen Balance for Crops indicates the ratio of the amount of nitrogen produced on this facility to the amount of nitrogen that the crops under irrigation may uptake and utilize in the normal growing season. Total Irrigated Acreage: 121.4 Total N Required lst Year: 37499.00 Total N Required 2nd Year: 37707.85 Average Annual Nitrogen Requirement of Crops: 37,603.42 Total Nitrogen Produced by Farm: 18,432.00 Nitrogen Balance for Crops: (19,171.42) The following table describes the specifications of the hydrants and fields that contain the crops designated for utilization of the nitrogen produced on this facility. This chart describes the size, soil characteristics, and uptake rate for each crop in the specified crop rotation schedule for this facility. 2 of 11 Reception Area Specifications N Factor RYE Trot Field Irrigated Soil 1st Crop Time to 1st Crop lst Crop Lbs N/Ac Lbs N Total Ms N�d Crop Time to 2nd Crop2nd CropLbs NIAc Lbs N Total Ibs NI Total !Total Ibs N� Acreage Type Code Apply Yield lbs N/Unit Residual /Ac Utilized Code Appy Yield IbsNIUnttResidual /Ac Utilizedh! NIA t1HW/sad { p.P0) Mh 1{�{T OOIr MN aw iO QY) i N ,D c..NNN 6 od Y Npl� Iw W 1596 1556.1 •01i)N a0 f: C N. 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N T 000v0000000000000ww0000000000000ut✓.). 000 ZZZZZ000ZZZ ZZZZZ2 i�2I a2a�rrga��iQC.) gg S1Y1W W0P-WaDWMNap N44pioiNms6vi[rivaq.=NN�NNNuiNMONMmtrimNviWWwivivi C)r NNWMNNPO)0) WN N4- 10aOTrrr r Nr ,,6ui r V t" w TNM VN W fs 4O J)OT r:72MtlN W t""Rp NNNNNNNNNNMMMMM g(ymgN�p hQ) 0)O 14m�7 (0 O)C TMM V) {(yaaN�yyD N N cWNONDN01N{WN� N N ty N N �y �,y 22gN fNV N W N NpNaNN0aN0aNC N N N N g giN N N (� cenoNcT222 SIf ONNNNNNNNO0NNNN W aO �OODO 2222 amOCO2 W mm+ y N W N 1p Reception Area Specifications 1 gVl § O g 1037.4 1 1955.1 0 MN igc+) ( �(D�pc0rN T" :'01gX g10 {0cVg YI N 0 rnMP 1596 1 1556.1 W �p pp• .(i4+ mrnM !V rnrn U) V •ter, Y• 01 917.7 374 -,t0 • g 23Nv01 iM0 U1 0o n V W -'h Of w t: V'2n2 �O c0 Fl 0„. �Nn N14N M�`� co 2�co ai ui w�rn rP in NYI P f0 Of N- co 000 N co 2 521,07 1198.5 ao .Q •.DJ Totals: 121.4 25567.85 12140 37707.85 12nd Crop Time to 2nd Crop2nd CropLbs N/Ac Lbs N Total lbs NI Total Code Apply Yield Its N/UntResidual /At Utilized tx NIA OM M M M u1 M M M m 11012 m11 0) A MrnF,o2 rnm if i7s C4 N rnrnam MYii N N N w0 54 N tVN u) ui u u1)RV .(0 q� MM CV w. -,prn V CVC i 1 NQ� MN8 pR co CD fry fW Q qpM co rp cio t2 p NN 144; NM (042F. N 2N2(IN YrU N fV NNY)in p 88888888888888888888888888888888888 O O r r pp C O r r G b r r O 8 r r pp O 0 r r pp O o r r pp pp Q d r r pp pp b Q r r pp CU O r r po o 8 8 r r oo 0 0 r r O 0 0 r r ®O r O d ®p 0 0 pp 0 0 0 0 r 0 r 8888 r r r r r rrr-r re+rr r.-rrr rr rr rrrrr r r r rrr r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r M ncg� 0880$88888$8 yMq.MMr�Mi•Im n+) MM Oct 1-Mar 31 Oc: 1-Mar 31 mMM+[1�) Bass !Oct 1-Mar 31' !Oct 1-Mar 31' ( )ar)+M� 8888 Oct 1-Mar 31 'Oct 1-Mar 31 tg`pfMMMMMMt�tgq 888888888 MM 8888 VI �- M J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J Tract Field Irrigated Soil 1st Crop Time to 1st Crop 1st Crop Lbs N/Ac Lbs N Total lbs N Acreage Type Code Apply Yield lbs N/UntResidual lAc Utilized g ((eYt�fj �„ OM .r-r ��N��py0y:Oj� 00 r. r'MP ��rnp7h Re�app r-.It l+ 00 s-r 10 j�N'P jP �'@4'f + Yp131°ii O1�pI 0p0 fV N 1A N itl r�rPlw M®it P TC aO Cl th [7G {0 d011 (SDI N 0....... p 0�p aO 80�.A �j tOM P pQIl 00ppI) N c0QnII Wp) N N 0p0))IYI N N Y)YI N N 000�I C0DI N N CpD�01010f N N N N OI rnN N N N AD1- t` N CD r r �,-I r CD CD CO r r y1 Y1If rn N r II N N 4.6 �uQ 01 ' r tN► OaMO, w 1� P "- w 9 and tract 283 field! 0.78 J tp 4 ((pp V r�pp 4 e Nbh a V V 41 t(V pp V V V co V OG co h ni•(` pi(i P. el g P..r. M PI P. P. M 7 N(a Y) Nr V LIg t hr- 00.0 Y)10 c0 ui to to cp Yi up op co V MMYI V'a(p(p(G to u) (O c0 (fIN ip (D ul Y)u1� (O td (D hl•701 000V nM Cc7OO�9 cOM b�iMMMc~+7 e79 O:f1 co V V M M V V (c7 tpp' @G7o O 00 ml rotate com and soybeans in tract 2282 fields 18 & 1 2.2 1 NoA 1 D [Feb 15-Jun 3d 168.0 O en MMM O Mar 1-Sep 30. Mar 1-Sep 30I p MG.M t� I" 6e.0,yfc. ram- Mar 1-;30 Mar 1-Sep 30 po Pt71A [�N Mar 1- 30 Mar 1-Sep 30 p (9 ,2Q�'.{�3 �''ti ^ pppp YryG7 cn gM�rM VIf yMg�M "'' 'Mar 15-Jut 31 ! Mar 1-Seo 30 tea, �p •4f �r o4 (0 q,q r 0D.o, ioV r trr.7�. L7 ”, r�7 Mn1MM tli 0,(nto07to c� .it pco [�lM al -A (`1 A I A 15 Feb 15-Jun 301 c- $' t!T ..0.0000.0.00UCiOU .u..0000000000000. u. 000 A24242 42a42 42 42ciSci 42 42a zwm (p CA CV `7 r(r si c; CO c0(p od tV 01 ci ci YI CO dl 6 0/r(0 V ci r (V N CO. (V M N N cV N r (V ui rn 0)(p cV (i Y) O N P..-0o M r) ui M Y)w (V co rrrrr ui u1 u) of Y) Nr cV h r ui .-N d/ Vu1 (01. cUrn�r.N-,- ,-~r(-NNNNNNNNNNaMMMme ��177 1(00 ay} ,,00 s pMrn(uM W m (W(VV N NNNNN (0(�V6t06 (ON(VVD {0{VV00�Dtg tV NNN cgR HMNV 1cN7+D�tONNVb N NNN �NWNV 404tMlVV NiV �2{y CGNN�OtWNV NNNiV cZ1120M02222M NN Nes, NNN V" NNN OmO C) 22 N NN �° N 2 N RI W `OVG jo G 40 NN 2 This plan does not include commercial fertilizer. The farm should produce adequate plant available nitrogen to satisfy the requirements of the crops listed above. The applicator is cautioned that P and K may be over applied while meeting the N requirements. In the future, regulations may require farmers in some parts of North Carolina to have a nutrient management plan that addresses all nutrients. This plan only addresses nitrogen. In interplanted fields ( i.e. small grain, etc, interseeded in bermuda), forage must be removed through grazing, hay, and/or silage. Where grazing, plants should be grazed when they reach a height of six to nine inches. Cattle should be removed when plants are grazed to a height of four inches. In fields where small grain, etc, is to be removed for hay or silage, care should be exercised not to let small grain reach maturity, especially late in the season (Le. April or May). Shading may result If small grain gets too high and this will definitely interfere with stand of bermudagrass. This loss of stand will result in reduced yields and less nitrogen being utilized. Rather than cutting small grain for hay or silage Just before heading as is the normal situation, you are encouraged to cut the small grain earlier. You may want to consider harvesting hay or silage two to three times during the season, depending on the time small grain is planted in the fall. The ideal time to interplant small grain, etc, is late September or early October. Drilling is recommended over broadcasting. Bermudagrass should be grazed or cut to a height of about two inches before drilling for best results. CROP CODE LEGEND Crop Code A B C B/C D E F G H J L M N 0 P 5 CC SWG Crop Barley Grazed Hybrid Bermudagrass Hybrid Bermudagrass Hay Comb, Hybrid Bermudagrass Corn - Grain Corn - Silage Cotton Grazed Fescue Fescue Hay Oats Rye Grazed Overseed Overseed Hay Grain Sorghum Wheat Soybean Pine Trees Small Grain Cover Crop Swithgrass Description -Harvested As Grain Crop Pasture/Grazed Hay Graze/Hay Combination Grain Crop Silage Cotton Lint Pasture/Grazed Hay Grain Crop Grain Crop Pasture/Grazed (Seeded in Bermudagrass) Hay (Seeded in Bermudagrass) Grain Crop Grain Crop Grain Crop Pine Trees Grain Crop/ Hay (After Grain Crop) Not Harvested; Burned/Disked In Biomass Crop Acres shown in the preceding table are considered to be the usable acres excluding required buffers, filter strips along ditches, odd areas unable to be irrigated, and perimeter areas not receiving full application rates due to equipment limitations. Actual total acres in the fields listed may, and most likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables. See attached map showing the fields to be used for the utilization of animal waste. 4 of 11 SLUDGE APPLICATION: The following table describes the annual nitrogen accumulation rate per animal in the lagoon sludge Farm Specifications PAN/yr/animal Farm Total/yr 4800 Farrow to Wean 0.8 Farrow to Feeder 0.96 Farrow to Finish 3.9 Wean to Feeder 0.07 Wean to Finish 0.27 Feeder to Finish 0.34 Gilts 0.39 Boars 0.55 3840 The waste utilization plan must contain provisions for periodic land application of sludge at agronomic rates. The sludge will be nutrient rich and will require precautionary measures to prevent over application of nutrients or other elements. Your production facility will produce approximately 3840 pounds of plant available nitrogen per year and will accumulate in the lagoon sludge based on the rates of accumulation listed above. If you remove the sludge every 5 years, you will have approximately 19200 pounds of plant available nitrogen to utilize. Assuming you apply this PAN to hybrid bermuda grass hayland at the rate of 300 pounds of nitrogen per acre, you will need 64 acreas of land, If you apply the sludge to corn at a rate of 125 pounds per acre, you will need 153.6 acres of land. Please note that these are only estimates of the PAN produced and the land required to utilize that PAN. Actual values may only be determined by sampling the sludge for plant available nitrogen content prior to application Actual utilization rates will vary with soil type, crop, and realistic yield expectations for the specific application fields designated for sludge application at time of removal. APPLICATION OF WASTE BY IRRIGATION: The irrigation application rate should not exceed the intake rate of the soil at the time of irrigation such that runoff or ponding occurs. This rate is limited by initial soil moisture content, soil structure, soil texture, water droplet size, and organic solids. The application amount should not exceed the available water holding capacity of the soil at the time of irrigation nor should the plant available nitrogen applied exceed the nitrogen needs of the crop. If surface irrigation is the method of land application for this plan, it is the responsibility of the producer and irrigation designer to ensure that an irrigation system is installed to properly Irrigate the acres shown in the preceding table. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. *This is the maximum application amount allowed for the soil assuming the amount of nitrogen allowed for the crop is not over applied. In many situations, the application amount shown cannot be applied because of the nitrogen limitation. The maximum application amount shown can be applied under optimum soil conditions. Your facility is designed for >180 days of temporary storage and the temporary storage must be removed on the average of once every 6 months. In no instance should the volume of the waste stored in your structure be within the 25 year 24 hour storm storage or one foot of freeboard except in the event of the 25 year 24 hour storm. It is the responsibility of the producer and waste applicator to ensure that the spreader equipment is operated properly to apply the correct rates to the acres shown in the tables. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. Call your technical specialist after you receive the waste analysis report for assistance in determining the amount of waste per acre and the proper application prior to applying the waste. 5 of 11 Application Rate Guide The following is provided as a guide for establishing application rates and amounts. Soil Application Rate Application Amount Tract Hydrant Type Crop in/hr * inches 2282 1 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 2 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 3 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 4 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 5 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 6 CaB C 0.4 1 2282 7 CaB C 0.4 1 2282 8 CaB C 0.4 1 2282 9 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 10 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 11 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 12 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 13 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 14 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 15 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 16 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 17 NoA C 0.5 1 2282 18 NoA F 0.5 1 2282 19 NoA F 0.5 1 2282 20 CaB C 0.4 1 283 21 Ra D 0.4 1 283 22 Ra D 0.4 1 283 23 Ra D 0.4 1 283 24 Ra D 0.4 1 283 25 Ra D 0.4 1 283 26 Ra D 0.4 1 283 27 Ra D 0.4 1 283 28 Ra D 0.4 1 283 29 Ra C 0.4 1 283 30 CaB C 0.4 1 283 31 CaB C 0.4 1 283 32 CaB C 0.4 1 283 33 Ra C 0.4 1 283 34 Ra F 0.4 1 283 35 Ra F 0.4 1 d soybeans in tract 2282 18 NoA D 0.5 1 2282 19 NoA 0 0.5 1 283 34 Ra D 0.4 1 283 35 Ra 0 0.4 1 6 of 11 Additional Comments: This plan has been updated based on the old plan. Refer to the memo for bermudagrass winter overseed for 100lb rate. In year 1, cotton will be planted in tract 2282 fields 18 and 19 and in tract 283 fields 34 and 35. On alternate years, soybeans or corn will be planted. The plan has a negative balance with cotton, therefore will have a negative balance with corn and soybeans. 7 of 11 NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN CERTIFICATION Name of Farm: Blue & White Farm Owner: Hoke Livestock Manager: Owner/Manager Agreement: I/we understand and will follow and implement the specifications and the operation and maintenance procedures established in the approved animal waste nutrient management plan for the farm named above. i/we know that any expansion to the existing design capacity of the waste treatment and/or storage system, or construction of new facilities, will require a new nutrient management plan and a new certification to be submitted to DWR before the new animals are stocked. I/we understand that I must own or have access to equipment, primarily irrigation equipment, to land apply the animal waste described in this nutrient management plan. This equipment must be available at the appropriate pumping time such that no discharge occurs from the lagoon in the event of a 25 year 24 hour storm. I also certify that the waste will be applied on the land according to this plan at the appropriate times and at rates which produce no runoff. This plan will be filed on site at the farm office and at the office of the local Soil and Water Conservation District and will be available for review by NCDWR upon request. Name of Facility Owner: Hoke Livestock krr ib, L(,L Signature: Name of Manager (if different from owner): Signature: Name of Technical Specialist: Liz Lahti Signature: ' 2 Date Date Affiliation: NC Cooperative Extension. Hoke County Center Address: 645 East Palmer Street Raeford NC 28376 Telephone: 910-875-3461 D Z Z(o.2i Date 8 of 11 NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN 1 2 REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS Animal waste shall not reach surface waters of the state by runoff, drift, manmade conveyances, direct application, or direct discharge during operation or land application. Any discharge of waste which reaches surface water is prohibited. There must be documentation in the design folder that the producer either owns or has an agreement for use of adequate land on which to properly apply the waste. If the producer does not own adequate land to properly dispose of the waste, he/she shall provide evidence of an agreement with a landowner, who is within a reasonable proximity, allowing him/her the use of the land for waste application. It is the responsibility of the owner of the waste production facility to secure an update of the Nutrient Utilization Plan when there is a change in the operation, increase in the number of animals, method of application, recieving crop type, or available land. 3 Animal waste shall be applied to meet, but not exceed, the nitrogen needs for realistic crop yields based upon soil type, available moisture, historical data, climatic conditions, and level of management, unless there are regulations that restrict the rate of applications for other nutrients. 4 Animal waste shall be applied to land eroding less than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at more than 5 tons per acre per year but less than 10 tons per acre per year provided grass filter strips are installed where runoff leaves the field (See USDA, NRCS Field Office Technical Guide Standard 393 - Filter Strips). Odors can be reduced by injecting the waste or disking after waste application. Waste should not be applied when there is danger of drift from the land application field. When animal waste is to be applied on acres subject to flooding, waste will be soil incorporated on conventionally tilled cropland. When waste is applied to conservation tilled crops or grassland, the waste may be broadcast provided the application does not occur during a season prone to flooding (See "Weather and Climate in North Carolina" for guidance). Liquid waste shall be applied at rates not to exceed the soil infiltration rate such that runoff does not occur offsite or to surface waters and in a method which does not cause drift from the site during application. No ponding should occur in order to control odor and flies. Animal waste shall not be applied to saturated soils, during rainfall events, or when the surface is frozen. 9 of 11 NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 9 Animal waste shall be applied an actively growing crops in such a manner that the crop is not covered with waste to a depth that would inhibit growth. The potential for salt damage from animal waste should also be considered. 10 Nutrients from waste shall not be applied in fall or winter for spring planted crops on soils with a high potential for leaching. Waste/nutrient loading rates on these soils should be held to a minimum and a suitable winter cover crop planted to take up released nutrients. Waste shall not be applied more than 30 days prior to planting of the crop or forages breaking dormancy. 11 Any new swine facility sited on or after October 1, 1995 shall comply with the following: The outer perimeter of the land area onto which waste is applied from a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be at least 50 feet from any residential property boundary and canal. Animal waste, other than swine waste from facilities sited on or after October 1, 1995, shall not be applied closer than 25 feet to perennial waters. 12 Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 100 feet to wells. 13 Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 200 feet of dwellings other than those owned by the landowner. 14 Waste shall be applied in a manner not to reach other property and public right-of-ways. 15 Animal waste shall not be discharged into surface waters, drainageways, or wetlands by discharge or by over -spraying. Animal waste may be applied to prior converted cropland provided the fields have been approved as a land application site by a "technical specialist. Animal waste shall not be applied on grassed waterways that discharge directly into water courses, and on other grassed waterways, waste shall be applied at agronomic rates in a manner that causes no runoff or drift from the site. 16 Domestic and industrial waste from washdown facilities, showers, toilets, sinks, etc., shall not be discharged into the animal waste management system. 10of 11 NUTRIENT UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 17 A protective cover of appropriate vegetation will be established on all disturbed areas (lagoon embankments, berms, pipe runs, etc.). Areas shall be fenced, as necessary, to protect the vegetation. Vegetation such as trees, shrubs, and other woody species, etc., are limited to areas where considered appropriate. Lagoon areas should be kept mowed and accessible. Berms and structures should be inspected regularly for evidence of erosion, leakage, or discharge. 18 If animal production at the facility is to be suspended or terminated, the owner is responsible for obtaining and implementing a "closure plan" which will eliminate the possibility of an illegal discharge, pollution and erosion. 19 20 Waste handling structures, piping, pumps, reels, etc., should be inspected on a regular basis to prevent breakdowns, Teaks and spills. A regular maintenance checklist should be kept on site. Animal waste can be used in a rotation that includes vegetables and other crops for direct human consumption. However, if animal waste is used on crops for direct human consumption, it should only be applied pre -plant with no further applications of animal waste during the crop season. 21 Highly visible markers shall be installed to mark the top and bottom elevations of the temporary storage (pumping volume) of all waste treatment lagoons. Pumping shall be managed to maintain the liquid level between the markers. A marker will be required to mark the maximum storage volume for waste storage ponds. 22 Waste shall be tested within 60 days of utilization and soil shall be tested at least annually at crop sites where waste products are applied. Nitrogen shall be the rate -determining nutrient, unless other restrictions require waste to be applied based on other nutrients, resulting in a lower application rate than a nitrogen based rate. Zinc and copper levels in the soil shall be monitored and alternative crop sites shall be used when these metals approach excessive levels. pH shall be adjusted and maintained for optimum crop production. Soil and waste analysis records shall be kept for a minimum of five years. Poultry dry waste application records shall be maintained for a minimum of three years. Waste application records for all other waste shall be maintained for a 23 Dead animals will be disposed of in a manner that meets North Carolina regulations. 11 of 11