550021_Permit Renewal Application 2019_20190410

State of North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Animal Waste Management Systems
Request for Certification of Coverage
Facility Currently covered by an Expiring Sate Non -Discharge General Permit
On September 30, 2019, the North Carolina State Non -Discharge General Permits for Animal Waste Management Systems will
expire. As required by these permits, facilities that have been issued Certificates of Coverage to operate under these State
Non -Discharge General Permits must apply for renewal at least 180 days prior to their expiration dale. Therefore, all applications
must be received by the Division of Water Resources by no later than April 3, 2019.
Please do not leave any question unanswered. Please verify all information and make any necessary corrections below.
Application nmst be signed and dated by the Pernrittee.
1. Farm Number: 55-0021 Certificate Of Coverage Number:
2. Facility Name: Piedmont Jerseys
3. Landowner's Name (same as on the Waste Management Plan): Corey A Lutz
4. Landowner's Mailing Address: 4399 Ritchie Rd
City: Lincolnton State: NC
Telephone Number: 704.735-1222 Ext. E-mail: piedmontierseys(alchartecnet
5. Facility's Physical Address: 4399 Ritchie Rd
City: Lincolnton State: NC
6. County where Facility is located: Lincoln
7. Farm Manager's Name (if different from Landowner):
g, Farm Manager's telephone number (include area code):
9. Integrator's Name (if there is not an Integrator, write "None"):
10. Operator Name (OIC): Corey A. Lutz Phone No.: 980-722-1356
11. Lessee's Name (if there is not a Lessee, write "None"):
12. Indicate animal operation type and number:
Current Permit: Operations Type
Allowable Count
Cattle - Dairy Calf
50
Cattle - Dry Cow
50
Cattle - Dairy Heifer
160
Cattle - Milk Cow,
225
Operation Types
Swine
Cattle
Dry Poultry
Wean to Finish
Dairy Calf
Non Laying Chickens
Wean to Feeder
Dairy Heifer
Laying Chickens
Farrow to Finish
Milk Cow
Pullets
Feeder to Finish
Dry Cow
Turkeys
Farrow to Wean
Beef Stocker Calf
Turkey Pullet
Farrow to Feeder
Beef Feeder
Boar/Stud
Beef Broad Cow
Wet Poultry
Gilts
Other
Non Laying Pullet
Other
Layers
AWC550021
Zip: 28092-9575
Zip: 280929575
OIC #: 20970
Other Types
Horses - Horses
Horses - Other
Sheep - Sheep
Sheep - Other

13. Waste Treatment and Storage Lagoons (Verify the following information is accurate and complete. Make all necessary
corrections and provide missing data.)
Structure
Name
Estimated
Date
Built
Liner Type
(Clay, Synthetic,
Unknown)
Capacity
(Cubic Feet)
Estimated
Surface Area
(Square Feet)
Design
Freeboard
'Redline"
(Inches)
I
c
& . oo
.00
iuo
Mail one (1) copy of the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) with this congdctcd and signed application
as required by NC General Statutes 143-215.1OC(d) to the address below.
The CAWMP must include the following components:
1. The most recent Waste Utilization Plan (WUP), signed by the owner and a certified technical specialist, containing:
a. The method by which waste is applied to the disposal fields (e.g. irrigation, injection, etc.)
b. A map of every field used for land application (for example: irrigation map)
c. The soil series present on every land application field
it. The crops grown on every land application field
e. The Realistic Yield Expectation (RYE) for every crop shown in the WUP
f. The maximum PAN to be applied to every land application field
g. The waste application windows for every crop utilized in the WUP
h. The required NRCS Standard specifications
2. A site map/schematic
3. Emergency Action Plan
4. Insect Control Checklist with chosen best management practices noted
5. Odor Control Checklist with chosen best management practices noted
6. Mortality Control Checklist with selected method noted - Use the enclosed updated Mortality Control Checklist
7. Lagoon/storage pond capacity documentation (design, calculations, etc.) Please be sure the above table is accurate and
complete. Also provide any site evaluations, wetland determinations, or hazard classifications that may be applicable to
your facility.
8. Operation and Maintenance Plan
If your CAWMP includes any components not shown on this list, please include the additional components with your submittal.
(e.g. composting, digesters, waste transfers, etc.)
As a second option to mailing paper copies of the application package, you can scan and email one signed copy of the
application and all the CAWMP items above to: [e-mail]

I attest that this application has been reviewed by me and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that,
if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information and attachments are not
included, this application package will be returned to me as incomplete.
Note: In accordance with NC General Statutes 143.215.6A and 143-215.6B, any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any application may be subject to civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation. (18 U.S.C.
Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both for
a similar offense.)
Printed Name of Signing Official (Landowner, or if multiple Landowners all landowners should sign. If Landowner is a
corporation, signature should be by a principal executive officer of the corporation):
Name: Corey tvm Title: O WA J �
Signature: Date: 3 'a _ 19
Name:
Signature:
Name:
Signature:
Title:
Date:
Title:
Date:
THE COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
NCDEQ-DWR
Animal Feeding Operations Program
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
Telephone number: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
FORM: RENEWAL -STATE GENERAL 02/2019

ROY COOPER
Gmemor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secrnlnry
LINDA CULPEPPER
pirerlar
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 26, 2019
Corey A Lutz
Piedmont Jerseys
4399 Ritchie Rd
Lincolmton, NC 28092-9575
Subject: Application for Renewal of Coverage for Expiring State General Permit
Dear Permittee:
Your facility is currently approved for operation under one of the Animal Waste Operation State Non -Discharge General Permits,
which expire on September 30, 2019. Copies of the new animal waste operation State Non -Discharge General Permits are available
at httt)s://deg.nc.rov/about/diyisions/water-resources/water-quality-regional-onerations/afo or by writing or calling:
NCDEQ-DWR
Animal Feeding Operations Program
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
Telephone number: [phone]
In order to assure your continued coverage under the State Non -Discharge General Permits, you must submit an application for
Permit coverage to the Division Enclosed You will find a 'Request for Certificate of Coverage Facility Currently Covered by an
Expiring State Non -Discharge General Permit" The application form must be completed signed and returned by April 3. 2019.
Please note that you must include one (1) copy of the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) with the
completed and signed application form. A list of items included in the CAWMP can be found on Dare 2 of the renewal
application form.
Failure to request renewal of your coverage under a general permit within the time period specified may result in a civil penalty.
Operation of your facility without coverage under a valid general permit would constitute a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and could
result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day.
If you have any questions about the State Non -Discharge General Permits, the enclosed application, or any related matter please feel
free to contact the Animal Feeding Operations Branch staff at 919-707-9100.
Sincerely,
Jon Risgaard, Section Chief
Animal Feeding Operations and Groundwater Section
Enclosures
cc (w/o enclosures): Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District
AFOG Section Central Files - AWC550021
North Carolina Depenment of Envronmoniai Quo ly I D.Nson of Water Rescwoas
512 W Saisb%ry St. 1 1636 Ma,l Servo Center I Rolegh, North Caro '..na 27699-1636
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Version —November 26, 2018
Mortality Management Methods
Indicate which method(s) will be implemented.
When selecting multiple methods indicate a primary versus secondary option.
Methods other than those listed must be approved by the State Veterinarian.
Primary
Secondary
Routine Mortality
a
a
Burial three feet beneath the surface of the ground within 24 hours of knowledge of animal
death. The burial must be at least 300 feet from any flowing stream or public body of water
(G.S.106-403). The bottom of the burial pit should be at least one foot above the seasonal
high water table. Attach burial location map and plan.
,y
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Landfill at municipal solid waste facility permitted by NC DEQ under GS 15A NCAC
• ,
13B .0200.
Rendering at a rendering plant licensed under G.S. 106-168.7.
Complete incineration according to 02 NCAC 52C .0102.
a a A composting system approved and permitted by the NC Department of Agriculture & Con-
sumer Services Veterinary Division (attach copy of permit). if compost is distributed off -farm,
additional requirements must be met and a permit is required from NC DEQ.
a In the case of dead poultry only, placing in a disposal pit of a size and design approved by the
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (G.S. 106-549.70).
Q a Any method which, in the professional opinion,of the State Veterinarian, would make possible
the salvage of part of a dead animal's value without endangering human or animal health.
(Written approval by the State Veterinarian must be attached).
Mass Mortality Plan
Mass mortality plans are required for farms covered by an NPDES permit. These plans are
also recommended for all animal operations. This plan outlines farm -specific mortality man-
agement methods to be used for mass mortality. The NCDA&CS Veterinary Division sup-
ports a variety of emergency mortality disposal options; contact the Division for guidance.
• A catastrophic mortality disposal plan is part of the facility's CAWMP and is activated
when numbers of dead animals exceed normal mortality rates as specified by the State
Veterinarian.
• Burial must be.done in accordance with NC General Statutes and NCDA&CS Veterinary
Division regulations and guidance.
• Mass burial sites are subject to additional permit conditions (refer to facility's animal
waste management system permit).
• In the event of imminent threat of a disease emergency, the State Veterinarian may enact
additional temporary procedures or measures for disposal according to G.S. 106-399.4.
of Farm Owner/Manager
Signature of Technical Specialist
<3 ,�--/9
Date
3 zo 9
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WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN
Producer: COREY LUTZ - PIEDMONT JERSEYS
Location: 4399 RITCHIE ROAD
Telephone: [phone]
Type Operation: DAIRY - JERSEY
Number of Animals: 485 (225 MILK COWS, 30 BRED HEIFERS 450-650 LBS.
60 BRED HEIFERS PASTURE, 30 HEIFERS 200-450 LBS., 40 HEIFERS 100-200
LBS., 50 DAY OLD-100 LBS., 50 DRY COWS)
(Design Capacity)
Storage Structure(s): WASTE POND
Application Method(s): IRRIGATION AND SPREADER
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.
You must have the animal waste analyzed to determine nutrient content
as close to the time of application as practical and at least within
60 days of the date of application before each application cycle.
Soil nutrients in all fields where waste will be applied must be
analyzed at least annually so that all plant nutrients can be balanced
for realistic yields of the crop to be grown. Soil test and waste
analysis records shall be kept for five (5) years. Poultry dry waste
application records shall be maintained for three (3) years. Waste
application records for all other waste shall be maintained for five
(5) years.
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. Lime must be
applied to application fields as recommended by soil test to
maintain the plant uptake of nutrients.
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 not be applied to land eroding at
greater than 5 tons per acre per year. With special
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precautions, (see Required Specification No. 4) waste may be
applied to land eroding at up to 10 tons per acre per year.
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 a violation
of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ)
.0200 regulations.
5. Wind conditions at the time of field application of waste
should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor
problems.
6. To maximize the value of nutrients for crop production and
to reduce the potential for pollution, the waste should be
applied to a growing crop. Otherwise apply waste no
earlier than 30 days prior to planting a crop or prior to
forages breaking dormancy. Injecting or otherwise
incorporating the waste below the soil surface will conserve
nutrients and reduce odor problems.
7. Zinc and copper levels in the soils in all fields where
waste is applied shall be monitored and alternative
application fields shall be used when these metals approach
excess levels.
This plan is based on waste application by IRRIGATION AND SPREADER for
this is the manner in which you have chosen to apply your waste. If
you choose to alter the method(s) of application in the future, you
need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for various waste
application methods are not the same.
The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is based on
typical nutrient content for DAIRY systems in North Carolina. Actual
acreage requirements shall be based on waste analysis reports from
storage structures in your waste management system. Attached you will
find information on proper sampling techniques, preparation, and
transfer of waste samples to the lab for analysis.
Your WASTE POND is designed for 180 days of temporary storage and the
temporary storage must be removed on the average of once every
6 MONTHS. If your facility is unroofed, in no instance should the
volume of waste being stored in your structure be higher than the
maximum storage marker except in the event of a 25 year, 24 hour
storm.
Call your technical specialist after you receive the waste analysis
report for assistance in determining the amount per acre to apply and
the proper application rate prior to applying the waste.
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The waste management system which is covered by this waste utilization
plan shall be operated only by persons which hold a valid certificate
as an operator in charge of an animal waste management system. The
North Carolina Water Quality Commission will provide training and
certification of operators.
This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements
for compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0217 (the .0200 rules) adopted by the
Water Quality Commission.
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ESTIMATE OF PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN
FROM LIQUID AND SOLID WASTE
Amount of Waste Produced Per Year
FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLAN BY BINGHAM ON 2-9-10
LIQUID WASTE COLLECTED
THE WASTE STORAGE POND WILL BE EMPTIED WITH IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
VOLUME EACH YEAR IS AS FOLLOWS:
129,637 CU. FT.
35.7 AC.- IN
= 969,682 GALLONS
SOLID WASTE COLLECTED
A. Day old to 100 lb. Heifer Group
50 young heifers in hutches and small sheds.
20 of the 50 are kept in small sheds with 100% manure
Collected and spread.
30 of the 50 are kept in hutches with no collection of
Manure.
= 20 heifers x 23 lbs./hd/day x 100 lb. x 365 days x 1 ton
350 lb. 2000 lbs
24 ton/year
B. 60 heifers - 450 lbs. to 650 lbs. 33% of manure collected
60 heifers x 23 lbs/hd/day x 550 lb. x 365 days x .33 x 1 ton
350 lb. 2000 lb.
130 ton/year
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c. 30 heifers - 200 lbs. to 450 lbs. 33% of manure collected
30 heifers x 23 lbs/hd/day x 300 lb. x 365 days x .33 x 1 ton
350 lb. 2000 lb
- 36 ton/year
D. 40 heifers - 100 lbs. to 200 lbs. 33% of manure collected
40 heifers x 23 lbs/hd/day x 150 lb. x 365 days x .33 x 1 ton
350 lb. 2000 lb
- 24 ton/year
Total solid manure to spread
- 24 ton + 130 ton + 36 ton + 24 ton = 214 tons / year
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ESTIMATE OF PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN
Total animal waste and waste water volume generated in
one year is approximately 214 tons and
969,682 gallons or 35.7 acre -inches.
PAN = 5.95 lbs. N/1000 gallons. 969,682/1000 = 969.68
969.68 x 5.95 = 5770
5770 lbs. PAN per year from liquid waste
+ 920 lbs. PAN per year from solid waste
= 6,690 Total lbs. PAN per year
Applying the above amount of waste as calculated above is a big job.
You should plan time and have appropriate equipment to apply the waste
in a timely manner.
Values used above are based on analysis of waste
from similar livestock operations in North Carolina
(source: USDA-NRCS FOTG Practice Standard 633-Waste
Utilization). Actual nutrient content of the waste
from this system may vary from these values. Waste
analysis should be made of the actual waste as soon
as possible after significant waste accumulates in
the storage structure(s).
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.
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The irrigation application rate should not exceed the infiltration
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.
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 tables 1 through 3. Failure to apply the recommended
rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan
invalid.
Caution must be exercised in grazing or haying forage plants under
stress condition. Nitrate poisoning may occur in livestock. Sampling
forage or hay for nitrate levels is recommended.
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WASTE APPLICATION TABLES
The crop fields shown in the Waste Application Tables that follow are
available for waste application. It will not be necessary and may not
be desirable to apply waste to each of these fields in any given year.
The Lbs. of Nitrogen Per Acre shown in the tables are estimated annual
nitrogen (N) requirements of the crop to be grown based on the
potential productivity of the soil and assuming no double cropping.
The Recommended Lbs. of N to be Applied per acre indicates the
Nitrogen that can be reasonably applied to the crop and used by the
crop in a timely manner using animal waste alone. It will not be
practical to meet all the nutrient needs of some crops with animal
waste. Supplemental applications of commercial fertilizer may be
required during the growing season in order to meet all crop nutrient
needs. It is assumed that for certain row crops only a fraction of
the total annual nitrogen requirement can be applied using animal
waste.
The landowner shall record the actual waste application volume made on
each field on the Department of Water Quality Waste Application Record
Form.
The following legend explains the crop codes used in the field
application tables:
CROP
CODE
CROP
PRODUCT'
UNITS
NITROGEN
REQUIREM'T
LBS./UNIT
CS
CORN - SILAGE
TONS
11.0
SG
SMALL GRAIN SILAGE
CROP
60.0
SGS
SMALL GRAIN SILAGE SPRING TOP DRESSED
CROP
60.0
SO
SORGHUM - GRAZED
TON
41.0
PCs
PASTURE, FESCUE
TON
37.5
M
MATUA - GRAZED
TON
37.5
B
BURMADA GRASS - GRAZED
TON
37.5
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The following legend explains the soil codes which represent the
specific soil types that are found in the fields which are available
for animal waste application:
SOIL
CODE
SOIL
TYPE
COMMENTS REGARDING SUITABILITY
OF SOILS FOR WASTE APPLICATION
RVA
RIVERVIEW
OCCASIONALLY FLOODED
MsB
MASADA SANDY LOAM
GnC2
GASTON SANDY CLAY LOAM
GnB2
GASTON SANDY CLAY LOAM
BnB
BUMCOMBE SAND
GaD
GASTON LOAM
ChA
CHEWACLA
FREQUENTLY FLOODED
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Table 1: WASTE APPLICATION FIELDS OWNED BY PRODUCER
WETTABLE ACRES
Recommended
Soil Realistic Lbs. N Lbs. N to
FIELD PULL Type Crop Anticipated Acresl Required to be
No. No. Code Code Yield Useable Per Ac. Applied2
F. 11A
1 north
GnC2
PCs
3.5 t/ac
3.7
131.25
486
F. 5,6
2 north
GnC2
PCs
3.5 t/ac
7.1
131.25
932
F.4,5,6
3 north
MsB
PCs
4.0 t/ac
7.3
150
1095
4 north
MsB
PCs
4.0 t/ac
6.7
150
1005
5 north
MsB
PCs
4.0 t/ac
6.3
150
945
6 north
MsB
PCs
4.0 t/ac
6.0
150
900
F.5,6
7 north
MsB
PCs
4.0 t/ac
5.0
150
750
F. 3,5,6
8 north
MsB
PCs
4.0 t/ac
5.1
150
600
F.10
1 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
2.6
150
390
2 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
3.9
150
585
F. 9,10
3 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
4.1
150
615
F. 9
4 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
4.3
150
645
F. 8
5 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
4.4
150
660
F. 7
6 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
4.2
150
630
7 south
GnB2
PCs
4.0 t/ac
4.0
150
600
F. 7A
8 south
GnC2
PCs
3.5 t/ac
4.2
131.25
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F.2
9 south
ChA
CS
15.5 t/ac
3.2
170.5
546
10 north
ChA
CS
15.5 t/ac
2.0
170.5
341
10 sout
ChA
CS
15.5 t/ac
2.7
170.5
460
F. 1,2
11 south
RvA
CS
15.5 t/ac
3.8
170.5
648
12 south
RvA
CS
15.5 t/ac
4.4
170.5
750
13 south
RvA
CS
15.5 t/ac
4.3
170.5
733
TOTALS THIS TABLE
99.3
14,867
1 The useable acreage represents the total acreage of the field minus
the required buffer areas which border streams or residential
areas. Actual total acres in the fields listed may, and most
likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables.
2 This N is from animal waste only. If nutrients from other sources
such as commercial fertilizer are applied, they must be accounted
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Table 1: WASTE APPLICATION FIELDS OWNED BY PRODUCER
ALTERNATIVE CROPS THAT CAN BE USED ON THESE FIELDS
Recommended
Soil Lbs. N Lbs. N to
Tract Field Type Crop Anticipated Acresl Required to be
Tin NTr ('nria ('n(ia vi el rl iTaeahle Per Ac. Ani)lied2
1525
5
MsB
SG
CROP
17.4
60
1044
SGS
CROP
17.4
60
1044
CS
19 TONS/AC
17.4
209
331
M
4 TONS/AC
17.4
160
2784
SO
4 TONS/AC
17.4
180
3132
7,8,9,10
GnB2
SG
CROP
28.7
60
1722
SGS
CROP
28.7
60
1722
CS 15.5
TONS/AC
28.7
17l
4908
M
4 TONS/AC.
28.7
160
4592
SO
4 TONS/AC.
28.7
180
5166
1,4
RvA
SG
CROP
14.7
60
882
SGS
CROP
14.7
60
882
M
4 TON/AC
14.7
160
2352
SO
4 TON/AC
14.7
180
2646
6,11A
GnC2
SG
CROP
26.8
60
1608
SGS
CROP
26.8
60
1608
M
3.5 T/AC
26.8
131.25
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SO
3.5 VAC
26.8
131.25
3518
CS
14 VAC
26.8
154
4127
2,3
ChA
SG
CROP
26.7
60
1602
SGS
CROP
26.7
60
1602
M
3.0 VAC
26.7
113
3017
SO
3.0 VAC
26.7
113
3017
CS
15.5 VAC
26.7
170
4539
TOTALS THIS TABLE :
1 The useable acreage represents the total acreage of the field minus
the required buffer areas which border streams or residential
areas. Actual total acres in the fields listed may, and most
likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables.
2 This N is from animal waste only. If nutrients from other sources
such as commercial fertilizer are applied, they must be accounted
for. N must be based on realistic yield expectation.
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Table IA: WASTE APPLICATION FIELDS OWNED BY PRODUCER
Recommended
Soil Realistic Lbs. N Lbs. N to
TRACT FIELD Type Crop Anticipated Acresl Required to be
T.T., XTn r'nrla rnrla V; al r] Useable Per Ac. Applied2
11
GnC2
PCs
3.5 TON
3.8
131.25
499
12
GnB2
PCs
4.0 TON
7.2
150
1080
12A
GnB2
PCs
4.0 TON
4.2
150
630
12B
RVA
PCs
4.5 TON
5.0
169
840
13
GnB2
CS/SG
15.5 T/4 T
12.9
171
2206/1548
14
GnB2
CS/SG
15.5 T/4 T
10.4
171
1778/1248
15
GnC2
SO
3.5 TON
11.8
120
1416
16
GnB2
PCs
4.0 TON
4.0
150
600
17
GnC2
PCs
3.5 TON
19.3
131.25
2533
18
GnB2
PCs
4.0 TON
4.5
150
675
19
GnC2
PCs
3.5 TON
4.4
131.25
578
20
GnB2
CS/SG
15.5 T/4 T
11.5
171
1967/1380
21
GnB2
CS/SG
15.5 T/4 T
8.6
171
1470/1032
22
GnC2
CS/SG
14.0 T/3.5T
4.0
154
616/480
23
GaD
PCs
3.0 TON
4.9
112.5
551
24
GnC2
PCs
3.5 TON
10.7
131.25
1404
25
GnC2
PCs
3.5 TON
25.3
131.25
3321
TOTALS THIS TABLE
152.5
7
22164/5688
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1 The useable acreage represents the total acreage of the field minus
the required buffer areas which border streams or residential
areas. Actual total acres in the fields listed may, and most
likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables.
2 This N is from animal waste only. If nutrients from other sources
such as commercial fertilizer are applied, they must be accounted
for. N must be based on realistic yield expectation.
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Table 3 presents a summary of all nitrogen requirements and the total
nitrogen to be applied using animal waste for all fields which are
available for waste application.
TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF WASTE APPLICATION
ACRES
USEABLE
TOTAL CROP
NITROGEN
REQUIREMENT
IN POUNDS
RECOMMENDED
LBS. N TO
BE APPLIED
USING WASTE
SUPPLEMENTAL
OR RESIDUAL
LBS. OF N
REQUIRED
FROM TABLE 1
99.3
14867
6690
8177
FROM TABLE lA
152.5
22164/5688
0
22164/5688
FROM TABLE 2
FROM TABLE 2A
FROM TABLE 2B
TOTAL ALL TABLES
251.8
37031/5688
6690
33341/5688
This summary indicates that only about 18_percent of the total annual
nitrogen requirements can be provided for the crops as listed for the
fields available using animal waste produced on this livestock
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NARRATIVE OF OPERATION
COREY LUTZ DAIRY CONSIST OF 275 JEERSEY MILK COWS, 50 DRY COWS,
30 BRED HEIFERS AND 50 CALVES IN HUTCHES AND SHEDS THAT ARE LOCATED
AT THE DAIRY MILKING FACILITIES. THE MILK COWS, DRY COWS AND BRED
HEIFERS ARE HOUSED IN PASTURES NEAR THE MILKING BARN. 60 BRED HEIFERS
(450-650 LBS.), 30 HEIFERS (200-450 LBS.), AND 40 HEIFERS (100-200
LBS.), ARE HOUSED IN PASTURES NEAR FEED ALLEYS ACROSS THE STATE ROAD
FROM MILK BARN.
MR. LUTZ USES ROTATIONAL GRAZING ON HIS PASTURES. ROOFED FEED
STRUCTURES ARE USED TO FEED CONCENTRATES ALL YEAR ROUND AND SILAGE
DURING PERIODS WHEN GRAZING IS NOT AN OPTION.
NG BARN WASH WATER AND MANURE FROM FEED AREAS AND POLLUTED
BARN AT PARLOR IS STORED IN A WASTE STORAGE POND.
URE FOR MILKING HERD WILL BE STORED IN A WASTE STORAGE POND FOR
.OXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND WILL BE IRRIGATED. DURING THE COURSE OF ONE
t, THIS FACILITY WILL STORE 969,682 GALLONS OR 35.7 AC -IN OF SLURRY WASTE.
Y SCRAPING OF WASTE IS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE WASTE INTO THE STORAGE
214 TONS OF SOLID MANURE WILL BE COLLECTED AT OTHER PARTS OF THE FARM.
PAN FOR SOLID MANURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 4.3 LBS, PAN PER TON FROM THE
3STANDARDS.
AN FOR SPREADER HAUL = 214 TON @ 4.3 LBS./TON = 920 LBS. N PLANT AVAILABLE
iUTRIENT (PAN)
IF ALL OF ONE YEARS WASTE WERE SPREAD USING A 6 TON SPREADER, IT WOULD
TAKE APPROXIMATELY 36 LOADS
(Use additional sheets as needed to describe the operation of the
system within the context of the livestock operation)
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MAP SHOWING THE FIELDS TO BE USED FOR THE
UTILIZATION OF WASTE.
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Application of Waste by Irrigation
Field No.
Ttz
Crop
Application
Rate
(in./hr.)
Application
Amount
(inches)
Application
Time
(hours)
5
PCS 1
0.4 1
0.4 1
70
7,8,9,10
GnB2
PCS
0.4
0.4
53
1,4
RvA
CS
0.4
0.4
34
6,11A
GnC2
PCS
0.4
0.4
33
2,3
ChA
CS
0.4
0.4
33
THIS TABLE IS NOT NEEDED IF WASTE IS NOT BEING APPLIED BY IRRIGATION, HOWEVER A SIMILAR TABLE WILL BE NEEDED
FOR DRY LITTER OR SLURRY.
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FIELD OFFICE INSTRUCTIONS
TO FIELD OFFICE PERSONNEL PREPARING THIS PLAN:
The following items and the Required Specifications must be addressed in the Waste
Utilization Plan in order for the plan to meet the minimum requirements of the .0200
rules and NRCS standards. All of these concerns may not be applicable for a given
operation. Additional concerns may have to be addressed at certain operations. These
items express the minimum requirements. Where necessary, the planner/designer is to
elaborate on these concerns or add others as applicable. Comments within these items
that are in parenthesis, are underlined, and are bold typed are for Field Office reference
only and are not to be included in the landowner's copy of the plan. This note is also
provided only for Field Office reference and is not to be included in the landowner's copy
of the plan.
1. The waste utilization plan will include all the animal waste generated on the farm.
2. Lagoons and other uncovered waste containment structures must be maintained below the
maximum operating level to provide adequate storage for a 25-year, 24-hour storm event
in addition to the one (1) foot mandatory freeboard.
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REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
1. 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.
Illegal discharges are subject to the assessment of civil penalties of $10,000 per day
by the Division of Water Quality for every day the discharge continues.
3. Animal waste shall be applied to meet, but not exceed, the Nitrogen needs for realistic
crop yields based on soil type, available moisture, historical data, climate conditions,
and level of management, unless there are regulations that restrict the rate of
application for other nutrients. Actual yields may be used in lieu of realistic yield
tables at the discretion of the planner.
4. Animal waste shall be applied to land eroding less than 5 tons per acre per year.
Animal waste may be applied to land that has a Resource Management System (RMS)
or an Alternative Conservation System (ACS). If a RMS or ACS is used the soil loss
shall be no greater than 10 tons per acre per year and appropriate filter strips will be
used where runoff leaves the field. These filter strips will be in addition to "Buffers"
5. Odors can be reduced by injecting the waste or disking after waste application. Waste
should not be applied when the wind is blowing or any other condition exists which
may cause a danger of drift from the irrigation field.
6. When animal waste is to be applied on acres subject to flooding, it will be soil
incorporated on conventionally tilled cropland. When 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
7. 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 conditions conducive to odor or flies and provide uniformity of application.
8. Animal waste shall not be applied to saturated soils, during rainfall events, or when
the surface is frozen.
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REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
Animal waste shall be applied on actively growing crops in such a manner that the
crop is not damaged by burning or smothering of the plant. This is an important
consideration where swine, poultry or other ammonia rich waste is being surface
applied. Surface broadcast solids or slurries may damage crops if leaf surfaces are
matted. Generally waste should be applied such that no more than 20 to 25 percent of
the leaf area is covered. This should not normally be a concern where diluted, low
nutrient waste is irrigated or surface broadcast from a liquids holding structure.
Where crops are severely damaged due to waste application, the plants cannot
assimilate the nutrients and discharge of pollutants to surface waters is likely to occur.
The potential for salt damage from animal waste should also be considered.
10. Waste nutrients 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. On soils with a high potential for leaching, multiple application at lower
rates should be used. To maximize the value of nutrients for crop production &
reduce the potential for pollution, the waste shall not be applied more than 30 days
prior to planting of the crop on bare soil, or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the
waste or disking will conserve nutrients.
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 from any perennial stream or river (other than an
irrigation ditch or 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 surface water.
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 a discharge or by over -spraying. Animal waste may be applied to prior converted
wetlands provided they have been approved as a land application site by a "technical
specialist". Animal waste shall not be applied on grassed waterways which discharge
directly into water courses. If animal waste is to be applied on other grassed
waterways, waste shall be applied at agronomic rates and 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.
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REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
17. A protective cover of appropriate vegetation will be established on all disturbed areas
(lagoon/holding pond embankments, berms, pipe runs, etc.). If needed, special
vegetation shall be provided for these areas and 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/holding pond areas
should be kept mowed and accessible. Lagoon/holding pond 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 an "approved closure plan" which will
eliminate the possibility of an illegal discharge, pollution and erosion.
19. Waste handling structures, piping, pumps, reels, etc., should be inspected on a regular
basis to prevent breakdowns, leaks, and spills. A regular maintenance checklist
should be kept on site.
20. 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 preplant with no further applications of
animal waste during the crop season.
21. Highly visible permanent 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 element. Zinc and copper levels in the soils shall be monitored and
alternative crop sites shall be used when these metals approach excessive levels. Soil
pH shall be adjusted for optimum crop production and maintained. Soil and waste
analysis records shall be kept for five (5) years. Poultry dry waste application records
shall be maintained for three (3) years. Waste application records for all other waste
shall be maintained for five (5) years.
23. Dead animals will be disposed of in a manner that meets NC regulations. North
Carolina General Statute 106-403 requires that dead animals be disposed of within 24
hours in a manner approved by the state veterinarian.
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WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN AGREEMENT
Name of Farm: PIEDMONT JERSEYS
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 utilization plan for the farm named above. I
(we) know that any expansion to the existing design capacity of the
waste treatment and storage system or construction of new
facilities will require a new certification to be submitted to the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) before the new
animals are stocked. I (we) also understand that there must be no
discharge of animal waste from this system to surface waters of the
state from a storm event less severe than the 25-year, 24-hour
storm. The approved 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 NCDWQ upon request.
I (we) understand that I (we) must own or have access to irrigation
or other equipment, to land apply the animal waste described in
this Waste Utilization Plan. The equipment must be available at
the appropriate time such that no discharge occurs from the lagoon,
holding pond, tank, or other unroofed storage structure in a 25
year, 24 hour storm event. I (we) also certify that the waste will
be applied on the land according to this plan at the appropriate
times and at rates that no run-off occurs.
Name of Facility Owner: COREY LUTZ_
(please print)
Signature: /i Date: q-7--10
Name of Manager(If different from owner):
Signature:
Date:
Name of Technical Specialist: (please print)_RICK H. MC SWAIN _
Affiliation: LINCOLN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Address (Agency): 115 WEST MAIN STREET, LINCOLNTON N.C. 28092
Signature: Date:

APPENDIX 1.1A
Animal Waste Application Windows`
For Common Crops Which Receive Animal Waste
These application windows include 30 days prior to planting and greenup of Bermudagrass.
End 30 days before harvest.
Bermudagrass Begin March Is` End September 301h
Small Grain Overseeded Begin October la` End March 31at
in Bermudagrass
Corn Begin February 15th End June 30`I'
Cotton Begin March 151h End August tat
Cucumbers - Direct consumption Begin March tat (100 % at planting)
- For Processing
Begin April 1st
End May 31st
(2 seasons)
Begin July l st
End August 3I't
Rye
Begin September Ist
End March 31a`
Barley, Oats, Triticale
Begin September 1st
End April 15tb
Wheat
Begin September 1st
End April 30th
Peanuts
Begin April Ist
End September 30111
Sorghum/
Begin March 15t1'
End August 3151
Sudan Grass Hay
Soybeans
Begin April lst
End September 15th
Tobacco - Flue Cured
Begin March 15`h
End June 301h
- Burley
Begin May 15th
End August 15th
Fescue
Begin August la`
End July 31s`
Dates shown represent statewide limits. Planting and harvesting dates vary across the state and from year to year. Actual values
shall reflect site specific conditions and in no case allow application more than either 30 days prior to planting/breaking dormancy
or less than 30 days before harvest. See General Permit for food crops
' Mountains — limit N application during June and July / no nitrogen in December and January
Piedmont & Coastal Plain— limit N application during June and July / no nitrogen in Dee and Jan during severe winters.
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590 - 1
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
(Ac.)
CODE 590
DEFINITION
Managing the amount (rate), source, placement
(method of application), and timing of plant
nutrients and soil amendments.
PURPOSE
• To budget, supply, and conserve nutrients
for plant production.
• To minimize agricultural nonpoint source
pollution of surface and groundwater
resources.
• To properly utilize manure or organic by-
products as a plant nutrient source.
• To protect air quality by reducing odors,
nitrogen emissions (ammonia, oxides of
nitrogen), and the formation of atmospheric
particulates.
• To maintain or improve the physical,
chemical, and biological condition of soil.
CONDITIONS WHERE PRACTICE APPLIES
This practice applies to all lands where plant
nutrients and soil amendments are applied. This
standard does not apply to one-time nutrient
applications to establish perennial crops.
CRITERIA
General Criteria Applicable to All
Purposes
A nutrient budget for nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium must be developed that considers all
potential sources of nutrients including, but not
limited to, green manures, legumes, crop
residues, compost, animal manure, organic by-
products, biosolids, waste water, organic matter,
soil biological activity, commercial fertilizer, and
irrigation water
Enhanced efficiency fertilizers, used in the state
must be defined by the Association of American
Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) and be
accepted for use by NCSU and NCDA experts
with responsibility for verification of product
guarantees, ingredients (by AAPFCO definition)
and label claims.
To avoid salt damage, the rate and placement of
applied nitrogen and potassium in starter
fertilizer must be consistent with NCSU/NCDA &
CS guidelines, or industry practice recognized
by NCSU/NCDA &CS specialists.
For nutrient risk assessment policy and
procedures see Title 190, General Manual (GM),
Part 402, Nutrient Management, and Title 190,
National Instruction (NI), Part 302, Nutrient
Management Policy Implementation.
To assess the risk of nitrogen leaching loss, the
nitrogen Leaching Index, obtained through use
of current Soil Hydrologic Group (SHG)-based LI
index maps in Section II of the NC FOTG OR
RUSLE 2 field -specific soil loss calculations,
must be completed on all planned fields.
In North Carolina, the Phosphorus Loss
Assessment Tool (PLAT) is utilized to assess P
loss risk on a field specific basis.
To assess the field specific risk of phosphorus
loss, PLAT evaluations are applicable to
planned fields that meet either of the following
conditions:
• Condition 1: the phosphorus application
rate for manure or commercial nutrients —
including applied starter P--exceeds soil test
report rate guidelines for the planned
crop(s), or
• Condition 2: the planned area is within the
watershed for a 303d-listed water body, and
Conservation practice standards are reviewed periodically and updated if needed. To obtain
the current version of this standard, contact your Natural Resources Conservation Service
State Office or visit the Field Office Technical Guide.
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ag-related P loss is identified by NC DENR
DWR as a likely contributor to the
impairment. (A current parameter indicating
potential nutrient -related impairment is
Chlorophyll A.) The most current version of
the NC 303d list is available on the NC DWR
website at:
http://poftal.ncdenr.org/web/wqlos/mtu/assessment.
PLAT is not required when neither Condition 1
nor Condition 2 applies to the planned field.
When PLAT is determined applicable to the
planned field by meeting Condition 1 or
Condition 2, it will not be required when NRCS,
through coordination with the NC Interagency
Nutrient Management Committee (INMC), has
determined conditions where the risk of
phosphorus loss in a planned field is low.
PLAT is not required if all of the following 'low
risk' conditions apply to the planned field(s):
• 5 years old or less PLAT field assessment
• Manure sludge (as is typical with lagoon
sludge maintenance or lagoon closures) has
not been applied since the last PLAT field
assessment;
• The previous PLAT Total P rating score is
45 or less for the planned field(s).
• The planned field is not to be included in
land application of lagoon sludge through
closure or maintenance
NC PLAT rating categories commensurate with
national 590 P-loss risk categories are noted in
the "Manure Nutrient Application Rates" section
of this standard, (See Table 590-1), and are
considered to have equivalent criteria for
purposes of P application planning.
State or Federally permitted animal operations
are required to complete PLAT assessments at
intervals required by the regulatory entity.
On organic operations, the nutrient sources and
management must be consistent with the
USDA's National Organic Program.
Areas contained within minimum application
setbacks (e.g., sinkholes, wellheads, gullies,
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ditches, or surface inlets) must receive nutrients
consistent with the setback restrictions, such as
those described by current Senate Bill 1217
Committee Guidance and state law for manure.
Applications of irrigation water must minimize
the risk of nutrient loss to surface and
groundwater.
Soil pH must be maintained in a range that
enhances an adequate level for crop nutrient
availability and utilization.
Soil, Manure, and Tissue Sampling and
Laboratory Analyses (Testing).
Nutrient management plans must be developed
utilizing current soil test results, no more than 3
years old.
Soil samples shall be collected and prepared
in accordance with North Carolina State
University or the North Carolina Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services
(NCDA&CS) Agronomic Division standards
or recommendations. Standards and
recommendations for collection and preparation
of soil samples are outlined in pertinent NCSU
Dept of Soil Science Soil Facts publications.
Current soil tests are those that are no older
than 3 years, but may be taken on an interval
recommended by NCSU/NCDA crop and soils
specialist guidance or as required by state law
The area represented by a soil test must be
consistent with soil testing procedures
recommended by NCSU and/or NCDA & CS.
Soil test analyses can be performed by any
laboratory or program that is certified by the
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (NCDENR), Division
of Water Quality, Laboratory Section.
NCDA&CS Agronomic Division uses the
Mehlich-3 extractant process for soil testing.
Producers who utilize non-NCDA Agronomic
Division soil testing labs must obtain nutrient
recommendations made using Mehlich-3
methodology or NCDA-equivalent conversion
equations. This is to ensure laboratories provide
consistent soil test -based nutrient rate
recommendations made using guidelines and
methodologies similar to NCDA&CS Agronomic
Division, supported by available NC field
research and reference information, and are
compatible with North Carolina nutrient
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management planning tools and nutrient risk
assessment tools.
Soil and tissue testing shall include analyses for
any nutrients for which specific information is
available and/or needed to develop the nutrient
plan. Request analyses pertinent to monitoring
or amending the annual nutrient budget, e.g. pH,
electrical conductivity (EC), soil organic matter,
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Nutrient values of manure, organic by-products
and biosolids must be determined prior to land
application. In North Carolina, the most current
nutrient values of manure are posted on the
NCSU Nutrient Management in North Carolina
website
(http://nutrients.soil.ncsu.edu/index.htm).
Manure analyses must include, at minimum,
total nitrogen (N), ammonium N, total
phosphorus (P) or P205, total potassium (K) or
K20, percent solids, Copper (Cu), and Zinc
(Zn), or follow NCSU and/or NCDA & CS
guidance regarding required analyses.
Samples must be collected, prepared, stored,
and shipped following NCSU and NCDA & CS
recommended procedures, outlined in the NCSU
Dept of Soil Science Soil Facts publication
Waste Analysis.
When planning for new or modified livestock
operations, available standard information,
recognized by NRCS, such as manure nutrient
source and production values posted on the
NCSU Nutrient Management in NC website, and
those included in NC nutrient management
planning software, may be used if they
accurately estimate nutrient output from the
proposed operation. Manure testing analyses
must be performed by laboratories successfully
meeting the requirements and performance
standards of the NCDA & CS Agronomic
Division.
Planned Nutrient Application Rates
Planned nutrient application rates for nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium must not exceed
NCSU-recommended guidelines or NCSU
recognized industry practice.
Determination of planned nutrient application
rates must consider crop/cropping sequence,
current NCDA or similarly based soil test results,
NC Realistic Yield Expectations (RYEs), crop
yield response to applied nutrients, nutrient risk
assessment results, and producer management
590 - 3
objectives and capabilities. Sufficiently
documented actual yield information per
NCSU/NCDA guidelines may be utilized by a
qualified specialist to develop a crop RYE for
planned fields. Established RYE data for
common crops in each NC county, based on soil
productivity information, yield data, and research
with NC soils and cropping systems is available
at the NCSU Nutrient Management in NC
website:
http7//nutrients.soil.ncsu.edu/vields/index.r)hi)
If established RYE values or sufficiently
documented yield information does not exist for
a crop, a nitrogen fertilization rate recommended
by NCSU or NCDA & CS agronomy and nutrient
management specialists may be developed in
coordination with the NC INMC. In the absence
of this recommendation, or until documented
yield information has been collected, the nutrient
management planner may infer a realistic yield
from a similar crop on a soil with similar physical
and chemical features. The same procedure
applies when establishing a RYE for a new crop.
The nutrient management plan should document
the source of the RYE.
Estimates of yield response must consider
factors such as low soil crop RYEs, drainage,
pH, salinity, etc., prior to assuming that nitrogen
and/or phosphorus are deficient.
Nutrient application rates lower than those
recommended are permissible if the grower's
objectives are met.
Applications of biosolids or pop-up fertilizers
must be accounted for in the nutrient budget.
Liming material shall be applied as needed to
adjust soil pH to the specific range required
by the crop or crops in the rotation for
optimum availability and utilization of
nutrients.
The recommended rates of N/P/K application
from all sources, as documented in the planned
nutrient budget, must be determined based on
the following guidance:
• Nitrogen Application — Planned nitrogen
application rates for must match the RYE -
based or specialist recommended rates as
closely as possible for the predominant soil
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F9+1ral
map unit in each planned field or
management zone.
Where manure or organic by-products is a
source of land applied nutrients, see "Additional
Criteria to Property Utilize Manure and Organic
By -Products —Manure Nutrient Application
Rates' for further guidance on N rates.
Where intensely managed prescribed grazing
systems facilitate enhanced manure nitrogen
recycling, see the "Considerations" section of
this standard for further guidance on N rates.
Phosphorus Application - Planned
phosphorus application rates for planned fields
must match the soil test recommended rates as
closely as possible. When manure or organic
by-products is a source of land applied nutrients,
see "Additional Criteria to Property Utilize
Manure and Organic By-Products'=Manure
Nutrient Application Rates for further guidance
on P rates.
Potassium Application — Planned
potassium application rates for planned
fields must match the soil test recommended
rates as closely as possible except in
manure application situations. Potassium
shall not be applied in situations in which
excess (greater than soil test potassium
recommendation) causes unacceptable
nutrient imbalances in crops or forages.
When forage quality is an issue associated
with excess potassium application, state
standards shall be used to set forage quality
guidelines.
Other Plant Nutrients - The planned rates
of application of other nutrients shall be
consistent with NCSU or NCDA&CS
guidance recommendations. High levels of
soil Copper and Zinc may be toxic to
production crops. Copper and zinc soil test
index levels must be monitored, and
planned land application of copper and zinc
must be in accordance with NCSU/NCDA
crop toxicity guidelines.
Legume Cover Crops —When legume
cover crops are grown to serve as a nitrogen
source for the subsequent production crop,
appropriate nitrogen credit must be given to
the production crop in accordance with
available NCSU. CES, or NCDA & CS
recommendations. Planners should note
that residual N availability from legume
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cover crops is highly variable and site
condition dependent.
• Starter Fertilizers - When starter fertilizers
are used, they shall be included in the
overall nutrient budget, and applied in
accordance with NC State University or
NCDA&CS recommendations. Current
NCSU recommendations are that no starter
P is to be applied to soils or sites that rate
Very High through NCDA Soil Tests or
PLAT.
Implementation of Recommended Nutrient
Application Rates
Actual nutrient application rates for nitrogen,
phosphorous, and potassium must match
planned/recommended rates as closely as
possible, and may not exceed those established
through criteria attributed to risk assessment
results
Actual nitrogen application rates may not exceed
planned/recommended rates.
Actual Phosphorous or potassium application
rates may exceed planned/recommended rates
when custom blended fertilizers and precision
application technology are not available, and
when manure or other organic by-products are
used as a nutrient source in accordance with
Planned Manure Nutrient Application Rates
criteria in this standard.
Exceeding the recommended nutrient rates
(from soil test/RYE) using manure or inorganic
fertilizer on a long term basis is potentially
harmful to crop production and water quality.
Nutrient Sources.
Nutrient sources utilized must be compatible
with the application timing, tillage and planting
system, soil properties, crop, crop rotation, soil
organic content, and local climate to minimize
risk to the environment.
Nutrient Application Timing and Placement
Timing and placement of all nutrients must
correspond as closely as practical with plant
nutrient uptake (utilization by crops), and
consider nutrient source, cropping system
limitations, soil properties, weather conditions,
drainage system, soil biology, and nutrient risk
assessment results.
Nutrients must not be surface -applied if nutrient
losses offsite are likely, such as with frozen
and/or snow covered soils, and saturated soils.
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Nutrient Management Plan Development
In addition to NCDA soil test recommendations,
the nutrient management plan must be based on
approved values for RYEs, nitrogen factors,
phosphorus removal rates, default nutrient
values for animal waste, plant availability
coefficients for N, P, and K, animal waste
generation volumes, and for manure, application
timing windows per SIB 1217 Interagency Group
guidance. Appropriate values, including nutrient
application rates, are those approved by the
N.C. Interagency Nutrient Management
Committee (INMC) based on NCSU-
recommended guidelines. NC RYES are found
at:
http://nutrients. soil. ncsu. edu/yields/index.pho.
Historic farm records may also be used through
use of a procedure provided in SB 1217
Interagency Group guidance.
Historically accepted and approved NCSU
manure nutrient values can continue to be
utilized in existing nutrient management plans
unless a 'major modification' of the plan as
defined in current SIB 1217 Interagency Group
guidance, is required or requested by the
producer (see Operation & Maintenance section
of this standard for more information).
The most current values must be utilized for
newly developed nutrient management plans, for
new application fields added to existing plans,
for existing plans with SIB 1217 guidance -
defined major modification revisions, or upon
producer request.
For livestock classes or other types of waste
without default information on the NCSU
website, use available values from the USDA
Agricultural Waste Management Field
Handbook, Chapter 4 — Agricultural Waste
Characteristics, available at:
fto://ftp.wcc. n res. usda. c ov/wntsc/AW M/hand boo
k/ch4.pdf
All manure waste applied on land owned by or
controlled by an Animal Feeding Operation
(AFO) owner or operator must be included in a
nutrient management plan. The volume
difference in total manure waste generated by
the AFO and waste applied to land not owned or
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controlled by the producer must be accounted
for in a nutrient management plan.
Concentrated feeding area acreage in land
application fields, where vegetation has been
destroyed or severely damaged, should not be
included in the nutrient management plan for
land application of additional nutrients.
In development of the nutrient management
plan, planners must correctly identify the land
application crop in order to ensure that proper
nutrient application rates are specified in the
plan.
Additional Criteria to Minimize
Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
of Surface and Groundwater
Planners must use the current NRCS-approved
nitrogen, phosphorus, and soil erosion risk
assessment tools to assess the risk of nutrient
and soil loss. Identified resource concerns must
be addressed to meet current planning criteria
(quality criteria).
When PLAT categorical field ratings are HIGH,
OR when the Nitrogen LI > 10 for the planned
field, appropriate conservation practices and/or
application techniques must be included in the
conservation plan and/or Comprehensive
Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) to control or
trap nutrients before they can leave the field via
surface or subsurface drainage (if present). The
number of applications and the application rates
must also be considered to limit the transport of
nutrients to tile. See the document "Soil Rating
for Nitrate and Soluble Nutrients' in Section II of
the FOTG for further technical guidance.
When nutrients are applied to fields where
erosion exceeds soil loss tolerance ("T"), a site
assessment must be conducted to determine
need for mitigation practices that reduce
sediment delivery and surface runoff. If site
assessment concludes that mitigation practices
are needed, appropriate practices must be
included in the conservation plan.
Nutrients must be applied with the right
placement, in the right amount, at the right time,
and from the right source to minimize nutrient
losses to surface and groundwater. The
following nutrient use efficiency strategies must
be considered in accordance with NCSU and
NCDA recommendations:
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slow and controlled release fertilizers;
and nitrification and urease inhibitors
(for INC specific information, see NCSU
Soil Facts publication Alternative
Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Products for
Row Crop Production, available at:
http://www. soil. ncsu. edu/publications/So
i/facts/AG-439-74AprilT pdf).
• incorporation or injection
• timing and number of applications
• coordinate nutrient applications with
optimum crop nutrient uptake
• tissue testing, chlorophyll meters, and
spectral analysis technologies
• adaptive nutrient management
techniques as recommended by NCSU
• other NCSU and NCDA supported
technologies that improve nutrient use
efficiency and minimize surface or
groundwater resource concerns.
Additional Criteria Applicable to Properly
Utilize Manure or Organic By -Products
as a Plant Nutrient Source
The total single irrigation event application of
liquid manure:
• must not exceed the soil's infiltration or
water holding capacity
• must be based on crop rooting depth,
utilizing available information in the
NRCS NC Irrigation Guide
• must be adjusted to avoid runoff or loss
to subsurface tile drains.
• must meet conditions of the applicable
permit for the animal operation.
Crop production activities and nutrient use
efficiency technologies as recommended by
NCSU and NCDA must be coordinated to take
advantage of mineralized plant -available
nitrogen losses due to denitrification or ammonia
volatilization.
Planned Manure Nutrient Application Rates
Manure nitrogen application rates must be
planned based on RYE -based nitrogen needs of
the application crop, or NCSU/NCDA &CS
specialist recommendation in the absence of
RYE information. The plan must include the
Leaching Index value. Nitrogen -based rates
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may result in an application rate for other
nutrients that exceeds the soil test
recommendation.
Manure phosphorus application rates must be
planned based on criteria attributed to risk
assessment results as determined by the most
recent field -specific PLAT risk evaluation. The
specific field conditions that require PLAT use is
detailed in the General Criteria of this standard.
Manure P application criteria are shown in
Table 590-1.
Where PLAT is utilized, the total rating will be
calculated using the most erosive projected crop
in the P application planning period in order to
ensure manure P is not applied at a rate above
the risk rating in the highest erosion year of the
crop rotation where manure is applied. The soil
erosion data input for the most erosive crop
must be derived from RUSLE 2 and stated as
tons/ac/year.
Table 590.1, PLAT Rating Categories and
Manure Nutrient Application Criteria
PLAT
Equivalent
NC Manure
RATING
National 590 P-
Nutrient
(Total
loss risk
Application
PLAT
category
Criteria
rating
score
LOW (0-
LOW
Nitrogen-
25)
based
manure
application
MEDIUM
LOW
Nitrogen-
(26-50)
based
manure
application
HIGH
MODERATE
P-based
(51-100)
manure
application
(limited to P
uptake in
harvested
biomass).
VERY
HIGH
No additional
HIGH
manure OR
(>100)
starter P
application to
be specified
in Ian
For planning requirements and documentation
where PLAT is completed, see "Post PLAT
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Planning Requirements" section included in
"Planning and Specifications" part of this
standard.
Single event manure phosphorus applications
A single event application of phosphorus applied
in manure (such as when lagoon sludge is
applied during a lagoon closure or lagoon
storage maintenance) or organic by-product may
be made at a rate equal to the recommended
phosphorus application or estimated phosphorus
removal in harvested plant biomass for the crop
rotation or multiple years in the crop sequence.
When such single manure -based applications of
phosphorus are made for multiple -year crop
sequence P needs, the rate must:
• not exceed the recommended nitrogen
application rate during the year of
application, or
• not exceed the estimated nitrogen
removal in harvested plant bio-mass
during the year of application when
there is no recommended nitrogen
application, and
• not exceed the application criteria
required by PLAT rating table 590-1,
and not be made on sites with a Very
High PLAT risk rating.
On PLAT "High" fields, where P application
criteria requires manure P to be applied at a rate
not to exceed crop P uptake rate, single multi-
year based crop sequence P manure
applications may be made. However, no
additional P can be applied until crop P uptake
for the multi -year crop sequence equals the
amount of manure P applied in the single year
application.
Manure or organic by-products must not be
applied more than 30 days prior to planting of
the crop or forages breaking dormancy, and for
NC permitted animal operations, must be
applied within approved crop application
windows as noted in the Certified Animal Waste
Management Plan. Also, manure or organic by-
products may be applied on legumes at rates
equal to the estimated removal of nitrogen in
harvested plant biomass, not to exceed NCSU
recommendations.
When land receiving manure is predominantly
pine forest, refer to NC INMC Issue Guidance
"Animal Waste Application on Forest Land"
(http://nutrients. soil. ncsu. edu4nteraoencWtechni
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for application criteria.
Heavy Metal Monitoring for Biosolids and
Manures. When sewage sludge (biosolids) is
applied, the accumulation of potential pollutants
(including arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead,
mercury, selenium, and zinc) in the soil must be
monitored in accordance with the US Code,
Reference 40 CFR, Parts 403 and 503, and/or
any applicable state and local laws or
regulations.
Additional information on heavy metal criteria for
sewage sludge and biosolids may be found at:
http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/wastewater/treatm
e nt/biosol i ds/i nd ex. cfm
Additional Criteria to Protect Air Quality
by Reducing Odors, Nitrogen Emissions
and the Formation of Atmospheric
Particulates
To address air quality concerns caused by odor,
nitrogen, sulfur, and/or particulate emissions; the
source, timing, amount, and placement of
nutrients must be adjusted to minimize the
negative impact of these emissions on the
environment and human health. One or more of
the following may be used:
• slow or controlled release fertilizers; and
nitrification and urease inhibitors (see
"Additional Criteria to Minimize
Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution of
Surface and Groundwater" section of
this standard for more information)
• nutrient enhancement technologies
• incorporation
• injection
• stabilized nitrogen fertilizers
• residue and tillage management
• no -till or strip -till
• other technologies that minimize the
impact of these emissions
Do not apply poultry litter, manure, or organic
by-products of similar dryness/density when
there is a high probability that wind will blow the
material offsite. Operators will handle and apply
poultry litter or other dry types of animal
manures when the potential for wind -driven loss
is low and there is less potential for transport of
particulates into the atmosphere.
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Additional Criteria to Improve or
Maintain the Physical, Chemical, and
Biological Condition of the Soil to
Enhance Soil Quality for Crop
Production and Environmental
Protection
Time the application of nutrients to avoid periods
when field activities will result in soil compaction.
In areas where salinity is a concern, select
nutrient sources that minimize the buildup of soil
salts.
CONSIDERATIONS
Third Party Applicators/Manure Haulers
General information on manure waste generated
by an AFO to be applied to land not owned or
controlled by the AFO owner or operator may be
recorded as specified in the NC CNMP
Certification Sheet and Documentation Checklist
or other supplemental documentation to the
nutrient management plan. NRCS CNMP
technical criteria require documentation of
manure exports off the farm. The AFO
owner/operator should provide the third party
applicator with a current waste analysis in order
to facilitate agronomic crop application of the
facility's generated waste. Should land not
owned or controlled by the AFO owner or
operator be included in a nutrient management
plan, the complete plan must meet 590 criteria.
Nitrogen application rates in intensely
managed prescribed grazing systems
For pasture fields implementing an intensely
managed prescribed grazing system, additional
applied nitrogen recommendations to meet
RYE -based crop needs or producer yield
objectives may be based on an estimated
quantity of recycled livestock manure nitrogen.
This recommendation may be made upon
producer requested grazing specialist analysis
of grazing system efficiency and manure nutrient
distribution. The recycled manure nitrogen
portion of the overall RYE -based N
recommended rate will not exceed an amount
attributed to crop nitrogen availability through a
determined level of manure distribution
uniformity in prescribed grazing systems.
Consider using documented actual yield data
from the planned site to determine nitrogen
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application rates. To identify a RYE based on
actual yield data, determine the average of the
highest three yields of the last five consecutive
specific crop or forage harvests.
Use no-till/strip-till in combination with cover
crops to sequester nutrients, increase soil
organic matter, increase aggregate stability,
reduce compaction, improve infiltration, and
enhance soil biological activity to improve
nutrient use efficiency.
Use nutrient management strategies such as
cover crops, crop rotations, and crop rotations
with perennials to improve nutrient cycling and
reduce energy inputs.
Use variable -rate phosphorus and potassium
application rates based on site -specific
variability in crop yield, soil characteristics, soil
test values, and other soil productivity factors.
Develop site -specific yield maps using a yield
monitoring system. Use the data to further
diagnose low- and high- yield areas, or zones,
and make the necessary management changes
See Title 190, Agronomy Technical Note (TN)
190.AGR.3, Precision Nutrient Management
Planning.
Use manure management conservation
practices to manage manure nutrients to limit
losses prior to nutrient utilization.
Apply manure at a rate that will result in an
"improving" Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) without
exceeding acceptable risk of nitrogen or
phosphorus loss.
Use legume crops and cover crops to provide
nitrogen through biological fixation and nutrient
recycling.
Modify animal feed diets to reduce the nutrient
content of manure following guidance contained
in Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) Code
592, Feed Management.
Excessive levels of some nutrients can cause
induced deficiencies of other nutrients, e.g., high
soil test phosphorus levels can result in zinc
deficiency in corn.
Use soil tests, plant tissue analyses, and field
observations to check for secondary plant
nutrient deficiencies or toxicity that may impact
plant growth or availability of the primary
nutrients.
Use the adaptive nutrient management learning
process to improve nutrient use efficiency on
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farms as outlined in the NRCS' National Nutrient
Policy in GM 190, Part 402, Nutrient
Management.
Potassium should not be applied in situations
where an excess (greater than soil test
potassium recommendation) causes nutrient
imbalances in crops or forages.
Considerations to Minimize Agricultural
Nonpoint Source Pollution of Surface and
Groundwater.
Use conservation practices that slow runoff,
reduce erosion, and increase infiltration, e.g.,
filter strip, contour farming, or contour buffer
strips. These practices can also reduce the loss
of nitrates or soluble phosphorus.
NCSU research indicates that acidic soil
conditions contribute to high levels of water
solubility of soil P reactive products when
organic waste P is applied. Thus, when soil
tests show that pH is below soil target pH and
lime is recommended, soils should be limed to
increase soil pH to soil target levels prior to
application of organic waste materials. Target
pHs as established by NCDA Agronomic
Division are 5.0 for Organic soil class (ORG),
5.5 for Mineral -Organic soil class (M-O), and
range from 6.0 to 6.5 for Mineral soil class (MIN)
depending on the crop.
Use application methods and timing strategies
that reduce the risk of nutrient transport by
ground and surface waters, such as:
• split applications of nitrogen to deliver
nutrients during periods of maximum
crop utilization,
• banded applications of nitrogen and/or
phosphorus to improve nutrient
availability,
• drainage water management to reduce
nutrient discharge through drainage
systems, and
• incorporation of surface -applied
manures or organic by-products if
precipitation capable of producing runoff
or erosion is forecast within the time of
planned application.
Use bioreactors and multistage drainage
strategies when approved by the land-grant
university.
When land application fields are grazed by
livestock, consider development of a prescribed
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grazing plan balancing forage produced with
herd nutritional need, while preserving the grass
forage stands included in the nutrient
management plan as a land application
receiving crop.
Considerations to Protect Air Quality by
Reducing Nitrogen and/or Particulate
Emissions to the Atmosphere.
Avoid applying manure and other by-products
upwind of inhabited areas.
Use high -efficiency irrigation technologies (e.g.,
reduced -pressure drop nozzles for center pivots)
to reduce the potential for nutrient losses.
For manure applications, consider location of
nearby residences, or other locations where
humans may be present on a regular basis,
and any identified meteorological (e.g.,
prevailing winds at different times of the
year), or topographical influences that may
affect the transport of odors to those
locations,
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
For NC DWR or NPDES permitted animal
operations, the plan and specifications must
include all elements required by the Certified
Animal Waste Management Plan and Permit.
The following components must be included in a
nutrient management plan typical of
'conventional' fertilizer and manure application
methods. Where precision ag/variable rate
application technology is utilized, see next
section for additional guidance.
• aerial site photograph(s)/imagery or site
map(s), and a soil survey map of the
site
• A listing of nutrient application land
application areas, ie'fields' or
'management zones'.
• Planned nitrogen application rates
based on the RYE where available.
• The Nitrogen Leaching Index for
planned fields.
• Planned P & K application rates based
on soil test results (not applicable where
P & K applied through variable rate
technology).
• Sufficient soils information —such as
dominant soil map unit for each planned
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field —needed to apply nutrients at RYE
and Soil Test Report determined rates
as appropriate; and to not exceed rates
determined by nutrient risk assessment
planning criteria.
• location of designated sensitive areas
and the associated nutrient application
restrictions and setbacks,
• results of any applicable approved risk
assessment tools for nitrogen,
phosphorus, and erosion losses. In NC,
most recent PLAT results are a required
part of the nutrient management plan
where manure is applied.
• current and/or planned plant production
sequence or rotation,
• soil, water, compost, manure, organic
by-product, and plant tissue sample
analyses applicable to the plan,
estimated recycled and planned
additional nitrogen application amount.
Documentation method used to assess
manure distribution uniformity and then
determine recycled N included in the
overall nitrogen rate recommendation
must be included in the nutrient
management plan.
When determining actual application rates, a
laboratory analysis is the preferred method to
determine nutrient values of manure and
organic by-products to be applied, and is
required by state laws or rules for regulated
operations. Waste reports from the NCDA & CS
Agronomic Division, or equivalent, are
acceptable sources of information for
determining applied nutrient amounts for
recordkeeping or crop budgeting purposes.
Precision/Variable Rate Nutrient Application
Planning and Verification
• realistic yield goals for the crops,
In precision ag/variable rate nutrient application
• complete nutrient budget for nitrogen,
situations, some required planning components
phosphorus, and potassium for the
of the preceding section, such as aerial photos,
plant production sequence or crop
site maps, and soils information may be
rotation
provided by the overall conservation plan.
• land application timing specifications
The following components must be included in
based on crop needs and growth
precision/variable rate nutrient management
response. For manure, land application
planning and/or verification that actual
must be based on approved crop
application rates for nitrogen, phosphorous, and
specific waste application windows
potassium application match the recommended
rates as closely as possible.
• listing and quantification of all nutrient
sources and form,
• in accordance with the nitrogen and
phosphorus risk assessment tool(s),
specify the recommended nutrient
application source, timing, amount
(except for precision/variable rate
applications specify method used to
determine rate), and placement of plant
nutrients for each field or management
unit, and
• guidance for implementation, operation
and maintenance, and recordkeeping as
specified by the CNMP or applicable NC
DWR or NDPES permit.
• On intensely managed grazed pasture
fields where quantity of assessed
recycled N is included in the N
recommendation, a RYE -based
complete nitrogen budget that includes
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PLANNING
• RYE -based nitrogen application rate
recommendations must be provided to the
producer on each planned field. Planned
application rates may be made per soil
testing 'zone' or per more conventional crop
management field.
• The Nitrogen Leaching Index value for each
planned field. .
• The 590 Nutrient Management Job
Sheet/Supplemental Information
• In non -variable rate situations, planned P &
K rates based on soil test results as
specified in Soil Testing section of this
standard must be provided to the producer
for each planned field. P & K soil test -based
rate recommendations may be provided to
the producer by NRCS or a producer
consultant. The source of the

recommendation must be retained by NRCS
as part of overall nutrient management
planning documentation.
VERIFICATION
• Documentation per field nitrogen application
rates do not exceed RYE -based
recommended rates
• Documentation of the geo-referenced field
boundary and data collected that was
processed and analyzed as a GIS layer or
layers to generate nutrient or soil
amendment recommendations.
• Documentation of the nutrient
recommendation guidance and
recommendation equations used to convert
the GIS base data layer or layers to a
nutrient source material recommendation
GIS layer or layers.
• Documentation if a variable rate nutrient or
soil amendment application was made.
• Where variable rate application is done,
documentation that phosphorous and
potassium application rates do not exceed
rates specified by soil sampled zone based
test results. Application records per
management/soil sampled zone and geo-
referenced field must be provided.
• For non variable rate 'zone based'
application of P & K, provide applied map
within individual field boundaries (or
electronic records) documenting source,
timing, method, and rate of all applications
that resulted from use of the precision
agriculture process for nutrient or soil
amendment applications.
• Maintain the electronic records of the GIS
data layers and nutrient applications for at
least 5 years.
• Where 'chlorophyll' reader technology is
utilized for real time, crop -need based
nitrogen application, application records that
nitrogen rates match RYE -based N rates as
closely as possible.
Post PLAT Planning Requirements
When PLAT field evaluations are completed, the
nutrient management plan must include:
♦ a record of the PLAT assessment rating
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for each field or sub -field, and
♦ information about conservation practices
and management activities that can
reduce the potential for phosphorus
movement from the site.
Where increases in Soil Test P levels are
expected (typically where manure is applied with
Nitrogen as the limiting nutrient), the nutrient
management plan must document:
Information on the NC PLAT rating
categories that will require P-based
manure application (HIGH) AND where
no additional manure can be applied
(VERY HIGH) will be specified in the
plan. Future manure P application
within 590 criteria will be based on site
specific resource conditions, which will
facilitate data input into PLAT.
Information on a P drawdown strategy
(reduction in soil phosphorus) for the
manure application site. Should a P
drawdown be desired or necessary, the
only proven method of reducing soil P is
to not apply manure -based P and to
plant and harvest crops that utilize P
currently present in the soil surface.
When phosphorus is applied in excess
of crop requirement, and where a PLAT
assessment is not conducted in
conjunction with providing assistance in
applying this standard, documentation
establishing the application site meets
'low risk' conditions as approved by the
NC INMC and detailed in General
Criteria.
• Conservation practices and/or
management activities or techniques
used to reduce the potential for P
transport and loss must be documented
in the conservation plan.
• for AFOs, a quantification of manure
produced in excess of crop nutrient
requirements if applicable.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
The owner/client is responsible for safe
operation and maintenance of this practice,
including all equipment. Operation and
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maintenance guidance provided to the client
must address the following:
1. The producer is encouraged to review the
plan periodically to determine if adjustments
or modifications to the plan are needed. In
NC, animal operations permitting provisions
may specify more frequent review periods.
For NPDES permitted animal operations,
plan revisions could trigger a permit revision
process that includes public review of the
plan. Planning requirements for Plan
"Amendments" (minor modifications) and
"Revisions" (Major Modifications) are
clarified by SB 1217 Interagency Group
Guidance Sections 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6. .
2. Protection of fertilizer and organic by-
product storage facilities from weather and
accidental leakage or spillage.
3. Proper calibration of application equipment
to ensure uniform distribution of material at
planned rates.
4. Maintaining records to document plan
implementation. Records should be
maintained for five years, or for a period as
required by NC DWR General or NPDES
Permits. To ensure adequate information
exists to support sound nutrient
management, NRCS recommends the
following records be included:
• soil, plant tissue, water, manure, and
organic by-product analyses resulting in
recommendations for nutrient
application,
• quantities, analyses and sources of
nutrients applied,
• dates, and method(s) of nutrient
applications, source of nutrients, and
rates of application,
• weather conditions and soil moisture at
the time of application; lapsed time to
manure incorporation; rainfall or
irrigation event,
• crops planted, planting and harvest
dates, yields, nutrient analyses of
harvested biomass, and crop residues
removed,
• dates of plan review, name of reviewer,
and recommended changes resulting
from the review. and
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• all enhanced efficiency fertilizer
products used.
• Additional records for precision/variable
rate sites must include:
• maps identifying the variable application
source, timing, amount, and placement
of all plant nutrients applied, and
• GPS-based yield maps for crops where
yields can be digitally collected.
5. State laws or regulations may define record -
keeping requirements for some operations.
6. Workers should be protected from and avoid
unnecessary contact with inorganic
fertilizers and organic by-products.
Protection should include the use of
protective clothing when working with plant
nutrients. Extra caution must be taken when
handling ammonia sources of nutrients, or
when dealing with organic wastes stored in
unventilated enclosures.
7. The disposal of material generated by the
cleaning of nutrient application equipment
should be accomplished properly. Excess
material should be collected and stored or
field applied in an appropriate manner.
Excess material should not be applied on
areas of high potential risk for runoff or
leaching.
8. The disposal or recycling of nutrient
containers should be done according to
state and local guidelines or regulations.
9. Document the nutrient application rate.
When the applied rate differs from the
planned rate, provide appropriate
documentation for the change.
10. Changes in animal numbers, management,
and feed management will necessitate
additional manure analyses to establish a
revised average nutrient content.
11. Field receiving animal manures and/or
biosolids must be monitored for the
accumulation of heavy metals and
phosphorus in accordance with NCSU
guidance and NC law.
NCSU Nutrient Management In North Carolina
website: htto://nutrients.soil.ncsu.edu/index.htm
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North Carolina Agricultural Nutrient Assessment
Tool (NCANAT) supporting literature:
htti):Hnutrients.soil.ncsu.edu/index.htm
NC Interagency Nutrient Management
Committee technical guidance:
http://nutrients.soil.ncsu.edu/quidance/
SS 1217 Interagency Group information and
guidance:
http://www.ncaqr.gov/SWC/tech/1217committee.
html
NC DENR DWR Animal Feeding Operations
website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/aps/afo
United States Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service, 2006. Best
Management Practices to Minimize Agricultural
Phosphorus Impacts on Water Quality:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/BestMqmtPractice
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December 2014

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
PHONE NUMBERS
DWQ 704- - 663-1699
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 704- - 736-8511
SWCD 704- - 736-8501
NRCS 704- - 736-8501
This plan will be implemented in the event that wastes from your operation are leaking,
overflowing, or running off site. You should not wait until wastes reach surface waters or
leave your property to consider that you have a problem. You should make every effort
to ensure that this does not hannen. This plan should he nosted in an accessihle
should
are some action items you
1. Stop the release of wastes. Depending on the situation, this may or may not be
possible. Suggested responses to some possible problems are listed below.
A. Storage Structure overflow -possible solutions are:
a. Add soil to berm to increase elevation of dani.
b. Pump wastes to fields at an acceptable rate.
c. Stop all flows to the lagoon immediately.
d. Call a pumping contractor.
e. Make sure no surface water is entering lagoon.
B: Runoff from waste application field -actions include:
a. Immediately stop waste application.
b. Create a temporary diversion to contain waste.
c. Incorporate waste to reduce runoff.
d. Evaluate and eliminate the reason(s) that caused the runoff.
e. Evaluate the application rates for the fields where runoff occurred.
C: Leakage from the waste pipes and sprinklers -action include:
a. Stop recycle pump.
b. Stop irrigation pump.
c. Close valves to eliminate further dischar,e.
d. Repair all leaks prior to restarting pumps.

D: Leakage from flush systems, houses, solid separators -action include:
a. Stop recycle pump.
b. Stop irrigation pump.
c. Make sure no siphon occurs.
d. Stop all flows in the house. flush systems. or solid separators.
e. Repair all leaks prior to restarting pumps.
E: Leakage from base or sidewall of storage structure. Often this is seepage as
opposed to flowing leaks. Possible action:
a. Dig a small sump or ditch away from the embankment to catch all seepage, put in a
submersible pump, and pump back to lagoon.
b. If holes are caused by burrowing animals, trap or remove animals and fill holes and
compact with a clay type soil.
c. Have a professional evaluate the condition of the side walls and lagoon bottom as soon
as possible.
2. Assess the extent of the spill and note any obvious damages.
a. Did the waste reach any surface waters?
b. Approximately how much was released and for what duration?
c. Any damage noted, such as employee injury, fish kills, or property damage?
d. Did the spill leave the property?
e. Does the spill have the potential to reach surface waters?
f. Could a future rain event cause the spill to reach surface waters?
g. Are potable water wells in danger (either on or off of the property)?
h. How much reached surface waters?
3: Contact appropriate agencies.
a. During normal business hours, call your DWQ (Division of Water Quality) regional
office; Phone 704- - 663-1699 . After hours, emergency number: 919- 733-3942.
Your phone call should include: your name, facility, telephone number, the details of the
incident from item 2 above, the exact location of the facility, the location or direction of
movement of the spill, weather and wind conditions. The corrective measures that have
been under taken, and the seriousness of the situation.
b. If spill leaves property or enters surface waters, call local EMS Phone number 704- -
873-5353 .
c. Instruct EMS to contact local Health Department.
d. Contact CES, phone number 704- -736-8452 , local SWCD office phone number
704- - 736-8501 , and local MRCS office for advice/technical assistance phone number
704- - 736-8501 .
4: If none of the above works call 911 or the Sheriff's Department and explain your
problem to them and ask that person to contact the proper agencies for you.

5: Contact the contractor of your choice to begin repair of problem to minimize
off -site damage.
a. Contractors Name: De 11
b. Contractors Address:_ 2ASP t=a,,.6:)l , U' Z�Lr-z
c. Contractors Phone: '704-_ -7?<s - 1�j;
6: Contact the technical specialist who certified the storage structures (MRCS,
Consulting Engineer, etc.)
a. Name: Elton Barber, DC
b. Phone_704-736-8501
7: Implement procedures as advised by DWQ and technical assistance agencies to
rectify the damage, repair the system, and reassess the waste management plan to
keep problems with release of wastes from happening again.
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Dairy Farm Waste Management Odor Control Checklist
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Farmstead
Cause
• Dairy production
BMPs to Minimize Odor —
Site Specific Practices
Vegetative or wooded buffers --
w
R'Recommended best management practices
M�'Good judgment and common sense
Paved lots barn
• Wet manure -covered
©Scrape or flush daily
alley surfaces
surfaces
©'Promote drying with proper ventilation
C3'fZoutine checks and maintenance on waterers,
hydrants, pipes, stock tanks
Bedded areas
Urine
�omote drying with proper ventilation ---
• Partial microbial
9-1 eplace wet or manure -covered bedding
decomposition
dry stacks • Partial microbial r1 Q Provide liquid drainage for stored manure
decomposition
Ntorage tank or basin • Partial microbial
surface decomposition MA
• Mixing while tilling
• Agitation when emptying
Settling basin • Partial microbial
surfaces decomposition
• Mixing while tilling
• Agitation when emo
Manure, slurry, or • Agitation when spread
sludge spreader • Volatile gas emissions
outlets
O Bottom or mid -level loading
O Tank covers
O Basin surface mats of solids
O Minimize lot runoff and liquid additions
O Agitate only prior to manure removal
O Proven biological additives or oxidants
O Liquid drainage from settled solids
O Remove solids regularly
­1 "uJccoou or slurry/sludges
i�l O Wash residual manure from spreader after use
O Proven biological additives or oxidants

• Agitation of recycled lagoon
v 0 liquid while tanks are filling
Dairy Farm Waste Management Odor Control Checklist
luUI cC Cause
Uncovered manure, Volatile gas emissions while
slurry, or sludge on drying
field surfaces
ish
BMPs to Minimize Odor
O Soil injection of slurry/sludges
O Soil incorporation within 48 hours
030'Spread in thin uniform layers for rapid drying
O Proven
O Flush tank covers
additives or oxidants
O Extend fill lines to near bottom of tanks with
anti -siphon vents
Outside drain � • Agitation during wastewater p Box covers
collection or I ( conveyance
junction boxes
stations .n • Agitation during sump tank p Sump tank covers
filling and drawdown
ling of drainpipes at • Agitation during wastewater O Extend discharge point of pipes underneath
lagoon conveyance lagoon liquid level
Lagoon surfaces / • Volatile gas emission O Proper lagoon liquid capacity
/
,(fi I • Biological mixing
• Agitation
O Correct lagoon startup procedures
O Minimum surface area -to -volume ratio
O Minimum agitation when pumping
Cl Mechanical aeration
O Proven biological additives
Site Specific Practices

Dairy Farm Waste Management Odor Control Checklist
000rce Cause I1MPs to Minimize Odor —
Irrigation sprinkler • Ilib h ressure a nation Sile Specific Practices
p g Irrigate on dry days with little or no wind
nozzles Wind drift
[Minimum recommended operating procedure
O Pump intake near lagoon liquid surface
O Pump from second -stage lagoon
l3"Flush residual manure from pipes at end of
slurry/sludge pumpings
I )ead animals • Carcass decomposition Proper disposition of carcasses
Standing water . Improper drainage CYGrade and landscape such that water drains away
around facilities . Microbial decomposition of from facilities
organic matter
Mud tracked onto . Poorly maintained access ©Farm access road maintenance
public roads from roads
faun access
Additional Information:
Cattle Manure Management; .0200 RuIeBMP Packet Available From :
NCSUDairy Educational Unit Manure Management System —Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory; EBAE 209-95 NCSU-CBAEy Extension Center
Lagoon Design and Management for Livestock Manure Treatment and Storage; EBAE 103-83
Management of Dairy Wastewater; EBAE 106-83 NCSU—BAE
Calibration of Manure and Wastewater Application Equipment; EBAE Fact Sheet NCSU—BAE
Nuisance Concerns in Animal Manure Management: Odors and Flies; PRO107, 1995 Conference Proceedings Florida a Cooperative Extension

Insect Control Checklist for Animal Operations
Source Cause gMPs to
Liquid Svs
gutters Accumulation of solids
NIP
J
Flush system is designed and operated
sufficiently to remove accumulated solids from
gutters as designed
Remove bridging of accumulated solids at
Lagoons and pits • Crusted solids i 3 Maintain lagoons, settling basins and pits where
pest breeding is apparent to minimize the crusting
of solids to a depth of no more than 6 to 8 inches
over more than 30 percent of surface
Excessive vegetative . Decaying vegetation S'Maintain vegetative control along banks of
growth lagoons and other impoundments to prevent
accumulation of decaying vegetative matter along
water's edge on impoundment's perimeter.
spillage
Systems
L-j- t-)estgn, operate, and maintain feed systems
(e.g., bunkers and troughs) to minimize die
accumulation of decaying wastage
O'tlean up spillage on a routine basis (e.g., 7- to 10-
day interval during summer; 15- to 30-day interval
during winter)

Insect Control Checklist for Animal Operations
"""' LC Uause BMI's to Control Insects
Peed storage • Accumulations of feed Site Specific Practices
Reduce moisture accumulation within and around
residues
Animal holding • Aceunudationsofanima
areas wastes and feed wastage
Ihymamue • Accumulationso
handling systems N/ X wastes
immediate perimeter of feed storage areas by
ensuring drainage is away from site and/or
providing adequate containment (e.g., covered bin
for brewer's grain and similar high moisture grain
products).
SYfuspect for and remove or break up accumulated
solids in filter strips around feed storage as needed
liminate low areas that trap moisture along fences
and other locations where waste accumulates and
disturbance by animals is minimal
�9aintain fence rows and filter strips around animal
holding areas to minimize accumulations of wastes
(i.e., inspect for and remove or break up
accumulated solids as needed)
O Remove spillage on a routine basis (e.g.,
7- to 10-day interval during summer; 15- to 30-day
interval during winter) where manure is loaded for
land application or disposal
O Provide for adequate drainage around manure
stockpiles
O Inspect for and remove or break up accumulated
wastes in filter strips around stockpiles and manure
handling aeeas as needed
For more information contact:
Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Entomology, Box 7613, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7613.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN
COREY LUTZ DAIRY OPERATION
The purpose of this plan is to provide guidelines for carrying out the routine maintenance
work needed to keep the Waste Storage Pond and Irrigation System operating as planned.
Routine maintenance is considered to be normal good care of the Waste Storage Pond,
Irrigation System and the surrounding area. Good maintenance adds to the usefulness and
permanence of the facility.
The routine maintenance of this waste storage pond involves but is not limited to the
following:
Maintenance of a vegetative cover on the embankment and the surrounding areas.
Each year the embankment and surrounding areas should be fertilized with 5001bs of
10-10-10 fertilizer to maintain a vigorous stand.
2. Control of weeds, brush and trees in the grassed spillway and on the embankment: Thi;
may be done by mowing, spraying, chopping or a combination of all three. This will be
done at least once each year and possibly twice in those years favorable to a heavy
growth of vegetation. The local Extension Agent or NRCS office can supply the latest
information on spray materials and the best time to apply them.
3. Protection of the grass on the embankment and surrounding areas: uncontrolled
vehicular traffic can create trails or ruts. Runoff from storms can enlarge these ruts
into gullies. If ruts appear to be forming, stop the traffic doing the damage.
4. At the end of the designed storage period of one year, it will be necessary to
completely empty this storage facility. This will be accomplished by agitating and
irrigating the effluent onto designated areas as noted on the Waste Utilization Plan.
Spring and fall applications will maximize the fertilizer benefit of the effluent. A
marker will be used in the Waste Storage Pond to show when the maximum liquid level
is reached.
5. Maintenance inspections of this facility should be made during the initial filling, at least
annually, and after every major storm event.
A. Embankment
L Settlement, cracking or `jug" holes
2. Side slope stability - slumps or bulges
3. Erosion and/or wave action
4. Rodent damage
5. Seepage or other leakage
6. Condition of vegetative cover

B. Reservoir Area
1. Undesirable vegetative growth
2. Undesirable floating debris
3. Check liquid level to determine if disposal of effluent is needed
C. Fences and Gates
1. Loose or damaged posts
2. Loose or broken lines
3. Open or damaged gates
6. Additional specific items of importance for the maintenance of the Waste Management
System.
A. Pipes, look for:
1. Separation of joints
2. Cracks or breaks
3. Accumulation of salts or minerals
4. Keep pipes discharging into pond extended out into the pond beyond the toe of
the bank slope and supported by piers, posts or a cradle to prevent sagging.
B. Outside surface water diversions and roof runoff
1. Inspect diversion to make sure it is functioning properly
2. Inspect collection boxes and pipes to make sure no buildup of sediment has
occurred
3. Inspect pipes for cracks or separation of joints
4. Maintain outlets of pipes to prevent erosion
5. Inspect guttering to prevent roof water from entering Waste Pond
C. Irrigation System
1. Check pumps for proper operation of recycling and irrigation procedures
2. Keep underground pipes flushed with clean water after each irrigation cycle