Waste Management Systems

Objective: Analyze waste management systems used in the livestock and poultry industry.

Regulation of Animal Waste

It is against the law for anyone to cause water ________________ standards ___________________ It is a violation of state __________ for

____________ to reach surface water ________________ Lakes ________________ Ponds

Regulation of Animal Waste

Senate Bill _________ every animal operation must use an _____________ waste management program ________ confined cattle _______ horses ________ sheep ________ confined poultry

Must have a ___________Operators must be __________

Regulation of Animal Waste

________________- can be contaminated by _____________ from lagoons or run-off from sprayfields. In 1998, there were 107 documented

discharges from swine facilities with 31 of these reaching the surface waters.

______________- can be contaminated either through ___________ lagoons or _____________ of sprayfield applied waste.

Source: North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resoources (2003) http://www.enr.state.nc.us/

Regulation of Animal Waste

Violations:

____________ per day penalty if there is a ________ ________ ditch to route waste away from a lagoon or holding pit even if no waste is discharged

Regulation of Animal Waste

Violations:

In addition to _________ and ______________ by government agencies, _______________________ lawsuits can be made against livestock operations

Regulation of Animal Waste

In addition to state regulation local regulations apply: _____________ _____________ _____________ for facility location

It is easier to _______________ animal waste problems than to ____________ them

Trends (Swine)

Lagoon

Types of Waste Management Systems

Objective: Describe waste management practices used

in the livestock and poultry industry

Types of Waste Management Systems

1. Type A_________________ lagoonSoil/plant systems__________ fiber__________ and ____________

2. Type BPrimarily soil/plant systemsHigh _________________________, horses, _____________

Best Management Practices

What are the best practices??? Practices that ______________ the loss of

____________ thereby reducing the potential for negative environmental impact

___________________

___________________

Best Management Practices

Example of Best Practices: ______________- distance from streams,

homes, property lines Grassed ________________ Cover ______________ Conservation _______________ ______________ cropping _______________ planting Crop ________________ management

Grassed Waterways

Grassed Waterways

Strip Cropping

Strip Cropping

Conservation Tillage

Contour planting

North Carolina’s Animal Waste Management Plan

Components of NC’s Waste Mgt. Plan:1. _____________ control2. _____________ control3. Animal________________- approved

methods for _________________ of dead animals

4. ___________ and _____________ sampling- testing of both animals waste and the soil it is applied to

North Carolina’s Animal Waste Management Plan

5. Record keeping_________ analysis_________ analysis_________ application datesRates of _______________

6. Waste application ratesFollow the waste utilization plan

North Carolina’s Animal Waste Management Plan

Waste Utilization Plan1. Source of __________________2. ___________________3. _______________4. ______________ of nutrient application

___________ _________ grass is used on most land where waste is applied

Removes ________ amounts of _____________

__________________ control