Waste Management Systems Objective: Analyze waste management systems used in the livestock and poultry industry.
Mar 27, 2015
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