Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management › Chapter ATCP 51 - Livestock Facility Siting › Subchapter III - Application and Approval › Appendix A - APPLICATION FORM AND WORKSHEETS

Current through June 24, 2024
Application for Local Approval
New or Expanded Livestock Facility
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Introduction
Use this application form to obtain local approval for a
new
or
expanded
livestock facility (cattle,
					 swine, poultry, sheep or goats) that will exceed 500 "animal units" (or a lower
					 threshold established by local zoning ordinance prior to July 19, 2003).
Some local governments require local approval, but others
					 do not. Check with your local government (county and town or municipality) to
					 see if local approval is required in your area.
In some cases, you may need local approval from more than
					 one local government (for example, the county and the town, or 2 towns if your
					 livestock facility straddles the town line). But the application and approval
					 process should be the same.
The construction of a new or altered
livestock
					 structure
does not, by itself, constitute an "expansion" (unless there
					 will also be an increase in
animal units
). If you already have
					 a permit or local approval, you may not need another approval unless your
					 planned expansion exceeds the number of animals previously authorized by your
					 local government.
Local approval, if required, is governed by statewide
					 uniform standards in Wisconsin Statutes s.
					 93.90
					 and Wisconsin Administrative Code chapter
ATCP 51
. This
					 application documents compliance with those standards.
The Livestock Facility
A livestock facility includes livestock, livestock
					 structures, the land on which they are located (it does not include pastures or
					 winter grazing areas).
Related livestock facilities
(see
					 definition below) are treated as a single livestock facility, for purposes of
					 local approval. However:
*
A separate species facility
(see
					 definition below) may be treated as a separate livestock facility, even if it
					 is owned by the same person and located on the same land parcel as another
					 livestock facility.
* A mere acquisition of a neighboring livestock facility
					 does not constitute an
expansion
unless more
animal
					 units
are added to the combined facilities.
Completing the
					 Application
If local approval is required, complete this entire
					 application form (including the worksheets). Follow the instructions in the
					 application form. Attach all of the supplementary documentation required. Your
					 application must be complete, credible and internally consistent.
The application form and worksheets ask for information to
					 show compliance with Wisconsin livestock facility siting standards. A local
					 government has
very limited
authority to modify the standards
					 by local ordinance (modifications, if any, must be reflected in the local
					 version of this application form).
As part of your application, you must specify the number of
animal units
that you will keep at a new or expanded livestock
					 facility. If the local government approves your requested number, this will be
					 the maximum number that you may keep for 90 days or more in any 12-month
					 period.
A local government may require you to submit up to 4
					 duplicate copies of the complete application, worksheets, maps and other
					 attachments. But you are not required to submit duplicate copies of engineering
					 design specifications.
Worksheets
This application includes the following worksheets:
*
Animal units
(worksheet 1)
* Odor management (worksheet 2)
* Waste and nutrient management (worksheet 3)
* Waste storage facilities (worksheet 4)
* Runoff management (worksheet 5)
Complete the worksheets following all instructions
					 (including those on each worksheet). You may use a convenient automated
					 spreadsheet in place of Tables A and B of worksheet 2 if you prefer (results
					 are identical). The spreadsheet is available at
http://www.datcp.state.wi.us
.
If the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
					 (
DNR
) has issued a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination
					 System (
WPDES
) permit for your proposed livestock facility,
					 you can check a box on worksheets 3, 4 and 5, and submit a copy of that permit
					 with the worksheets. A
WPDES
permit does not affect the
					 requirements for completing worksheets 1 and 2.
Fees
A local government may require a fee to offset its
					 reasonable costs to review and process this application. The fee, if any, must
					 be established by local ordinance and may not exceed $1,000. A local government
					 may NOT charge any other fee, or require you to post any bond or
					 security.
Local Approval Process
If you complete the application properly, the local
					 government MUST APPROVE the proposed livestock facility unless it finds, based
					 on clear and convincing evidence in the local record, that the facility fails
					 to meet the state standards.
Within 45 days after you submit your application, the local
					 government must notify you whether your application is complete. If you failed
					 to complete part of the application, you must submit the missing information.
					 The local government must grant or deny the application within 90 days after it
					 declares the application complete, and issue its decision in writing. The
					 approval must include a duplicate copy of the approved application, marked
					 "approved." The duplicate copy shall include all the worksheets, maps, and
					 other attachments included in the application, with the exception of the
					 engineering design specifications. The local government must make a record of
					 its decision making process, and the evidence supporting its decision. The
					 record must include your application.
Appeal of Local
					 Decision
If you disagree with the local government's decision on
					 your application, you may appeal that decision to the Wisconsin Livestock
					 Facility Siting Review Board ("Board"). Other "aggrieved persons" may also
					 appeal to the Board. An "aggrieved person" includes any person who resides or
					 owns land within 2 miles of your proposed livestock facility.
You must file your appeal within 30 days after the local
					 government issues its decision (or, if you pursue a local administrative appeal
					 process first, within 30 days after that appeal process is complete). The Board
					 will review the local decision based on the evidence in the local record (it
					 will not hold a new hearing or accept new testimony or evidence). You must file
					 your appeal in writing at the following address:
Wisconsin Livestock Facility Siting Review Board
c/o Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Trade and
					 Consumer Protection
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Terms Used in this Application
					 Form
In this application form, you will see a number of
italicized
terms. Those terms are defined below
					 (for more specific definitions, see
ATCP 51
):
"Adjacent"
- Located on land parcels that
					 touch each other, or on land parcels that are separated only by a river,
					 stream, or transportation or utility right-of-way.
"Affected Neighbors"
- Residences or
high-use buildings
within 2500 feet of any livestock structure
					 at the proposed facility, other than those owned by the applicant or by persons
					 who have agreed to exclude them from the applicant's odor score calculation.
					 The total odor score for a
livestock facility
depends, in
					 part, on the proximity and density of "affected neighbors."
"Animal housing area"
- That portion of an
					 animal housing structure to which animals have access, and in which manure may
					 accumulate. "Animal housing area" includes free-stalls and travel lanes. It
					 does NOT include holding areas, feed alleys, storage areas or milking
					 parlors.
"Animal lot"
- A feedlot, barnyard or other
					 outdoor facility where livestock are concentrated for feeding or other
					 purposes. Pastures and winter grazing areas are NOT "animal lots." Treat
					 multiple "animal lots" as a single "animal lot" if runoff from the "animal
					 lots" drains to the same treatment area or if runoff from the "animal lot"
					 treatment areas converges or reaches the same surface water within 200 feet of
					 any of those treatment areas.
"Animal units"
- Equivalent units of
livestock
. The number of animals constituting an "animal unit"
					 varies by species. For example, one milking dairy cow equals 1.4 "animal
					 units." A beef animal over 600 lbs. equals 1.0 "animal units." A pig over 55
					 lbs. equals 0.4 "animal units." A laying chicken equals 0.01 "animal unit." The
					 number of "animal units" kept at a
livestock facility
means
					 the largest number of "animal units" that will be at the
livestock
					 facility
on at least 90 days in any 12-month period. Calculate "animal
					 units" according to worksheet 1.
"BARNY runoff model"
- The Wisconsin version
					 of a model that is commonly used to predict nutrient runoff from
animal
					 lots
. An Excel computer spreadsheet version is available on the DATCP
					 website (engineering directory).
"Certified agricultural engineering
					 practitioner"
- A practitioner who is properly qualified under
ATCP 50.46
.
"Cluster"
- Any group of one or more
livestock structures
within a
livestock
					 facility
. If you wish to do so, you may calculate separate odor scores
					 for "clusters" that are separated by more than 750 feet.
"Complete application for local approval"
- An
					 application that contains everything required under ss.
					 ATCP 51.30(1) to
					 (4).
"DATCP"
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,
					 Trade and Consumer Protection. The application form cites DATCP rules including
					 Wis. Adm. Code chs.
ATCP 51
(livestock facility siting),
ATCP 50
(soil and water resource management) and
ATCP
					 17
(livestock premises registration).
"DNR"
- Wisconsin Department of Natural
					 Resources. The application form cites DNR rules including Wis. Adm. Code chs.
NR 243
(
WPDES
permits),
NR
					 811
(community wells) and
NR 812
(private
					 wells).
"Expanded livestock facility"
- The entire
livestock facility
created by an
expansion
,
					 including new, existing and altered
livestock structures
(existing structures are subject to less rigorous standards). Your application
					 must indicate the maximum number of
animal units
that you will
					 keep at the "expanded livestock facility."
"Expansion"
- An increase in the largest
					 number of
animal units
kept at a
livestock
					 facility
on at least 90 days in any 12-month period. The acquisition
					 of an existing livestock facility, by the operator of an
adjacent
facility, is not an "expansion" unless the operator
					 increases the largest number of
animal units
kept at the
					 combined livestock facilities on at least 90 days in any 12-month
					 period.
"High-use building"
- A residential building
					 that has at least 6 distinct dwelling units; a restaurant, hotel, motel, or
					 tourist rooming house; a school building; a hospital or licensed care facility;
					 or a non-farm business or workplace that is open at least 40 hours a week. The
					 odor score for your
livestock facility
depends, in part, on
					 the proximity and density of neighboring "high-use buildings."
"Karst features"
- Sinkholes, fractured
					 bedrock or like features that may result in direct pollution runoff to
					 groundwater.
"Livestock"
- Cattle, swine, poultry, sheep or
					 goats.
"Livestock facility"
- A feedlot, dairy farm,
					 or other operation where
livestock
are or will be fed,
					 confined, maintained, or stabled for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month
					 period. A "livestock facility" includes all of the tax parcels on which the
					 facility is located, but it does NOT include a parcel used only for
pasture
or as a
winter grazing area
.
Related livestock facilities
are considered a single
					 "livestock facility," except a livestock operator may elect to treat a
separate species facilities
as a separate livestock
					 facility.
"Livestock structure"
- A building or
					 structure such as a barn, milking parlor, feed storage facility, feeding
					 facility,
animal lot
or
waste storage
					 structure
.
Pastures
,
winter grazing
					 areas
and machine sheds are NOT "livestock structures."
"Local approval"
- A license, permit, special
					 zoning exception, conditional use permit, or other local authorization for a
new or expanded livestock facility
. This application form
					 applies, regardless of the form of local approval
.
However,
					 this application form does NOT cover any of the following permits (for which
					 separate requirements may apply):
* Building, electrical or plumbing permits (if local
					 standards are consistent with state code).
* Manure storage system permits (
see
					 ATCP
					 50.56
), UNLESS construction is part of a
new or expanded livestock facility
.
* Permits required by certain local ordinances related to
					 shoreland zoning, floodplain zoning, construction site erosion control or
					 stormwater management.
"New livestock facility"
- A
livestock
					 facility
used for the first time, or for the first time in at least 5
					 years.
"NRCS"
- The Natural Resource Conservation
					 Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Wisconsin livestock
					 siting standards refer to NRCS Technical Guide standards.
"Pasture"
- Land on which livestock graze or
					 otherwise seek feed in a manner that maintains the vegetative cover over all of
					 the grazing or feeding area.
"Premises ID"
- The unique ID number assigned
					 to your
livestock facility
under the Wisconsin Livestock
					 Premises Registration Program (
ATCP 17
). Go to
http://www.datcp.state.wi.us
for more information. To register your
livestock facility
, go
					 to
http://www.wiid.org/
.
"Qualified nutrient management planner"
- A
					 person, other than the applicant, who is qualified under
ATCP
					 50.48.
"Related livestock facilities"
- Two or more
livestock facilities
that are owned or managed by the same
					 person and meet any of the following criteria:
* They are located on the same tax parcel or
adjacent
tax parcels.
* They use any of the same
livestock
					 structures
to collect or store manure.
* They generate manure that is applied to the same parcel
					 of land.
"Separate Species Facility"
- A distinct part
					 of
a livestock facility
that meets all of the following
					 criteria:
* It has only one of the following types of livestock, and
					 that type is not found in any other part of the
livestock
					 facility
:
* Cattle
* Swine
* Poultry
* Sheep
* Goats
* It has no more than 500
animal
					 units
.
* Its animal housing and manure storage structures, if any,
					 are located at least 750 feet from
livestock structures
that
					 are used by other parts of the
livestock facility
.
"Substantially altered"
livestock structure -
					 A
livestock structure
that undergoes a material change in
					 construction or use such as:
* An increase in the capacity of a
waste storage
					 facility.
* The addition of a liner to a
waste storage
					 facility.
* An increase of more than 20% in the area or capacity of a
livestock structure
used to house, feed, or confine
livestock
or to store livestock feed.
* An increase of more than 20% in the number of
animal units
that will be kept in a
livestock
					 structure
on at least 90 days in any 12- month period.
"Waste storage structure"
- An embankment
					 structure, excavated pit, dugout or fabricated structure that is used to store
					 manure, milking center waste or other organic waste generated by a
livestock facility
. For the purposes of waste storage
					 structure setback (application form, A-2) and worksheet 2, a "waste storage
					 structure" does not include a structure used to collect and store waste under
					 an animal housing facility, or a manure digester consisting of a sealed
					 structure in which manure is subjected to managed biological
					 decomposition.
"Waste storage facility"
- A
waste
					 storage structure
and any attached piping or equipment used to load or
					 unload the structure.
"Winter grazing area"
- Cropland or
pasture
where
livestock
feed on dormant
					 vegetation or crop residue, with or without supplementary feed, during the
					 period October 1 to April 30. "Winter grazing area" does
not
include any of the following:
* An area, other than a
pasture
, where
livestock
are kept during the period from May 1 to September
					 30.
* An area which at any time has an average of more than 4
animal units
per acre.
* An area from which
livestock
have
					 unrestricted access to navigable waters of the state.
* An area in which manure deposited by
livestock
causes nutrient levels to exceed standards in
ATCP 51.16
.
"WPDES permit"
- Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge
					 Elimination System permit issued by DNR for a concentrated animal feeding
					 operation over 1000
animal units,
or for operations of any
					 size that discharge pollutants directly to waters of the state.
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Table B: Separation Score
INSTRUCTIONS
RESULTS
Step 1
: Enter, at right, the result
								from Table A, Column G (page A-7).
Distance (ft.) to Nearest
Affected
								Neighbor
:
_______
Step 2
: Select multiplier based on the
								compass direction looking from the
livestock facility
to the
								nearest
affected neighbor
. Enter at right.
Multiplier:
_______
Compass Direction
Multiplier
North
1.0
Northeast
1.0
East
1.1
Southeast
1.2
South
1.2
Southwest
1.2
West
1.3
Northwest
1.1
Step 3
: Calculate wind-adjusted
								separation distance (Distance to nearest
affected neighbor
x
								multiplier). Enter at right.
Wind-Adjusted Separation Distance
								(ft.)
_______
Step 4
: Determine
affected
								neighbor
density and enter at right:
Low density
= No more than 5
								residences and no
high-use buildings
within 1300 ft of each
								structure.
High density
= 6 or more
								residences or at least one
high-use building
within 1300 ft of
								each structure.
Low or High Density?
_______
Step 5
: Use results above and Chart 1
								to find your Separation Score.
Enter at right and on Page A-6 in
Box
								1
.
Separation Score
Chart 1: Separation Score
Wind-Adjusted Separation
								Distance (ft.)
Low
								Density
High
								Density
0-99
505
503
100-149
506
504
150-199
511
507
200-249
516
510
250-299
521
514
300-349
527
518
350-399
534
523
400-449
541
528
450-499
548
533
500-599
560
542
600-699
577
555
700-799
595
569
800-899
615
585
900-999
636
601
1000-1099
658
619
1100-1199
681
637
1200-1299
705
657
1300-1399
730
1400-1499
756
1500-1599
783
1600-1699
810
1700-1799
839
1800-1899
868
1900-1999
899
2000-2099
930
2100-2199
962
2200-2299
994
2300-2399
1027
2400-2499
1061
2500-2749
1123
2750-2999
1214
3000-3249
1309
Chart 2: Odor Generation Numbers
Animal Housing
								Area
Type
Housing/ Management Type
								Code
Manure Management
								Method
Odor Generation
								Number
Exempt Buildings Maximum Size
								(ft2)
(May exclude up to
								4)
Dairy Stanchion
DSDC
Daily to weekly cleaning
2
7500
Dairy Free Stall and
Beef & Dairy Heifers (Forage
								Ration)
DBSS
Slatted floor (includes floor and pit
								below)
6
2500
DBSC
Scrape
4
3500
DBAF
Alley flush to storage
10
1500
DBBP
Bedded pack
2
7500
Beef Finishing
(High Energy Ration)
BFSF
Slatted floor (includes floor and pit
								below)
12
1000
BFSC
Scrape
8
2000
BFBP
Bedded pack
4
3500
Pork Gestation/
								Farrow/Nursery
PGSF
Slatted floor (includes floor and pit
								below)
46
N/A
PGPP
Pull plug to storage
22
N/A
Pork Finishing
PFSF
Slatted floor (includes floor and pit
								below)
34
N/A
PFPP
Pull plug to storage
20
N/A
PFSS
Scrape systems to storage
11
1500
PFDB
Deep bedded
4
3500
Poultry
PBLT
Broiler (litter)
1
15000
PDLQ
Ducks (liquid)
20
N/A
PLAY
Layers
20
N/A
PTDL
Turkey and Ducks (litter)
2
7500
Type
Codes
Waste Storage
								Facility
Types
Note: Storage under slatted
								floor is addressed under animal housing
.
Odor Generation
								Number
WSSS
Solid (stack)
2
WSLT
Long term (6 months or longer as determined in
								Column E of worksheet 3)
13
WSST
Short term (less than 6 months as determined in
								Column E of worksheet 3)
28
Animal Lot
Codes
Animal Lot
Types
Odor Generation
								Number
ALPV
Paved
4
UPDB
Unpaved
Dairy/Beef/Sheep/Goats
6
UPSW
Swine/Poultry
11
Chart 3: Odor Control Practices
Category
Practice
								Code
Practice Name (Practices must
								meet specifications on pages A-11 to A-13)
Multiplier*
Animal Housing
								Area
A
A1
Diet manipulation
0.8
B
(Choose only 1)
B1
Bio-filter
0.1
B2
Vegetable oil sprinkling (for swine
								only)
0.4
B3
Fresh water flush
0.4
B4
Treated water flush
0.7
B5
Air Dam (for swine only)
0.9
C
C1
Windbreak (includes man-made berms)
0.9
D
D1
Frequent cleaning of animal housing
								area
0.9
Waste Storage
								Facilities
E
(Choose only 1)
E1
Anaerobic digestion
0.2
E2
Chemical or biological additives
0.8
E3
Compost
0.2
E4
Solids Separation and Reduction
0.6
E5
Water Treatment
0.1
F
(Choose only 1)
F1
Aeration
0.3
F2
Bio-cover
0.4
F3
Geotextile cover
0.5
F4
Impermeable cover
0.1
F5
Natural crust
0.3
F6
Bottom fill
0.9
G
G1
Windbreak (includes man-made berms)
0.9
Animal
								Lots
H
(Choose only 1)
H1
Frequent cleaning of
animal
								lot
0.4
H2
Drag
animal lot
0.5
I
I1
Animal lot
moisture
								control
0.8
J
J1
Windbreak (includes man-made berms)
0.9
*Smaller multiplier = more odor controlled (e.g. a
					 multiplier of 0.4 represents a 60% control).
Innovative Odor Control Practices (all odor
					 sources):
You may take credit for odor control practices not listed
					 in Chart 3 if
DATCP
pre-approves a multiplier for each of
					 those practices. Follow the procedure in
ATCP 51.14(5)(c)
to
					 obtain
DATCP
approval. If you obtain
DATCP
approval, you may include the approved practice and multiplier in odor
					 worksheet calculations in the same manner as for odor control practices listed
					 in Chart 3 (attach
DATCP
approval to your application).
Odor Control Practice Specifications
Odor control practices identified in Chart 3 must meet the
					 following specifications:
Animal Housing
Diet manipulation (A1)
- Limit protein in
					 animal diet by one of the following means:
* Match nutrient supply with animal requirements.
* Formulate low-protein amino acid supplemented
					 diets.
* Add phytase enzyme ingredients.
* Process ingredients in ways that limit protein content of
					 processed feed.
* Use phase feeding.
* Use split sex feeding.
* Minimize feed wastage.
Bio-filter (B1)
- Vent air from
animal
					 housing areas
through a bio-filter consisting of compost and wood
					 chips, mixed at a rate of 30:70 to 50:50 (ratio by weight of compost to wood
					 chips). The mixture must be at least 40% moisture by weight. The bio-filter
					 must be 10" to 18" thick, and must have an area of at least 50 to 85 sq. ft.
					 per 1000 cu. ft. per minute (cfm) of airflow.
Vegetable oil sprinkling (B2)
- Sprinkle
					 vegetable oil on floors in
animal housing areas
(swine) each
					 day. Apply oil at start-up rate of approximately 40 milliliters per square
					 meter per day (mL/m2-day) in the first 1-2 days of
					 each production cycle. During the remainder of each production cycle, apply oil
					 at maintenance rate of 5 mL/m2-day. Avoid oil
					 applications to pens near fans, to areas near heaters, and to areas surrounding
					 feeders.
Fresh water flush (B3)
- Use fresh water to
					 flush manure from floors of
animal housing areas
into
					 collection or
waste storage structures
. Flush at least 3 times
					 a day, and more often if necessary, to prevent manure from drying and sticking
					 to floors. Flush must be adequate to remove manure solids effectively.
Treated water flush (B4)
- Use treated manure
					 effluent to flush manure from floors of
animal housing areas
into collection or
waste storage structures
. Flush at least 3
					 times a day, and more often if necessary, to prevent manure from drying and
					 sticking to floors. Flush with waste storage effluent treated by one of the
					 following means:
*
Solids Separation and Reduction (see E4
					 below).
*
Aeration (see F1 below).
*
Anaerobic digestion (see E1
					 below).
Air Dam (B5)
- Erect and maintain a wall
					 (typically a 10-foot x 10-foot pipe frame and tarpaulin) placed at the end of a
					 swine-finishing building, immediately downwind of the exhaust to deflect air
					 and odor plume. Replace material used for the barriers (tarpaulins on a frame
					 of solid wood, for example) as needed, which may be from a few years to
					 decades, depending on the material.
Windbreak (C1)
- Maintain a solid or porous
					 windbreak, 10 to 50 feet from the odor source, which reduces forward momentum
					 of airflow and vertically disperses the odor plume. The length of a windbreak
					 shall be at least half of the perimeter of the animal housing. A windbreak may
					 be constructed of vegetation or other materials. Vegetation windbreaks must
					 contain at least 3 rows of trees and shrubs, of both fast and slow-growing
					 species, that are well suited for the site. Windbreaks must be designed and
					 constructed according to
NRCS
Technical Guide Standard 380
					 (June, 2002).
Frequent cleaning of animal housing area (D1)
- Scrape and remove manure from
animal housing areas
at least
					 3 times a day.
Waste Storage
					 Facilities
Anaerobic digestion (E1)
- Subject manure to
					 managed biological decomposition within a sealed oxygen-free container
					 ("digester"). Anaerobic digestion must meet design and operational standards
					 necessary to achieve adequate odor control, including requirements for solids
					 concentration, flow rates, retention time, and minimum temperatures. Systems
					 must meet the following:
*
Plug flow digester.
Treats manure with a
					 total solids concentration of 8 to 14%. Must be kept in the digester for at
					 least 20 days at a temperature of 95° to 104° F. (35° to 40°
					 C). The digester's ratio of flow path width to fluid depth must be between
					 3.5:1 and 5:1.
*
Complete mix digester.
Treats manure
					 with a total solids concentration of 2.5 to 10%. Must be kept in the digester
					 for at least 17 days at a temperature of 95° to 104° F. (35° to
					 40° C.). The digester must have appropriate mixing devices to ensure
					 complete mixing.
*
Fixed film digester.
Treats manure with
					 a total solids concentration of not more than 5%. Must be kept in the digester
					 for 1 to 6 days at a temperature of 59° to 99° F (15° to 39°
					 C). Microbial support material must have at least 3-inch openings.
*
Other systems.
Use proprietary design
					 and performance specifications that are commonly accepted and provide adequate
					 odor mitigation.
Chemical or biological additives (E2)
- Apply,
					 to stored manure, chemical or biological additives that are scientifically
					 proven to be effective in reducing odor from that manure when applied under
					 applicable conditions and in applicable amounts.
Compost (E3)
- Aerobically treat solid or
					 semi-solid manure to create compost. Compost must have a carbon: nitrogen ratio
					 of 25:1 to 40:1, and must consist of at least 40 to 60% moisture by weight.
					 Composted material must be held at a temperature of more than 130° F.
					 (54° C.) for more than 5 days.
Solids Separation and Reduction (E4)
- Reduce
					 the solid content of stored manure to an average of less than 2% solids through
					 separation, multi-tiered pits or other means.
Water Treatment (E5)
- Install and use a
					 physical, chemical or biological process that removes the majority of
					 contaminants from the waste stream, resulting in a liquid effluent meeting
					 surface water discharge standards. The remaining solid fraction or sludge must
					 be accounted for based on its form, and the management it is subject to.
Aeration (F1)
- Use aeration equipment to
					 maintain aerobic activity in stored manure. Aeration must maintain an average
					 of 2 milligrams of dissolved oxygen per liter of manure stored in the upper
					 foot of manure stored in the aerated structure between April and
					 October.
Bio-cover (F2)
- Cover the surface of waste
					 storage structure with an 8" to 12" thick blanket of dry wheat, barley or good
					 quality straw. The blanket must cover nearly all of the waste surface between
					 the months of April and October. Add to the blanket as necessary (typically
					 every 6 weeks to 4 months) to maintain the required cover.
Geotextile cover (F3)
- Cover the surface of
					 waste storage structure with a geotextile membrane that is at least 2.4 mm
					 thick. The membrane must cover nearly all of waste surface between the months
					 of April and October.
Impermeable cover (F4)
- Cover the surface of
					 waste storage structure with an impermeable barrier that prevents gas from
					 escaping. Gas must be drawn off, and either treated or burned.
Natural crust (F5)
- Maintain a natural crust
					 of dry manure on the surface of stored manure. The natural crust must cover a
					 substantial amount of the surface area of the stored manure, for most of the
					 time between the months of April and October.
Bottom fill (F6)
- Add manure to a liquid
manure storage structure
from the bottom so as to limit
					 disturbance to the surface of the stored manure.
Windbreak (G1)
- Maintain a solid or porous
					 windbreak, 10 to 50 feet from the odor source, which reduces forward momentum
					 of airflow and vertically disperses the odor plume. The length of a windbreak
					 shall be at least half of the perimeter of the
waste storage
					 facility.
A windbreak may be constructed of vegetation or other
					 materials. Vegetation windbreaks must contain at least 3 rows of trees and
					 shrubs, of both fast and slow-growing species, that are well suited for the
					 site. Windbreaks must be designed and constructed according to
NRCS
Technical Guide Standard 380 (June, 2002).
Animal Lots
Frequent cleaning of
animal lot
(H1)
- Scrape and remove manure from
animal lot
surfaces at least once every 3 days. You may leave an undisturbed, compacted
					 manure layer (1 to 2 inches thick) on the surface of unpaved
animal
					 lots
to provide good surface sealing.
Drag
animal lot
(H2)
- Drag
					 manure in
animal lots
with harrow or disk at least once every
					 7 days during the months of April though October, to aerate and dry the
					 manure.
Animal lot
moisture control
					 (I1)
- Prevent runoff water from flowing onto
animal
					 lots
from roofs and other surfaces. Use diversions or roof runoff
					 systems identified in
s. ATCP 50.70 or 50.85. Animal lots
must
					 have a grade of at least one percent to promote drainage and drying.
Windbreak (J1)
- maintain a solid or porous
					 windbreak, 10 to 50 feet from the odor source, which reduces forward momentum
					 of airflow and vertically disperses the odor plume. The length of a windbreak
					 shall be at least half of the perimeter of the
animal lot
. A
					 windbreak may be constructed of vegetation or other materials. Vegetation
					 windbreaks must contain at least 3 rows of trees and shrubs, of both fast and
					 slow-growing species, that are well suited for the site. Windbreaks must be
					 designed and constructed according to
NRCS
Technical Guide
					 Standard 380 (June, 2002).
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Table 1: Acreage per
Animal
					 Unit
Animal
								Type
Acres per
Animal
								Unit
*
Dairy
1.5
Beef
1.5
Swine
1.0
Chickens/Ducks
2.5
Turkeys
5.5
Sheep/Goats
2.0
* NOTE: A
livestock facility
is NOT
					 required to attain or exceed this ratio of acres to
animal
					 units
. But IF your
livestock facility
will attain or
					 exceed this ratio and will have fewer than 500
animal units
,
					 you need NOT complete Part C of this worksheet.
Applicant affirms that the information provided in Part B
					 is accurate.
__________________________________________ _______
Signature of Applicant or Authorized Representative
					 Date
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