Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 243 - Animal Feeding Operations › Subchapter II - Requirements for Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations › Section NR 243.14 - Nutrient management

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a)
General.
Permittees
				  shall submit a nutrient management plan developed by a nutrient management
				  planner qualified under s.
				  ATCP
				  50.48 to the department for review and approval
				  outlining the amounts, timing, locations, methods and other aspects regarding
				  the land application of manure and process wastewater. A complete nutrient
				  management plan shall be submitted with a permit application in accordance with
				  s.
				  NR
				  243.12. The nutrient management plan shall comply with
				  the requirements of this section and the permittee's WPDES permit. Subject to
				  additional requirements specified in this section and in a WPDES permit, the
				  land application practices identified in the nutrient management plan shall, at
				  a minimum, conform with the nutrient budgeting, soil test recommendations,
				  application practices and restrictions contained in NRCS Standard
				  590.
(b)
Plan
				  content.
The permittee's nutrient management plan shall contain
				  information necessary to document how the operation's land application
				  activities will comply with the restrictions in NRCS Standard 590, this chapter
				  and the conditions of the operation's WPDES permit. In cases where there is
				  limited acreage available for application, the department may require that the
				  permittee submit additional or more specific information, including
				  verification that the permittee has permission to land apply manure on fields
				  not owned by the permittee. The department may require additional management
				  practices be included in the nutrient management plan to ensure compliance with
				  the requirements of this chapter and the permittee's WPDES permit.
Note:
The Wisconsin Conservation Planning
					 Technical Note WI-1 contains additional detail on the information that needs to
					 be included in a plan drafted in accordance with NRCS Standard 590, as well as
					 additional background information useful for nutrient management planning.
					 While additional information beyond that outlined in the technical note is
					 needed to comply with the requirements of this section, the technical note does
					 provide general guidance on how to create a nutrient management
					 plan.
(c)
Amendments.
1. The nutrient
				  management plan shall be reviewed and amended by the permittee on an annual
				  basis to reflect any changes in operations. Except as provided in subd. 2., the
				  management plan may be amended at any time provided the proposed amendments are
				  approved in writing by the department. An amendment does not become effective
				  until the department has reviewed and approved the amendment.
2. The department may establish a condition
				  in the WPDES permit that allows the permittee to implement certain types of
				  nutrient management plan amendments without obtaining, or prior to obtaining,
				  department approval.