Land Application and Manure Storage Unit Approvals

1. Land Application and Manure Storage Unit
Approvals
Fred Hegeman and Stephen Warrner
DNR & Industry Annual Information Meeting
February 8, 2017

2. Overview
1) Update: land application
2) Guidance: “Discharge of Industrial Liquid
Waste into Off-Site Manure Storage Units”
3) Exemption Consideration: industrial sludge
to manure storage

3. Land Application Update

4. Kudos: Increased Communication
Externals
• WDPES permitted food
industries
• WPDES permitted
haulers
• Land application
contract hauler
• Consultants
Internals
• Wastewater specialists
(current and former)
• Wastewater engineers
• IT support

5. Partnerships
Industry Initiatives…
 Industry collaboration mtgs.
 Professional industry
meeting (WILACT)
 DNR staff training
 Compliance staff
 Enforcement staff
 Field demonstrations
 Improved communication
 Reinforce value to industry
 Perspective
Department Services…
 Attend industry mtgs.
 Face-to-face facility mtgs.
 Regional mtgs.
 Statewide mtgs.
 Suggest compliance options
 Listen
 Customer service

6. Improved Land Application Mgt. Plans
 Decreased complaints
 Predictable responses
 Department expectations
 Land applicator expectations
 Improved compliance
 Accountability within organization
 Less “foolish” compliance issues

7. Standard Operating Procedures
 Land application
 Site pre-check
 Conditions appropriate
 Identify restricted areas
 Notification
 Site post-check
 Applicator/Operator guidelines
 Restricted area identification
 Runoff/ponding
 Spill response

8. Guidance: Discharge of Liquid
Industrial Wastewater into Off-Site
Manure Storage Units

9. Objectives of Guidance
 Statewide consistency
 Predictable responses
 Information road map
 Communication tool
 WW & Runoff Management coordination
 Submittal requirements
 Transparent review process
 Compliance expectations
 Reference sources

10. Guidance Impact
Food Industry
 Liquid waste generator
 Dispose liquid wastes into manure storage units
Contract Haulers
 Transport liquid wastes for disposal to manure
storage units
Others
 Farmers, Consultants, County Conservation Depts.

11. Storage Discharge Scenarios
 Type of facility
 Non WPDES-permitted
farms
 WPDES permitted farms
(CAFOs)
 Threshold % discharge
 <10%
 10-30% (WPDES
permitted farms only)
 >30% (WPDES permitted
farms only)
Farm Type

13. Components of Request Package

14. 1. 3400-196 Form
Wastewater Generator Info
Storage Vessel Location
Storage Vessel Design Info
Wastewater Generator
Certification
Farmer Certification
County Notification

15. 2. Construction Information
 NRCS 313
 Co. L&W Conservation
 NR 213
 Professional Engineer

16. 3. Aerial Photograph

17. 4. Photographs for Identification

18. 5. Wastewater Characteristics
• Waste source
• Analytical results
• Identification:
– Chlorides
– Nutrients
– Cleaners/solvents
– Pollutants of concern

19. Next Steps…
 Public Notice Ind. Liquid Waste Guidance
 Future guidance documents
 Industrial sludge
 By-product solids
 Septage wastes
 Biosolids

20. Industrial Sludge

21. Industrial Sludge
 Definition: accumulated solids generated
during the biological, physical, or chemical
treatment, coagulation, or sedimentation of
water or wastewater [s. NR 214.02(34) Wis. Adm. Code]

22. Options for Disposal
 Land application
 POTW
 Landfill
 No 10% exemption in s. NR 214.18
 Facilities have requested exemption
 s. NR 214.06 Wis. Adm. Code
 Requirement more stringent than necessary to
comply with ch. NR 140 Wis. Adm. Code

23. Ind. Sludge Exemption Issues
 No 10% exemption
 Plan/Spec approval (NR 213)
 WPDES permit modification
 Manure additionally regulated as NR 214 waste
 NRCS 590, ATCP 50, NR 214
 Additional outfalls
 Increased monitoring
 Site approvals
 Additional reporting

24. Next Steps
Beginning stages…
 Gather Stakeholder input
 Develop concept
 Determine legal authority
 Draft guidance
 Administration approval
 Public notice & feedback
 Implement

25. Questions?