Wisconsin s s Agricultural Standards. Dan Helsel WDNR

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1 Wisconsin s s Agricultural Standards Dan Helsel WDNR

2 Ag Standards What are the environmental standards NR 151 & NR 243 Not inclusive Enforcement Discretionary Monitoring Examples Small list

3 Why Standards Anyway? Protects the greater public community Informs farmers what is expected of them Ensures State-wide equal and fair business environment for all farmers Provides a sound basis to assess performance Compels fair enforcement

4 WI Agricultural Standards What are the standards How do the standards works Enforcing the standards My assessment is agriculture very friendly

5 Types of Agricultural Standards Discharge of pollution standards Two standards in NR 243 Also referenced in NR 151 Manure Management Prohibitions Four Prohibitions (NR 151) General Standards Seven performance standards (NR 151) CAFO Standards Noteworthy requirements (NR 243)

6 No Point Source Discharge NR 243 Discharged into Navigable Waters When navigable waters run through operation and are in direct contact with confined animals

7 No Point Source Discharge NR 243 Discharged into Navigable Waters Man-made ditch, flushing system or similar device

8 Manure Management Prohibitions NR No overflow of manure storage facilities

9 Manure Management Prohibitions NR No unconfined manure pile in a water quality management area WQM: within 300 feet of a stream or 1,000 feet of lake

10 Manure Management Prohibitions NR Discharged into waters of the state No direct runoff from a feedlot or stored manure

11 Manure Management Prohibitions NR May not allow unlimited access by livestock that prevents adequate sod cover Does not apply to properly designed crossings/watering areas

12 General Ag Standards Sheet, rill, & wind erosion NR All fields must be managed to achieve a soil erosion rate equal or less than tolerable rate for that soil Starts July 1, 2012

13 General Ag Standards Tillage Setback NR Tillage cannot negatively impact stream bank integrity or deposit soil directly in surface waters

14 General Ag Standards Tillage Setback NR No tillage within 5 feet of the top of the channel (can be required up to 20 feet) Maintain an adequate sod coverage (70% coverage)

15 General Ag Standards Phosphorus Index (PI) NR Cropland must average a PI of 6 or less Cropland cannot exceed a PI of 12 within an individual year Starts July 1, 2012

16 General Ag Standards Manure Storage NR Must be constructed to minimize the risk of structural failure and leakage Constructed or altered after January 1, 2011, must accommodate 25- year, 24-hour storm

17 General Ag Standards Process Wastewater NR No significant discharge of process wastewater to waters of the state

18 General Ag Standards Clean water diversion NR Applies to water quality management area Runoff shall be diverted away from operation areas of the farm

19 General Ag Standards Nutrient management NR Manure, commercial fertilizers and other nutrients shall be applied in accordance with a NMP

20 Noteworthy CAFO Standards No discharge from operation areas unless 24-hour, 25-year rain Discharge must meet state water quality standards

21 Noteworthy CAFO Standards Maintain 2-foot 2 free board at manure storage facility

22 Noteworthy CAFO Standards No pooling of spread manure

23 Noteworthy CAFO Standards No spreading of solid manure in February or March Except in emergencies with DNR approval

24 Noteworthy CAFO Standards No winter spreading liquid manure Except in emergencies with DNR approval

25 Noteworthy CAFO Standards Nutrient Management Plan goes beyond 590 standards Plan and Spec approval for all manure and feed storage facilities

26 Enforcement Options Citation (direct discharges only) Notice of Non-noncompliance noncompliance letter Notice of Discharge (may require cost share) Notice of Violation letter Enforcement Conference Referral to Department of Justice

27 Do these waders make my butt look big? Monitoring Examples

28 Monitoring Examples Upstream Discharge BOD 470x Alkalinity 3x ph lab 25x Ammonia 924x Phosphorus 122x Enterococci 8x Conductivity 5x

29 Monitoring Examples Upstream Downstream Chlorides N02+N Turbidity TSS 4 6 Total Phosphorus Fecal Coli form E. coli

30 Monitoring Examples Stamm Discharge Conc (mg/l) DO ph Temp Chloride Ammonia Total P Buffalo River Above Discharge Stamm Discharge

31 Monitoring Examples Squaw Creek Pre project 2 brook trout Post project 27 trout (3 year classes)

32 Are the standards working?

33 Heading in Right Direction

34 Agri-Humor Hey Mark, can you move back a bit? Nah, I m good! DNR Biologists Scott Provost and Mark Hazuga enjoy a sunny day in the field