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Home My WebLink About20011935.tiff Management Plan For Nuisance Control A Supplement to the Manure & Process Wastewater Management Plan Cockroft Dairy, LLP 27906 Weld County Road 388 Kersey, CO 80644 Developed in accordance with Generally Accepted Agricultural Best Management Practices Prepared By AgPro Environmental Services, LLC 6508 WCR 5 Erie, Colorado 80516 (970) 535-9318 2001-1935 March, 2001 EXHIBIT I Cockroft Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC Table of Contents Introduction 3 Legal Owner, Contacts and Authorized Persons 3 Legal Description 3 Air Quality 4 Dust 4 Odor 5 Pest Control 6 Insects and Rodents 6 Dead Animals 7 References 8 2 Cockroft Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC Introduction This supplemental Management Plan for Nuisance Control has been developed and implemented to identify methods Cockroft Dairy, LLP, will use to minimize the inherent conditions that exist in confinement feeding operations. This supplement outlines management practices generally acceptable and proven effective at minimizing nuisance conditions. Neither nuisance management nor this supplemental plan is required by Colorado State statute or specifically outlined in the Colorado Confined Animal Feeding Operations Control Regulations. This is a proactive measure to assist integration into local communities as required by Weld County Zoning Ordinance, Section 47—Livestock Feeding Performance Standards. Cockroft Dairy, LLP, will use these management and control practices, to their best and practical extent. Legal Owner, Contacts and Authorized Persons Correspondence and Contacts should be made to: Cockroft Dairy, LLP Scott Cockroft 27906 Weld County Road 388 Kersey, CO 80644 The individual(s) at this facility who is (are)responsible for developing the implementation, maintenance and revision of this supplemental plan are listed below. Lauren Cockroft Owner/Manager (Name) (Title) Scott Cockroft Owner/Manager (Name) (Title) Len!Description The confined animal feeding facility described in this NMP is located in: Parts of the Northeast %< of Section 15,parts of the Southeast % of Section 10,parts of the Southwest '/ of Section 11, and parts of the Northwest % of Section 14, all located in Township 5 North, Range 64 West of the 6`"Principal Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. 3 Cockroft Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC Air Quality Air quality at and around confined animal feeding operations is affected primarily from the relationship of soil/manure and available moisture. The two primary air quality concerns at dairies are dust and odor. However,the management practices for dust or odor control are not inherently compatible. Wet pens and manure produce odor. Dry pens are dusty. The two paragraphs below outline the best management practices for the control of dust and odors that Cockroft Dairy, LLP will use. The manager(s) shall closely observe pen conditions and attempt to achieve a balance between proper dust and odor control. Additional reference information on odor and dust control as guidance to the dairy manager is attached in section"References". Dust Intensive management of the pens by routine cleaning and harrowing of the pen surface usually controls dust from pen surfaces. The purpose of intensive surface management has multiple purposes; to keep cattle clean,to spread available pen moisture evenly, and to reduce pest habitat. The best management systems for dust control involve moisture management. Management methods Cockroft Dairy, LLP shall use to control dust are: 1. Pen density Moisture can be managed by varying stocking rates and pen densities. The animals wet manure and urine keep the surface moist and control dust emissions. 2. Regular manure removal Cockroft Dairy, LLP will continue to conduct regular manure removal. Pens are harrowed several times per week. Typically, pens are conditioned cleaned and maintained as needed. Manure is removed routinely and removed offsite for application by local farmers or for composting. 3. Pen Sprinkling Should nuisance dust conditions arise, pen sprinkling may be used for moisture control on pens and internal roadways to minimize nuisance dust conditions. 4 Cockroft Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC Odor Odors result from the natural decomposition processes that start as soon as the manure is excreted and continue as long as any usable material remains as food for microorganisms. Odor strength depends on the kind of manure, and the conditions under which it decomposes. Although occasionally unpleasant, the odors are not dangerous to health in the quantities customarily noticed around animal feeding operations and fields where manure is spread for fertilizer. Key practices Cockroft Dairy, LLP may use to control odor are: 1. Establish good pen drainage Dry manure is less odorous than moist manure. Maintaining good pen drainage can be achieved by regular cleaning in pens and under fences. The dairy will conduct routine pen cleaning and harrowing to reduce standing water and remove or spread wet manure. 2. Regular manure removal Reduce the overall quantity of odor producing sources. The dairy will conduct routine pen cleaning and harrowing several times per week. Manure will be removed from the pens and land applied offsite by local farmers or removed for composting. 3. Reduce standing water Standing water can increase microbial digestion and odor producing by-products. The dairy will conduct proper pen maintenance and surface harrowing to dry pens and reduce standing water. The wastewater ponds will be dewatered regularly in accordance with the Manure and Wastewater Management Plan for Cockroft Dairy, LLP. No chemical additives or treatments of the stormwater ponds for odor control are planned. Should odors exceed the thresholds established by Weld County, alternative odor control measures will be used. 4. Composting Proper composting turns manure into a nearly odorless, pathogen-free product that is valuable for soil conditioning. Cockroft Dairy, LLP will maximize manure composting on the land area available for that purpose. Composting will only include materials from the dairy and will occur on property adjoining the dairy in accordance with the Colorado Solid Waste Regulations. 5. Land application timing Typically air rises in the morning and sinks in the evening. Cockroft Dairy, LLP will consider weather conditions and prevailing wing direction to minimize odors from land application. Typically, land applications will be timed for early mornings. 5 Cockroll Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC Pest Control Insects and Rodents Insects and rodents inhabit areas that 1) have an adequate to good food supply and 2) foster habitat prime for breeding and living. Key practices Cockroft Dairy, LLP may use to manage insects and rodents are to first eliminate possible habitat, and then reduce the available food supply. The dairy will work to control flies by applying one or more of the following practices as needed: 1. Regular manure removal Manure management removes both food sources and habitat 2. Reduce standing water Standing water is a primary breeding ground for insects 3. Minimize fly habitat Standing water, weeds and grass, manure stockpiles, etc., are all prime habitat for reproduction and protection. Reduce or eliminate these areas where practical. 4. Manage weeds and grass Keep weeds and grassy areas to a minimum. These provide both protection and breeding areas. 5. Minimize stockpiles or storage of manure Stockpiles of manure provide both breeding and protective habitat. Keep stockpile use to a minimum. 6. Biological treatments Parasitic wasps are excellent biological fly control and are widely used. The wasps lay their eggs in fly larvae hindering fly reproduction. 7. Baits and chemical treatments Due to environmental and worker's safety concerns, chemical treatments are a last line of defense for insect control. However,they are very effective. Baits and treatments will be applied routinely should management methods outlined above prove inadequate. 6 Cockroft Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC Dead Animals Mortality is an unfortunate and unavoidable part of animal husbandry. Dead animals can be unsightly, produce offensive odors, attract scavengers, and create deleterious conditions. Proper and timely disposal of dead animals prevents nuisance conditions from occurring. Key practices Cockroft Dairy, LLP will use to handle and dispose of dead animals are: 1. Expedient removal from pens Dead animals will be removed from pens daily and relocated to an area(s) away from the pens. Carcasses will be temporarily stored in an enclosed area shielded from view and out of direct sunlight. 2. Commercial Rendering Company removal A commercial rendering company will remove dead animals as soon as possible. 7 Cockroft Dairy,LLP—Nuisance Plan AgPro Environmental Services,LLC References These references are provided as a resource to Weld County Health Department and Cockroft Dairy, LLP for making nuisance control decisions for the facility. These references represent the latest and most modem management and scientific information to date for control of nuisance conditions for the livestock feeding industry. 8 Hello