NR 120.14(23)(b)4.b.
b. The landowner intentionally aggravated conditions in order to qualify for cost-sharing.
NR 120.14(23)(b)5.d.
d. Additional costs associated with the construction of a manure storage facility incurred for the purpose of providing structural support for a building or other structure located over or attached to the facility.
NR 120.14(23)(b)7.
7. Manure stored in the storage facility shall be land applied in accordance with the operation's nutrient management plan. Manure stored in facilities designed to be emptied annually or semi-annually may not be applied on frozen or saturated ground and shall be incorporated within 3 days after application.
NR 120.14(23)(b)8.
8. Basins shall be constructed to assure sealing of the bottom and sides to prevent contamination of wells and groundwater.
NR 120.14(23)(b)9.
9. The project sponsor prior to the payment of cost-share funds shall certify compliance with the manure management prohibitions in
s. NR 151.08.
NR 120.14(24)(a)(a) Description. Manure storage system abandonment is the permanent disabling and proper abandonment of leaking and improperly sited manure storage systems including a system with bottom at or below groundwater level; a system whose pit fills with groundwater; a system whose pit leaks into the bedrock; a system which has documented reports of discharging manure into surface water or groundwater due to structural failure; or a system with evidence of existing structural failure or evidence of imminent structural failure that will likely result in resource degradation. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(24)(b)1.1. Cost-sharing may be provided for the following practices to protect water resources from contamination by manure:
NR 120.14(24)(b)1.e.
e. Filling, shaping to insure surface drainage away from site, and seeding of area.
NR 120.14(24)(b)2.
2. Cost-sharing may not be provided for removal and spreading of manure that can be removed using conventional equipment and routine agricultural practices.
NR 120.14(25)(a)(a)
Description. A milking center waste control system is a piece of equipment, practice or combination of practices installed in a milking center for purposes of reducing the quantity or pollution potential of the wastes. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(25)(b)1.a.
a. Design and construction of filter strip systems with appropriate pretreatment measures, storage systems and land irrigation equipment.
NR 120.14(25)(b)1.c.
c. Stationary waste transfer equipment, such as piping and pumps, needed to convey milking center wastes to storage, treatment or land application systems provided that the equipment is an integral component of the system and is designed for that exclusive use.
NR 120.14(25)(b)1.d.
d. Other milking center waste control measures when they are needed to assure that the milking center waste treatment systems will meet identified water quality objectives. These measures may include conservation sinks, pre-cooler water utilization systems, manifold cleaning systems, air injection systems, waste milk diverter valves, booster pumps for parlor floor cleaning and other measures as approved by the department.
NR 120.14(25)(b)2.a.
a. Design and construction of systems, practices or components that are installed or adopted for purposes other than for the correction of an identified water pollution hazard.
NR 120.14(25)(b)2.b.
b. Buildings or modifications to buildings, unless modifications to buildings are essential for installation of a milking center waste control system.
NR 120.14(25)(b)2.c.
c. Portable equipment for spreading milking center wastes onto land or incorporating the wastes into land.
NR 120.14(25)(c)2.
2. Milking center waste control systems shall be planned in accordance with the Pollution Control Guide for Milking Center Wastewater Management (UWEX Pub. No. A3592-July, 1994), which is incorporated by reference for this chapter and designed in accordance with standards approved by the department.
NR 120.14 Note
Note: Copies of this document may be inspected at the offices of the Department's Bureau of Watershed Management, NRCS, the Secretary of State and the Legislative Reference Bureau, all in Madison, WI.
NR 120.14(26)
(26) Roofs for barnyard runoff management and manure storage facilities. NR 120.14(26)(a)(a)
Description. Roofs for barnyard runoff management and manure storage facilities are a roof and supporting structure constructed specifically to prevent precipitation from contacting manure. This practice shall be implemented using the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(26)(b)1.1. Cost-sharing may not be provided for materials and labor for other structures or buildings.
NR 120.14(26)(b)2.
2. The roofed structure may not be permanently enclosed unless the landowner receives written approval from the department.
NR 120.14(26)(b)2.a.
a. For purposes of this subsection, a permanently enclosed structure is defined as a structure where the sum of the length of the walls exceeds 50% of the total length of the perimeter of the structure. When the structure has a shape other than a rectangle or square, each rectangular or square portion of the total structure, excluding the common sides, shall be calculated separately to determine whether it exceeds 50%. A segment of the perimeter shall be considered a wall if greater than 50% of the opening from eave to floor is of solid building material.
NR 120.14(26)(b)2.b.
b. An application requesting cost-sharing for the enclosure of a roofed barnyard runoff management system shall be submitted in writing to the department for its approval. The written application and the applicable cost-share agreement shall include a recognition by the landowner or land operator that the barnyard may not be used for purposes other than an animal lot for the duration of the cost-share agreement.
NR 120.14(26)(b)3.
3. The livestock facility may not establish additional outdoor animal lots on the site unless the department certifies that adequate runoff control practices are established for the duration of the cost-share agreement.
NR 120.14(26)(c)1.1. The roof shall be designed to support wind, snow and other live and dead loads consistent with the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) Engineering Practice (EP) 288.5, 1992, which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
NR 120.14 Note
Note: Copies of this publication are available for inspection at the central office of the department of Natural Resources, and the offices of the Legislative Reference Bureau and Secretary of State.
NR 120.14(26)(c)2.
2. The roof and supporting structure shall be constructed of materials with a life expectancy of a minimum of 10 years.
NR 120.14(27)(a)(a)
Description. Livestock fencing is the enclosure, separation or division of one area of land from another in a manner that provides a permanent barrier to livestock. The purpose of the practice is to exclude livestock from land areas that should be protected from grazing or gleaning where degradation of the natural resource will likely result if livestock access is permitted. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(27)(b)1.1. Cost-sharing may be provided for permanent fencing when fencing is needed to:
NR 120.14(27)(b)1.b.
b. Reduce the impact to a resource from sedimentation that is being caused by livestock.
NR 120.14(27)(b)1.d.
d. Eliminate the degradation of other natural resources as defined within the approved priority watershed plan, priority lake plan, notice of discharge or project grant application.
NR 120.14(27)(b)2.a.
a. Fencing of cropland fields for the primary purpose of providing areas for gleaning by livestock or for handling or segregating of livestock.
NR 120.14(27)(b)2.c.
c. Situations where benefits to water quality improvement cannot be readily defined.
NR 120.14(27)(c)
(c)
Standards and specifications. NRCS field office technical guide standards and specifications are as follows:
