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Session V Manure Management Alternative Uses of Manure Other Than Land Application December 9, 2004 Hank Zygmunt zygmunt

Session V Manure Management Alternative Uses of Manure Other Than Land Application December 9, 2004 Hank Zygmunt zygmunt.hank@epa.gov US EPA Current Trends in the Livestock Industry Increase in the number of animals per facility Integration and concentration

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Session V Manure Management Alternative Uses of Manure Other Than Land Application December 9, 2004 Hank Zygmunt zygmunt

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  1. Session VManure ManagementAlternative Uses of Manure Other Than Land ApplicationDecember 9, 2004Hank Zygmuntzygmunt.hank@epa.govUS EPA

  2. Current Trends in the Livestock Industry • Increase in the number of animals per facility • Integration and concentration • Geographic separation of animal production and feed production • Concentration of manure in fewer watersheds

  3. Impetus for Alternative Technologies • Excess Manure Nutrients • Limited Amount of Land • Concentration of AFOs • Water Quality and Public Health Impacts • TMDLs • CAFO regulations (EPA and State) • Energy Opportunities • Other Uses and Market Development • Tax Credits

  4. Alternatives include….. • Conversion to Value-Added Products • Conversion and Use as an Energy Source • Innovative and Emerging Technologies

  5. Conversion to Value-Added Products Composting Pelletizing Livestock Feed Additive

  6. Conversion and Use as an Energy Source Anaerobic Digestion Cofiring Gasification/Methanol Production

  7. Emerging/Innovative Technologies/Uses • Mushroom Cultivation • Soil Reclamation-Brownfields and Coal Mine Reclamation • Other Uses • Algae Production • Aquaculture • Building Material

  8. Region 3 States • PA: Energy Harvest Grants, Growing Greener Grants, Ag Star Program • DE: Perdue-AgriRecycle Pellitizing Plant, Transport of Litter to Mushroom Industry • MD: Transport of Manure/Litter to Mushroom Industry • WV: Viable Litter Transport Hotline • VA: Harmony Granular Pellitizing Plant Shut Down

  9. Recipe for Success • Public perception/awareness/support • Planning and Selection of technology • Pencil: $$ in and return • Policies and Programs • Grants & Loans are available- USDA, DOE, EPA & State …to help industry.

  10. Summary • Nutrient imbalance exist in many watersheds • Amount of land for application is decreasing • Regulations are requiring less application of nutrients to meet WQ goals • Some alternatives are available - How Can We Advance More? • Sustainablility of livestock and poultry industry

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