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General Ag. Compliance & Chesapeake Bay Update

General Ag. Compliance & Chesapeake Bay Update. PA Clean Streams Law & General AG Compliance. Prevent discharge of pollutants & water quality impairment. Compliance vs. Enforcement. Compliance Baseline = Posted Speed Limit Enforcement = Issuing Tickets. CAOs (SCC, CDs). All AG Operations

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General Ag. Compliance & Chesapeake Bay Update

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  1. General Ag. Compliance &Chesapeake Bay Update

  2. PA Clean Streams Law& General AG Compliance • Prevent discharge of pollutants & water quality impairment

  3. Compliance vs. Enforcement • Compliance Baseline = Posted Speed Limit • Enforcement = Issuing Tickets

  4. CAOs (SCC, CDs) All AG Operations in PA (DEP, ??) CAFOs (EPA, DEP) 3 Tiers of AG & Water QualityRegulations in PA (Title 25)

  5. Typical AG Operation(non-CAO, non-CAFO) • Manure Storage • Land Application of Manure • Erosion and Sedimentation Control • Plowing, Tillage & Earth Disturbance

  6. Manure Storage • For liquid/semi-solid manure storage • PE certification (design & const. inspection) • Adequate Freeboard (handle major storms) • Some will need special DEP permits • Location w/in certain watersheds or size • Check with Conservation District

  7. Land Application of Manure • Written & Implement a simplified “Manure” Management Plan • Does not need formal Act 38 approval • Application rates for Nitrogen and Phosphorus based on crop needs • Crop Fields and Pastures • Records (production & use)

  8. Erosion & Sedimentation Control • Follow a conservation plan • Conservation Plan written to “T” • NRCS plan will work • BMPs to protect water quality an option • An “Agricultural E & S” plan, if followed, is acceptable

  9. DEP’s “Thinking” • Written plans and records generally not reviewed or approved • Regular inspections not conducted • PA Clean Streams Law still requires compliance with baseline

  10. DEP’s “Visual Signs” of Problems • Runoff or infiltration of pollutants • Uncontrolled stormwater through animal concentration areas • Inadequate manure storage • Excess manure application • Cropland erosion (gullies, sediment in stream)

  11. 2010

  12. Susquehanna River is CleanerNutrient & Sediment Concentrations are Trending Downward R. Batiuk, EPA, CBP, December 2006

  13. Yet, Much to Do • Will PA & Chesapeake Bay Watershed meet 2010 Deadline? • What funding will be available for BMPs? • What non-funding options available? Questions: Barry Spangler Ag. Conservation Technician Snyder County Conservation District 570-837-0007, x5

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