|
14.03—14.06(3)
<br /> [History: am., OA 49, 1996-97, pub.07/18/97;am.,OA 2, therefore, the Dane County Board of Supervisors
<br /> 2001-02, pub. 08/22/01, eff. 08/22/02; am., Sub. 1 to OA strongly discourages landowners from applying
<br /> 13,2004-05,pub.05/19/05.]
<br /> stored, pumpable liquid manure under the
<br /> 14.03 FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF following conditions:
<br /> POLICY. The Dane County Board of (a) melting snow on frozen cropland;
<br /> Supervisors finds that: (1) Dane County's water (b) ice sheet over frozen cropland;
<br /> resources are vital to the high quality of life (c) ice pack of snow over frozen cropland;
<br /> enjoyed by all who live here. The purity of Dane (d) wet heavy snow on frozen cropland; or
<br /> County's ground water is essential to the health (e) dry snow on frozen cropland.
<br /> and welfare of all County residents and visitors Landowners who self-report manure spills or
<br /> and to the health of the County's livestock
<br /> runoff in time for the initiation of remedial
<br /> industry as well. Our lakes, rivers and streams measures to prevent or substantially minimize
<br /> are important to the County's economy, to the damage to aquatic ecosystems shall be
<br /> health of aquatic life and other animals and considered for enforcement leniency by the
<br /> plants and to maintaining the recreational department.
<br /> opportunities available to all those who spend (5) The Dane County Board of Supervisors
<br /> their free time enjoying Dane County's natural further finds that the technical standards
<br /> water resources. The storage and utilization of developed and maintained by the USDA-NRCS
<br /> manure generated by the livestock industry, adopted by the committee provide effective,
<br /> when properly managed, is important for practical and environmentally safe methods of
<br /> maintaining soil quality, reducing the reliance on storing and utilizing waste manure. The Board
<br /> commercial fertilizer, and is of significant further finds that where operations have ceased,
<br /> importance to the agricultural economy of Dane the manure storage facility shall be closed
<br /> County. according to NRCS standards.
<br /> (2) The pollution of the ground and surface and (2 am. (3)Sub.renum. as(5)and0a new(3)and5(4) Cr., OA,pub.
<br /> waters of Dane County would harm the health 14,2005-06,pub.12/12/05.]
<br /> and welfare of county residents and visitors,
<br /> livestock, aquatic life and other animals and 14.04 PURPOSE. The purpose of this
<br /> plants and also damage the scenic, recreational, subchapter is to regulate the design,
<br /> economic and environmental value of Dane construction, maintenance and proper closure of
<br /> County's natural water resources. manure storage facilities and provide for proper
<br /> (3) The storage of manure in facilities that fail to utilization of manure. It is also intended to
<br /> meet technical design and construction provide for the administration and enforcement
<br /> standards, livestock operations with manure of this subchapter and to provide penalties for its
<br /> storage facilities that are at risk of overflow, the violation.
<br /> presence of unconfined manure piles in water [History: am., OA 2, 2001-02, pub. 08/22/01,eff. 08/22/02;
<br /> quality management areas and the improper am.,Sub.1 to OA 13,2004-05,pub.05/19/05.]
<br /> land application of manure may cause pollution 14.05 APPLICABILITY. This subchapter
<br /> of the surface and ground waters of Dane applies to the entire geographical area of Dane
<br /> County. The winter application of stored, County.
<br /> pumpable liquid manure on cropland that is [History: am., OA 2, 2001-02, pub. 08/22/01, eff. 08/22/02;
<br /> either frozen, snow-covered or ice-covered can am.,Sub.1 to OA 13,2004-05,pub.05/19/05.]
<br /> be an important source of annual nutrient loading
<br /> to the surface waters and ground waters of Dane 14.06 DEFINITIONS. As used in this
<br /> County. subchapter, the following words and phrases
<br /> (4) Landowners apply manure in the winter have the meanings indicated:
<br /> because of land and labor availability and to (1) Abandoned or idle manure storage facility
<br /> avoid excessive soil compaction. The means a manure storage facility not used or
<br /> application of stored, pumpable liquid manure in maintained for the storage of manure for 24
<br /> the winter also enables landowners to avoid or consecutive months.
<br /> lessen the cost of the structures that would be (2) Applicant means any person who applies for
<br /> needed to store manure throughout the winter a permit under this subchapter.
<br /> months. However, the land application of (3) Committee means the Dane County Land
<br /> manure in the winter increases the risk of Conservation Committee.
<br /> pollution to ground and surface waters,
<br /> Page 14-2
<br /> rev. 013106
<br />
|