System design for NMP and NPDES permit application for the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
2006
Nienaber, J. | Eigenberg, R. | Woodbury, B.
All concentrated animal feeding operations that have the potential to discharge are required to apply for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The process also requires development of a nutrient management plan (NMP). Recent actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have indicated that alternative control technology (ACT) could be used if the ACT was shown to provide equivalent or superior environmental protection compared to traditional facilities designed to meet zero discharge from a 25-yr, 24-hr design storm. In addition to manure handling systems contained in the plan, a NMP is required to detail how both liquid and solids from animal feeding operations will be used, together with commercial fertilization on cropland. This paper will outline the procedure, design considerations, and the resulting NPDES permit application for the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center at Clay Center, Nebraska.
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