Weekly Update
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Weekly Update, a publication of Western United Environmental Services (WUES). Our goal is to provide you with the latest information about WUES and how our organization can help you with your environmental challenges. All previous Updates can be found on our web site in the News section.
CALENDAR OF MONTHLY MONITORING ACTIVITIES
APRIL
|
1st
of the month |
Photograph
ponds |
|
Each Week |
Visual
inspection (production and waste storage areas; ponds) |
|
Significant
storm event |
Visual
inspections (storm water containment structures) |
|
First manure
application |
Volume/density OR weight/moisture, general minerals, other lab
analyses |
|
Other manure
application |
Volume/density OR weight/moisture |
|
Manure
Exports |
Measure
volume/density OR weight/moisture (may require lab analyses) |
|
Harvest |
Yield, lab
analyses |
|
Additional
nitrogen application |
Lab analyses
of plant tissue for total nitrogen |
|
Irrigation
event |
Volume,
source, date |
|
Manure/process wastewater discharge |
Date, time,
volume, duration, location, source, destination, field measurements
& lab analyses; report to RB5 within 24hrs |
|
Tail water
discharge |
Date, time,
volume, duration, location, source, destination, field measurements
& lab analyses |
Hot Topics
Management Plan, contact your Environmental Technician to do so. By starting
these maps early, it will help answer a lot of the questions that will be asked later on
through the process.
Time is running out and it is important to
attend the CDQAP’s WDR workshops, even if you are having a consultant do the
work for you. As a producer, you
need to know what is going on with your dairy.
Next week is the last week to attend!!!
Bring your CDQAP binder to class.
WDR SPRING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Kings County Wednesday, April 16,
The spring workshops will help producers
understand how to meet the next round of requirements, including:
By July
1, producers must submit their first annual report, which includes:
*
An updated Dairy Facility Assessment (an update to the PDFA submitted in
December)
*
Calendar 2007 manure tracking manifests, and
* Well and tile drain testing results and
results from any 2007 discharge testing.
Dairy producers also need to complete the first stage of their nutrient
management plan, including:
*
Identifying their land application area (updated, more detailed maps),
*
Soil, water and plant tissue testing results,
*
Process wastewater written agreements and operators must submit a “statement of
completion”
regarding the above.
Producers are also required to finish the first stage of their waste management
plan as follows:
*
Updated map,
*
Operation and maintenance plan,
*
Identification of backflow problems,
*
Proposed interim facility modifications for water storage balance, and
* Proposed interim facility modification for
nitrogen balance.
WUES can help you with…
Most tasks in complying with the WDR you can do
on your own, and we encourage you to do as much as you feel comfortable with.
We are happy to “walk through” tasks with you the first few times until you are
comfortable with doing them on your own. Our Environmental Technicians are
available to help you with any or all tasks, and everything in between.
Our purpose is to provide quality service to our clients in complying with the
WDR, while saving you money in the process.
To receive more information on
WUES please contact your WUES Environmental Technician or WUES Office: