Weekly Update

August 8, 2008

Welcome to Weekly Update, a publication of Western United Environmental Services (WUES).  Our goal is to provide you with the latest information about the WDR’s from the Water Board and how our organization can help you with your environmental challenges.  All previous publications of the Weekly Update can be found in the News section on our website at http://www.wuenvironmental.com.

 

WUES Services Recap

We thought this would be a good time to remind you of the services we are able to provide your dairy.  Please contact your Environmental Services Technician or our office for more information.

 

Plan Development

Nutrient Management Plan

    Developed by a Certified Nutrient Management Specialist

• Nutrient budget for crops

• Sampling and analysis

• Record keeping

Waste Management Plan

• Facility description

• Operation and Maintenance plan

• Backflow certification

Monitoring & Reporting

    Samples required for:

• All materials applied to land

• Solid & liquid manure leaving property

• Unauthorized applications of solid and liquid manure

• Off-site discharges

• Supply wells - groundwater monitoring wells, if installed

Sampling Needs:

• Detailed protocols and requirements

• Documentation and reporting required (Chain of Custody)

• Agricultural or laboratory accredited by Department of Public Health Services

• Ongoing sampling

• Storm water monitoring of runoff from the first and a mid season significant storm

• Irrigation water

• Solid manure

• Process wastewater (liquid manure)

• Forage

• Soil

Reports:

Dec 31st reports required (07 & 08)

• Annual reports beginning July 31, 2008

• Summaries of discharges

• Copies of sample analyses

• Source water, tile drain, storm water

• Tabulated results of data for nutrient monitoring

• Liquid manure, solid manure, soil, plant tissue, irrigation water

• Detailed maps for WMP, NMP

• Dairy Facility Assessment

• Copies of manifests & written agreements

• Reports for Special Situations:

• Material change (amount, character, or location of waste) due 140 days prior to change

• Facility change in ownership/operator

• Facility closure

• Unauthorized discharge / noncompliance events

• Exceeding groundwater limitations or surface water quality objectives

Visual Monitoring:

Production Areas:

• Weekly--Oct 1 to May 31

• Monthly--June 1 to Sept 30

• During and after each significant storm event

• Monthly photograph of pond freeboard

• Maintain written records of findings

Land Application areas:

• Daily inspections of land application area when process wastewater is applied

• Maintain written records of findings

Supply Well and Tile Drain Sampling:

• All supply well sources (analyze for electrical conductivity (EC) and Nitrate)

• Domestic wells

• Agricultural wells (irrigation, barn)

• Tile drains (EC, nitrate, and Phosphorus)

• These samples go to an ELAP accredited lab for drinking and wastewater analyses

• Results submitted in annual report

Monitoring Off-Site Discharges:

• Storm water from the production area;

• Storm water from land application area; and

• Tailwater from land application area ( if within 60 days of a manure application).

Maps:

• More detailed maps for the Waste Management Plan and the Nutrient Management Plan due July 1, 2009

• To receive more information about WUES, or to take advantage of additional services, please contact your WUES Environmental Services Technician or WUES Office:

  Phone (209) 238-3818
• Fax (209) 238-3808
• Email: info@wuenvironmental.com
• www.wuenvironmental.com