WUES is your choice for WDR compliance help.  Here are just a few reasons why:

• Backed by the best experience in the industry
• Mission is to reduce YOUR compliance costs
• Flexible services means you decide how much support you want
• Pay only for the services you use

Call today to sign up (209) 238-3818

The following are just some of the time and cost savings WUES can offer you:

 

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

 

Reducing your Compliance Costs

Partnerships with 2 engineering firms and 4 labs offering Western United members significant discounts.

Western United Environmental Services

1211 L Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Phone: (209) 238-3818
Fax:(209) 238-3808
Email: info@wuenvironmental.com