Environmental Engineering
 

Animal Waste Management (AWM)

Oregon Links

• AWM Workshop March 2009   NEW!!
• AWM Workshop February 2008

National NRCS Links

• Manure Management Team
• National Engineering Handbook (NEH) Part 651 Animal Waste Management Field Handbook (AWMFH)
  • On the eDirectives website go to: Title 210 – Engineering -> National Engineering Handbook -> Part 651
  • Please take note that Chapter 4 and Appendix 10D of the AWMFH have been updated as of March 2008
• Water Quality and Quantity Animal Waste Management
• Animal Waste Management Improvement Team

Other Links

• The National Livestock and Poultry Learning Center is a great resource for up to date information. They also archive all the monthly webcasts and make them available on their website.
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers recommends book values when lab analysis is not available.
• CNMP Watch

Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMP) Resources

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

Oregon Links

• Oregon OnePlan Nutrient Management Planner will soon be replacing ORAWM as the tool used in development of CNMPs. OnePlan has been CCE certified and will be made available to NRCS employees 7/08. All other interested groups can download the free software here.
• In addition to having the NMP software on your computer, you will need to add a website to the list of trusted sites on your internet browser. To do this:
• Open your internet browser
• Click on Tools --> Internet Options --> Security --> Trusted Sites --> Sites
• Type in the following website in the space next to the ADD button: http://maps.informationdesigns.com
• Click OK
• Oregon OnePlan Users Guide
• Word format (7.58 MB)
• PDF format (4.72 MB)
• Idaho OnePlan is similar to Oregon and may be used in Oregon for special cases. Contact the Environmental Engineer for more details if you think this applies to you.
• Phosphorus Index forms:
• P-Index Tech Note (DOC, 58 KB)
• P-Index Worksheet Eastern Oregon (DOC, 42 KB)
• P-Index Worksheet Western Oregon (DOC, 41 KB)
• P-Index data (XLS, 671 KB)
• The Waste Storage Period Determination Worksheet (DOC, 75 KB) is used to calculate the number of days needed to store animal waste during the wet winter months. Examples include a completed worksheet for the following locations: North Coast (DOC, 76 KB), Willamette Valley (DOC, 79 KB), and Eastern Oregon (DOC, 74 KB).
• Livestock Manure Storage Assessment Worksheet (DOC, 107 KB) will calculate a risk level regarding the impact of waste storage on ground and surface waters as well as a risk rating for yard management.
• The animal feeding operation (AFO) inventory worksheet (DOC, 349 KB) is helpful when beginning a CNMP. Print this worksheet and fill it out during the site visit.
• When preparing or reviewing a CNMP please use the Oregon CNMP Checklist (XLS, 60 KB) to ensure CNMP meets Oregon CNMP requirements.
• Oregon Animal Waste Management (ORAWM) (XLS, 1.21 MB) spreadsheet is a tool used for developing CNMPs in Oregon. Tech Note 5 (DOC, 5.67 MB) provides some guidance on using ORAWM.
• Agronomy Tech Notes

Other Links

• EPA Milking Parlor 101
• Oregon Department of Agriculture CAFO Program
• CNMP Watch
• Comprehensive nutrient management planning for your facility by Lara B. Moody and Robert T. Burns, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
• Oregon Department of Agriculture provides guidance on disposal methods for animal mortality

Air Quality

Oregon Links

• Air Quality and Atmospheric Change, and Energy Training
• Oregon Dairy Air Task Force

National NRCS Links

• West NTSC Air Quality and Atmospheric Change

Other Links

• The AgStar Program encourages the use of methane recovery (biogas) technologies at the confined animal feeding operations that manage manure as liquids or slurries. These technologies reduce methane emissions while achieving other environmental benefits.
• University of Idaho Odor and Waste Management

Compost

National NRCS Links

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint or Windows Media.

• Compost Bedded Pack Barn Information Sheet (PDF, 245 KB)
• National NRCS Manure Management Team Compost NetMeeting
  • PowerPoint presentation (PPT, 4.31 MB)
  • Accompanying audio file (WMV, 6.44 MB)
• Composting Manure Information Sheet (PDF, 441 KB)
• Managing for Better Compost Information Sheet (PDF, 214 KB)
• Manure Chemistry Information Sheet (PDF, 214 KB)

Other Links

• Virginia Cooperative Extension guidance on sizing composted bedded packs
• On-farm experience with composted bedded packs
• On-Farm Composting Handbook NRAES-54
• University of Minnesota Composted Bedded Packs for Dairy Barns
• Washington State University Biologically Intensive and Organic Agriculture (BIOAg) Compost Connection

Oregon Amendments

The following documents require  Microsoft Word

• Oregon Amendments to the General Manual: Conservation Planning and Application Part 409 Conservation Planning Policy  (DOC, 152 KB)
• Oregon Animal Waste Management Field Handbook Amendments:
• Summary of Oregon Amendments:  (DOC, 39 KB)
  • Amendment Announcement 3 (DOC, 103 KB)
  • Amendment Announcement 4 (DOC, 27 KB)
• Chapter 1: State Laws (DOC, 71 KB)
• Chapter 4: Dairy (DOC, 18 KB)
• Chapter 4: Mink (DOC, 36 KB)
• Chapter 6: Plants (DOC, 84 KB)
• Chapter 10 appendix 10E: Oregon Precipitation and Evaporation Values (DOC, 10.3 MB)
• Chapter 10: Compacted Soil Liners and Example Problems (DOC, 66 KB)
• Chapter 10: Compacted Soil Liner Worksheet (DOC, 28 KB)
• Chapter 10: Storage Period (DOC, 95 KB)
   

Contact

Jennifer Zwicke
State Environmental Engineer
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 900
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 414-3231
e-mail:  jennifer.zwicke@or.usda.gov

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