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A 633-2 Sewage sludge analysis,application and F. Livestock Feed reporting requirements can be found in Chapter 7041 MPCA Sewage Sludge Management Agricultural wastes to be used for feedstock shall Rules part 7041.1500.Those requirements be handled in a manner to minimize include analysis for pH,percentage of total contamination, preserve its feed value,and solids;volatile solids as percentage of total prevent disease transmission. Poultry litter stored solids,major plant nutrients,and concentration of for this purpose shall be covered. Strict various metals. The sludge generator or adherence to federal and state laws is critical applicator is responsible for obtaining the when utilizing animal parts or manure as a analysis. feedstock. Composted manure should be analyzed,when The feed product shall be free of harmful required by Minnesota Rule 7020.0405,for pH, pathogens,pesticide residues,parasites,and moisture content,particle size,NPK ratio,and heavy metal or drug residues above levels soluble salt content. Composted manure used as permitted by statute or regulation. an on-farm crop nutrient source should also be analyzed for total N,P2O5 and K2O. An animal nutritionist shall develop rations that utilize wastes in compliance with federal and D. Soil Quality state regulations. Where municipal wastewater and solids are G. Ener2v Source applied to agricultural lands as a nutrient source, • The single application or lifetime limits of Use of agricultural waste for energy production heavy metals shall not be exceeded. should be a part of the overall waste management • The concentration of salts shall not exceed system. the level that will impair seed germination or plant growth. Consult Minnesota Rule R. All energy producing components of the system Chapter 7041 and Chapters 5,6,and 11 of shall be included in the waste management plan the NRCS Agricultural Waste Management and provisions for utilization of residues of Field Handbook(AWMFH)for additional energy production identified. details. H. Mortality Disposal E. Water Quality Mortality disposal must be conducted in strict • All organic materials shall be utilized in a adherence to state rules. Consult Appendix A manner that minimizes the opportunity for for disposal alternatives. contamination of surface and ground water supplies. Appropriate setbacks and buffer I. Idled Cropland with a Perennial Cover~ areas will be established and maintained on CRP or Similar Land land application areas according to state or local regulations. Apply organic nutrients to CRP only after • Liquid application rates shall not exceed the obtaining approval from the appropriate agency soil infiltration rate or moisture holding including USDA's Farm Service Agency. capacity of the soil profile at the time of application. Apply organic nutrients only in emergency • Organic materials shall not be land-applied situations such as inability to spread on cropland on soils classified by NRCS as frequently because of flooding situations. flooded during the period when flooding is expected. Apply only once in a three-year period to the • No organic material application to frozen or same location in CRP fields. snow-covered ground when required by state law(Consult Minnesota Rules Chapter 7041 Limit organic materials spread on CRP or similar and 7020). Consult Table 1 for additional land to that generated only by the landowner. limitations on wintertime applications. Base application rates on the amount needed to supply 30 lbs./ac.total nitrogen(N)on coarse NRCS-Minnesota May 2001