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Project
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Client
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Nutrient Management Planning - Iowa
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NRCS
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May 2004 – August 2004
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SES was successful in
the procurement of 5 separate contracts with the NRCS in Iowa to conduct
nutrient management planning (NMP) for producers. This work will be
conducted in numerous counties throughout Iowa and will entail the
preparation of NMPs for crop and livestock producers throughout Iowa.
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National Nutrient Loading Project
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NPPC
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1998
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SES staff compiled nutrient loading information to surface water for
NPPC. This project focused on the
top 17 pork-producing states. The project’s
objective was to determine the relative contribution of nutrients to
surface water from pork production compared with other agricultural and
non-agricultural sources of nutrients.
SES summarized extensive data compiled from database searches and
literature reviews in tables and charts and discussed the findings in a
narrative summary. The summary
report discussed the mean annual nitrogen and phosphorus load by state,
trends in source contributions, livestock influence on watersheds,
nutrient loading in the Mississippi River Basin, nutrient contributions
by livestock type, and potential future uses of the SPARROW model
(primarily looking at trends over time).
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Comprehensive
Nutrient Management Plan
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Premium Standard Farms
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April – June, 2000
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SES completed the
first substantial Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) in the
U.S. CNMPs are being mandated
through the EPA, state agencies, and the U.S. Natural Resources
Conservation Service to minimize environmental impacts emanating from
land application of wastes from confined animal feedlots. The plan
provides the user information to calculate and manage waste applications
to minimize impacts. This program requires an extensive review of feedlot
operations, environmental loading capacity of the wastes, and potential
impacts to aquatic and terrestrial receptors of excess waste
applications.
SES staff has been
active participants in the development of CNMP guidelines and training
requirements for certification of professionals producing CNMPs.
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BMPs for pork production and land
application of manure
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NPPC
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September 1998
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SES compiled a list
of environmental BMPs for concentrated livestock production to be included
in the training materials for the OFO/EAP.
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Odor Solutions Initiative (OSI)
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NPPC
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April 1998 to June 1998
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The OSI was developed by the NPPC to evaluate technologies and
systems to mitigate or reduce odor emissions from pork production
facilities. As part of the OSI, SES worked closely
with the NPPC, the USDA National Soil Tilth Laboratory, and university
researchers to conduct an evaluation of odor sampling and analysis
methods. SES conducted a preliminary review of
available and potential methods for monitoring and quantifying odors, and
designed a source sampling plan for odors at lagoons, confinement
building fans and confinement building curtains. SES conducted air
and lagoon sampling during the OSI technology testing in Utah. In addition, SES identified and
recruited innovative technology developers and vendors to participate in
the Utah testing.
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Animal Manure Lagoon Evaluations
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Seaboard Farms and Land O’ Lakes
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July 1999 and March 2000
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SES conducted
evaluations of several hog production lagoons in Oklahoma in response to
new state regulations. The
evaluations consisted of a review of associated records, an on-site visual
evaluation, and a certification by a SES Licensed
Professional Engineer.
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Air Quality Environmental Impact Facts
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NPPC
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November 1998 to 1999
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SES compiled
atmospheric impact and loading information from across the United
States. SES used this data
to determine the relative atmospheric contribution from pork production,
compared with other agricultural and non-agricultural sources, for the
following: greenhouse gases (methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide);
nitrogen deposition; and health effects of atmospheric ammonia, hydrogen
sulfide and pathogens. The NPPC
planned to use the information to develop fact sheets regarding the
overall contribution of pork production, relative to other sources, to
the atmospheric conditions described above.
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Odor Measurement Technology Presentation
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Missouri Agricultural Consortium
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April 1998
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SES gave a
presentation on the current status of odor measurement technologies on behalf
of the Missouri Agricultural Consortium to the Missouri CAFO Odor Issues
Workgroup, a task force consisting of agricultural groups, environmental
groups, regulators and elected officials. The purpose of the presentation
was to provide an independent evaluation of state-of-the-art odor
measurement technologies.
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