Code of Colorado Regulations
1200 - Department of Agriculture
1206 - Conservation Services Division
8 CCR 1206-1 - WATER QUALITY CONTROL CONCERNING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND GROUND WATER
Rule I - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
Part 4.0 - Bulk Dry Fertilizer
Universal Citation: 1200 CO Code Regs 4.0
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
4.1. Storage
(a) Bulk dry fertilizer shall be
stored inside a structure that prevents contact with precipitation.
(b) The floor of the bulk dry fertilizer
storage area shall be constructed of materials that prevent the downward
movement of fertilizer materials or the upward movement of moisture through the
floor.
4.2. Mixing and loading area and operations
(a) All loading,
unloading, mixing and handling of dry fertilizer shall be done on a mixing and
loading pad.
(b) The mixing and
loading pad shall be of a size and design that will contain the fertilizer
being mixed or loaded and allow for collection of spilled material and
facilitate easy cleanup.
(c) Pads
for mixing and loading areas shall be constructed of material so as to form a
barrier between the fertilizer handling area and the surrounding earth and
facilitate easy cleanup of spills.
(d) The pad must be maintained as a barrier
between the product and the surrounding earth for the usable life of the
structure.
(e) The pad must be able
to handle the wheel loads of any vehicles using it.
(f) All spills shall be immediately cleaned
up.
4.3. Rail cars unloading bulk dry fertilizer at bulk fertilizer storage facilities are not required to meet the provisions of ¶ 4.1 or ¶ 4.2 (a)-(e). However, all spills shall be immediately cleaned up.
4.4. The facility and area shall be maintained in a good state of repair.
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