Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 600 - RULES REGARDING DISPOSAL OF CULL POTATO PILES
CULL POTATO DISPOSAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Section 001-600-3 - COLD WEATHER TEMPORARY CULL POTATO STORAGE BMP
This BMP provides acceptable procedures for temporary storage of cull potatoes between the dates of October 1 and the following March 1, when tuber breakdown and leachate generation will not occur due to cold temperatures Cull potatoes placed in Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storages must be removed by March 1 and either utilized (such as a feed source), disposed of in accordance with another Cull Potato Disposal BMP, or placed in a Warm Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage
Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Site Criteria: Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato storages cannot be located on wetlands or within the 100 year floodplain.
Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Cover Criteria: No cover material is required for Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storages as there is no threat of disease transfer to a growing potato crop.
Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Site Setback Criteria: Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storages must be setback a minimum of 50 feet from wells, springs, ponds, streams and lakes and they must not be placed within drainage swales or depressions. It is also recommended for public relation and perception purposes, that Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storages be located some distance from neighboring dwellings.
