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 001-600-6 - CULL POTATO COMPOSTING BMP

Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 001-600-6
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Criteria (prior to being composted): Any temporary storage of cull potatoes, between the dates of October 1 and the following March 1, must be in accordance with the Cold Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage BMP.

Warm Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage Criteria (prior to being composted): Any temporary storage of cull potatoes, between the dates of March 1 and October 1 of the same year, must be in accordance with the Warm Weather Temporary Cull Potato Storage BMP.

Cull Potato Composting Site, Setback and Slope Criteria: Follow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Rules for composting of Type I Residuals found in Rules for Land Application of Sludges and Residuals.

Cull Potato Composting Mix and Procedure Criteria: Use the process and mix recipe outlined in "Composting Potato Culls and Potato Processing Wastes", Woods End Research Laboratory and Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, 1990.

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