Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. When a poultry
waste end-user is the recipient of more than 10 tons of poultry waste in any
365-day period, the end-user shall maintain records regarding the transfer and
land application of poultry waste.
1. The
poultry waste end-user shall provide the permitted poultry grower or poultry
waste broker with the following items:
a.
End-user name and address;
b. The
locality in which the end-user intends to utilize the waste (i.e., nearest town
or city, county, and zip code);
c.
The name of the stream or waterbody if known to the end-user that is nearest to
the waste utilization or storage site; and
d. Written acknowledgement of receipt of:
(1) The waste;
(2) The nutrient analysis of the waste;
and
(3) A fact sheet.
2. The poultry waste
end-user shall record the following items regarding the waste transfer:
a. The source name, address, and permit
number (if applicable);
b. The
amount of poultry waste that was received;
c. The date of the transaction;
d. The final use of the poultry
waste;
e. The locality in which the
waste was utilized (i.e., nearest town or city, county, and zip
code);
f. The name of the stream or
waterbody if known to the recipient that is nearest to the waste utilization or
storage site; and
g. The method
used to determine the land application rates (i.e., phosphorus crop removal,
standard rate, soil test recommendations, or a nutrient management plan).
End-users shall maintain the records required by
subdivisions A 1 and A 2 of this section on site for a period of three years
after the transaction. All records shall be made available to department
personnel upon request.
3. Reporting requirements. End-users shall
submit the records required by subdivisions A 1 and A 2 of this section in
accordance with the timing outlined in subdivisions 3 a and 3 b of this
subsection.
a. Beginning February 17, 2022,
and continuing through February 17, 2023, upon request by the department, the
end-user shall submit the records in a format and method determined by the
department; and
b. Beginning
February 17, 2024, the end-user shall submit to the department, annually, the
records for the preceding state fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) no later
than September 15.
4. If
waste is land applied, the poultry waste end-user shall keep a record of the
following items regarding the land application of the waste:
a. The nutrient analysis of the
waste;
b. Maps indicating the
poultry waste land application fields and storage sites;
c. The land application rate;
d. The land application dates;
e. What crops were planted;
f. Soil test results, if obtained; and
g. NMP, if applicable
End-users shall maintain the records required by this
subdivision 4 on site for a period of three years after the recorded
application is made. All records shall be made available to department
personnel upon request.
B. Any duly authorized agent of the board
may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any
establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of
obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the
enforcement of the provisions of this regulation.
Statutory Authority: §§
62.1-44.15
and
62.1-44.17:1.1
of the Code of Virginia.
