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Feedlot Publications

Fact Sheets

General Information

• MPCA Feedlot Program Overview
• Completing a NPDES Feedlot Permit Application
• When Is Environmental Review Required for Feedlots?
• Feedlot Financial Assistance Programs

Rules and Regulations

• County Feedlot Program
• 2005/2010 Open-Lot Certification
• Co-mixing Domestic or Sanitary Waste with Livestock Waste
• Feedlot Rules Referencing Various Water Types
• Livestock Carcass Disposal
• Pasture Operations and Minnesota Feedlot Rules
• Permit Notification Requirements: Feedlots with more than 500 Animal Units
• Revised Feedlot Rules at a Glance: Feedlot rule summary
• Managing Livestock Feeding on Pasture and Crop Residue

• Feedlot Rule Requirements
  • Under 300 Animal Units: Operation and Maintenance
  • Under 300 Animal Units: Construction and Expansion
  • 300 to 999 Animal Units: Operation and Maintenance
  • 300 to 999 Animal Units: Construction and Expansion
  • NPDES/SDS Permitted Feedlots: Summary of State and Federal Requirements

• Registration and Permits
  • Feedlot Registration
  • Feedlot Registration After 1/2002: Guidelines for Delegated Counties
  • Do I Need to Register My Feedlot or Manure Storage Area?
  • NPDES Permit: Frequently Asked Questions

Construction, Operation Guidance

• Permit Notification Requirements: Feedlots with more than 500 Animal Units
• Under 300 Animal Units: Operation and Maintenance
• Under 300 Animal Units: Construction and Expansion
• 300 to 999 Animal Units: Operation and Maintenance
• 300 to 999 Animal Units: Construction and Expansion
• Concrete Manure Storage Structure Construction Guidelines
• Construction Short-Form Permit
• Emergency Winter Application Areas Form
• Evaluating Open Lot Runoff Compliance
• Feedlot Construction Setbacks from Open Water and Wells
• NPDES/SDS Permitted Feedlots: Summary of State and Federal Requirements
• Managing Manure and Land Application During Adverse Weather Conditions
• Options for Handling Feedlot Runoff at Large CAFOs
• Siting Manure Storage Areas in Minnesota's Karst Region: State
  Requirements
• Stormwater Control Requirements at Feedlot Construction Sites
• Technical Guidelines for Poultry Barn Floors

Technical Requirements

• Applying Manure in Sensitive Areas A guide to State rule requirements and recommended practices for manure application to protect water quality.
• Best Management Practices for Supplemental Winter Feeding Areas
• Carcass Disposal Regulations - Minnesota Board of Animal Health
• Closure
• Land Application of Manure: Minimum State Requirements
• Liquid Manure Storage Areas
• Manure Management Plan Requirements
• Manure Management Plan Requirements When Manure Ownership Is Transferred
• Proper Storage of Silage - Avoiding Leachate/Seepage Problems
• Siting Manure Storage Areas in Minnesota's Karst Region: State Requirements
• Stormwater Control Requirements at Feedlot Construction Sites
• Technical Guidelines for Poultry Barn Floors
• Technical Guidelines for Stockpiling of Manure

Reports

• Effects of Liquid Manure Storage Systems on Ground Water Quality
• Ground Water Quality Adjacent to Animal Feedlots
• Recommendations of the Technical Workgroup Liquid Manure Storage in the Karst Region (12/00)
• Feedlot Air Quality Summary: Data Collection, Enforcement and Program Development (3/99)
• Animal Feedlot Regulation: A Program Evaluation Report, Prepared by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (1/99)

Legislative Reports

• Feedlot Program - Report to the 2004 Legislature
• Feedlot Program - Report to the Minnesota Legislature FY 2002 (1/03)
• Report to Legislature on The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Ability to Meet 60-day Issuance Deadline for Feedlot Permits. (11/00)
• Feedlot Issues: Animal Waste Liability Account, Incident Reporting and Contingency Action Plan - Legislative Report (1/99)

Calendar

• Feedlot Wall Calendar

Newsletters

• Feedlot Update Newsletter
  
  
• NPDES News:
  • July 2009
  • January 2009
  • July 2008