Section 50.93. Waste transfer systems.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section, "waste transfer system" means components such as pumps, pipes, conduits, valves, and other structures installed to convey manure and milking center wastes from buildings and animal feeding operations to a storage structure, loading area, or treatment area.

(2)   Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a waste transfer system which is a necessary component of a manure storage system, barnyard runoff control system, or milking center waste system funded under this chapter, provided that the waste transfer system is designed and used for that sole purpose.

(3)   Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the costs for any of the following:

(a) Portable equipment for spreading wastes on land or for incorporating wastes into land.

(b) Buildings or modifications to buildings. This paragraph does not apply to building modifications that are essential for the installation of a milking center waste control system.

(4)   Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of installing a waste transfer system unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The waste transfer system complies with all of the following that apply:

1. NRCS technical guide waste transfer standard 634 (January, 2014).

2. NRCS technical guide waste transfer standard 634 (January, 2014).

(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the waste transfer system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

CR 01-090 : cr. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075 : am. (4) (a) 1. Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (4) (a) 1., 2. Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047 : am. (4) (a) 1., 2. Register May 2015 No. 713 , eff. 6-1-15.