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(b) The livestock watering facility is necessary to achieve water quality objectives.
(c) Installing the livestock watering facility is less expensive than providing environmentally safe livestock access to a natural source of drinking water.
(3) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of designing and constructing a livestock watering facility.
(4) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs for any of the following:
(a) More than one livestock watering facility when the need for more than one watering facility is created by the segregation or handling of livestock within a manure management system. This paragraph does not apply when the need for more than one livestock watering facility is created by the segregation or handling of livestock within a prescribed grazing system.
(b) A water supply used for purposes other than providing drinking water to livestock.
(c) Installing a livestock watering facility if there is a less expensive way to water livestock, consistent with soil and water conservation goals.
(5) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant may not reimburse the cost of establishing a livestock watering facility unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The livestock watering facility complies with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 574 spring development (August, 2021).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 614 watering facility (June, 2021).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 642 water well (August, 2021).
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 516 livestock pipeline (June, 2021).
5. Chapter NR 812, related to well construction and pump installation.
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 561 heavy use area protection (November, 2022).
7. NRCS conservation practice standard 533 pumping plant (August, 2021).
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the livestock watering facility for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (5) (a) 1. and 3. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (5) (a) 2. to 4., cr. (5) (a) 6., 7. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047: am. (5) (a) 1., 6. Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012: am. (5) (a) 2., 3., 6. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 16-083: am. (5) (a) 4., 7. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (5) (a) 1. to 4., 6., 7. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.77 Milking center waste control systems.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Milking center waste” means waste water, cleaning ingredients, waste milk, or other discharge from a milking parlor or milkhouse.
(b) “Milking center waste control system” means a system of facilities or equipment designed to contain or control the discharge of milking center waste.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to a milking center waste control system:
(a) Costs to design, construct, repair, or modify a milking center waste control system, including costs for appropriate waste pretreatment, waste storage, and land irrigation equipment.
(b) Costs for conduits, pumps, and related equipment required to transfer milking center wastes, provided that the equipment is designed and used for that sole purpose.
(c) Other milking center waste control measures, approved by the department, that are needed to meet identified water quality objectives. These measures may include conservation sinks, pre-cooler water utilization systems, manifold cleaning systems, air injection systems, wastewater treatment strips used with appropriate waste pretreatment measures, recyclable water storage and plumbing for automatic water and cleaning chemicals controls, flocculator systems, waste milk diverter valves, and booster pumps for parlor floor cleaning.
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any of the following costs related to a milking center waste control system:
(a) Costs for any system, component, or practice that is not needed to correct an identified water pollution hazard.
(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.
(c) Portable equipment for spreading milking center wastes onto land or incorporating those wastes into land.
(4) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant may not reimburse any costs related to a milking center waste control system unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The system complies with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 627 wastewater treatment, milk house (November, 2022).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 313 waste storage facility (October, 2017).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 634 waste transfer (November, 2022).
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 590 nutrient management (December, 2015).
5. NRCS conservation practice standard 635 vegetated treatment area (September, 2016).
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 656 constructed wetland (December, 2016).
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the milking center waste control system for 10 years unless the milking operation is discontinued.
History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (4) (a) 1. to 5. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (4) (a) 1. to 4., cr. (4) (a) 6., 7. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047: am. (4) (a) 2. to 4. Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012: am. (4) (a) 6. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 16-083: am. (4) (a) 5., 7. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: r. (4) (a) 1., renum. (4) (a) 2. to 7. to be (4) (a) 1. to 6. and am. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.78 Nutrient management.
(1) Definitions. In this section, “nutrient management” means controlling the amount, source, form, location, and timing of plant nutrient applications, including application of organic wastes, commercial fertilizers, soil reserves, and legumes, in order to provide plant nutrients while minimizing the movement of nutrients to surface water and groundwater.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs for nutrient management prescribed in a nutrient management plan. A cost-share grant may reimburse any of the following costs related to nutrient management:
(a) Costs for soil and plant nutrient testing, including residual nitrogen analysis.
(b) Costs for nutrient analysis of manure and other organic waste.
(c) Costs to develop or revise a nutrient management plan.
(3) Design and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse nutrient management costs under this section unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The nutrient management practice complies with NRCS conservation practice standard 590 nutrient management (December, 2015).
Note: The NRCS conservation practice standard 590 nutrient management can be obtained by visiting the department website at: https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ATCP50.aspx.
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the nutrient management practice in each year for which cost-sharing is provided.
History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 05-013: am. (3) (a) Register May 2007 No. 617, eff. 6-1-07; CR 16-083: am. (3) (a) Register January 2017 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (3) (a) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.785 Nutrient treatment system.
(1) Definition. In this section “nutrient treatment system” means a system installed to intercept subsurface (tile) flow, groundwater, or surface runoff flow to reduce the concentration of phosphorus or nitrate nitrogen and minimize the movement of these nutrients to surface water, or groundwater, or both.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs related to a nutrient treatment system:
(a) Costs to design or install the system.
(b) Costs to purchase and install necessary underground pipe, subsurface drain tile, outlets and other necessary structures for water control or mechanical outlets.
(c) Costs to remove obstructions, if necessary for the installation of an effective nutrient management system.
(d) Costs to establish permanent vegetative cover, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, and other necessary materials.
(e) Cost to install permanent fencing to protect the nutrient treatment system.
(f) Other nutrient treatment systems, approved by the department, that are needed to meet identified water quality objectives.
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any of the following costs related to a nutrient treatment system:
(a) Costs to design a nutrient treatment system that is not installed.
(b) Costs of a proposed practice, to the extent that those costs exceed the cost of an equally effective alternative.
(c) Costs for any system, component, or practice that is not required to correct an identified water pollution hazard.
(d) Costs to install a nutrient treatment system in urban settings or that does not address agricultural runoff or drainage.
(4) Design, construction, and maintenance standards. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse costs related to a nutrient treatment system unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The nutrient treatment system complies with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 605 denitrifying bioreactor (June, 2021).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 782 phosphorus removal system (May, 2019).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 606 subsurface drain (June, 2021)
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting standard (January, 2018).
5. NRCS conservation practice standard 484 mulching (June, 2016).
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 554 drainage water management (August, 2021).
7. NRCS conservation practice standard 587 structure for water control (January, 2018).
8. NRCS conservation practice standard 604 saturated buffer (June, 2021).
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the nutrient treatment system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.
History: CR 23-024: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.79 Pesticide management.
(1) Definition. In this section, “pesticide management” means controlling the storage, handling, use, and disposal of pesticides used in crop production in order to minimize contamination of water, air, and nontarget organisms.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs for pesticide management described in a pesticide management plan, if required, or described in the plan for the design of a pesticide structure. A cost-share grant may reimburse any of the following costs related to pesticide management:
(a) Costs for integrated pest management field scouting.
(b) Costs to develop or revise a pesticide management plan.
(c) Costs for spill control facilities, including any of the following facilities that are needed:
1. A liquid-tight, reinforced concrete pad for a pesticide mixing area.
2. Water-tight walls or perimeter flow diversion structures to convey spills or contaminated water from a pesticide mixing area to a sump.
3. Perimeter flow diversion structures needed to convey surface water away from a pesticide mixing area.
4. A shallow sump collection area capable of storing spills, rinsate, washwater, and precipitation that may leak or fall on a pesticide mixing pad.
5. Roof structures and walls to protect a pesticide mixing area.
6. Pesticide mixing area approach ramps.
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