Manure Management

Cows

Dane County's Manure Storage and Utilization Ordinance was updated in 2005.
The following links provide tools to help meet ordinance requirements. 
Documents (In Word or Acrobat .pdf formats.  Acrobat format requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader available free of charge from Adobe's web site)
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Manure Management
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Where to Apply for a Manure Storage Permit
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Chapter 14, Dane County Code of Ordinances (see Subchapter I)
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Manure Spreading Task Force - Final Report
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Liquid Manure Winter Application Fact Sheet

Permit Applications:
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) New or Significantly Altered Manure Storage Facility
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Closure of Manure Storage Facility
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Winter Spreading Registration Application Form

Other Files and Links:
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Dane County Community Manure Feasibility Study Committee
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Dane County Erosion Control & Stormwater Management
(see this site for stormwater application checklists and information)

Engineering Links:
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) NRCS-Wisconsin Engineering
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) USDA NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG-WI)
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) USDA NRCS Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook, CH 10, Companion Documents (7 Mb file)
BALLWHI.GIF (152 bytes) Engineering Spreadsheets (selected spreadsheets below)
     - Waste Storage Facility Design Excel Spreadsheet
     - Milking Center Waste Volume

Revised: January 22, 2007