DEP Releases Final Land Application Of Manure Supplement To Manure Management For Environmental Protection Manual

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 27 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of the Land Application of Manure Supplement to the Manure Management for Environmental Protection Manual.  [DEP ID: 361-0300-002]

The supplement and Manual provide guidelines that comply with Department regulations concerning animal manures and agricultural process wastewaters.

The criteria established in this technical guidance document are required to be followed by all operations applying manure or agricultural process wastewater, farms that pasture animals and farms managing an Animal Concentration Area (ACA) unless the operators obtain a permit or approval from the Department to implement alternative practices. 

Click Here for a copy of the supplement.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for a summary of changes made in the final version.  Click Here for the Comment/Response Document.

Questions should be directed to: Kathryn Bresaw, Agriculture Compliance Section Manager, (717) 772-5650, kbresaw@pa.gov. 

Visit DEP’s Manure Management webpage for more information.

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[Posted: April 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest