Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination By Improving Livestock Manure Storage and Treatment Facilities

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Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination By Improving Livestock Manure Storage and Treatment Facilities

By: B.L. Harris, D.W. Hoffman and F.J. Mazac, Jr.

A publication that addresses issues arising when landowners answer “yes” to these questions:

Are you aware of manure sampling and testing procedures?
Do you store livestock waste for longer than 90 days on your property?
Do you store livestock waste for short periods (30 to 90 days) on your property?
Do you store livestock waste closer than 150 feet from any water wells?
Do you use lagoons or detention ponds to store livestock waste?
Are there any abandoned livestock waste storage facilities on your property?

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