Nutrient Management Plan Template

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Draft NMP Template
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. FACILITY INFORMATION
1. Facility Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Address (Physical Location): _________________________________________________________________________________
3. City: ______________________________________________ 4. State:_____________ 5. Zip Code: _______________________
6. Owner or Operator Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________
B. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN INFORMATION
1. Indicate the date the nutrient management plan was or will be implemented: _____________________________
Note: A current version of the nutrient management plan must be implemented at the time of permitting and must be kept on site
at the permitted facility.
2. Indicate the date this nutrient management plan was most recently reviewed or revised: ____________________
C. TYPE AND NUMBER OF ANIMALS
1. Indicate the number and type of animals covered by this nutrient management plan.
Note: The NMP must address the manure, litter, and process wastewater generated from all the animals confined at the permitted CAFO,
not just the sector that meets the CAFO size threshold.
a. Animal Type
b. Number
D. RECORDKEEPING – GENERAL INFORMATION
The following records must be maintained on site at the permitted facility for at least five years from the date they are created. It is
recommended that these records be kept with the NMP. Check the box to indicate the records that will be maintained.
1.  A copy of the current site-specific NMP must be maintained on-site at the permitted facility.
II. STORAGE
NPDES requirement:
Ensure adequate storage of manure, litter, and process wastewater, including procedures to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the
facilities. [40 CFR 122.42(e)(1)(i)]
ELG requirements:
The production area [must be] designed, constructed, operated and maintained to contain all manure, litter, and process
wastewater including the runoff and the direct precipitation from a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event. [40 CFR 412.31(a)(1)(i)] OR
the facility has requested and the Director has approved Voluntary Alternative Performance Standards in accordance with 40 CFR
412.31(a)(2).
There must be routine visual inspections of the CAFO production area. At a minimum, the following must be visually inspected:
Weekly inspections of all storm water diversion devices, runoff diversion structures, and devices channeling
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contaminated storm water to the wastewater and manure storage structure;
Daily inspection of water lines, including drinking water or cooling water lines;
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Weekly inspections of the manure, litter, and process wastewater impoundments; the inspection will note the level in
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liquid impoundments as indicated by the depth marker in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
[40 CFR 412.37(a)(1)]
All open surface liquid impoundments must have a depth marker which clearly indicates the minimum capacity necessary to
contain the runoff and direct precipitation of the 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event. [40 CFR 412.37(a)(2)]
DRAFT

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