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Nebraska Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP)
Introduction and
Explanation
The Nebraska NRCS Comprehensive Nutrient
Management Plan (CNMP) webpage contents are divided into five sections.
This webpage is intended to provide blank forms, templates, and example
information that can be customized for use on actual CNMPs by NRCS and
Technical Service Providers. Not all information will be necessary on
an individual CNMP.
The portions that are needed can be utilized and customized as appropriate
to meet NRCS standards, as well as Nebraska Department of Environmental
Quality (NDEQ) regulations and other federal, state, and local regulations.
CNMPs must
consider six basic elements: Nutrient Management, Land Treatment, Manure
Handling and Storage, Manure Transfer, Feed Management, and Other
Utilization Options (composting, energy production, off-site uses of manure
and manure by-products). The first four elements must be addressed in the
CNMP. The remaining two (Feed Management and Other Utilization Options)
require specialized assistance and not required as part of a final CNMP.
Section I
includes guidance documents and inventory job sheets for the
development of CNMPs. Section II of the NPPH State Supplement provides a
checklist that addresses each CNMP element. The Inventory Job Sheet
(NE-CPA-73) provides a format for gathering information that can be used
during the planning process to ensure that all the elements of a CNMP have
been addressed. In cases where the operation does not own the land
application sites, example agreements for land application of manure have
been provided.
Section II
includes tools and information needed to analyze the collected inventory
(livestock and production site, storage structures, manure transfer, and
application sites) and formulate alternatives to meet the long-term goals
and objectives of the client. This section includes conservation plan maps,
P-Index Risk and N-Leaching Assessment used to determine appropriate manure
management techniques, and conservation practices to limit off-site movement
of nutrients. The conservation plan is a grouping of conservation practices
and management activities.
Section III
includes Engineering Components and related information. A link to the
electronic Field Office Tech Guide (eFOTG) is included so that practice
standards and practice documentation requirements can be accessed.
NDEQ’s permit application
and a link to information on monitoring wells is also included.
Section IV
includes specialized plans and other permit information that may be
applicable to AFOs. Plans include sludge and sediment removal, emergency
response, closure, odor management, mortality, chemical management, and
operation and maintenance (O&M). Examples of a Table of Contents and the
applicant disclosure form, which are necessary for applying for NDEQ animal
feeding operation (AFO) permits, are also included in this section. This
section provides links to county, state, and federal websites for other
applicable permits that the customer may need to obtain.
Section V
includes annual O&M procedures and record keeping for the conservation
system, storage structure, etc. in the CNMP. This section also includes
various tools for nutrient management record keeping. The record filing
section includes pertinent information that can help ensure that the
CNMP is being
implemented properly and that it meets
NDEQ record keeping
requirements.
Last Updated
03/24/2008
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