Temporary Suspension of Manure Storage Facilities

Purpose

• Guide the temporary suspension of earthen liquid manure storage facilities
• Protect groundwater and surface water from contamination

• Confined feeding operators, consultants and contractors

• Agricultural Operation Practices Act

• Leave enough manure or water in the EMS to help protect the liner from damage caused by freeze-thaw cycles and drying.
• Maintain the integrity of the liner sidewalls of the EMS (for example, prevent the growth of deep­rooted plants in or near the EMS). Maintain the existing surface water run-on control systems that divert surface water away from the EMS and prevent potential manure contamination.
• Prevent runoff from the storage facility. Any liquid in the EMS is considered manure and must be land applied in a manner that protects surface water and soil quality, as required by AOPA and its regulations.
• Continue EMS groundwater monitoring requirements as directed by the NRCB.

• Manure - means livestock excreta, associated feed losses, bedding, litter, soil and wash water, but does not include manure to which the Fertilizers Act (Canada) applies.
• Manure collection area - means the floor of a barn, the under-floor pits of a barn, the floor of a feedlot pen and a catch basin where manure collects but does not include the floor of a livestock corral.
• Manure storage facility - means a facility for the storage of manure, composting materials and compost and a facility for composting but does not include such a facility at an equestrian stable, an auction market, a race track or exhibition grounds.