Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-611 - Definitions for R18-2-611.01, R18-2-611.02, and R18-2-611.03
The definitions in R18-2-101 and the following definitions apply to R18-2-611.01, R18-2-611.02, and R18-611.03:
1. The following
definitions apply to a commercial dairy operation, a commercial beef feedlot, a
commercial poultry facility, and commercial swine facility:
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q.
"VDT" (Vehicle trips per day) means trips per day made by one vehicle, in one
direction.
a. "Animal waste handling and transporting"
means the processes by which any animal excretions and mixtures containing
animal excretions are collected and transported.
b. "Arenas, corrals and pens" means areas
where animals are confined for the purposes of, but not limited to, feeding,
displaying, safety, racing, exercising, or husbandry.
c. "Commercial animal operation" means a
commercial dairy operation, a commercial beef feedlot, a commercial poultry
facility, and a commercial swine facility, as defined in this
Section.
d. "Commercial animal
operator" means an individual, entity, or joint operation in general control of
a commercial animal operation.
e.
"Dust Control Forecast" means a forecast, which shall identify a low, moderate
or high risk of dust generation for the next five consecutive days and shall be
issued by noon on each day the forecast is generated. When developing these
forecasts, the department shall consider all of the following:
i. Projected meteorological conditions,
including:
(1) Wind speed and
direction,
(2)
Stagnation,
(3) Recent
precipitation, and
(4) Potential
for precipitation;
ii.
Existing concentrations of air pollution at the time of the forecast;
and
iii. Historic air pollution
concentrations that have been observed during meteorological conditions similar
to those that are predicted to occur in the forecast.
f. "High traffic areas" means areas that
experience more than 20 VDT from 2 or more axle vehicles.
g. "Maricopa PM nonattainment area" means the
Phoenix planning area as defined in
40 CFR
81.303, which is incorporated by reference in
R18-2-210.
h. "Paved Public Road"
means any paved roadways that are open to public travel and maintained by a
City, County, State, or Federal entities.
i. "Pinal County PM Nonattainment Area" means
the West Pinal PM10 planning area and the West Central
PM2.5 planning area, as defined in
40 CFR
81.303, and incorporated by reference in
R18-2-210.
j. "PM" includes both
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal
2.5 micrometers as measured by a reference method based on 40 CFR 50 Appendix
L, or by an equivalent method designated according to 40 CFR 53 ; and
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal
10 micrometers as measured by a reference method contained within 40 CFR 50
Appendix J or by an equivalent method designated in accordance with 40 CFR 53,
as incorporated by reference in Appendix 2.
k. "Regulated agricultural activity" means a
regulated agricultural activity as defined in A.R.S. §
49-457(O)(5).
l. "Regulated area" means the regulated area
as defined in A.R.S. §
49-457(O)(6).
m. "Track-out control device" means
minimizing any and all material that adheres to and agglomerates on all
vehicles and equipment from unpaved access connections and falls onto paved
public roads or shoulders to paved public roads by using a device or system to
remove mud or soil from a vehicle or equipment before the vehicle enters a
paved public road. Devices such as a grizzly, a gravel pad or a wheel wash
system can be used.
n. "Unpaved
access connections" means any unpaved road connection which connects to a paved
public road.
o. "Unpaved roads or
feed lanes" means roads and feed lanes that are unpaved, owned by a commercial
animal operator, and used exclusively to service a commercial animal
operation.
p. "Unpaved vehicle or
equipment traffic area" means any area that is used for the fueling, servicing,
receiving, transfer, parking or storing of equipment or vehicles.
2. The
following definitions apply to a commercial dairy operation:
a. "Aggregate cover" means reducing PM
emissions, wind erosion and stabilizing soil by applying and maintaining
gravel, concrete, recycled road base, caliche, or other similar material to
unpaved roads or feed lanes. The aggregate should be clean, hard and durable,
and should be applied and maintained to a minimum of three inches
deep.
b. "Apply a fibrous layer"
means reducing PM emissions and soil movement, and preserving soil moisture by
spreading shredded or deconstructed plant materials to cover loose soil in high
animal traffic areas. Material shall be consistently applied to a minimum depth
of two inches above the soil surface and coverage should be a minimum of 70
percent.
c. "Bunkers" means below
ground level storage systems for storing large amount of silage, which is
covered with a plastic tarp.
d.
"Calves" means young dairy stock under two months of age.
e. "Cement cattle walkways to milk barn"
means reducing PM emissions by fencing pathways from the corrals to the milking
barn, restricting dairy cattle to surfaces with concrete floors.
f. "Commercial dairy operation" means a dairy
operation:
i. With more than 150 dairy cattle
within the boundary of the Maricopa PM nonattainment area and Maricopa County
portion of Area A or a PM nonattainment area designated after June 1, 2009,
or
ii. With more than 50 dairy
cattle within the boundary of the Pinal County PM Nonattainment Area.
g. "Cover manure hauling trucks"
means reducing PM emissions by completely covering the top of the loaded
area.
h. "Covers for silage" means
reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by using large plastic tarps to
completely cover silage.
i. "Do not
run cattle" means reducing PM emissions by walking dairy cattle to the milking
barn.
j. "Feed higher moisture feed
to dairy cattle" means reducing PM emissions by feeding dairy cattle one or any
combination of the following:
i. Add water to
ration mix to achieve a 20% minimum moisture level,
ii. Add molasses or tallow to ration mix at a
minimum of 1%,
iii. Add silage,
or
iv. Add green chop.
k. "Feed green chop" means feeding
high moisture feed that contains at least 30% moisture directly to dairy
cattle.
l. "Groom manure surface"
means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by:
i. Flushing or vacuuming lanes
daily,
ii. Scraping and harrowing
pens on a weekly basis, and
iii.
Removing manure every four months with equipment that leaves an even corral
surface of compacted manure on top of the soil.
m. "Hutches" means raised, roofed enclosures
that protect the calves from the elements.
n. "Pile manure between cleanings" means
reducing PM emissions by collecting loose surface materials within the confines
of the surface area of the occupied feed pen every two weeks.
o. "Provide cooling in corral" means reducing
PM emissions by using cooling systems under the corral shades to reduce the
ambient air temperature, thereby increasing stocking density in the cool areas
of the corrals.
p. "Provide shade
in corral" means reducing PM emissions by increasing stocking density and
reducing animal movement by using a permanent structure, which provides at
least 16 square feet per animal of shaded pen surface.
q. "Push equipment" means manure harvesting
equipment pushed in front of a tractor.
r. "Silage" means fermented, high-moisture
fodder that can be fed to ruminants, such as cattle and sheep; usually made
from grass crops including corn, sorghum or other cereals, by using the entire
green plant.
s. "Store and maintain
feed stock" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by storing feed stock
in a covered area where the commodity is surrounded on at least three sides by
a structure.
t. "Synthetic
particulate suppressant" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by
providing a stabilized soil surface on a commercial dairy operation with a
manufactured product such as lignosulfate, calcium chloride, magnesium
chloride, an emulsion of a petroleum product, an enzyme product, or
polyacrylamide that is used to control particulate matter.
u. "Use drag equipment to maintain pens"
means reducing PM emissions by using manure equipment pulled behind a tractor
instead of using push equipment, which avoids dust accumulation in floor
depressions.
v. "Use free stall
housing" means reducing PM emissions by enclosing one cow per stall, which are
outfitted with concrete floors.
w.
"Water misting systems" means reducing PM emissions from dry manure by using
systems that project a cloud of very small water particles onto the manure
surface, keeping the surface visibly moist.
x. "Wind barrier" means reducing
PM10 emissions and wind erosion by constructing a fence
or structure, or providing a woody vegetative barrier by planting a row of
trees or shrubs, perpendicular or across the prevailing wind direction to
reduce wind speed by changing the pattern of air flow over the land surface.
For fences and structures, the wind barrier shall have a density of no less
than 50% and the height of the wind barrier must be proportionate to the
downwind protected area. The downwind protected area is considered ten times
the height of the wind barrier. For vegetative barriers, compliance shall be
determined by NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, Code 380,
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment, amended through August 21, 2009 (and no
future editions).
3. The
following definitions apply to a commercial beef cattle feedlot:
a. "Add moisture to pen surface" means
reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by applying at least three to six
gallons of water per head/per day in pens occupied by beef cattle.
b. "Add molasses or tallow to feed" means
reducing PM emissions by adding molasses or tallow so that it equals three
percent of the total ration.
c.
"Aggregate cover" means reducing PM emissions, wind erosion and stabilizing
soil by applying and maintaining gravel, concrete, recycled road base, caliche,
or other similar material to unpaved roads or feed lanes. The aggregate should
be clean, hard and durable, and should be applied and maintained to a minimum
of three inches deep.
d. "Apply a
fibrous layer in working areas" means reducing PM emissions and soil movement,
and preserving soil moisture by spreading shredded or deconstructed plant
materials to cover loose soil in high animal traffic areas. Material shall be
consistently applied to a minimum depth of two inches above the soil surface
and coverage should be a minimum of 70 percent.
e. "Bulk materials" means reducing PM
emissions by using a closed conveyor system instead of vehicular means to move
grain or other.
f. "Commercial beef
cattle feedlot" means a beef cattle feedlot:
i. With more than 500 beef cattle within the
boundary of the Maricopa PM nonattainment area and Maricopa County portion of
Area A or a PM nonattainment area designated after June 1, 2009, or
ii. With more than 50 beef cattle within the
Pinal County PM Nonattainment Area.
g. "Concrete apron" means reducing PM
emissions by using solidly formed concrete surface, at least 4 inches thick on
top of the soil surface, inside the feed pen for 8 feet approaching the feed
bunk or water trough.
h. "Control
cattle during movements" means reducing PM emissions by suppressing the
animal's ability to run by driving them forward while intruding on their
"flight zones" or restraining the animal's movement.
i. "Cover manure hauling trucks" means
reducing PM emissions by completely covering the top of the loaded
area.
j. "Feed higher moisture feed
to beef cattle" means reducing PM emissions by feeding beef cattle feed that
contains at least 30% moisture.
k.
"Frequent manure removal" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by
harvesting loose manure on top of the pen surface at least once every six
months.
l. "Pile manure between
cleanings" means reducing PM emissions by collecting loose manure surface
materials, by scraping or pushing, within the confines of the surface area of
the occupied feed pen at least four times per year.
m. "Provide shade in corral" means reducing
PM emissions by increasing stocking density and reducing animal movement by
using a permanent structure, which provides at least 16 square feet per animal
of shaded pen surface.
n. "Push
equipment" means manure harvesting equipment pushed in front of a
tractor.
o. "Store and maintain
feed stock" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by storing feed stock
in a covered area where the commodity is surrounded on at least three sides by
a structure.
p. "Synthetic
particulate suppressant" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by
providing a stabilized soil surface on a commercial beef feedlot with a
manufactured product such as lignosulfate, calcium chloride, magnesium
chloride, an emulsion of a petroleum product, an enzyme product, or
polyacrylamide that is used to control particulate matter.
q. "Use drag equipment to maintain pens"
means reducing PM emissions by using manure harvesting equipment pulled behind
a tractor instead of using push equipment, which avoids dust accumulation in
floor depressions.
r. "Wind
barrier" means reducing PM10 emissions and wind erosion
by constructing a fence or structure, or providing a woody vegetative barrier
by planting a row of trees or shrubs, perpendicular or across the prevailing
wind direction to reduce wind speed by changing the pattern of air flow over
the land surface. For fences and structures, the wind barrier shall have a
density of no less than 50% and the height of the wind barrier must be
proportionate to the downwind protected area. The downwind protected area is
considered ten times the height of the wind barrier. For vegetative barriers,
compliance shall be determined by NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, Code
380, Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment, amended through August 21, 2009 (and
no future editions).
4.
The following definitions apply to a commercial poultry facility:
a. "Add moisture through ventilation systems"
means reducing PM emissions by using a ventilation system that is designed to
allow stock to maintain their normal body temperature without difficulty while
maintaining a minimum of 20% moisture in the air within the housing system to
bind small particles to larger particles.
b. "Add oil and/or moisture to the feed"
means reducing PM emissions by adding a minimum of 1% edible oil and/or
moisture to feed rations to bind small particles to larger particles.
c. "Aggregate cover" means reducing PM
emissions, wind erosion and stabilizing soil by applying and maintaining
gravel, concrete, recycled road base, caliche, or other similar material to
unpaved roads or feed lanes. The aggregate should be clean, hard and durable,
and should be applied and maintained to a minimum of three inches
deep.
d. "Clean aisles between cage
rows" means reducing PM emissions by cleaning the aisles between cage rows at
least twice every 14 days to prevent dried manure, spilled feed, and debris
accumulation.
e. "Clean fans,
louvers, and soffit inlets in a commercial poultry facility" means reducing PM
emissions by cleaning fans, louvers, and soffit inlets when the facility is
empty between depopulating and populating the facility.
f. "Clean floors and walls in a commercial
poultry facility" means reducing PM emissions by cleaning floors and walls to
prevent dried manure, spilled feed, and debris accumulation when the facility
is empty between depopulating and populating the facility.
g. "Commercial poultry facility" means a
poultry operation with more than 25,000 egg laying hens within the boundary of
the Maricopa PM nonattainment area and Maricopa County portion of Area A, a PM
nonattainment area designated after June 1, 2009 as stated in A.R.S. §
49-457(O)(1)(f),
or the Pinal County PM Nonattainment Area.
h. "Control vegetation on building exteriors"
means reducing PM emissions by removing, cutting, or trimming vegetation that
accumulates PM and restricts ventilation of the building, so as to leave
approximately 3 feet between the vegetation and building.
i. "Enclose transfer points" means reducing
PM emissions by enclosing the points of transfer between the enclosed,
weatherproof storage structure and the enclosed feed distribution system, which
reduce air contact with the feed rations during feed conveyance.
j. "House in fully enclosed ventilated
buildings" means reducing PM emissions by utilizing fully enclosed buildings
with sufficient ventilation.
k.
"Maintain moisture in manure solids" means reducing PM emissions by maintaining
a moisture content of a minimum of 15% in the solids sufficient to bind small
particles to larger particles.
l.
"Minimize drop distance" means reducing PM emissions by designing the feed
distribution system so that the distance the feed ration drops from the feed
distribution system into feeders is approximately 1 foot or less, which reduces
air contact with the feed rations during feed conveyance.
m. "Poultry" means any domesticated bird
including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites and
squabs.
n. "Remove spilled feed"
means reducing PM emissions by removing spilled feed from the housing facility
at least once every 14 days.
o.
"Stack separated manure solids" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by
reducing the amount of exposed surface area of manure solids.
p. "Store feed" means reducing PM emissions
by storing feed in a structure that is enclosed and weatherproof, which reduces
air contact with the feed rations during feed storage.
q. "Synthetic particulate suppressant" means
reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by providing a stabilized soil surface
on a commercial poultry operation with a manufactured product such as
lignosulfate, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, an emulsion of a petroleum
product, an enzyme product, or polyacrylamide that is used to control
particulate matter.
r. "Use
enclosed feed distribution system" means reducing PM emissions by using an
enclosed feed conveyance system that distributes feed rations throughout the
housing facility, which reduces air contact with the feed rations during feed
conveyance.
s. "Use a flexible
discharge spout" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion at the time of
bulk feed deliveries to the housing units by using a flexible discharge spout
on the end of the feed truck transfer auger.
t. "Use no bedding in the production
facility" means reducing PM emissions by not using bedding such as wood
shavings, sawdust, peanut hulls, straw, or other organic material.
u. "Use of a rotary dryer to dry manure
waste" means reducing PM10 emissions by drying the
manure waste in a rotary dryer fitted with a baghouse or wet scrubber. A
commercial poultry facility using a rotary dryer must comply with all of the
following:
i. Install, maintain, and operate
the baghouse or wet scrubber in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's
specifications at all times the rotary dryer is operated. The manufacturer
specifications must be available on site upon request.
ii. Conduct monthly observations using EPA
Method 22 on the control equipment to ensure proper operation. If improper
operation is observed through EPA Method 22, the dryer must stop immediately
and the equipment repaired before resuming operations.
iii. For baghouses, conduct an annual black
light inspection of the bags to detect broken or leaking bags. If broken or
leaking bags are detected it must be repaired or replaced
immediately.
iv. Maintain a record
of all repair activity required under (ii) and (ii) that must be made available
within two days of Director's request for inspection.
5. The following
definitions apply to a commercial swine facility:
a. "Add oil and/or moisture to the feed"
means reducing PM emissions by adding a minimum of 0.5% edible oil and/or
moisture to feed rations to bind small particles to larger particles.
b. "Add moisture through ventilation systems"
means reducing PM emissions by using a ventilation system that is designed to
allow stock to maintain their normal body temperature without difficulty while
maintaining minimum of 15% moisture in the air within the housing system to
bind small particles to larger particles.
c. "Aggregate cover" means reducing PM
emissions, wind erosion and stabilizing soil by applying and maintaining
gravel, concrete, recycled road base, caliche, or other similar material to
unpaved roads or feed lanes. The aggregate should be clean, hard and durable,
and should be applied and maintained to a minimum of three inches
deep.
d. "Clean aisles between pens
and stalls" means reducing PM emissions by cleaning the aisles between pens and
stalls at least twice every 14 days to prevent dried manure, spilled feed, and
debris accumulation.
e. "Clean
fans, louvers, and soffit inlets in a commercial swine facility" means reducing
PM emissions by cleaning fans, louvers, and soffit inlets between transfer of
animal groups, but in any case, at least every 6 months.
f. "Clean pens, floors and walls in a
commercial swine facility" means reducing PM emissions by cleaning pens,
floors, and walls between transfer of animal groups to prevent dried manure,
spilled feed, and debris accumulation, but in any case, at least every 6
months.
g. "Commercial swine
facility" means a swine operation with more than 50 animal units for more than
30 consecutive days within the boundary of the Maricopa PM nonattainment area
and Maricopa County portion of Area A, a PM nonattainment area designated after
June 1, 2009 as stated in A.R.S. §
49-457(O)(1)(f),
or the Pinal County PM Nonattainment Area. One thousand pounds equals one
animal unit.
h. "Control vegetation
on building exteriors" means reducing PM emissions by removing, cutting, or
trimming vegetation that accumulates PM and restricts ventilation of the
building, so as to leave approximately 3 feet between the vegetation and the
building.
i. "Enclose transfer
points" means reducing PM emissions by enclosing the points of transfer between
the enclosed, weatherproof storage structure and the enclosed feed distribution
system, which reduces air contract with the feed rations during feed
conveyance.
j. "House in fully
enclosed ventilated buildings" means reducing PM emissions by utilizing fully
enclosed buildings with sufficient ventilation.
k. "Lagoon" means a liquid manure storage and
treatment pond.
l. "Maintain
moisture in manure solids" means reducing PM10 emissions
by maintaining a minimum moisture content of 10% in the solids sufficient to
bind small particles to larger particles.
m. "Minimize drop distance" means reducing PM
emissions by designing the feed distribution system so that the distance the
feed ration drops from the feed distribution system into feeders is 3 feet or
less, which reduces air contact with the feed rations during feed
conveyance.
n. "Remove spilled
feed" means reducing PM emissions by removing spilled feed from the housing
facility at least once every 14 days.
o. "Slatted flooring" means reducing PM
emissions by using flooring that is a slotted concrete or wire-mesh floor set
above a liquid manure collection pit, which allows the excrement to fall though
the flooring into the liquid pit below, which prevents solids build-up. Slats 4
to 8 inches wide with spacing of about 1 inch in between are
recommended.
p. "Sloped concrete
flooring" means reducing PM emissions by pouring concrete with a minimum of
0.25% grade inside of the barns which provides drainage and easier cleaning of
floor areas.
q. "Stack separated
manure solids" means reducing PM emissions and wind erosion by reducing the
amount of exposed surface area of manure solids.
r. "Store feed" means reducing PM emissions
by storing feed in a structure that is enclosed and weatherproof, which reduces
air contact with the feed rations during feed storage.
s. "Store separated manure solids" means
reducing PM emissions by storing manure solids in a wind-blocked area behind a
wall, structure, or area with natural wind protection to minimize blowing air
movement over the manure stack.
t.
"Synthetic particulate suppressant" means reducing PM emissions and wind
erosion by providing a stabilized soil surface on a commercial swine operation
with a manufactured product such as lignosulfate, calcium chloride, magnesium
chloride, an emulsion of a petroleum product, an enzyme product, or
polyacrylamide that is used to control particulate matter.
u. "Use a flexible discharge spout" means
reducing PM emissions and wind erosion at the time of bulk feed deliveries to
the housing units by using a flexible discharge spout on the end of the feed
truck transfer auger.
v. "Use
enclosed feed distribution system" means reducing PM emissions by using an
enclosed feed conveyance system that distributes feed rations throughout the
housing facility, which reduces air contact with the feed rations during the
feed conveyance.
w. "Use no bedding
in the production facility" means reducing PM emissions by not using bedding
such as wood shavings, sawdust, peanut hulls, straw, or other organic
material.
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