Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-613.01 - Yuma Pm[10] Nonattainment Area; Agricultural Best Management Practices

A. A commercial farmer shall comply with this Section by August 1, 2005.

B. A commercial farmer who begins a regulated agricultural activity after August 1, 2005, shall comply with this Section within 60 days after beginning the regulated agricultural activity.

C. A commercial farmer shall implement at least one of the best management practices from each of the following categories at each commercial farm:

1. Tillage and harvest, subsection (E);

2. Noncropland, subsection (F); and

3. Cropland, subsection (G).

D. A commercial farmer shall ensure that the implementation of each selected best management practice does not violate any other local, state, or federal law.

E. A commercial farmer shall implement at least one of the following best management practices to reduce PM₁₀ emissions from tillage and harvest:

1. Bed row spacing,

2. Chemical irrigation,

3. Combining tractor operations,

4. Conservation irrigation,

5. Conservation tillage,

6. Equipment modification,

7. Limited activity during a high-wind event,

8. Multi-year crop,

9. Night farming,

10. Planting based on soil moisture,

11. Precision farming,

12. Reduced harvest activity,

13. Tillage based on soil moisture,

14. Timing of a tillage operation, or

15. Transgenic crops.

F. A commercial farmer shall implement at least one of the following best management practices to reduce PM₁₀ emissions from noncropland:

1. Access restriction;

2. Aggregate cover;

3. Artificial wind barrier;

4. Critical area planting;

5. Manure application;

6. Reduce vehicle speed;

7. Synthetic particulate suppressant;

8. Track-out control system;

9. Tree, shrub, or windbreak planting; or

10. Watering.

G. A commercial farmer shall implement at least one of the following best management practices to reduce PM₁₀ emissions from cropland:

1. Artificial wind barrier;

2. Cover crop;

3. Cross-wind ridges;

4. Cross-wind strip-cropping;

5. Cross-wind vegetative strips;

6. Manure application;

7. Mulching;

8. Multi-year crop;

9. Permanent cover;

10. Planting based on soil moisture;

11. Precision farming;

12. Residue management;

13. Sequential cropping;

14. Surface roughening; or

15. Tree, shrub, or windbreak planting.

H. A person may develop different practices not contained in subsections (E), (F), or (G) that reduce PM₁₀. A person may submit practices that are proven effective through demonstration trials to the Director. The Director shall review the submitted practices.

I. A commercial farmer shall maintain records demonstrating compliance with this Section. The commercial farmer shall provide the records to the Director within two business days of written notice to the commercial farmer. The records shall contain:

1. The name of the commercial farmer,

2. The mailing address or physical location of the commercial farm, and

3. The best management practices selected for tillage and harvest, noncropland, and cropland by the commercial farmer, and the date each best management practice was implemented.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-613.01

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 1156, effective 7/2/2015.