(1)
Definitions. For the purposes of this rule:
"Farm animals" means cattle, swine, sheep or
lambs, horses, turkeys, chickens and other domestic animals;
"Farm buildings" means barns, machine sheds,
storage cribs, animal confinement buildings, and homes located on the premises
and used in conjunction with crop production or with livestock or poultry
raising and feeding operations; and
"Farm waste" means machinery, vehicles and
equipment used in conjunction with crop production or with livestock or poultry
raising and feeding operations, trees, brush and grubbed stumps generated on
the same property, or ashes from the burning thereof, but specifically does not
include agricultural chemicals, fertilizers or manures, or domestic household
wastes.
(2)
Special
requirements for farm waste, farm buildings, and dead animals.
a. A private agency may dispose of farm waste
and farm buildings without first having obtained a
sanitary disposal project
permit, in accordance with paragraph 100.4(2)
"c," provided
that:
(1) The farm waste was owned by the
private agency and was used on the premises where disposal occurs.
(2) Prior to disposal of vehicles, machinery,
and equipment, all fluids shall be drained, including motor oils, motor fuels,
lubricating fluids, coolants and solvents, and agricultural chemicals; and all
batteries and rubber tires shall be removed.
(3) Prior to disposal of storage or feeding
equipment, the equipment shall be emptied of all contents not otherwise
authorized for burial pursuant to these rules.
(4) Farm buildings have been emptied of
contents not otherwise authorized for burial pursuant to these rules and have
been buried on the premises where they were located.
(5) All materials drained or removed from
farm waste or farm buildings prior to disposal shall be recycled, reused or
disposed of in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 45 5 B and the rules
implementing that chapter.
(6) The
farm waste and farm buildings are buried in soils listed in tables contained in
the county soil surveys and soil interpretation records (published by the U.S.
Soil Conservation Service) as being moderately well drained, well drained,
somewhat excessively drained, or excessively drained soils. Other soils may be
used if artificial drainage is installed to obtain water-level depth more than
two feet below the burial depth of the waste.
(7) The lowest elevation of the burial pit is
six feet or less below the surface.
(8) The farm waste and farm buildings are
immediately covered with a minimum of 6 inches of soil and finally covered with
a total minimum of 24 inches of soil.
b. A private agency may dispose of dead farm
animals without first having obtained a
sanitary disposal project permit,
provided that the disposal is in accordance with paragraph
100.4(2)
"c," the rules of the
department of agriculture and
land stewardship, and:
(1) The dead farm
animals result from operations located on the premises where disposal
occurs.
(2) A maximum loading rate
of 7 cattle, 44 swine, 73 sheep or lambs or 400 poultry carcasses on any given
acre per year. All other species will be limited to 2 carcasses per acre.
Animals that die within two months of birth may be buried without regard to
number.
(3) The dead animals are
buried in soils listed in tables contained in the county soil surveys and soil
interpretation records (published by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service) as
being moderately well drained, well drained, somewhat excessively drained, or
excessively drained soils. Other soils may be used if artificial drainage is
installed to obtain water-level depth more than two feet below the burial depth
of the waste.
(4) The lowest
elevation of the burial pit is six feet or less below the surface.
(5) The dead farm animals are immediately
covered with a minimum of 6 inches of soil and finally covered with a total
minimum of 30 inches of soil.
c. Farm waste, farm buildings, and dead farm
animals must be disposed of in accordance with the following separation
distances:
(1) At least 100 feet from any
private and 200 feet from any public well which is being used or would be used
without major renovation for domestic purposes.
(2) At least 50 feet from adjacent property
line.
(3) At least 500 feet from an
existing neighboring residence.
(4)
More than 100 feet from any body of surface water such as a stream, lake, pond,
or intermittent stream, except as provided in (6) below.
(5) Outside the boundaries of a flood plain,
wetland, or shoreline area, except as provided in (6) below.
(6) Trees, brush and grubbed stumps generated
as a result of clearing, snagging, maintenance or repair of drainage ditches or
outlets may be buried within 100 feet of a surface water, and within a flood
plain or shoreline area.
