Code of Practice - Livestock Waste Management

Table of Contents

1.0	INTRODUCTION
2.0	POLLUTION AND NUISANCE PROBLEM
3.0	LIVESTOCK WASTE HANDLING 3.1 Temporary Storage of Solid Livestock Waste 3.2 Collection and Disposal of Solid Livestock Waste 3.3 Collection and Disposal of Liquid Livestock Waste
4.0	CONTROL REQUIREMENT FOR LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT PLANT 4.1 Soakaway-Pit 4.2 Composting 4.3 Lagooning 4.3.1 Aerobic Lagoon 4.3.2 Anaerobic Lagoon 4.4 Disposal of Livestock Waste Treatment Sludge
5.0	ADDITIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR FREE RANGE LIVESTOCK KEEPING
6.0	HANDLING OF LIVESTOCK WASTE FOR REUSE 6.1 Livestock Waste in Land Application 6.2 Livestock Waste in Red Worm Breeding 6.3 Livestock Waste in Pond Fish Culture
7.0	COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION 7.1 Storage Containers and Bags 7.2 Storage of Liquid Sludge
8.0	LIVESTOCK KEEPER'S OBLIGATION TO REPORT PLANT FAILURE

APPENDICES

1 - Glossary of Terms
2 - Requirement of Storage Containers for Solid Livestock Waste (Pig Farms)
3 - Requirement of Storage Containers for Solid Livestock Waste (Poultry Farms)
4 - Soakaway Area Requirements at Different Soil Percolation Rates
5 - The Minimum Height Requirement of Bund Walls Downslope of Free Range Livestock Keeping Areas

FIGURES

1. Dry Muck-out Practice
2. Wet Muck-out Practice