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Presentation to National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council

Environmental Committees

August 17 2011August 17, 2011

Ms. Kyle J. Zieba EPA Region III, Water Protection Division

IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction

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PA Nitrogen Delivered Loads to Ch k BChesapeake Bay

Agriculture 56%

Forest 22%

PointAir Deposition

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Assistance forAssistance forAssistance forAssistance for BMPsBMPsBMPsBMPs

$14.2 Million in ARRA funding through Pennvest, CBF

• 43 farms receiving 219 individual BMPs • 16.5 miles of new forested buffers • 11 1 miles of existing buffers receiving specific • 11.1 miles of existing buffers receiving specific

protection • 82 acres of associated wetlands enhanced or restored

ti f 124 j b (f ll ti i l t f )• creation of 124 jobs (full time equivalents for a year) • Estimated reduction of 948,697 lb of Nitrogen yearly • Estimated reduction of 295,910 lb of Phosphorusp

yearly • Estimated reduction of 1,028 tons of sediment yearly • Estimated 21 204 metric tons of carbon offsets yearlyEstimated 21,204 metric tons of carbon offsets yearly

FaJ'ffis with Ag BMPs Funded by ARRAIPENNVEST through Chesapeake Bay Foundation Forested Buffers · Funded by USDA's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

PROJ ECT TOTALS

190 NRCS pt'Klice codes {some aMPs include mult ipl.

practice codes)

$1 4 .2 million toU ) cost

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$5.83 million to PA through NFWF Grants

• 116,160 linear feet of livestock exclusion fencing installed

• 138,072 linear feet of riparian stream buffer (min 35ft width) restored 31 967 f BMP i i• 31,967 acres of BMPs put into practice on aglands 772 acres con erted to rotational gra ing• 772 acres converted to rotational grazing

• 127.5 acres of wetland improved/restored/createdimproved/restored/created

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$9.28 million to PA through CBPO

• Funding to conservation districts for technical i tassistance

• BMP Implementation – 4,000 acres of no-till / year,000 / yea – 1,000 acres of precision agriculture / year – 9,000 acres of cover crops / year

50 acres of rotational grazing / year – 50 acres of rotational grazing / year – 5 miles of stream bank fence installed / year

• Compliance Assurance – 225 – 450 ag inspections / year – 50 – 100 compliance actions / year

ComplianceCompliance Assistance andAssistance and

OutreachOutreach

InspectionsInspectionsInspectionsInspections

Targeting Methodology

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• Ratio of square miles / miles of impairedq p streams / number of animal feeding operations

• Public Water Systems with treatment for nitrate removal as an indicatornitrate removal as an indicator

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3 31 il f i i d• 3.31 miles of impaired stream – Source: Agriculture – Causes: Nutrients, Organic Enrichment/

Low D.O., Siltation • 25 Potential AFOs, no permitted CAFOs • Density of Potential AFOs = 9 12 per sq mi• Density of Potential AFOs 9.12 per sq. mi. • 5 PWSs, 4 with treatment systems • TMDL requires reduction of 1,720 lbs/yr

Phosphorus and 715 tons/yr of Sediment

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*Based on Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, Title 25, Chapter 91.36, Chapter 102 and related guidance including PADEP’s Manure Management Manual and PA Technical Guide

Drinking Water SamplingDrinking Water Sampling ResultsResults

• Sampled 19 out of 24 farm wells

• 9 out of 19 contained total coliform• 9 out of 19 contained total coliform bacteria

• 6 out of 19 contained E. coli

• 16 out of 19 exceeded the MCL for• 16 out of 19 exceeded the MCL for nitrate*

– Ranging from 11 to 43 mg/L; Avg. 19.2

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Muddy Run • Area of watershed: 8.84 sq. mi.Area of watershed: 8.84 sq. mi. • 8.66 miles of impaired stream

S A i lt – Source: Agriculture

– Causes: Nutrients, Suspended Solids

• 88 Potential AFOs, no permitted CAFOs • Density of Potential AFOs = 9.95 per sq. mi. • 15 PWSs, 10 with treatment systems

Plan to Meet Muddy Run TMDLPlan to Meet Muddy Run TMDL

• 35% Cover Crops35% Cover Crops • 10% Conservation Tillage • 50% Stripcropping/Contour Farming 50% Stripcropping/Contour Farming • 51% NMPs • 30% Grazing Land Management implemented • 30% Grazing Land Management implemented • Nearly 7 miles of Stream Bank Vegetation • 7 miles of Stream Bank Fencing • 7 miles of Stream Bank Fencing • 2 miles of Stream Bank Stabilization

Outcomes • 75% compliance with state requirements75% compliance with state requirements • 4 check inspections

2 f l t DEP • 2 referrals to DEP • 1 state action

Nickel Mines/ Meetinghouse Creek

Coordination on CAFOs

• Negotiated agreement between EPA and DEP

• Targeted large CAFOs in Franklin, York, Lebanon, and Adams counties ,

• 5 inspections through September 2011 Meeting with conservation district staff • Meeting with conservation district staff

• Follow- up discussion on issues, f t ti d l l denforcement actions and lessons learned

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Take Home Messages • Multi-program, balanced, flexible Multi program, balanced, flexible

approach • Financial outreach and complianceFinancial, outreach and compliance

assistance to all producers • Partnering with local organizations • Partnering with local organizations • Everyone must do their part • Equitable, level playing field

Questions/Discussion