WDR General Order Reference Binder Materials

1. Regulatory Summary/Updates Timelines

1. Are You Eligible...(June 29 RB5 Mailing-Attachment A)
2. Where to Begin? (June 29 RB5 Mailing-Attachment B)
3. Special Activity Dates to Remember
4. General Order Sampling and Analysis Requirements
5. RB5 Frequently Asked Questions February 22, 2008
6. WDR General Order Table 1, modified
7. WDR General Order Recordkeeping Requirements
8. RB5 Frequently Asked Questions October 17, 2007

1. PDFA Report Completion Worksheet
2. PDFA Report FAQs
3. Using the Dairy Compliance Software Tool

3. Maps

1. Checklist of Required Information
2. Internet Aerial Photography Access
3. Mapmaking with Google Earth
4. Mapmaking with MS Live Search
5. Mapmaking with ArcGIS Explorer
6. Example Maps
7. Map Legend

4. Retrofit Plan with Schedule

5. “How-To” Instruction Documents

1. Sampling Supply Wells and Subsurface (Tile) Drainage Systems
2. Solid Manure Sampling Protocol
3. Liquid Manure Sampling Protocol
4. Soil Sampling Protocol
5. Forage Crops-Corn & Winter Forage Sampling Protocol
6. Irrigation Water Sampling Protocol

6. Report Form Templates (Word)

1. Production Area Visual Inspection Form (click here for PDF)
2. Land Application Area Visual Inspections Form (click here for PDF)
3. Manure/Process Wastewater Tracking Manifest-Attach D (click here for PDF)
4. Third Party Process Wastewater Agreement
5. Sampling and Analysis Plan (click here for PDF)
6. Proposed Interim Modifications and Documentation (click here for PDF)
7. Backflow Prevention (click here for PDF)
8. Setbacks, Buffers & Alternate Practices to Protect Surface Water  (click here for PDF)
9. Statements of Completion Form (click here for PDF)
10. Sample and Analysis Plan for Existing Milk Cow Dairies (click here for PDF)
11. Operation and Maintenance Plan Template
12. Manure (Solid or Slurry) Application Record (click here for PDF)
13. Process Wastewater (Liquid Manure) Application Record (click here for PDF)
14. Fresh Water Irrigation Water Application Record (click here for PDF)
15. Plant Tissue Harvest Record (click here for PDF)
16. Priority Reporting of Significant Events (click here for PDF)

7. Reference Guides

1. Do Your Homework Before Hiring a Consultant (Hoard's Dairyman, 2006)
2. Completing a Chain of Custody
3. Interim Modifications to Improve Storage Capacity
4. Interim Modifications to Improve Nitrogen Balance
5. Learning how to read California Preliminary Dairy Facility Assessment nutrient outputs (Hoard’s Dairyman, November 2007)
6. Understanding dairy liquid waste storage calculations (Hoard’s Dairyman, December 2007)
7. Sample Calendar of Monthly Monitoring Activities (Click here for PDF)
8. Optimizing Capacity of Existing Process Wastewater (Liquid Manure) Holding Ponds: Understanding Non Pond-Input Reduction Options

8. Discharge Monitoring

1. Significant Non-Compliance Event Agency Contact Information
2. Monitoring Surface Runoff of Manure or Process Wastewater from the Production Area or Land Application Areas

9. Groundwater Monitoring

10. Salinity Report & Information

11. Nutrient Management Plan Sampling & Documentation

1. List of Required Documents for the NMP
2. Setbacks, Buffers & Alternative Measures to Protect Surface Waters-Requirements
3. Sampling and Analysis Plan Example

12. Waste Management Plan Sampling & Documentation

1. List of Required Documents for the WMP

13. Mid-term (Dec) and Annual (July) Reports

1. WDR General Order Annual Reporting Requirements

14. Other Useful Information & Resources

1. List of Regional Board Contacts (General Order Attachment C)
2. CDQAP Partner Organizations Providing Assistance Contact List
3. USDA-NRCS Contact Information
4. Useful Reference Websites

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