Section 327IAC20-5-5. Liquid manure structure design requirements

   (a) In addition to section 2 of this rule, a SMSS that contains liquid manure must be designed according to the Indiana NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Code 313: Waste Storage Structure, September 2005*.

  (b) An uncovered SMSS containing liquid manure must be designed with a minimum freeboard of two (2) feet unless an alternate design is approved by the commissioner.

  (c) Test holes for an earthen SMSS storing liquid manure must be placed at a rate of two (2) holes for the first one-half (1/2) acre of storage and one (1) additional hole for each additional one-half (1/2) acre of storage.

  (d) Pipelines must be constructed according to the Indiana NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Code 634: Waste Transfer, October 2010*.

  (e) The SMSS must be certified upon completion by a registered professional engineer on a form provided by the department. The engineer's certification must be kept in the operating record and submitted to the department prior to introducing manure.

  *These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Indiana NRCS State Office, 6013 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278 or are available for review and copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 20-5-5; filed Sep 28, 2015, 11:13 a.m.: 20151028-IR-327130245FRA)