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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMisc Correspondence 1080 Avery St o� Free Spirit Farm, LLC soy �2®, Supplement to October 11, 2013 Application for MANAGEMENT PLAN Exception �� . DS 1) Pursuant to Section 19-13-B31(e) of the Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Health, no part of the subject property is located within one hundred feet of the high water mark of any reservoir, or within fifty feet of the high water mark of any watercourse. The subject property sits within the Hockanum River watershed. No manure shall be allowed to accumulate in any structure upon the farm. 2) Pursuant to Section 19-13-1321 of the Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Health, manure need not be kept in a covered water-tight pit or chamber, nor removed at least once a week during the period May 1 to October 1. However, manure management will be in strict compliance with manure Best Management Practices as determined by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, UCONN Cooperative Extension System, and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture as amended from time to time. Such Best Management Practices are set forth in Good Horse Keeping. Best-Practices for Protecting the Environment produced and made possible by the North Central Conservation District; King's Mark Resource Conservation & Development Project, Inc.; Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation; and grants obtained through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Connecticut Environmental Review Team; and Horse Environmental Awareness Program ("HEAP"), administered by the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Copies of each are attached. 3) Pursuant to Best Management Practices, the applicant will initially compost its manure using the "covered manure storage method." As explained in the attached HEAP publications, this management method is beneficial to the environment in that: a) The composting process kills parasites and weed seeds in horse waste. b) Finished compost improves the soil quality of the fields to which it is applied. c) Since compost is already broken down, it does not cause nitrogen depletion in the soil. Nitrogen depletion can occur when un-composted horse wastes are spread on fields. d) Finished compost contains plant nutrients in a stable form which slowly deliver some fertility to the plants and crops that receive it. 4) Under this Best Management Practice: a) The applicant will collect("pick") manure from stalls and other places of potential accumulation on a daily basis or as needed to maintain the areas in a clean and farmer-like manner. b) Collected manure will initially be maintained at the locations of existing manure storage sites shown on the site plan. These locations are away from storm event wash zones and allow for the safe and efficient access and turning as needed. The locations shown on the site plan are sparated from neighboring properties by heavy vegetation year round. Such locations may be changed or reconfigured from time to time to ensure clean, safe and efficient manure management and to ensure compliance with the Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Health and Best Management Practices. c) Manure at the composting sites will initially be maintained in piles or windrows as prescribed by Best Management Practices. Piles will be covered with properly weighted UV resistant waterproof tarps as necessary to protect the piles from rainfall and to prevent runoff from the piles. Piles will be uncovered when necessary to allow for proper"cooking and curing" and to allow for access for depositing, removing and turning of the composting matter. d) Once established, piles will be maintained with a base dimension approximately twice the height so as to permit the composting process to proceed at approximately 140 degrees Fahrenheit internal temperature. e) Piles will be turned as needed, on a schedule or by reference to a compost thermometer, to ensure efficient composting. f) Alternative Best Management Practices, such as employing covered dumpsters or other appropriate containers may be used as facilities, labor and equipment may allow. g) Composted matter will be removed from the piles (or other container) as the composting process is completed, or as needed to maintain the piles at an appropriate size, temperature and moisture level, and in a clean and efficient manner. Composted matter will be applied on fields with suitable soils, slopes and vegetation to maintain healthy levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and organic matter. h) Any composed matter in excess of that needed for on-farm field application, and any uncomposted manure in excess of the carrying capacity of the farm's composting facilities, will be timely removed from the farm in an appropriate covered container. 5) Pursuant to Section 19-13-B1 of the Regulations of the Connecticut Department of Health, manure storage and disposal shall be carried out to avoid becoming a breeding place for flies. To control flies, the applicant will employ a multi-faceted fly control strategy. Such strategy shall include fly control techniques such as the use of commercially available fly parasites like ARBICO's Fly Eliminators or Spalding Labs' Fly Predators. These inconspicuous, non-biting insects are effectively used by horse farms throughout Connecticut and across the country to control fly populations around manure storage and composting facilities. Attached are brochures for each company's product. Such fly control strategy shall also include limited application of chemical controls such as insecticides, fogs, mists, baits and topical spray repellants, and mechanical fans as needed in stall areas. 6) Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-341, within thirty (30)days of obtaining the requested Special Exception, the Applicant shall request an inspection of the applicant's operation by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee to ensure compliance with generally accepted agricultural practices in the handling and management of manure, and shall immediately thereafter remedy to said inspector's satisfaction any condition or practice found out of compliance with generally accepted agricultural practices. "PLANN IN G DEPAR1q_NT IN-HOUSE REFERRAL FORM DATE: 10/1/13 TO Matt Galligan;:Fred Shaw,Michaef Gantick,Rich Bond,Walter Summers,Jeff Doolittle Ray Favreau,Mark Owens,Chris Dougan,,Sherry McGann, Ron Asselin; John Caldwell,Dennis Sheridan FROM: Michele Lipe;AICP, Town Planner. The Planning&Engineering Departments have received plans for the following.projects: App13-43P,Free Spirit Farm LLC Location: 112 Pheasant Way and 1080 Avery Streeet Site Plan ❑ Subdivision No.Acres 11 Zone A-30 and RR zone ❑ Industrial Commercial El Residential No. Lots/Units Water: ® Public El Private Well Sewerage: ® Public 0 Septic System Commercial Animal Agriculture permit-board, train,breed,provide Project Description: lessons (horses) Future Town-owned property involved? 0 Yes No []new street(s) Q new detention area ❑new open space/recreation area ❑active ❑passive Planning Department notes:' Please comment by 10/15/13 and-return to the Planning Department. , ' I . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . .. .. . ,; 1 I Sullivan Ave South Windsor, Cl" 06074 � ;; �. R � : Phone:(860)844-2811 &t 2 8 Fax:{860}644=7280 O TO Michele LPpe, Town Planner . Fkom Sherry McGann, Environmental Health Officer DATE October 1 Q., 2013 RE. Appl.I.13-�4 �-, Free Spint,Na., LLC In regards to the applicatio1.n for Free Spirit Farm LLC the foilowing conditions apply: Detailed:I anure management plan�rhust be submitted to the:health department for . .review to ensure that the manure will be stored anti maintained properly.so as not to constitute a nuisance condition to#he:adjacent properties. Information on the . manure:storage facility should be induded on the plan.documenting, details of:the manure.storage structure, how it will be covered;frequencylmethod-of manure .. removal, and any other_pertinen#�,infor .ation: .