Public Act 095-0038
 
HB0215 Enrolled LRB095 04359 CMK 24402 b

    AN ACT concerning animals.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Livestock Management Facilities Act is
amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
 
    (510 ILCS 77/13)
    Sec. 13. Livestock waste handling facilities other than
earthen livestock waste lagoons; construction standards;
certification; inspection; removal-from-service requirements.
    (a) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1999, livestock waste handling facilities other than earthen
livestock waste lagoons used for the storage of livestock waste
shall be constructed in accordance with this Section.
        (1) Livestock waste handling facilities constructed of
    concrete shall meet the strength and load factors set forth
    in the Midwest Plan Service's Concrete Manure Storage
    Handbook (MWPS-36) and future updates. In addition, those
    structures shall meet the following requirements:
            (A) Waterstops shall be incorporated into the
        design of the storage structure when consistent with
        the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection;
            (B) Storage structures that handle waste in a
        liquid form shall be designed to contain a volume of
        not less than the amount of waste generated during 150
        days of facility operation at design capacity; the
        owner or operator of a livestock waste handling
        facility constructed with concrete with a design
        capacity of less than 300 animal units may demonstrate
        to the Department that a reduced storage volume, not
        less than 60 days, is feasible due to (i) the
        availability of land application areas that can
        receive manure at agronomic rates or (ii) another
        manure disposal method is proposed that will allow for
        the reduced manure storage design capacity; the
        Department shall evaluate the proposal and determine
        whether a reduced manure storage design capacity is
        appropriate for the site; and
            (C) Storage structures not covered or otherwise
        protected from precipitation shall, in addition to the
        waste storage volume requirements of subparagraph (B)
        of paragraph (1) of this subsection, include a 2-foot
        freeboard.
        (2) A livestock waste handling facility in a
    prefabricated form shall meet the strength, load, and
    compatibility factors for its intended use. Those factors
    shall be verified by the manufacturer's specifications.
        (3) Livestock waste handling facilities holding
    semi-solid livestock waste, including but not limited to
    picket dam structures, shall be constructed according to
    the requirements set forth in the Midwest Plan Service's
    Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook (MWPS-18) and future
    updates or similar standards used by the Natural Resources
    Conservation Service of the United States Department of
    Agriculture.
        (4) Livestock waste handling facilities holding solid
    livestock waste shall be constructed according to the
    requirements set forth in the Midwest Plan Service's
    Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook (MWPS-18) and future
    updates or similar standards used by the Natural Resources
    Conservation Service of the United States Department of
    Agriculture. In addition, solid livestock waste stacking
    structures shall be sized to store not less than the amount
    of waste generated during 6 months of facility operation at
    design capacity. The owner or operator of a livestock waste
    handling facility holding solid livestock waste with a
    design capacity of less than 300 animal units may
    demonstrate to the Department that a reduced storage
    volume, not less than 2 months, is feasible due to (i) the
    availability of land application areas that can receive
    manure at agronomic rates or (ii) another manure disposal
    method is proposed that will allow for the reduced storage
    design capacity. The Department shall evaluate the
    proposal and determine whether a reduced manure storage
    design capacity is appropriate for the site.
        (5) Holding ponds used for the temporary storage of
    livestock feedlot run-off shall be constructed according
    to the requirements set forth in the Midwest Plan Service's
    Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook (MWPS-18) and future
    updates or similar standards used by the Natural Resources
    Conservation Service of the United States Department of
    Agriculture.
    (b) New livestock management facilities and livestock
waste handling facilities constructed after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1999 shall be subject to the
additional construction requirements and siting prohibitions
provided in this subsection (b).
        (1) No new non-lagoon livestock management facility or
    livestock waste handling facility may be constructed
    within the floodway of a 100-year floodplain. A new
    livestock management facility or livestock waste handling
    facility may be constructed within the portion of a
    100-year floodplain that is within the flood fringe and
    outside the floodway provided that the facility is designed
    and constructed to be protected from flooding and meets the
    requirements set forth in the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams
    Act, Section 5-40001 of the Counties Code, and Executive
    Order Number 4 (1979). The delineation of floodplains,
    floodways, and flood fringes shall be in compliance with
    the National Flood Insurance Program. Protection from
    flooding shall be consistent with the National Flood
    Insurance Program and shall be designed so that stored
    livestock waste is not readily removed.
        (2) A new non-lagoon livestock waste handling facility
    constructed in a karst area shall be designed to prevent
    seepage of the stored material into groundwater in
    accordance with ASAE 393.2 or future updates. Owners or
    operators of proposed facilities should consult with the
    local soil and water conservation district, the University
    of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, or other local,
    county, or State resources relative to determining the
    possible presence or absence of such areas.
    Notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph
    (2), after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
    1999, no non-lagoon livestock waste handling facility may
    be constructed within 400 feet of any natural depression in
    a karst area formed as a result of subsurface removal of
    soil or rock materials that has caused the formation of a
    collapse feature that exhibits internal drainage. For the
    purposes of this paragraph (2), the existence of such a
    natural depression in a karst area shall be indicated by
    the uppermost closed depression contour lines on a USGS 7
    1/2 minute quadrangle topographic map or as determined by
    Department field investigation in a karst area.
        (3) A new non-lagoon livestock waste handling facility
    constructed in an area where aquifer material is present
    within 5 feet of the bottom of the facility shall be
    designed to ensure the structural integrity of the
    containment structure and to prevent seepage of the stored
    material to groundwater. Footings and underlying structure
    support shall be incorporated into the design standards of
    the storage structure in accordance with the requirements
    of Section 4.1 of the American Society of Agricultural
    Engineers (ASAE) EP 393.2 or future updates.
    (c) A livestock waste handling facility owner may rely on
guidance from the local soil and water conservation district,
the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture, or the University of Illinois
Cooperative Extension Service for soil type and associated
information.
    (d) The standards in subsections (a) and (b) shall serve as
interim construction standards until such time as permanent
rules promulgated pursuant to Section 55 of this Act become
effective. In addition, the Department and the Board shall
utilize the interim standards in subsections (a) and (b) as a
basis for the development of such permanent rules.
    (e) The owner or operator of a livestock management
facility or livestock waste handling facility may, with the
approval of the Department, elect to exceed the strength and
load requirements as set forth in this Section.
    (f) The owner or operator of a livestock management
facility or livestock waste handling facility shall send, by
certified mail or in person, to the Department a certification
of compliance together with copies of verification documents
upon completion of construction. In the case of structures
constructed with the design standards used by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department
of Agriculture, copies of the design standards and a statement
of verification signed by a representative of the United States
Department of Agriculture shall accompany the owner's or
operator's certification of compliance. The certification
shall state that the structure meets or exceeds the
requirements in subsection (a) of this Section. A $250 filing
fee shall accompany the statement.
    (g) The Department shall inspect the construction site
prior to construction, during construction, and within 10
business days following receipt of the certification of
compliance to determine compliance with the construction
standards.
    (h) The Department shall require modification when
necessary to bring the construction into compliance with the
standards set forth in this Section. The person making the
inspection shall discuss with the owner, operator, or certified
livestock manager an evaluation of the livestock waste handling
facility construction and shall (i) provide on-site written
recommendations to the owner, operator, or certified livestock
manager of what modifications are necessary or (ii) inform the
owner, operator, or certified livestock manager that the
facility meets the standards set forth in this Section. On the
day of the inspection, the person making the inspection shall
give the owner, operator, or certified livestock manager a
written report of findings based on the inspection together
with an explanation of remedial measures necessary to enable
the livestock waste handling facility to meet the standards set
forth in this Section. The Department shall, within 5 business
days of the date of inspection, send an official written notice
to the owner or operator of the livestock waste handling
facility by certified mail, return receipt requested,
indicating that the facility meets the standards set forth in
this Section or identifying the remedial measures necessary to
enable the livestock waste handling facility to meet the
standards set forth in this Section. The owner or operator
shall, within 10 business days of receipt of an official
written notice of deficiencies, contact the Department to
develop the principles of an agreement of compliance. The owner
or operator and the Department shall enter into an agreement of
compliance setting forth the specific changes to be made to
bring the construction into compliance with the standards
required under this Section. If an agreement of compliance
cannot be achieved, the Department shall issue a compliance
order to the owner or operator outlining the specific changes
to be made to bring the construction into compliance with the
standards required under this Section. The owner or operator
can request an administrative hearing to contest the provisions
of the Department's compliance order.
    (j) If any owner or operator operates in violation of an
agreement of compliance, the Department shall seek an
injunction in circuit court to prohibit the operation of the
facility until construction and certification of the livestock
waste handling facility are in compliance with the provisions
of this Section.
    (k) When any livestock management facility not using an
earthen livestock waste lagoon is removed from service, the
accumulated livestock waste remaining within the facility
shall be removed and applied to land at rates consistent with a
waste management plan for the facility. Removal of the waste
shall occur within 12 months after the date livestock
production at the facility ceases. In addition, the owner or
operator shall make provisions to prevent the accumulation of
precipitation within the livestock waste handling facility.
Upon completion of the removal of manure, the owner or operator
of the facility shall notify the Department that the facility
is being removed from service and the remaining manure has been
removed. The Department shall conduct an inspection of the
livestock waste handling facility and inform the owner or
operator in writing that the requirements imposed under this
subsection (k) have been met or that additional actions are
necessary. Commencement of operations at a facility that has
livestock shelters left intact and that has completed the
requirements imposed under this subsection (k) and that has
been operated as a livestock management facility or livestock
waste handling facility for 4 consecutive months at any time
within the previous 10 years shall not be considered a new or
expanded livestock management or waste handling facility. A new
facility constructed after May 21, 1996 that has been removed
from service for a period of 2 or more years shall not be
placed back into service prior to an inspection of the
livestock waste handling facility and receipt of written
approval by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 91-110, eff. 7-13-99.)