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LPES Curriculum

The LPES Curriculum CD available from MWPS contains all lessons at print quality resolution, is searchable, and includes an index and PowerPoint presentations for each lesson. A full, printed version is available as is a 2-CD set of the lessons in PageMaker format. For more information or to purchase LPES materials, contact MWPS by phone at 1-800-562-3618, by fax at 1-515-294-9589, or by e-mail at mwps@iastate.edu

View Lesson 24 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.

Intended Outcomes

The participants will

• Practices and operations necessary to maintain environmentally sound manure storage facilities.
• Significance of a pumpdown marker and maintaining a liner.

Contents

• Introduction
• Regulatory Compliance Considerations
• Annual Manure Removal and Methods
• The Importance of Agitation
• Lagoon Monitoring and Condition Parameters
• Overall Monitoring Activities
• Aesthetics and Appearance
• Closure of Earthen Impoundments
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B

Activities

The participants will

• Estimate manure-handling requirements (pumpdown/hauling time and frequency).
• Develop a manure storage inspection checklist.
• Develop a record-keeping plan for self assessment or as required by regulation.

Authors: Charles Fulhage and John Hoehne