(a) A nutrient management plan shall contain sufficient documentation to demonstrate that nutrients will be managed within the nutrient management unit:

1. (1) In compliance with this part; and
2. (2) In a manner sufficient to protect the waters within the state.

(b) A proposed nutrient management plan shall address the following major elements:

1. (1) General site information;
2. (2) Applicable permits and certifications;
3. (3) Nutrient application site information;
4. (4) Nutrient application plans;
5. (5) Actual activity records; and
6. (6) Operation and maintenance.

(d)

1. (1) Unless clearly inapplicable, a nutrient management plan shall address all of the items listed under the six (6) major elements shown below in this section.

2. (2) General site information:

   1. (A) Names, phone numbers, and addresses of the owner or owners and operator or operators of all lands within the nutrient management unit;
   2. (B) Location of site:

(i) Legal description of all lands in the nutrient management unit;

1. (ii) Driving instructions from the nearest municipality;

   1. (iii) Street address; and

      1. (iv) Emergency 911 coordinates;
   2. (C) Sketch or aerial photograph of farmstead and all fields in the nutrient management unit;
   3. (D) Operation procedures; and
   4. (E) Existing documentation of present facility components that would aid in evaluating existing conditions.

2. (3) Applicable permits and certifications:

   1. (A) Federal, state, or local permits or ordinances, if applicable;
   2. (B) Operator or manager certifications, if applicable;
   3. (C) Certification number of certified nutrient planner responsible for developing plan; and
   4. (D) Records of inspections or site assessments, if applicable.

3. (4) Nutrient application site information:

   1. (A) Date plan was prepared;
   2. (B) Written agreements, if any, relating to nutrient application;
   3. (C) Aerial maps of nutrient application areas;

   4. (D) Individual field maps with marked:

      1. (i) Conservation features;
      2. (ii) Setbacks;
      3. (iii) Buffers;
      4. (iv) Waterways;
      5. (v) Poultry houses or facilities;
      6. (vi) Surface water features; and
      7. (vii) Environmentally sensitive areas such as sinkholes, wells, gullies, tile inlets, etc.;
   5. (E) Landowner and operator names, addresses, and phone numbers;
   6. (F) Eight-digit watershed codes for nutrient application sites;
   7. (G) Specific and unique field identification codes, if applicable;
   8. (H) Land use designation, if applicable;
   9. (I) Soil map with appropriate interpretations;
   10. (J) Calculations, assumptions, interpretations, and narrative description demonstrating appropriate application of the Arkansas Phosphorus Index in development of the proposed nutrient application rates; and
   11. (K) Land treatment practices planned, applied, and level of treatment provided.

4. (5) Nutrient application:

   1. (A) Crop types, realistic yield targets, and expected nutrient uptake amounts, if available;
   2. (B) Application equipment descriptions and methods of application;
   3. (C) Expected application seasons and estimated days of application per season;
   4. (D) Proposed nutrient application rates, i.e., amounts per acre (volume in gallons or tons per acre and pounds of plant available nitrogen, phosphorus as P₂0₅, and potassium as K₂0 per acre) and detailed information on the calculations, assumptions, and interpretations used to determine application rates; and

   5. (E) Estimate of acres needed to apply litter generated on the nutrient management unit or by any related poultry feeding operation, if applicable:

      1. (i) Consistent with application of the Arkansas Phosphorus Index; and
      2. (ii) Respecting any guidelines published for nitrogen and other nutrient loading limits.

5. (6) Actual activity records:

   1. (A) Soil tests, not more than five (5) years old;
   2. (B) Litter test results, not more than five (5) years old;
   3. (C) Planned and applied rates, methods of application, and timing (month and year) of all sources of nutrients applied;
   4. (D) Current and planned crop rotation; and
   5. (E) Records of any spill events.

6. (7) Operation and maintenance:

   1. (A) Reasonably detailed operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for all aspects of the nutrient management plan including, by way of example, holding systems, litter storage, land application, application equipment, soil and nutrient source sampling techniques, etc.;

   2. (B) Description of recordkeeping procedures including records for:

      1. (i) Date and location of each nutrient application;
      2. (ii) Amount of litter or other nutrients applied;
      3. (iii) Phosphorus content of the soil;
      4. (iv) Phosphorus content of litter or other nutrient source;
      5. (v) Application rates used;
      6. (vi) Source of litter or other nutrients; and
      7. (vii) Total acreage of nutrient applications; and

   3. (C)

      1. (i) Designation of when periodic review and revision of the plan will occur.
      2. (ii) See 15 CAR § 6-305.