(a) A poultry litter management plan shall contain sufficient documentation to demonstrate that litter and associated nutrients will be managed in:

1. (1) Compliance with this part; and
2. (2) A manner sufficient to protect the waters within the state.

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

1. (1) General site information;
2. (2) Production information;
3. (3) Applicable permits and certifications;
4. (4) Land application site information;
5. (5) Land application plans;
6. (6) Actual activity records;
7. (7) Mortality disposal procedures; and
8. (8) Operation and maintenance.

(d)

1. (1) Unless clearly inapplicable, a poultry litter management plan shall address all of the items listed under the eight (8) 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 the poultry feeding operation;
   2. (B) Location of poultry feeding operation:

(i) Legal description of all lands and facilities in the poultry feeding operation;

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 poultry feeding operation;
   3. (D) Operation procedures specific to the poultry feeding operation, including an emergency action plan for litter storage and handling; and
   4. (E) Any other information requested by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.

2. (3) Poultry production information:

   1. (A) Poultry types, phases of production, and length of confinement for each type;
   2. (B) Animal count and average weight;
   3. (C) Calculated litter volumes; and
   4. (D) Litter storage type, volume, and approximate time period of storage.

3. (4) 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 poultry litter management plan; and
   4. (D) Records of inspections or site assessments, if applicable.

4. (5) Land application site information:

   1. (A) Date plan was prepared;
   2. (B) Written agreements, if any, relating to litter transfers and land application;
   3. (C) Aerial maps of land 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 the land 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, topographic maps, and narrative description demonstrating appropriate application of the Arkansas Phosphorus Index in development of the proposed land application rates; and
   11. (K) Land treatment practices planned, applied, and level of treatment provided.

5. (6) Land application:

   1. (A) Crop types;
   2. (B) Application equipment descriptions and methods of application;
   3. (C) Expected application seasons and estimated days of application per season;
   4. (D) Proposed land application rates, i.e., amounts per acre (volume in gallons or tons per acre and pounds of plant-available nitrogen, phosphorus as P₂O₅, and potassium as K₂O 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 by the poultry feeding operation:

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

6. (7) 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;
   5. (E) Actual crop yield and harvest from land application sites;
   6. (F) Records of internal inspections for litter storage, handling, and application system components;
   7. (G) Records of any spill events;
   8. (H) Records of all land applications, both within and outside of nutrient surplus areas; and

   9. (I) For any litter not land applied, records demonstrating that the litter was converted to:

      1. (i) A nonnutrient use; or
      2. (ii) Other use acceptable to the commission.

7. (8) Mortality disposal:

   1. (A) Plan for mortality disposal including approved site for catastrophic die-off; and
   2. (B) Methods and equipment used to implement the disposal plan, including any applicable permits.

8. (9) Operation and maintenance:

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

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

      1. (i) Date and location of each land 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 land applications; and

   3. (C)

      1. (i) Designation of the annual growing period that will be used for purpose of periodic review and revision of the plan.
      2. (ii) See 15 CAR § 6-403.