Amendments to the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation in Manitoba :
\n–\tLivestock operations of 300+ animal units will be required to submit test results for samples of water from the source used for livestock
\n–\tExisting operations of between 300 and 400 animal units have until 2010 to develop sufficient storage capacity and will not be allowed to winter spread after this date
\n–\tOlder manure storage facilities built without a permit must now be registered. An application for registration must be submitted to government by July 10, 2004. Non-registered storage facilities cannot be used after July 10, 2010.
\n–\tCommercial applicators hired to spread manure must be certified and consultants retained to prepare manure management plans must be professional agrologists or Certified Crop Advisors registered in Manitoba
\n–\tReduced rates of manure application to environmentally sensitive soils.<\/p>\n
Other actions taken to date in the overall strategy to enhance land use planning and protection of water quality are:
\n–\tThe Water Protection Act in March 2004 to protect and conserve Manitoba\u2019s water
\n–\tAmendments to the Planning Act in 2004 to improve the process by which municipalities evaluate proposed livestock operations
\n–\tThe establishment of a Department of Water Stewardship in the fall of 2003
\n–\tThe Safe Drinking Water Act in August 2002
\n–\tThe release of Manitoba\u2019s Water Strategy in April 2003
\n–\tThe establishment of the Office of Drinking Water
\n–\tThe hiring of 12 new drinking water officers
\n–\tEnhanced training programs for operators of water and waste water systems
\n–\tThe establishment of the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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