Confined Feeding Operation (CFO)

Emergency Notification for Manure Surface Application to Frozen or Snow-Covered Ground (Required Information)

Emergency application of manure to frozen or snow covered ground is only allowed when there is an immediate need to apply manure to comply with manure storage requirements due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the storage of liquid manure. An emergency is an unforeseen circumstance beyond the control of the owner of the CFO which impacts the farm’s ability to safely contain manure within a storage unit. Such emergencies include natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, or equipment or structural failure such as a water line break or an accident that compromises a lagoon wall. (See 327 IAC 19-14-4(g) and (h))

In such situations, you must notify the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of the emergency by phone before land applying. The notification must include the following information.

Call the IDEM Spill Line at (888) 233-7745 24 hours a day.
Farm ID Number (Log Number): / County of Operation:
Owner Name (Name to which the Approval was issued):
Name of Operation (if applicable):
Mailing Address of Owner:
City, State, Zip Code:
Telephone Number (with area code): / Email Address (optional):
If any of the above information is unknown, contact IDEM at 317/232-4473.
Emergency Application Information:
Date of Land Application: / Estimated Volume to be Applied: / gallons
Location of Land Application:
Reason for Emergency:
Abatement of Emergency:
If you need additional space, please attach a separate sheet of paper providing the information about the actions taken to abate of the emergency.
All emergency land application must adhere to the following restrictions:
A. / No application to land with a slope greater than 2%, unless there is 40% crop residue or vegetated crop cover on the land application site.
B. / No application in a flood plain.
C. / Application may not be closer than 200 feet from any surface water.
D. / The application rate for all farms can be no more than 50% of the agronomic rate (based on Table 1 of 327 IAC 19-14-3).

Once the emergency is abated the land application must cease. The farm operating record must contain documentation of any emergency land application and actions taken to abate the emergency.

Land Quality – Agricultural Compliance Information