Animal Waste Management

National Engineering Handbook Part 651
Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook

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Acknowledgments
      Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Laws, Regulations, Policy, and Water Quality Criteria (161kb)
      Chapter 2: Planning Considerations (90kb)
Chapter 3: Agricultural Wastes and Water, Air and Animal Resources (163kb)
      Chapter 4: Agricultural Waste Characteristics (106kb)
Chapter 5: Role of Soils in Waste Management (77kb)
      Chapter 6: Role of Plants in Waste Management (126kb)
Chapter 7: Geologic and Ground Water Considerations (905kb)
      Chapter 8: Siting Agricultural Waste Management Systems (2.4mb)
Chapter 9: Agricultural Waste Management Systems (760kb)
      Chapter 10: Agricultural Waste Management System Component Design (1mb)
           Chapter 10: Appendix A - Blank Worksheets (68kb)
           Chapter 10: Appendix B - Rainfall Intensity Maps (711kb)
           Chapter 10: Appendix C - Runoff from Feedlots and Evaporation (11mb)
           Chapter 10: Appendix D - Geotechnical Designs and Construction Guidelines (142kb)
Chapter 11: Waste Utilization (235kb)
      Chapter 12: Waste Management Equipment (9mb)
Chapter 13: Operation, Maintenance, and Safety (124kb)
      Chapter 13: Appendix A - Calibrating Manure Spreaders (285kb)
           Chapter 13: Appendix B - Manure, Soil, and Plant Testing (45kb)
      Chapter 13: Appendix C - Operation, Maintenance, and Safety Guidelines (43kb)
           Chapter 13: Appendix D - Agricultural Waste Management System Troubleshooting Guidelines (25kb)
      Chapter 13: Appendix E - Example Agricultural Waste Management System Plan (24kb)
Chapter 15: Computer Software and Models (13kb)
      Conversion Factors and Tables (26kb)
Glossary (43kb)