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AGRICULTURE f 95
Manure runoff a concern
Continued from A21
alternate water source.
Some possibilities include the
development of springs, seepage
areas, off-stream ponds and wells.
Transferring the water to holding
tanks can rely on gravity, hydraulic
rams, windmills, solar power, nose
pumps or gasoline engine pumps.
The combination of equipment
depends on specific conditions.
Manure runoff
The containment of manure
runoff has been an issue of concern
in many local municipalities in
recent months.
Roofing solid manure storage
areas or providing runoff tanks to
hold waste are just two of the meth-
ods used to protect the water
sources.
There are several advantages of
covering manure, says Ms Leoffler.
Preventing absorption of rain,
which causes liquid runoff, stops
nutrient losses.
With the elimination of runoff,
crop losses and environmental
damage to waterways is prevented,
extra storage capacity for runoff is
not required and only one type of
manure handling equipment is
needed.
For some operators, the roofing
can be constructed on existing
cement pads or added to the side of
an existing building. Even unused
bunker silos can be converted if the
floor slope is adequate.
According to the MVCA, the dis-
advantages of this system are that
some manures can not be held as
solid waste, feedlot arid exercise
area manure is not controlled and
construction costs may be higher
than liquid manure storage systems.
Though the initial reaction may
be that the CURB program is main-
ly of benefit to the farmers who
participate in the program and their
neighbours downstream, there are
results which can benefit the entire
population.
By cutting off the flow of pollut-
ed waters to streams, rivers and
lakes, the recreational environment
along the beaches is improved, both
for swimmers and anglers.
Though only a few municipalities
use streams as sources of water, a
clean supply is healthier and will
reduce the treatment costs.
The cost of maintaining the
drainage systems is also decreased
with soil erosion prevention meth-
ods in place.
Numerous studies regarding the
cost savings through the elimina-
tion of rural runoff contamination
have estimated the value at as much
as $166 million for general benefits
such as harbour dredging, water
treatment costs and loss of recre-
ational opportunities at the beaches.
The farm benefits, totalling a
possible $625 million, result from
the reduction in manure nutrient
losses, agricultural productivity
losses and chemical losses.
Room For improvement
Though residents of the MVCA
watershed have shown a great deal
of participation in the program, Ms
Leoffler says there arc still areas
which need improvement.
One area which still needs
improvement is the septic systems
Continued on A23
Environmentalhazard
The common practice of allowing manure piles to stand in
the open, unprotected from rain and the likelihood of
leaching contaminants into the ground, is being rectified
through the CURB program.