327 IAC 20-5-5
327 IAC 20-5-5 Liquid manure structure design requirements
Cite as Ind. Admin. Code tit. 327, r. 20-5-5
Sec. 5. (a) In addition to section 2 of this rule, a SMSS that contains liquid manure must be designed according to the Indiana NRCS
Conservation Practice Standard Code 313: Waste Storage Structure, October 2016*.
(b) An uncovered SMSS containing liquid manure must be designed with a minimum freeboard of two (2) feet unless an alternate design
is approved by the commissioner under section 6 of this rule.
(c) Test holes for an earthen SMSS storing liquid manure must be placed at a rate of two (2) holes for the first one-half (1/2) acre of storage
and one (1) additional hole for each additional one-half (1/2) acre of storage.
(d) Pipelines must be constructed according to the Indiana NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Code 634: Waste Transfer, October
2015*.
(e) The SMSS must be certified upon completion by a registered professional engineer on a form provided by the department. The
engineer's certification must be kept in the operating record and submitted to the department prior to introducing manure into the SMSS.
*These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Indiana NRCS State Office, 6013 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, online at http://nrcs.usda.gov/, or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office
of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.