Controlling Runoff for Livestock Feedlots: A State of the Art

This publication summarizes the current state of the art on runoff control from beef, dairy, swine, sheep, and turkey feedlots. Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act have established a goal to eliminate pollutant discharges into the Nation's waterways by 1983. Sections on the le...

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Main Authors Gilbertson, C. B, Nye, J. C, Clark, R. N, Swanson, N. P
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1981
Edition1474
SeriesAgriculture Information Bulletin No. 441
Subjects
Agricultural and Food Policy
animal wastes
detention pond
Environmental Economics and Policy
feedlot-runoff control
Livestock Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
runoff
settling pond
surface drainage
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Summary:This publication summarizes the current state of the art on runoff control from beef, dairy, swine, sheep, and turkey feedlots. Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act have established a goal to eliminate pollutant discharges into the Nation's waterways by 1983. Sections on the legal implications of feedlot-runoff control, quantity and quality of runoff, runoff-control facilities and their applications, and disposal of the controlled runoff are included.
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.309308