Temporary Field Storage Calculation Chart


The information contained in this document is derived from the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 and O. Reg 267/03 as amended. Every effort has been made to make it as accurate as possible, but is not authoritative. Please refer to the e-Laws website or the official volumes printed by Publications Ontario for the authoritative text of the act.


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Management Techniques and Field Conditions for Materials Stored in a Temporary Field Nutrient Storage Site
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  1. Percentage of dry matter
Nutrients stored in the site have a dry matter content of,
 
 
  1. 50 per cent or more;
+60
 
  1. 30 per cent or more, but less than 50 per cent;
+30
 
  1. 18 per cent or more, but less than 30 per cent.
+0
 
  1. Percentage of nitrogen and percentage of phosphorus
The percentage of total nitrogen combined with the percentage of total phosphorus, both on a wet basis, is,
 
 
  1. less than 0.8 per cent;
+60
 
  1. at least 0.8 per cent, but less than 1.6 per cent;
+30
 
  1. 1.6 per cent or more.
+0
 
  1. Drainage tile and bedrock location
There are no field drainage tiles at any depth of the soil surface and no bedrock within 0.9 metres of the soil surface, located,
+0
 
  1. under the site;
 
 
  1. within 3 metres of the perimeter of the site; or
 
 
  1. within the first 50 metres of the flow path to surface water.
 
 
There are field drainage tiles at any depth of the soil surface or bedrock within 0.9 metres of the soil surface, located,
-60
 
  1. under the site;
 
 
  1. within 3 metres of the perimeter of the site; or
 
 
  1. within the first 50 metres of the flow path to surface water.
 
 
  1. Soil type under the site
The site is situated on soil included in the following hydrologic soil groups as defined by the Drainage Guide for Ontario:
 
 
B, C or D.
+30
 
A.
+0
 
  1. Perimeter of the site
The outer edge of the site, at the ground surface, has a perimeter of,
 
 
  1. less than 100 metres;
+30
 
  1. 100 metres or more.
+0
 
  1. Covers and tarps
The site is covered with a rain-shedding tarp that,
+120
 
  1. has been anchored against wind removal;
 
 
  1. has been placed on the site on the same day on which the first materials were placed on the site; and
 
 
  1. remains in place for the entire storage period.
 
 
The site is not covered with such a rain-shedding tarp.
+0
 
  1. Distance to surface water
The site has a flow path to the nearest surface water or water inlet for field tile drainage of,
 
 
  1. 150 metres or more;
+30
 
  1. at least 50 metres but less than 150 metres.
+0
 
  1. Location of the site
The site is situated on the same location, or within 125 metres of the same location,
 
 
  1. not more often than once every three years;
+60
 
  1. more often than once every three years.
+0
 
  1. Materials removed from the site
The site is not situated on the same location, or within 125 metres of the same location, more often than once every three years and the materials stored on the site are removed from the site and applied to land during the period between August 15 and October 15 in any one year.
+60
 
The situation described in the box immediately above does not apply to the site.
+0
 
  1. Turning of stored materials
The pile of materials stored on the site,
+120
 
  1. has a dry matter content of between 25 and 60 per cent;
 
 
  1. has a ratio of carbon to nitrogen of between 20:1 and 40:1; and
 
 
  1. is turned so that every piece of material in the pile is displaced from its former position and mixed or inverted once weekly for the first three weeks, and once monthly after that.
 
 
The situation described in the box immediately above does not apply to the site.
+0
 
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Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 29 December 2008
Last Reviewed: 04 May 2010