S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-43.100.170

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-43.100.170 - Record Keeping

A. A copy of the approved Animal Facility Management Plan, including approved updates, and a copy of the permit(s) issued to the producer shall be retained by the permittee for as long as the swine facility is in operation.

B. All application information submitted to the Department shall be retained by the permittee for eight (8) years. However, if the facility was permitted prior to June 26, 1998, and the permittee has previously discarded these documents since there was no requirement to maintain records at that time, this requirement shall not apply.

C. Records shall be developed for each manure utilization area. These records shall be kept for eight (8) years. The records shall include the following:

1. For each time swine manure and other swine by-products are applied to the site, the amount of swine manure and other swine by-products applied (in gallons per acre or pounds per acre, as appropriate), the date and time of the application, and the location of the application;

2. All sampling results for swine manure that is land applied;

3. All soil monitoring results;

4. All groundwater monitoring results, if applicable; and

5. Crops grown.

D. Records for the facility to include the following on a monthly basis:

1. Animal count and the normal production animal live weight; and

2. Mortality count and method of disposal.

E. Records for lagoon, treatment system, or manure storage pond operations to include the following:

1. Monthly water levels of the lagoon, treatment system, and manure storage pond; and

2. Groundwater monitoring results, if applicable.

F. All records retained by the producer shall be kept at either the facility, an appropriate business office, or other location as approved by the Department.

G. All records retained by the producer shall be made available to the Department during normal business hours for review and copying, upon request by the Department.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-43.100.170

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 45, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/28/2021.