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Poultry Litter Transfer ProgramPLEASE NOTE: The Poultry Litter Transport Incentive Program has closed. No payments for litter ordered after May 5, 2008. Due to overwhelming participation, the program has committed all available funds and is seeking more. (More) Poultry Waste Hauling Incentive Program ChangesThe state incentive program to help defray the cost of hauling poultry waste out of the Illinois River and the Eucha/Spavinaw watersheds for the last three years will continue under a new management system. Previously, a landowner interested in purchasing poultry waste, or “litter,” contacted BMPs Inc., a non-profit corporation initiated by five northwest Arkansas poultry companies. BMPs Inc. arranged purchase and transportation for the landowner and billed him for both the purchase price and transportation price of the litter in one bill. Under the new program, a landowner wishing to purchase litter will contact and deal with both the litter producer and the trucker to negotiate the best price. Once the litter has been delivered and paid for, the recipient can file a one-page claim for partial reimbursement of the trucking expense at his local conservation district office. BMPs Inc. will still continue to put litter purchasers in touch with litter sellers and will recommend trucking companies if asked. “I strongly recommend that anyone wishing to participate in this program contact their local conservation district office before purchasing litter to make sure that they will have the needed information to apply for the incentive, said Mike Thralls, executive director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. The amount of the incentive is $.05 per ton per loaded mile up to a maximum of $8.00 per ton. This means that litter transport incentive extends up to a maximum distance of 160 miles. A purchaser whose litter is transported more than 160 miles must pay the full cost of any transport beyond 160 miles. Other requirements are: For help understanding these requirements or to find out where the various prohibited watersheds are, contact your local conservation district office. For help contacting your conservation district, consult the conservation district directory online at www.conservation.ok.gov, or call (405) 521-2384. For help finding litter providers or trucking firms, contact BMPs Inc. toll free at (866) 304-2784 or order litter from their website at www.litterlink.com. Another resource for finding suppliers of litter is the Oklahoma State University litter market website at www.ok-littermarket.org/ . Maps of nutrient-limited watersheds and more details on the program can be found online at Litter Eligible Areas. PLEASE NOTE: This link goes to an unofficial list of nutrient-limited watersheds. There is no guaranty of accuracy implied. For the most up-to-date information, please contact the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Water Quality Division, at 405-530-8800. New Areas Delineated for Transportation Incentive Eligibility for the Application of Poultry WasteEffective March 24th, 2008, the areas where poultry waste may be spread and remain eligible for the transportation incentive provided by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) will be changing. No transportation incentive will be paid for poultry waste that is applied in the newly-designated areas after this date. Districts and cooperators may, however, file for the incentive after this date so long as the application of waste was made before March 24th. As in the past, the yearly cap for an individual receiving the incentive remains at $10,000/year with the year starting on the day that the first application of poultry waste was made for which an incentive was paid. Whereas, in the past, the incentive could not be collected for poultry waste that was spread within the area of a nutrient-limited watershed, the current restriction is being expanded to include areas of very high and high vulnerability of groundwater to pollution from surface activities in areas that are generally east of I-35. See the county maps below for exact location information on the new ineligible areas. Clicking on any map title will navigate to a pdf format map of the county with areas that are not eligible for the incentive payment shaded in pink. Adair County |
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