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| Project Name: | Livestock Residual Technology Transfer & Pollution Prevention Education Program |
| ASO Log No.: | 99-094 |
| Start/End Date: | May 1999 through May 2001 |
| Federal Funds: | $70,000.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $70,000.00 |
| Contractor: | Michael Tulang Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts (HACD) 919 Ala Moana Blvd. Rm 309 Honolulu, HI 96814 Phone: (808) 586-4389 Fax: (808) 586-4300 Email: HIACD@juno.com |
| Background/ Overview: |
Pollution caused by confined livestock operations throughout the state continue to pollute Hawaii’s aquifers, streams, and coastal areas in critical watersheds and water quality limited segments identified by the Department of Health. Despite the initiation of the USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program, many livestock operators located upstream of water quality limited segments and in critical aquifer recharge areas have not signed up or inquired about the program, or actually applied pollution prevention measures. This situation is largely due to a gross lack of available technical assistance, proactive educational programs targeting livestock producers, and a basic fear and mistrust of government programs. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To establish a program framework of information, education, and transfer of livestock waste management technology to reduce polluted runoff into streams and groundwater aquifers. |
| Methods Employed: | Completed an inventory of all Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) in state, established an interagency Livestock Waste Management Committee, created an educational program involving applicable pollution prevention practices, and held two statewide workshops emphasizing the need to protect water quality limited segments. |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Livestock manure |
| Watershed: | Not applicable |
| Size of Project: | Statewide |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Not applicable |
| Deliverables: | • Inventory of all Confined Animal Feeding Operations • Guidelines for Livestock Waste Management |
