P-41.1, r. 5 - Guidelines respecting odours caused by manure from agricultural activities

Section 6 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

6. SEPARATION DISTANCES FOR SPREADING FARM MANURE

The nature of the farm manure and the equipment used are the determining factors in the separation distances to respect for spreading. The distances proposed in the following table are a compromise between spreading practices and protection of other uses in rural areas. The use of sprinklers or cannons is prohibited under the provisions of the regulations of the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs. Farm manure must be spread in keeping with the separation distances appearing in the following table:

Separation distances for spreading farm manure5

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               Distance required from any dwelling,
               urbanization perimeter or protected
                            immovable (m)
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Type            Spreading method  15 June to  Other
                                  15 August   times
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                liquid manure left 
                on the surface         75       25
  aero-         more than 24 h
  sprinkling
L (tank)        ___________________________________
I               liquid manure 
Q               incorporated within    25       X6
U               less than 24 h
I _________________________________________________
D               by spray bar           25       X
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  sprinkling    by drop pipe           X        X
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  simultaneous incorporation           X        X
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  fresh, left on the surface more 
S than 24h                             75       X
O _________________________________________________
L fresh, incorporated within less 
I than 24h                             X        X
D _________________________________________________
  deodorized compost                   X        X
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5 No separation distance is required for uninhabited zones in an urbanization perimeter.

6 X = Spreading permitted up to field limits.

M.O. 2003-012, s. 6.