Community Manure Feasibility Study Committee

The Community Manure Feasibility Study Committee (formerly known as the Manure Management Study Committee) is working to have one or more feasibility studies prepared on alternatives for livestock manure management in Dane County that will:

• Allow the livestock industry to continue to survive in Dane County
• Protect water quality
• Protect open space

The feasibility study or studies will look at various technologies, nutrient management, economics and financing conditions,the ability to meet environmental and bio-security requirements, ownership and management options and other relevant issues.

Manure Management Study Committee Members

Staff

Recycling Manager: John Welch
Office: (608) 267-8815
Mobile: (608) 516-4154
Email: welch@co.dane.wi.us

Resources

Follow this link to see agendas and minutes for this Committee.

Follow this link to see agendas and minutes for the Manure Management Study Committee.

The following documents were compiled by this Committee for background information.

• 2009 Manure Management Facilities Plan
• Manure Management Feasibility for Dane County - Power Point
• Manure Management Feasibility Study Summary - Power Point
• Feasibility Report: Table of Contents 
• Feasibility Report: Executive Summary 
• Feasibility Report: Introduction 
• Feasibility Report: Cluster Identification  (16 MB)
• Feasibility Report: Technnology review 
• Feasibility Report: Design Basis and Financial Evaluations 
• Feasibility Report: Non-monetary Issues 
• Feasibility Report: Potential Financial Assistance 
• Feasibility Report: Business Structures 
• Feasibility Report: Conclusions and Recommendations 
• Feasibility Report: Appendix A, Farmer Survey 
• Feasibility Report: Appendix B, UW Platteville Summary 
• Feasibility Report: Appendix C, Opinion of Costs 
• 2006 RFP News Release
• 2006 Request for Proposals for a Manure Management Feasibility Study
•  Manure Management Consultants
• Potential Technologies for Manure Management – November 2007
• Sand-Manure Separation Systems – November 2007
• Options for Managing Phosphorus from Manure
• Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater and Manure Through Hydroxylapatite Formation
• Struvite Formation for Phosphorus Removal - an Annotated Bibliography
• Community Manure Handling Systems Annotated Bibliography - November 2007
• Manure Management in Europe Annotated Bibliography
• Manure Management Annotated Bibliography
• 2003 Feasibility Study of Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure in Dane County