Agreement Number
69153515501
Awardee Name
Norther Rhode Island Conservation District
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Regional Compost Feasibility Study & Pilot Project
Awardee State/Territory
Rhode Island
Involved States/territories
Rhode Island
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$31,517.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Conservation Practice(s)
Composting Facility
Project Background
Typically, small-scale livestock producers in Rhode Island do not have the capacity for on-site composting or for spreading manure on their land. Manure removal from these farms is difficult,
and can be cost-prohibitive for these producers. Manure is often mishandled on-site, and has the potential to negatively impact both ground and surface water quality through nutrient loading or pathogen contamination. Pilot Project will identify between 10-15 small-scale livestock producers located within the affected sub-basins, assist these landowners with manure removal, and compost the manure for distribution. Additionally, NRICD intends to analyze the methods and market-based approaches associated with manure removal, and to investigate
appropriate facilities/incentive systems that should be adopted within the Regulating &, Moswansicut Watersheds. Results will attempt to quantify phosphorous reductions in pilot area and determine the feasibility of adapting this model on a regional scale throughout Rhode Island.
and can be cost-prohibitive for these producers. Manure is often mishandled on-site, and has the potential to negatively impact both ground and surface water quality through nutrient loading or pathogen contamination. Pilot Project will identify between 10-15 small-scale livestock producers located within the affected sub-basins, assist these landowners with manure removal, and compost the manure for distribution. Additionally, NRICD intends to analyze the methods and market-based approaches associated with manure removal, and to investigate
appropriate facilities/incentive systems that should be adopted within the Regulating &, Moswansicut Watersheds. Results will attempt to quantify phosphorous reductions in pilot area and determine the feasibility of adapting this model on a regional scale throughout Rhode Island.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No