State
ACAs – Animal Concentration Areas
Act 38 – Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act
AEUs – Animal Equivalent Units
Ag E&S Plan – Agriculture Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
BMP – Best Management Practices
CAFOs – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
CAO – Concentrated Animal Operation
Chapter 83 – State Conservation Commission (SCC) regulations pertaining to nutrient management
Chapter 91 – Department of Environmental Protections (DEP) regulations pertaining to pollution control and prevention at agricultural operations, including the requirement for manure management planning
Chapter 92a – Department of Environmental Protections (DEP) CAFO regulations
Chapter 102 – Department of Environmental Protections (DEP) regulations pertaining to erosion and sediment control
DEP – The Department of Environmental Protection
MMP – Manure Management Plan developed for Chapter 91 compliance
NMP – Nutrient Management Plan developed for Act 38/Chapter 83 compliance
PSU – The Pennsylvania State University
SCC – State Conservation Commission
Federal
"590 plan" Nutrient management conservation practice standard (590) plan – plan for land application of nutrients. A "590 plan" is part of the Act 38-equivalent Nutrient Management Plan within a CNMP.
Act 38-equivalent (content and format) Nutrient Management Plan – a nutrient management plan including production facilities, animal concentration areas, crop, pasture, and hay lands. Accounts for all manure generated for an animal operation. The Act 38-equivalent plan serves as the nutrient management technical element of a CNMP.
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) – a non-regulatory conservation plan meeting NRCS standards and specifications for nutrient management and soil erosion and presented as a Conservation Plan for animal operations.
NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency of the federal government’s United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Technical Service Provider (TSP) – A non-NRCS conservation professional providing conservation plan products and services meeting NRCS standards, specifications, and policies.
