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Horse Waste Survey
Wellington has been monitoring State Environmental Standards over the past few years. We continue to see rules and legislation being drafted that would prohibit ground application of waste water sludge and animal waste. Seeing these regulatory changes on the horizon we need to explore alternatives to ground applications. Additionally transportation costs are increasing which will continue to effect disposal cost. In order to be proactive we need to understand the magnitude of the horse waste being generated on a yearly and seasonal basis.  We need your assistance in estimating this volume of waste being generated in Wellington.
 
We would ask that you please provide the information for the questions listed on the attached questionnaire. This questionnaire can be completed anonymously on the Wellington web site at http://wellingtonfl.gov/community/equestrian. Wellington plans to share a summary of industry totals and averages, of the responses received.

Equestrian Hauller


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  1. How many years have you or your firm been transporting horse waste?
0-2 yrs
3-5 yrs
6-8 yrs

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  1. How does your firm remove the waste?
Dump Truck
Dumpster
Semi Trsctor Trailer Truck

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  1. What is your estimate as to the weight of a cubic yard of horse waste?
Wet: Assume rain or the natural factor (lbs)

Winter Season: Assume dry conditions (lbs)

Off Season: Assume a Typical residential facility (lbs)


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  1. What do you estimate the percentage of bedding material per cubic yard of horse waste is for the following materials:
Cedar shaving per cubic yard of horse waste (%)

Pine shavings per cubic yard of horse waste (%)

Straw per cubic yard of horse waste (%)

Manure per cubic yard of horse waste (%)


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  1. What is your opinion as to the amount of manure produce by a horse per day? (lbs/daily Average/Horse)

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  1. Do you believe that different types of horses produce a different volume or weight of manure on a daily basis?
Yes
No

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  1. If yes to No. 6, please estimate the volume, in pounds per day for the following horse types:
Polo Ponies (lbs/day)

Hunter/Jumper (lbs/day)

Dressage (lbs/day)

Western (lbs/day)

Recreational/Other (lbs/day)


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  1. Understanding that horse waste is a product, what percentage of the waste that you transport is processed using the following methods:
Ground application (no process) (%)

Soil amendment (composted)(%)

Processed for specific purpose (bagged & resold)(%)

Processed as a fuel (burned)(%)

Disposed of at land fill(%)


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  1. Please estimate the amount of horse waste your company collects/transports from the following cities:
Acreage (cubic yards)

Loxahatchee Groves (cubic yards)

Jupiter (cubic yards)

Palm Beach Gardens (cubic yards)

Boynton Beach (cubic yards)

Unincorporated Palm Beach County (cubic yards)




Your information is critical in understanding the impacts of this Equestrian component. Please note that we will continue this process by contacting the end users of the waste product as well as the feed suppliers in order to formulate as complete a picture of the waste cycle.

I would like to take this time to express my sincere appreciation in providing this information. If you have any questions or comments do not hesitate to contact Michael O’Dell at (561) 753-2532.