Tools

Self-help resources are available to help you manage the  potential environmental impacts of your business. These include:

• The National environmental guidelines for indoor piggeries (PDF, 1.5MB) is a guide to achieving ecologically sustainable development that covers environmental management plans, waste management guidelines, stormwater management and other practical techniques.
• The National environmental guidelines for rotational outdoor piggeries (PDF, 1.28MB) is an additional guide for the design and operation of outdoor or free range  piggeries.
• The Piggery assessment spreadsheet helps you to perform calculations for  preparing permit applications, helps document piggery design and management  practices, and encourages more effective use of water and nutrient resources.
• The Model for effluent disposal using land irrigation (MEDLI) is a software program to help you to  design an effluent re-use scheme.
• PigBal 4
  PigBal 4 is a model for estimating waste outputs for the  evaluation and design of piggery management systems and sustainable reuse  areas. It can also be used to estimate volatile solids production for the  purpose of estimating Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

Further information

For further information or for copies of publications not available on the website, please contact the Customer Service Centre or email livestockregulator@daf.qld.gov.au