2. What is the pen slope in percent?

	< 1	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	1-1.19
	2-2.29
	3-3.9
	4-4.9
	> 5

3. What is the slope from the pen to the nearest protected surface water body* in percent?

	< 1	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	1-1.19
	2-2.29
	3-3.9
	4-4.9
	> 5

4. What is the distance from the pens to the nearest protected surface water body* in ft?

	> 4000	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	2000-3999
	1000-1999
	500-999
	250-499
	< 250

5. How many months each year will the facility contain animals?

	0-2	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	3-4
	5-6
	7-8
	9-10
	11-12

6. What kind of soil is between the pens and the nearest protected surface water body?

	sand	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	sandy loam
	silt loam
	silty clay loam
	clay loam
	clay

7. What kind of vegetative cover grows in the buffer area below the pens?

	tall, dense grass cover	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	short or thin grass
	cropland > 50% residue
	cropland 30-50% residue
	cropland 10-30% residue
	no crop < 10% residue

8. How does the size of the buffer area below the feedlot pen compare to the size of the feedlot?

	6 x	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	5 x
	4 x
	3 x
	2 x
	1 x

9. How much extraneous drainage (other areas that drain through thte lot) exists compared ot the size of the pens?

	1 x	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	2 x
	3 x
	4 x
	5 x
	> 6 x

10. What is the average annual rainfall in inches?

	< 20	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	20-24
	25-29
	30-35
	36-40
	> 40

11. What is the maximum 25-yr, 24-hr rainfall in inches?

	< 4	Corresponding magnitude of risk
	4
	5
	6
	7
	> 7

*Creek, pond, or lake

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