| #Q001 | operational | health | mandatory | Nutrient Hazard Prevention | agricultural water | Apply all nutrients in a way that will not pose a hazard to food. | | high |
| #Q002 | operational | health | mandatory | Compliant Fertilizers and Additives | agricultural water | Use only fertilizers and soil additives that comply with the legal limits for heavy metals and bacteria. | When applying commercial fertilizer (except nitrates) to crops | high |
| #Q003 | operational | health | mandatory | Application Method Safety | agricultural water | Use an application method or growing practice that minimizes the chance of the nutrient source contaminating the crop by coming into direct contact with the edible part of the crop. | For all nutrients | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | operational | recommended | Purchased Nutrients Documentation | agricultural water | Where possible, check purchased nutrients for documentation from the supplier that identifies the origin, treatment used, tests performed and the results of application | For all nutrients | high |
| #Q005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Application Scheduling | agricultural water | Schedule applications in relation to both weather forecasts (for example, rain) and current soil moisture levels to avoid run-off to other sensitive areas (for example, adjacent harvestable crops, water sources) | For all nutrients | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Soil Fertility Monitoring | agricultural water | Determine soil fertility levels by regular soil sampling and analysis, and estimate crop needs. | For all nutrients | high |
| #Q007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Recommended Nutrient Rates | agricultural water | Follow recommended rates to avoid excess nutrient application | For all nutrients | high |
| #Q008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Equipment Calibration | agricultural water | Calibrate spreading equipment to ensure proper application rates | For all nutrients | high |
| #Q009 | operational | health | recommended | Pathogen Reduction Information | agricultural water | Become informed about proper treatment procedures (for example, composting) that are designed to reduce or eliminate pathogens. | When applying compost | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | health | mandatory | Compost Certificate Verification | agricultural water | When purchasing compost, ask for a certificate of analysis or documentation of treatment method to ensure the composting process is complete. | When purchasing compost | high |
| #Q011 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | On-farm Manure Treatment Records | agricultural water | When treating manure on-farm, record the treatment procedures (for example, composting, anaerobic digestion), detailing the date treated and the method used. | When treating manure on-farm | high |
| #Q012 | operational | health | mandatory | Manure Equipment Cleaning | agricultural water | When treating manure on-farm, clean any equipment that is used to handle raw manure before handling finished compost so as not to re-introduce pathogens. | When treating manure on-farm | high |
| #Q013 | operational | operational | mandatory | Manure Incorporation Timeframe | agricultural water | Incorporate manure into the soil within 24 hours to minimize contamination to adjacent crops from wind drift or run-off. | When applying manure | high |
| #Q014 | operational | health | mandatory | Untreated Manure Precautions | agricultural water | Take precautions when using untreated or partially treated manure (for example, aged) on fruits and vegetables that can be consumed raw or with minimal processing. | When using untreated or partially treated manure on fruits and vegetables that can be consumed raw or with minimal processing | high |
| #Q015 | operational | health | mandatory | Manure Application Wait Time | agricultural water | For crops that can be eaten raw and where the manure can come into contact with the edible part: Apply manure when the time between application and harvest is greater than four months. | For crops that can be eaten raw and where the manure can come into contact with the edible part | high |
| #Q016 | operational | health | mandatory | Perennial Crop Manure Application | agricultural water | In non-fruiting years for perennial crops: Apply manure when the application is not in the year of harvest. | In non-fruiting years for perennial crops | high |
| #Q017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Organic Material Regulations | agricultural water | Apply organic material at recommended application rates and according to provincial regulations. | When using non-agricultural source organic material | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | guidance | Organic Material Approvals | agricultural water | Before organic material can be applied to agricultural land, various approvals for the handling, storage and land application of the material may also be required. | When using non-agricultural source organic material | high |
| #Q019 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Nutrient Application Record | agricultural water | Keep a Nutrient application record or your own record that includes: The application date, Type of nutrient, Amount applied, Weather conditions, Time to incorporation, Field identification, location and size, Initials of the person that applied the nutrient | | high |
| #Q020 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Organic Material Treatment Record | agricultural water | Keep an Organic material treatment record or your own record that includes Date, Temperature, Turning frequency, Initials of person that applied the treatment | | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Audit Preparedness | agricultural water | Be prepared for an auditor to review: Nutrient application records, Organic material treatment records, where necessary, A letter of analysis from the supplier, when a compost was purchased, A land application plan for when non-agricultural source organic material was used | If you have an audit | high |
| #Q022 | operational | operational | recommended | Registered Fertilizers Use | agricultural water | Producers should use only fertilizers and supplements that have been registered, packaged and labelled to prescribed standards in the Fertilizers Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-10 and Fertilizers Regulations, C.R.C., c. 666. | | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | recommended | Nutrient Management Planning Recommendation | agricultural water | farmers are encouraged to conduct nutrient management plans through the B.C. Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Program and Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF). | | high |
| #Q024 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Land Application Plan Development | agricultural water | The Organic Matter Recycling Regulation, Reg. 18/02, s. 5 under the Environmental Management Act requires development of a land application plan prior to application of some defined nutrient sources such as Class A and B biosolids and Class A and B compost. | Prior to application of some defined nutrient sources such as Class A and B biosolids and Class A and B compost | high |