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General Information on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
The Producers' Compliance Guide for CAFOs
NPDES Permit Writers' Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations - Provides information to NPDES permitting authorities, owners and operators of animal feeding operations, and the general public on how to implement the Clean Water Act CAFO regulations, including: 1) information to help permitting authorities ensure that NPDES permits conform to the CAFO regulations and 2) general information on Clean Water Act and NPDES requirements that EPA will consider when reviewing the adequacy of State NPDES permits for CAFOs. Customizable non-PDF versions in Word and WordPerfect format of the example forms in the appendices are available below.
Revised: Managing Manure Guidance for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) - Technical guidance designed to supplement the NPDES Permit Writers' Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. This guidance provides additional technical information for owners, operators, technical service providers, consultants, and permit authorities on how to carry out EPA's revised regulatory requirements for NPDES permitting of CAFOs. It also provides information on voluntary technologies and management practices that may both improve the production efficiency of
CAFOs and further protect the quality of the nation's waters. This document assumes that
readers have a basic understanding of the CAFO regulations (EPA-821-B-04-009).
What is the Producers' Guide?
The Producers' Compliance Guide for CAFOs describes EPA's regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The Producers' Guide includes sections that describe EPA's CAFO regulations, who they affect, what they require, and what assistance is available. If you own or operate a CAFO, you can use this guide to figure out what you need to do to comply with the CAFO regulations.
Who should read the Producers' Guide?
EPA developed the Producers' Guide to help CAFO owners and operators understand how to comply with the CAFO regulations. You should read the Producers' Guide if:
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Your operation meets one of the regulatory definitions of either:
- Large CAFO or a Medium CAFO, OR
- You have been notified by EPA or your state permitting authority that your operation has been designated as a CAFO.
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- You confine animals for at least 45 days in a 12-month period, AND
- There's no grass or other vegetation in the confinement area during the normal growing season.
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Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning (CNMP) NRCS Policy and Technical Guidance Documents  Provides links to the CNMP National Planning Procedures Handbook, the NRCS CNMP Policy which includes the background, definition, objective, general criteria and element criteria for CNMP development, the spanish translation of the Technical Guidance, the CNMP Fact Sheet, CNMP training ppportunities, and assistance available from technical service providers.
FUNDING SOURCES FOR CAFOs
Draft: Financial Assistance Summaries for AFOs [PDF Format] - A compilation of information summary documents that identify financial funding sources for animal feeding operations (AFOs). These summaries describe the financial assistance programs which provide funding sources through grants and loans for AFOs. This document serves as a reference for how AFOs can obtain funding to address a variety of issues facing livestock operations.
Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) Funding Opportunities
USDA, NRCS, Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program
EPA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Description
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
IMPORTANT AFO/CAFO LINKS
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