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- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para Archivar Documentos e Informes? (PDF)
(2 pp, 145K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements? (EPA 833-F-02-0013)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para CAFOs para Caballos y Ovejas? (PDF)
(2 pp, 142K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Requirements for Horse and Sheep CAFOs? (EPA 833-F-02-0011)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para CAFOs para Cerdos? (PDF)
(2 pp, 135K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Requirements for Swine CAFOs? (EPA 833-F-02-007)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para CAFOs para Ganado Vacuno y Terneras? (PDF)
(2 pp, 143K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Requirements for Beef Cattle and Veal Calf CAFOs? (EPA 833-F-02-0010)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para CAFOs para Patos? (PDF)
(2 pp, 138K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Requirements for Duck CAFOs? (EPA 833-F-02-0012)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para CAFOs para Pollos y Pavos? (PDF)
(2 pp, 137K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Requirements for Chicken and Turkey CAFOs? (EPA 883-F-02-008)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Cuáles son los Requisitos Federales para CAFOs para Vacas Lecheras y Becerras? (PDF)
(2 pp, 130K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: What are the Federal Requirements for Dairy Cow and Heifer CAFOs? (EPA 833-F-02-009)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- ¿Será Regulada Mi Operación? (PDF)
(2 pp, 140K)
Spanish Version of CAFO Final Rule Brochure: Will My Operation Be Regulated? (EPA 833-F-02-006)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/12/2003
- 1999 Draft Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for CAFOs
Among the key actions of the USDA-EPA Unified AFO Strategy. Intended to provide clear and concise guidance for EPA and authorized state NPDES permit writers on permitting CAFOs.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
08/01/1999
- 2000 Draft Guidance Manual and Sample NPDES Permit for CAFOs (PDF)
(117 pp, 439K)
Provides information to federal and state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit writers on permitting requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) under the current Federal regulations. The guidance replaces the Guide Manual on NPDES Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations issued in 1995 and reflects changes that have taken place in the livestock industry.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
09/21/2000
- Agency Interpretation on Applicability of Section 402 of the Clean Water Act to Water Transfers (PDF)
(19 pp, 1MB)
This memo addresses the question of whether the NPDES permitting program under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act is applicable to water control facilities that merely convey or connect navigable waters. It states that Congress generally intended for water transfers to be subject to oversight by water resource management agencies and State non-NPDES authorities, rather than the NPDES permitting program. This memo also states that the Agency will initiate a rulemaking to this effect; the Water Transfer Final Rule codifies this memorandum and clarifies that NPDES permits are not needed for water transfers.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
08/05/2005
- Applicability of Feedlot Guidelines to Related Activities (PDF)
(1 pp, 56K)
Legal and technical appropriateness of applying feedlot effluent guidelines to related, but nonproduction-oriented operations, such as stockyards and auction yards.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
11/27/1974
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are The Federal Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements? (PDF)
(2 pp, 581K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. This pamphlet explains the record-keeping and reporting requirements in the revised CAFO regulations.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are the Federal Requirements for Beef Cattle and Veal Calf CAFOs? (PDF)
(2 pp, 360K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or operate a beef cattle or veal calf CAFO, you must apply for a permit. This pamphlet gives general information about what your permitting authority might require in your CAFO's permit.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are the Federal Requirements for Chicken and Turkey CAFOs? (PDF)
(2 pp, 325K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or operate a chicken or turkey CAFO, you must apply for a permit. This pamphlet gives general information about what your permitting authority might require in your CAFO's permit.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are the Federal Requirements for Dairy Cow and Heifer CAFOs? (PDF)
(2 pp, 340K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or operate a dairy cattle or heifer CAFO, you must apply for a permit. This pamphlet gives general information about what your permitting authority might require in your CAFO's permit.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are the Federal Requirements for Duck CAFOs? (PDF)
(2 pp, 330K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or Duck CAFO, you must apply for a permit. This pamphlet gives general information about what your permitting authority might require in your CAFO's permit.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are the Federal Requirements for Horse and Sheep CAFOs? (PDF)
(2 pp, 327K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or operate a horse or sheep CAFO, you must apply for a permit. This pamphlet gives general information about what your permitting authority might require in your CAFO's permit.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: What Are the Federal Requirements for Swine CAFOs? (PDF)
(2 pp, 310K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or operate a swine CAFO, you must apply for a permit. This pamphlet gives general information about what your permitting authority might require in your CAFO's permit.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements Information Series: Will My Operation Be Regulated? (PDF)
(2 pp, 268K)
In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water Act regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. This pamphlet will help you understand how the revised CAFO regulations might affect your operation.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- CAFO Notice of Data Availability Fact Sheet (PDF)
(2 pp, 92K)
Fact sheet summarizes the purpose and content of the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) concerning proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit regulation and effluent limitations guidelines and standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). (EPA-821-F-01-015)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
11/01/2001
- CAFO Proposed Rule, Public Meeting Summaries
Paraphrased summaries of the issues raised at the public meetings.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
08/01/2006
- Public Meeting Notes for Washington, DC (PDF)
(10 pp, 165K)
- Public Meeting Notes for Fayetteville, NC (PDF)
(12 pp, 233K)
- Public Meeting Notes for Ames, IA (PDF)
(14 pp, 519K)
- Public Meeting Notes for Golden, CO (PDF)
(13 pp, 335K)
- Public Meeting Notes for Dallas, TX (PDF)
(14 pp, 239K)
- Public Meeting Notes for Sacramento, CA (PDF)
(13 pp, 303K)
- CAFO Questions and Answers Supplement to the NPDES Permit Writers' Guidance Manual and Example Permit for CAFOs (PDF)
(42 pp, 180K)
Provides answers to questions asked of EPA regarding implementation of the Clean Water Act NPDES and ELG regulations for CAFOs. Contains supplemental information to that provided in the NPDES Permit Writers' Guidance Manual and Example Permit for CAFOs.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/31/2003
- CAFOs Proposed Regulation, Public Meetings (PDF)
(23 pp, 521K)
EPA Presentation on the Proposed CAFO Regulations
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
03/01/2001
- CAFOs Regulation Update as of August 13, 2001 (PDF)
(1 pp, 9K)
This document is a status update of the proposed revisions to the NPDES Regulations and Effluent Guidelines for CAFOs, as of 8/13/01.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
08/13/2001
- CAFOs Regulation Update as of August 28, 2001 (PDF)
(3 pp, 16K)
This document is a status update of the proposed revisions to the NPDES Regulations and Effluent Guidelines for CAFOs, as of 8/28/01. This status document includes a schedule of events through January 2003.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
08/28/2001
- Comments on Region VIII's Approach to Writing Effluent Limits for Confined Animal Feeding Operations (PDF)
(3 pp, 210K)
Guidance to Region VIII on its strategy for issuing permits to CAFOs. Guidance refers the Region to the statutory requirements to implement both BAT and BPT.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/15/1976
- Comments on Region VIII's Approach to Writing Effluent Limits for Confined Animal Feeding Operations Smaller than 1,000 Animal Units (TXT)
(6K)
This document contains opinions from the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and from other Regional Offices on the approach limit writing in regards to small CAFO.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/15/1976
- Compliance Assurance Implementation Plan For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Plan addresses compliance/enforcement efforts to ensure compliance by point sources called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). To view this PDF document, visit http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/policies/civil/cwa/cafostrat.pdf.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
03/01/1998
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Rule Information Sheet (PDF)
(4 pp, 126K)
Describes how the CAFO Final Rule provides environmental progress, improves implementation of CAFO rules, and supports the following: rural partnerships, state flexibility, public accountability, and innovation and technology. Lastly, this information sheet describes how the CAFO Final Rule strikes a balance that is practical and effective.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/15/2002
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Proposed Rulemaking: Date Extension (PDF)
(2 pp, 43K)
EPA seeks comments on a proposal to extend the dates for newly defined concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to seek National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage and for permitted CAFOs to develop and implement nutrient management plans (NMPs) as required by EPA's 2003 CAFO rule.
Document Type:
Date Published:
05/01/2007
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Proposed Rulemaking: Fact Sheet (PDF)
(2 pp, 32K)
This proposal would revise several aspects of EPA’s current regulations governing discharges from CAFOs.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
06/01/2006
- Cost Methodology Report for Beef and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations (PDF)
(356 pp, 1.1MB)
This report describes the methodology used to estimate engineering compliance costs (in
1997 dollars) associated with installing and operating the various technologies and practices that make up the seven regulatory options considered for beef and dairy operations (EPA-821-R-01-019).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Cost Methodology Report for Swine and Poultry Sectors (PDF)
(221 pp, 1.1MB)
As part of the EPA-U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) national unified strategy to minimize the water quality and public health impacts of AFOs, EPA is reviewing the Feedlots ELG and expects to revise the existing effluent guidelines covering AFOs. This overview addresses the methodology for estimating potential compliance costs for the swine and poultry (turkey, laying hen, and broiler) sectors of AFOs (EPA-821-R-01-018).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Desk Statement Between EPA and USDA Offices Regarding Collaboration on Cost and Capability Assessment (PDF)
(1 pp, 185K)
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
11/01/2001
- Development Document for the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Describes technical basis for regulation, description of industry, handling and treatment technologies and best management practices (EPA-821-R-01-003).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Draft Nutrient Management Plan Template (PDF)
(11 pp, 215K)
Draft of the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) template that is being proposed along with the revised CAFO Rule.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
06/22/2006
- Economic Analysis of the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Describes the financial impacts expected as a result of the proposed regulation. (EPA-821-R-01-001).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Enforcement Issues at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PDF)
(4 pp, 304K)
Memorandum assuring that any enforcement action taken pursuant to the Agency's strategy are consistent with respect to applying existing regulations governing CAFO's, which have been in effect for over 20 years, and which generally cover the largest animal feeding operations.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
07/21/1998
- Environmental Assessment of Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Describes the environmental impacts caused by the industry (EPA-821-B-01-001).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Environmental and Economic Benefit Analysis of Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Describes the water quality improvements expected to occur as a result of the proposed regulation and the monetary value associated with those improvements (EPA-821-R-01-002).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Example NPDES General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PDF)
(30 pp, 116K)
Example NPDES General CAFO Permit.
Document Type:
Permit Applications and Forms
Date Published:
12/31/2003
- Fact Sheet Describing the CAFO Proposed Rule (PDF)
(4 pp, 298K)
Factsheet describing the CAFO proposed Preamble and Rule signed December 15, 2000.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/01/2000
- Feedlot Permit Format (PDF)
(8 pp, 412K)
Information and guidance on the standard permit format for feedlot. The conditions developed reflect the Agency's stated position as contained in the promulgated guideline.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
07/29/1974
- Financial Assistance Summaries for AFOs (PDF)
(48 pp, 308K)
This document is a reference source for owners and operators of animal feeding operations (AFOs) and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to learn about the federal financial and technical assistance programs available to address environmental concerns. This document includes summaries of information from various sources describing the federal programs that provide grants and loans available to AFOs and CAFOs.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/01/2005
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Proposed Revisions to CAFO Regulations (PDF)
(53 pp, 482K)
The purpose of these frequently asked questions (FAQs) is to quickly provide answers on specific questions about the CAFO Proposed Rule. These FAQs identify, in the form of questions, the major issues discussed in the proposal and numerous issues raised during a series of EPA-sponsored public outreach meetings, and provide brief answers for each question.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
06/27/2001
- General Factsheet on the CAFO Final Rule (PDF)
(2 pp, 83K)
Summarizes why EPA published the CAFO Final Rule, what the CAFO Final Rule regulates, how the CAFO Final Rule will help public health and the environment, and how much the CAFO Final Rule cost (EPA 821-F-03-003).
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
01/01/2003
- Guide Manual On NPDES Regulations For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PDF)
(59 pp, 3.9MB)
Understand the applicability of the NPDES regulations for CAFOs (EPA 833-B-95-001), intended for permitting authorities (EPA-833-B-95-001).
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/01/1995
- Illinois Livestock Mgmt & Waste Handling General Permit (WORDPERFECT)
(34K)
Document Type:
Example and General Permits
Date Published:
08/19/1993
- Interim Statement and Guidance on Application of Pesticides to Waters of the United States in Compliance with FIFRA (PDF)
(6 pp, 1MB)
Addresses two sets of circumstances for which EPA believes that the application of a pesticide to waters of the United States consistent with all relevant requirements of FIFRA does not constitute the discharge of a pollutant that requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit under the Clean Water Act. These two cases are (1) the application of pesticides directly to waters of the United States in order to control pests (for example mosquito larvae or aquatic weeds that are present in the water) and (2) the application of pesticides to control pests that are present over waters of the United States that result in a portion of the pesticide being deposited to water bodies (for example when insecticides are aerially applied to a forest canopy where water may be present below the canopy or when insecticides are applied over water for control of adult mosquitos).
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
07/11/2003
- Interpretive Statement and Proposed Rule on the Application of Pesticides to Waters of the U.S. in Compliance with FIFRA
EPA is issuing this interpretation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to address issues regarding coverage under the CWA of pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that are applied to or over, including near, waters of the United States. This Memorandum is issued to address the question of whether National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under section 402 of the CWA are required for the applications of pesticides that comply with relevant requirements of FIFRA. EPA provided public notice of and solicited public comment on its interpretation of the CWA with regard to this question.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
01/25/2005
- Managing Manure Nutrients at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (Draft Guidance) (PDF)
(129 pp, 608K)
Intended to help CAFO owners and operators comply with the proposed Permit Nutrient Plans for their operations (EPA-R-01-017).
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
01/01/2001
- Memo from Ben Grumbles to EPA Regions on Proposed CAFO Extension (PDF)
(2 pp, 273K)
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
05/04/2007
- Memorandum: Charge to the NPDES/Pesticides Work Group (PDF)
(1 pp, 195K)
Signed by G. Tracy Mehan, III, Assistant Administrator for Water and Stephen Johnson, Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances that directed an EPA workgroup to compare the risk management/risk mitigation measures that have been adopted as a result of the FIFRA label relative to actions that would be required as a result of an NPDES permit. It also directed the group to identify any recommendations that could be made under either FIFRA/FQPA (Food Quality Protection Act) or CWA that would assist in better coordination, integration, and increased efficiencies between the programs and continued protection of the aquatic environment. These could include modifications in the pesticide registration process or changes in the approach to risk
management under the CWA and/or FIFRA.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
07/11/2003
- Memorandum: Extension of CAFO Compliance Dates (PDF)
(2 pp, 107K)
Discusses EPA's proposal to extend the date by which newly defined CAFO operations that discharge or propose to discharge must seek NPDES permit coverage.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
05/03/2007
- Montana Concentrated Animal Feedlots General Permit (WORDPERFECT)
(29K)
Document Type:
Example and General Permits
Date Published:
07/12/1994
- 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.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/31/2003
- Chapters 1 through 5 (PDF)
(71 pp, 2.5MB)
- Appendix A: References for an NPDES Permit Writer (PDF)
(7 pp, 62K)
- Appendix B: Animal Sector Descriptions (PDF)
(19 pp, 99K)
- Appendix C: Example Letters to AFO Owners/Operators Regarding Inspection Results (PDF)
(11 pp, 71K)
- Appendix D: NPDES CAFO Permit Application/NOI - Form 2B (PDF)
(9 pp, 78K)
- Appendix E: Example Large CAFO "No Potential to Discharge" Determination Request Form (PDF)
(7 pp, 65K)
- Appendix F: Example "No Potential to Discharge" Determination Request Tracking Form (PDF)
(5 pp, 54K)
- Appendix G: Example Manure, Litter, and Process Wastewater Transfer Record Form (PDF)
(5 pp, 52K)
- Appendix H: Example Nutrient Management Plan Record Keeping Forms (PDF)
(23 pp, 90K)
- Appendix I: Example NPDES CAFO Permit Annual Report Form (PDF)
(7 pp, 63K)
- Appendix J: Example NPDES Permit for CAFOs (PDF)
(33 pp, 156K)
- Appendix K: NPDES CAFO Permitting Glossary (PDF)
(14 pp, 107K)
- Entire CAFO Permit Writers' Guidance (PDF)
(200 pp, 2.9MB)
- CAFO Questions and Answers Supplement (PDF)
(42 pp, 180K)
- Example Letter to a Facility Not Designated as a CAFO (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(2 pp, 135K)
- Example Letter to a Facility Not Designated as a CAFO (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(2 pp, 1.91MB)
- Example Letter to a Facility Designated as a CAFO (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(5 pp, 150K)
- Example Letter to a Facility Designated as a CAFO (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(5 pp, 1.92MB)
- Example "No Potential to Discharge" Determination Request Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(5 pp, 189K)
- Example "No Potential to Discharge" Determination Request Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(5 pp, 1.95MB)
- Example "No Potential to Discharge" Request Tracking Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(3 pp, 147K)
- Example "No Potential to Discharge" Request Tracking Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(3 pp, 1.92MB)
- Example Manure, Litter, and Process Wastewater Transfer Record Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(2 pp, 141K)
- Example Manure, Litter, and Process Wastewater Transfer Record Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(2 pp, 1.91MB)
- Example Storage and Containment Structure Inspections Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(7 pp, 190K)
- Example Storage and Containment Structure Inspections Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(7 pp, 1.92MB)
- Example Stormwater Management Structure Inspections Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(7 pp, 193K)
- Example Stormwater Management Structure Inspections Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(7 pp, 2MB)
- Example Nutrient Land Application Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(2 pp, 150K)
- Example Nutrient Land Application Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(2 pp, 1.91MB)
- Example Water Line Inspections Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(8 pp, 435K)
- Example Water Line Inspections Log Sheet (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(7 pp, 2MB)
- Example Annual Report Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORD)
(4 pp, 178K)
- Example Annual Report Form (Customizable Non-PDF Version) (WORDPERFECT)
(4 pp, 2MB)
- NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Horse, Slaughter and Feeder Cattle, Swine, Sheep, Poultry, Dairy Cattle, and Animal Feeding Operations, and their Effect on Water Pollution (PDF)
(16 pp, 1.3MB)
Fact sheets on NPDES regulations governing concentrated animal feeding operations and the affect of feeding operations on water quality.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
Unknown
- Pesticides; Draft Guidance on Labeling Statements on Products Used for Adult Mosquito Control; Notice of Availability
EPA is seeking public comment on this draft notice which provides guidance to registrants on EPA's policy on labeling statements for pesticide products used for wide-area applications to control adult mosquitoes. The specific label statements and label organization principles recommended in this draft notice are intended to improve existing labels by clarifying language conveying environmental hazards posed by these products, as well as specific use directions and instructions to the applicators. The Agency believes that adoption of these recommendations will help pesticide users and pesticide enforcement officials to achieve more effective mosquito control and protection of public health, while ensuring that use of these products will not pose unreasonable risks to the environment. Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2004. Click here to view this draft guidance.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
04/28/2004
- Proposed CAFO Preamble and Rule
Administrator Browner signed the proposed revisions for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) Regulations and the Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs).
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/15/2000
- Entire text of the CAFO Preamble and Rule (PDF)
(406 pp, 1.2MB)
- Preamble Summary and Introductory Information (PDF)
(4 pp, 14K)
- Table of Contents for Preamble and Proposed Rule (PDF)
(3 pp, 11K)
- Chapters I and II: Legal Authority and Purpose and Summary of Proposed Regulation (PDF)
(7 pp, 21K)
- Chapter III: Background (PDF)
(20 pp, 53K)
- Chapter IV: Why is EPA Changing the Effluent Guidelines for Feedlots and the NPDES CAFOs Regs? (PDF)
(9 pp, 29K)
- Chapter V: What Environmental and Human Health Impacts Are Potentially Caused by CAFOs? (PDF)
(19 pp, 50K)
- Chapter VI: What Are Key Characteristics of the Livestock and Poultry Industries? (PDF)
(22 pp, 59K)
- Chapter VII: What Changes to the NPDES CAFO Regulations Are Being Proposed? (PDF)
(127 pp, 537K)
- Chapter VIII: What Changes to the Feedlot Effluent Limitations Guidelines Are Being Proposed? (PDF)
(48 pp, 117K)
- Chapter IX: Implementation of Revised Regulations (PDF)
(13 pp, 44K)
- Chapter X: What are the Costs and Economic Impacts of the Proposed Revisions? (PDF)
(51 pp, 139K)
- Chapter XI: What are the Environmental Benefits of the Proposed Revisions? (PDF)
(28 pp, 75K)
- Chapter XII: Public Outreach (PDF)
(15 pp, 44K)
- Chapter XIII: Administrative Requirements (PDF)
(15 pp, 41K)
- Chapter XIV: Solicitation of Comments (PDF)
(5 pp, 15K)
- Part 122-EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (PDF)
(12 pp, 34K)
- Part 412-Effluent Limitations Guidelines For the CAFO Point Source Category (PDF)
(19 pp, 38K)
- Protecting the Nation's Waters Through Effective NPDES Permits: A Strategic Plan FY 2001 and Beyond (PDF)
(19 pp, 805K)
The Water Permits Division's Strategic Plan discusses the background of the Water Permits Division, their organization and resources, current implementation activities, and the Division's vision, mission, challenges, strategic issues, goals, and key actions from FY 2001 and beyond. EPA-833-R-01-001.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
06/01/2001
- Public Commenter's Guide to the Proposed New CAFO Regulations (PDF)
(18 pp, 126K)
The purpose of this Guide is to assist people who want to submit public comments on the proposed CAFO regulations. It identifies the major issues discussed in the proposal and summarizes how EPA has proposed to treat each issue in the revised regulations. It also cross-references the proposed language of the regulations and the pages of the preamble that contain the primary discussion of each issue.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
05/31/2001
- Public Meetings on the CAFO Proposed Rule
EPA conducted nine public meetings on the proposed CAFO regulations. The purpose of the meetings were to enhance public understanding of the proposed regulations for CAFOs. The meetings were not a mechanism for submitting formal comments on the proposal. They involved a brief presentation by EPA officials on the proposed regulations followed by a question and answer session.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
07/01/2001
- Baltimore, Maryland - March 1, 2001 (PDF)
(9 pp, 51K)
- Ames, Iowa - March 7, 2001 (PDF)
(11 pp, 60K)
- Riverside, California - March 13, 2001 (PDF)
(10 pp, 58K)
- Ft. Wayne, Indiana - March 15, 2001 (PDF)
(12 pp, 63K)
- Dallas, Texas - March 20, 2001 (PDF)
(7 pp, 47K)
- Chattanooga, Tennessee - March 22, 2001 (PDF)
(11 pp, 56K)
- Denver, Colorado - March 27, 2001 (PDF)
(8 pp, 48K)
- Boise, Idaho - March 29, 2001 (PDF)
(11 pp, 62K)
- Casper, Wyoming - June 30, 2001
(This file is not currently available for download)
- Public Meetings on the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Proposed Regulations (PDF)
(1 pp, 6K)
EPA organized a series of public meetings around the country on the the Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (CAFO) proposed regulations.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
02/08/2001
- 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).
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
12/01/2004
- Fact Sheet (PDF)
(2 pp, 59K)
- Cover and table of contents (PDF)
(10 pp, 226K)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF)
(7 pp, 316K)
- Chapter 2: Operation, maintenance, and recordkeeping requirements for the production (PDF)
(31 pp, 891K)
- Chapter 3: Preparing for land application of manure, litter, or wastewater (PDF)
(5 pp, 130K)
- Chapter 4: Operation, maintenance, and recordkeeping requirements for the land application area (PDF)
(26 pp, 570K)
- Chapter 5: Voluntary performance standards for CAFOs (PDF)
(23 pp, 1.1MB)
- Chapter 6: Technical standards for the land application of manure, litter, and process wastewater (PDF)
(15 pp, 233K)
- Chapter 7.1: Avoiding common deficiencies (PDF)
(6 pp, 151K)
- Chapter 7.2: Example onsite check list (PDF)
(11 pp, 1.8MB)
- Chapter 8: Additional resources (PDF)
(8 pp, 162K)
- Appendix A: Effluent limitations guidelines and standards for CAFOs (PDF)
(11 pp, 202K)
- Appendix B: Sample owner/operator inspection checklist for a large CAFO (PDF)
(2 pp, 124K)
- Appendix C: Recordkeeping checklist for the production and land application areas at a large CAFO (PDF)
(4 pp, 148K)
- Appendix D: Measuring the amount of animal waste (PDF)
(5 pp, 233K)
- Appendix E: Animal waste sampling (PDF)
(6 pp, 196K)
- Appendix F: Soil sampling and testing (PDF)
(5 pp, 146K)
- Appendix G: Leaching index (PDF)
(3 pp, 118K)
- Appendix H: Phosphorus index (PDF)
(13 pp, 87K)
- Appendix I: Agronomic nutrient application rate (PDF)
(6 pp, 176K)
- Appendix J: Calibrating animal waste spreaders and irrigators (PDF)
(7 pp, 144K)
- Appendix K: Soil loss (erosion) (PDF)
(2 pp, 132K)
- Appendix L: Winter spreading technical guidance (PDF)
(20 pp, 548K)
- Appendix M: Minimum depth of rain at which runoff begins (PDF)
(7 pp, 614K)
- Appendix N: Recommended BMPs and conservation practice standards (PDF)
(3 pp, 115K)
- Appendix O: Example technical standard (PDF)
(16 pp, 218K)
- Appendix P: Estimating median annual overflow volumes and annual average discharge of pollutants (PDF)
(4 pp, 115K)
- Entire document (PDF)
(231 pp, 6.1MB)
- Strategy for Addressing Environmental and Public Health Impacts from Animal Feeding Operations - Draft (PDF)
(27 pp, 361K)
The purpose of this draft AFO Strategy is to provide a blueprint for a significant expansion of EPA's regulatory and voluntary efforts related to AFOs. The Agency's goal in this effort is to minimize environmental and public health impacts from AFOs. It is important to note that the Strategy emphasizes water quality because current data indicate that water is the natural resource most adversely affected by AFOs. EPA will continue to investigate the effects of AFOs on other media (e.g., air and soil quality), however.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
03/01/1998
- 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.
Document Type:
Policy and Guidance Documents
Date Published:
11/01/2003
- Cover and Contents (PDF)
(9 pp, 196K)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF)
(3 pp, 132K)
- Chapter 2: What are the CAFO regulations? (PDF)
(5 pp, 184K)
- Chapter 3: Do these regulations affect me? (PDF)
(15 pp, 372K)
- Chapter 4: How do I apply for a permit? (PDF)
(7 pp, 197K)
- Chapter 5: What requirements will my NPDES permit contain? (PDF)
(15 pp, 344K)
- Chapter 6: What is the compliance assurance process? (PDF)
(5 pp, 152K)
- Glossary (PDF)
(5 pp, 132K)
- Appendix: CAFO Permitting Authorities and Contact Information (PDF)
(13 pp, 237K)
- Entire Document (PDF)
(69 pp, 1MB)
- The Report of the EPA/State Feedlot Workgroup (PDF)
(182 pp, 11.4MB)
Livestock feeding facilities have been indentified as a significant source of water quality impairment. This document is intended as a resource to enhance the understanding of feedlot-related issues and will provide information to Regions/states as they develop feedlot strategies.
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
09/01/1993
- The State Compendium: Programs and Regulatory Activities Related to AFOs
A compilation of AFO-related state program and state initiative information intended to illustrate how states are regulating AFOs, with a specific focus on the use of permits or similar mechanisms. View the State Compendium regional map.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
05/01/2002
- Entire Document (PDF)
(305 pp, 2.8MB)
- Region 1: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT (PDF)
(36 pp, 870K)
- Region 2: NJ and NY (PDF)
(26 pp, 707K)
- Region 3: DE, MD, PA, VA, and WV (PDF)
(45 pp, 950K)
- Region 4: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN (PDF)
(64 pp, 1.5MB)
- Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI (PDF)
(58 pp, 1.6MB)
- Region 6: AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX (PDF)
(47 pp, 1.8MB)
- Region 7: IA, KS, MO, and NE (PDF)
(44 pp, 1.3MB)
- Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY (PDF)
(54 pp, 821K)
- Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, and NV (PDF)
(35 pp, 1.4MB)
- Region 10: AK, ID, OR, and WA (PDF)
(36 pp, 1.5MB)
- Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations Public Listening Sessions
USDA and EPA conducted 11 public listening sessions where interested individuals asked questions and provided feedback on the draft Unified AFO Strategy.
Document Type:
Technical and Issue Papers
Date Published:
Unknown
- Dates and Locations of the 11 Public Listening Sessions (HTML)
(18K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Tulsa, OK (HTML)
(154K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Harrisburg, PA (HTML)
(157K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Ontario, CA (HTML)
(100K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Madison, WI (HTML)
(133K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Seattle, WA (HTML)
(145K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Des Moines, IA (HTML)
(290K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Chattanooga, TN (HTML)
(268K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Indianapolis, IN (HTML)
(118K)
- No court reporter in attendance for Fort Worth, TX AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session
(This file is not currently available for download)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Denver, CO (HTML)
(110K)
- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Annapolis, MD (HTML)
(194K)
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