KEY REGULATIONS - Ohio Livestock Coalition关键法规-俄亥俄州畜牧业联盟.pptVIP

Ohio Livestock Environmental Assurance Program KEY REGULATIONS  Chapter 6, LEAP Federal State Ohio EPA Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Ohio Dept. of Health County and Township FEDERAL REGULATIONS: US EPA: Federal Water Pollution Control Act (a.k.a. Clean Water Act) Regulates discharges from “point sources” “Concentrated” livestock feeding operation = point source Manure storage and direct discharges only factors controlled Coastal Zone Act STATE REGULATIONS:OHIO EPA NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System) Permits only NEW RULES  CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs) April 2003 US EPA Under the new rules: All CAFOs will be required to apply for a federal NPDES permit Submit an annual report Develop and follow a plan for handling, storing and applying animal manure and wastewater. To be considered a CAFO: must first meet the definition of an animal feeding operation (AFO). AFO: a facility that confines animals for at least 45 days in a 12-month period and there is no grass or other vegetation in the confinement area during the normal growing season. An operation is a CAFO if it meets the definition of an AFO and meets one of the following CAFO definitions: Large CAFO - An operation is a large CAFO if it has at least: 700 mature dairy cows 1,000 beef cattle or heifers 2,500 swine weighing more than 55 pounds 10,000 swine weighing less than 55 pounds 30,000 ducks (other than liquid manure systems) 5,000 ducks (liquid manure handling systems) 30,000 chickens (liquid manure handling systems) 125,000 chickens except layers (other than a liquid manure system) 82,000 laying hens (other than liquid manure systems) 1,000 veal calves 500 horses 10,000 sheep or lambs, or 55, 000 turkeys Medium CAFO - An operation is a medium CAFO if a man-made ditch or pipe carries manure or wastewater from your operation to surface water, or your animals come into contact with su