CAFO STATE REGS Southern Regional Wate Program组织状态寄存器南部地区水计划.ppt

STATE REGS Lisa Ann McKinley CSREES(Extension)/EPA Liaison STATE COMPENDIUM Programs and Regulatory Activities Related to Animal Feeding Operations Prepared For: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Office of Wastewater Management, Water Permits Division Prepared by: TETRA TECH, INC. Fairfax, VA 22030 Under Contract #68-C-99-253 Work Assignment #1-03 To Receive a Copy Contact: The Clean Water Act (1977) Directs EPA to protect surface waters through the point source permitting program (NPDES) Requires EPA to periodically reassess the Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) and Standards For more than 20 years, Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - NPDES permits and effluent guidelines for CAFOs have helped to improve the quality of our nations waters. Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) are agricultural enterprises where animals are kept and raised in confined situations. AFOs congregate animals, feed,manure and urine, dead animals, and production operations on a small land area. Feed is brought to the animals rather than the animals grazing or otherwise seeking feed in pastures, fields, or on rangeland. CLEAN WATER ACT Animal Feeding Operation (AFO) Lot or facility where animals have been, are, or will be stabled or confined and fed or maintained for a total of 45 days or more in any 12 month period Where crops, vegetation, forage growth, or post-harvest residues are not sustained over any portion of the lot facility in the normal growing season Definition of a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Currently an AFO is a CAFO if More than 1,000 animal units are confined at the facility OR From 301 - 1,000 animal units are confined the facility and it also meets one of the specific criteria addressing the method of discharge 300 to 1,000 AUs are defined as CAFOs if they discharge either through man-made device directly to stream running through confinement area An Animal