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Animal Feeding Operations
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- 1999 Draft Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for CAFOs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- 2000 Draft Guidance Manual and Sample NPDES Permit for CAFOs
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
- Applicability of Feedlot Guidelines to Related Activities
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 Notice of Data Availability Fact Sheet
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
- CAFOs Proposed Regulation, Public Meetings
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
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
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
- Cost Methodology Report for Beef and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations
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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fact Sheet Describing the CAFO Proposed Rule
Factsheet describing the CAFO proposed Preamble and Rule signed December 15, 2000.
Document Type:
Factsheets and Outreach Materials
Date Published:
12/01/2000
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Proposed Revisions to CAFO Regulations
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
- Guide Manual On NPDES Regulations For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
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
Document Type:
Example and General Permits
Date Published:
08/19/1993
- Managing Manure Nutrients at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (Draft Guidance)
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
- Montana Concentrated Animal Feedlots General Permit
Document Type:
Example and General Permits
Date Published:
07/12/1994
- 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
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
- 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
- Public Commenter's Guide to the Proposed New CAFO Regulations
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
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- Ames, Iowa - March 7, 2001
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- Riverside, California - March 13, 2001
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- Ft. Wayne, Indiana - March 15, 2001
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- Dallas, Texas - March 20, 2001
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- Chattanooga, Tennessee - March 22, 2001
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- Denver, Colorado - March 27, 2001
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- Boise, Idaho - March 29, 2001
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- Casper, Wyoming - June 30, 2001
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- Public Meetings on the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Proposed Regulations
EPA is organizing 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
- 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
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Tulsa, OK
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Harrisburg, PA
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Ontario, CA
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Madison, WI
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Seattle, WA
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Des Moines, IA
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Chattanooga, TN
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Indianapolis, IN
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- No court reporter in attendance for Fort Worth, TX AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Denver, CO
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- AFO Public Meeting / Listening Session in Annapolis, MD
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