Guide Manual on Npdes Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000126475
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 4.0 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Guide Manual on Npdes Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). Guide Manual on Npdes Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Section 301 (a) of the Clean Water Act (C WA) establishes statutory requirements for the discharge of poilutants from point sources to waters of the United States. Under CWA 502( 14) and implementing regulations at 40 CFR Section 122.23 and 40 CFR Part 122, Appendix B, “concentrated animal feeding operations” are point sources subject to the NPDES permits program. In this manual, the term “feedlot” is used to denote an animal feeding operation. The term “feedlot” is not synonymous with “concentrated animal feeding operation”, which refers specifically to animal feeding operations identified as point source dischargers by the CWA and the NPDES regulations. A report prepared by EPA, Feedlots Case Studies of Selected States, surveyed seven States and one EPA Region on implementation of the NPDES regulations for CAFOs. This report indicated that permitting authorities in different States interpret and implement the CAFO regulations differently. In particular, there appeared to be some confusion over:

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... FEEDLOTS SUBJECT TO THE NPDES PROGRAM .................................................... 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Discharges to Waters of the United States ........................................................... Animal and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations ........................................ Calculating the Number of Animal Units ............................................................ Feedlots with More Than 1,000 Animal Units ..................................................... Feedlots with 301 - 1,000 Animal Units ............................................................. 2.5.1 Definition of Man-Made Conveyance ....................................................... 2.5.2 Definition of Direct Discharge of Pollutants ........................................... Feedlots with 300 or Fewer Animal Units and Other Feedlots Designated as CAFOs ....................................................................................................... 2.6.1 Designation Requirements ..................................................................... 2.6.2 Targeting Designation Efforts ............................................................... 2.6.3 Designation, Prior to a Discharge ........................................................... Intermittent Facilities and Partially Sheltered Operations .................................... NPDES Permit Conditions ................................................................................ 2.8.1 Effluent Limitations Guidelines ............................................................. 2.8.2 Limitations Based on Best Professional Judgment .................................. 2.8.3 Permit Terms Relating to Land Application of Manure ............................. THE 25-YEAR, 24-HOUR STORM EVENT EXEMPTION ............................................ 16 3.1 Applicability of the 25-Year, 24-Hour Storm Exemption ...................................... 16 3.2 Retention Structure Capacity ............................................................................. 17 OTHER REGULATORY PROGRAMS ......................................................................... 18 4.1 Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 ....................................... 18 4.2 The Safe Drinking Water Act ............................................................................ 23 APPENDIX A. NPDES Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Sample report for inspections of animal feeding operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Glossary of terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Fact sheet - Concerned Area Residents for the Environment v. Southview Farm . . . . 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 A-l B-l C-l D-l E-l