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Ohio CAFO Program Public Notice
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EPA proposes to approve a revision to Ohio's NPDES program. The state has asked EPA to allow the Ohio Department of Agriculture to administer the part of the NPDES program that deals with concentrated animal feeding operations. Ohio EPA would continue to administer the program for all point sources other than Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and storm water associated with construction activity at animal feeding operations. The public has until December 16 to comment on the proposal.
Comment Period End Date: December 16, 2008
Submit a Comment: Ohio CAFO Public Comments
EPA Region 5 has scheduled an open house and a formal public hearing on Ohio’s application to transfer control of the NPDES program for CAFOs from Ohio EPA to the Ohio Department of Agriculture:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Open House: 3 – 5:30 p.m.
Public Hearing: 7 – 9:30 p.m.
The Fawcett Center
2400 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, Ohio
Public Notice Documents
- Fact Sheet on EPA’s proposal to approve Ohio’s request for ODA to administer the NPDES program for CAFOs (2pp, 123Kb)
- Federal Register notice of EPA’s proposal to approve Ohio’s request for ODA to administer the NPDES program for CAFOs, and notice of Public Hearing and Open House
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Record of Ohio’s Request for ODA to Administer the NPDES program for CAFOs:
Ohio’s December 28, 2006 Application
- Governor's Letter (2pp, 94Kb)
- Program Description (58pp, 3828Kb)
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Rule-Making Process (6pp, 247Kb)
- State of Ohio - US Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum of Agreement (19pp, 10804Kb)
- Statutes (66pp, 3479Kb)
- Rules
- Rules Technical Explanations (12pp, 664Kb)
- Attorney General Statement (148pp, 6230Kb)
Inter-Department Memorandum of Agreement: Ohio Department of Agriculture - Ohio Department of Natural Resources (10pp, 493Kb)
- Inter-Department Memorandum of Agreement: Ohio Department of Agriculture - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (29pp, 1104Kb)
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Inspection Forms (27pp, 505Kb)
- Supporting Documents
- Enforcement Documents
- EPA’s November 2007 letter to ODA seeking revision or clarification on remainder of application (14pp, 597Kb)
- ODA’s September 4, 2008, letter to EPA, providing proposed revisions to Ohio’s statutes and rules to address issues identified in EPA’s April and November 2007 letters
- ODA’s September 22, 2008, letters to EPA, providing corrections to enclosure sent with September 4 letter (8pp, 447Kb)
- EPA’s October 3, 2008, letter to ODA, informing ODA that Ohio’s request is approvable, provided the changes specified in its September 4 letter are adopted (2pp, 76Kb)