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The objective of this website is to provide resources that can help answer questions about the 2003 federal CAFO regulations. Because of the variation among states in the implementation of these federal rules, your state's environmental agency, Cooperative Extension program, or livestock commodity association may be able to provide additional information specific to your own state.
What are the CAFO Fact Sheets?
The CAFO Fact Sheets are a collection of 24 publications that address questions that educators and producers are most likely to have about what the CAFO regulations mean, how they will affect livestock and poultry production facilities, and what producers must do to comply with the regulations.
How do I get the CAFO Fact Sheets?
The CAFO Fact Sheets are accessible as PDF files from the links below. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to read these files. It is available free from Adobe.
General Information
- A Brief History and Background of the EPA CAFO Rule by John Sweeten, Ron Miner, and Carrie Tengman.
- Do I Need an NPDES Permit for My Livestock and Poultry Operation? by Rick Koelsch
- How Soon Must I Apply for an NPDES Permit? by Rick Koelsch, Revised October 2004
- How do I Apply for an NPDES Permit? by Rick Koelsch
- What if My Operation is an AFO But Not a CAFO? by Stanley (Lee) Telega, and Peg Cook
- What CAFO Reports Must I Submit? (includes Annual Report Record Sheet) by Joe Harrison and Carrie Tengman
- Alternate Treatment Systems by John Sweeten and Ron Miner
Production Area
- CAFO Requirements for the Production Area by Peter Wright and Brent Auvermann
- CAFO Requirements for Dairy Barnyards by Peter Wright
- CAFO Requirements for the Beef Production Area by Brent Auvermann
- CAFO Requirements for the Poultry Production Area by Karl VanDevender, Glenn Carpenter, Don Jones, and Peter Wright
- CAFO Requirements for Large Swine Operations by Don Jones, Karl VanDevender, Glenn Carpenter, and Peter Wright
- CAFO Requirements for Veal by Glenn Carpenter Don Jones, Karl VanDevender, and Peter Wright
- Pasture-based Operations: Could Part of My Operation Be an AFO? by Chris Henry
- Liquid Level Markers for Uncovered Manure Storages and Lagoons by Don Jones, Shane Beer, Eduardo Sequeira, and Marc Walters
Land Application
- What is Required in an NMP? by Ron Sheffield and Julie Paschold
- What is the Agricultural Storm Water Exemption? by Joe Harrison
- Land Application Setback and Buffer Requirements for NPDES Permitted Large CAFOs by Chris Henry
- Transfer of Manure or Wastewater Off Farm by Joe Harrison
- Technology Options to Comply with Land Application Rules by Al Sutton and Frank Humenik
- Making Decisions about Application Rates by Jessica Davis
- What Records Must I Maintain for Land Application by Rick Koelsch
Farm Bill and Financial Assistance
- Financial and Technical Assistance Available to CAFO Owners/Operators by Kari Cohen, Angel Figueroa, Steve Amosson, Lal Almas, and Otto
Doering
- EQIP Financial and Technical Assistance Available to CAFO Owners and Operators by Kari Cohen, Angel Figueroa, Steve Amosson, Lal Almas, and Otto Doering
Who prepared these materials
A team of 15 land-grant university faculty and NRCS staff have collaborated to develop the Fact Sheets and to answer what they believe will be the most frequently asked questions about the 2003 CAFO regulations. The group that developed these sheets and the entire LPES Curriculum team are committed to sharing these educational resources on environmental topics related to animal production nationwide. The EPA Ag Center also has played a key role in ensuring the compatibility of these answers with the final CAFO rules. Al Sutton, Purdue University; Brent Auvermann, Texas A&M University; Rick Koelsch, University of Nebraska; and Frank Humenik, North Carolina State University, have provided leadership for developing the CAFO Fact Sheets.
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