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Effluent Guidelines
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Final Rule
Supporting Documents for the CAFO Final Rule
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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Proposed Rule Supporting Documents
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- Development Document describes the technical basis for regulation, description of industry, handling and treatment technologies and best management practices.
- Cover, Contents, Chapters 1-4 (PDF) (894 K)
- Introduction and Legal Authority
- Summary and Scope of Proposed Regulations
- Data Collection Activities
- Industry Profiles
- Chapters 5 - 7 (PDF) (208 K)
- Industry Subcategorization for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards
- Wastewater Characterization and Manure Characteristics
- Pollutants of Interest
- Chapter 8 (PDF) (1.3 MB)
- Treatment Technologies and Best Management Practices
- Chapters 9-11 (PDF) (1.2 MB)
- NPDES Regulatory Options
- Technology Options Considered
- Model Farms and Costs of Technology Bases for Regulation
- Chapters 12-14 (PDF) (733 K)
- Pollutant Reduction Estimates
- Non-Water Quality Impacts
- Glossary
- Cover, Contents, Chapters 1-4 (PDF) (894 K)
- Cost Methodology Report for Swine and Poultry Sectors (PDF) (EPA-821-R-01-018, January 2001; 1.1 MB)
- Cost Methodology Report for Beef and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations (PDF) (EPA-821-R-01-019, January 2001; 1.1 MB)
- Economic Analysis of the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (EPA-821-R-01-001, January 2001)
- Cover, Contents, Summary, Sections 1-5 (PDF) (821 K)
- Introduction
- Profile of the Livestock and Poultry Industries
- Proposed CAFO Regulations
- Methodology for Estimating Compliance Costs and Economic Impacts
- Total Costs and Economic Impacts of the Proposed CAFO Regulations (all subcategories)
- Sections 6-11 (PDF) (746 K)
- Summary of Economic Impacts: Poultry Subcategories
- Summary of Economic Impacts: Hog Subcategory
- Summary of Economic Impacts: Beef and Dairy Subcategories
- Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
- Other Regulatory Analysis Requirements
- References
- Appendices (PDF) (536 K)
- Cover, Contents, Summary, Sections 1-5 (PDF) (821 K)
- 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 (EPA-821-R-01-002, January 2001)
- Cover, Contents, Chapters 1-8 (PDF) (790 K)
- Attachment A (PDF) (1.8 MB)
- Estimation of National Surface Water Quality Benefits of Regulating CAFOs Using the National Water Pollution Control Assessment Model (NWPCAM)
- Attachment B (PDF) (443 K)
- Benefits of Reducing Nitrate Contamination in Private Domestic Wells under CAFO Regulatory Options
- Environmental Assessment of Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (EPA-821-B-01-001, January 2001)
- Cover, Contents, Summary, Chapters 1-3 (PDF) (339 K)
- Introduction
- Animal Waste Characteristics and Transport to Surface Waters
- Potential Hazards from AFO Pollutants
- Chapters 4-5, References (PDF) (797 K)
- National and Local Impacts of Animal Agriculture
- Effects of the Proposed Regulations
- References
- Cover, Contents, Summary, Chapters 1-3 (PDF) (339 K)
- DRAFT Guidance - Managing Manure Nutrients (PDF) (EPA-821-R-01-017, January 2001; 608 K)
Intended to help CAFO owners and operators comply with the propsed Permit Nutrient Plans for their operations.