Region 1: Agriculture

Animal Agriculture

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AFO/CAFO

On February 12, 2003, EPA finalized a new rule for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that revises two sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting requirements for CAFOs (§122), and the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and standards (ELGs) for CAFOs (§412). The new rule will ensure that CAFOs take appropriate actions to manage manure effectively in order to protect the nation's water quality.

The CAFO ELGs establish performance expectations for existing and new sources to ensure appropriate storage of manure, as well as expectations for proper land application practices at the CAFO. The required nutrient management plan would identify the site-specific actions to be taken by the CAFO to ensure proper and effective manure and wastewater management.

For overall CAFO information, please visit:

• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) - Final Rule
• Animal Feeding Operations

State CAFO specific information:

Connecticut:

• Connecticut Department of Agriculture
• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Maine:

• Maine Department of Agriculture
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection: Bureau of Land and Water Quality

Massachusetts:

• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources: CAFOs
• Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources: CAFO Overview
• Permits are issued by EPA New England Region 1 Office
  • EPA New England NPDES Contacts
  • EPA New England Massachusetts NPDES Permits

New Hampshire:

• New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
• Permits are issued by EPA New England Region 1 Office
  • EPA New England NPDES Contacts
  • EPA New England New Hampshire NPDES Permits

Rhode Island:

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Division of Agriculture

Vermont:

• Vermont Agency of Agriculture: Division of Agricultural Resource Management and Environmental Stewardship
• Vermont Governor’s Clean and Clear: Agriculture
• University of Vermont Nutrient and Manure Management

Biosecurity / Carcass Disposal:

• University of Maine: Composting School
• US EPA Biosecurity
• Cornell University Waste Management Institute
• US EPA Agriculture and Water Quality