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Ohio CAFO Program Public Notice
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EPA held an open house and hearing and a 60 day public comment period to obtain comments on a proposal 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. EPA is reviewing all of the comments received and will respond to them in a responsiveness summary that will be posted below.
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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
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
- Electronic Comments
- Mailed, Faxed or Other Comment Submissions, Part 1 (84pp, 2.8MB)
- Mailed, Faxed or Other Comment Submissions, Part 2 (103pp, 15.2MB)
- Mailed, Faxed or Other Comment Submissions, Part 3 (30pp, 2.6MB)
- Mailed, Faxed or Other Comment Submissions, Part 4 (47pp, 2.3MB)
- One copy of over 5,000 postcards to "Allow the ODA to Federally Permit Livestock Farms in Ohio" (1pp., 368MB)
- A public hearing was held Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at The Fawcett Center in Columbus, Ohio. Written and oral comments were accepted following a brief presentation by EPA. Transcript of public hearings (100pp, 202K)
Additional Comments Posted on January 12, 2009
- Mailed, Faxed or Other Comment Submissions, Part 5(82pp, 5.83MB)
- Mailed, Faxed or Other Comment Submissions, Part 6(52pp, 3.83MB)
- One copy of over 120 postcards "What will you do to protect Ohio's children, our future" (1pp., 27KB)
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)