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Managing Manure Nutrients at CAFOs

This document, published in December 2004, is designed to supplement EPA's previous guidance by providing additional technical information to owners, operators, technical service providers, consultants, and permit authorities on how to carry out EPA's revised regulatory requirements for NPDES permitting of CAFOs. 

  • Entire Document (pdf) (6.11 MB)
  • Fact Sheet (pdf) (58.45 KB)
  • Cover and Table of Contents (pdf) (225.95 KB)
  • Chapter 1: Introduction (pdf) (315.59 KB)
  • Chapter 2: Operation, Maintenance, and Recordkeeping Requirements for the Production Area (pdf) (890.14 KB)
  • Chapter 3: Preparing for and Application of Manure, Litter, or Wastewater (pdf) (129.92 KB)
  • Chapter 4: Operation, Maintenance, and Recordkeeping Requirements for the Land Application Area (pdf) (569.22 KB)
  • Chapter 5: Voluntary Performance Standards for CAFOs (pdf) (1.11 MB)
  • Chapter 6: Technical Standards for the Land Application of Manure, Litter, and Process Wastewater (pdf) (232.33 KB)
  • Chapter 7.1: Avoiding Common Deficiencies (pdf) (150.99 KB)
  • Chapter 7.2: Example Onsite Check List (pdf) (1.77 MB)
  • Chapter 8: Additional Resources (pdf) (161.36 KB)
  • Appendix A: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for CAFOs (pdf) (201.66 KB)
  • Appendix B: Sample Owner/Operator Inspection Checklist for a Large CAFO (pdf) (124 KB)
  • Appendix C: Recordkeeping Checklist for the Production and Land Application Areas at a Large CAFO (pdf) (148.07 KB)
  • Appendix D: Measuring the Amount of Animal Waste (pdf) (232.8 KB)
  • Appendix E: Animal Waste Sampling (pdf) (195.15 KB)
  • Appendix F: Soil Sampling and Testing (pdf) (145.19 KB)
  • Appendix G: Leaching Index (pdf) (117.01 KB)
  • Appendix H: Phosphorus Index (pdf) (86.51 KB)
  • Appendix I: Agronomic Nutrient Application Rate (pdf) (175.24 KB)
  • Appendix J: Calibrating Animal Waste Spreaders and Irrigators (pdf) (143.6 KB)
  • Appendix K: Soil Loss (Erosion) (pdf) (131.74 KB)
  • Appendix L: Winter Spreading Technical Guidance (pdf) (547.84 KB)
  • Appendix M: Minimum Depth of Rain at which Runoff Begins (pdf) (613.84 KB)
  • Appendix N: Recommended BMPs and Conservation Practice Standards (pdf) (114.42 KB)
  • Appendix O: Example Technical Standard (pdf) (217.91 KB)
  • Appendix P: Estimating Median Annual Overflow Volumes and Annual Average Discharge of Pollutants (pdf) (114.68 KB)

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Last updated on September 25, 2024
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