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Available Publications: Animal Feeding Operations

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Animal Feeding Operations Topic

Note: See also the Agricultural Animals publications category.

Document Number Document Name
___52087 AgSTAR Digest (PDF) (14 pp, 813K), 14 pages, Winter 2003, (EPA 430-F-02-028)
___52168 Aquatic Animal Production Industry Final Rule - Factsheet, 3 pages, September 2004, only available online
___52004 Beef Cattle and Environmental Stewardship, 6 pages, February 2003, (EPA 305-F-03-004)
To obtain a modifiable version of this document in PowerPoint, contact Al Havinga at (202) 564-4147 or Havinga.Al@epa.gov.
___53118 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Final Rulemaking- Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 213K), 2 pages, October 2008, only available online
___53119 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Final Rulemaking – Q & A (PDF) (6 pp, 173K), 6 pages, December 2008, only available online
___14008 Constructed Wetlands and Wastewater Management for Confined Animal Feeding Operations, 24 pages, (EPA 855-K-97-001)
___50093* Cost Methodology Report for Swine and Poultry Sectors (PDF) (221 pp, 1MB), 221 pages, January 2001, (EPA 821-R-01-018)
___52003 Dairies and Environmental Stewardship, 6 pages, February 2003, (EPA 305-F-03-003)
To obtain a modifiable version of this document in PowerPoint, contact Al Havinga at (202) 564-4147 or Havinga.Al@epa.gov.
___53075 Economic and Environmental Benefits Analysis of the Final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Industry Point Source Category, 186 pages, June 2004, only available online
___53123 Effluent Guidelines - Meat and Poultry Products Fact Sheet: Final Rule, 2 pages, February 2004, (EPA 821-F-04-004), only available online
___53120 Enforcement Alert: EPA Targets Clean Water Act Violations at Livestock Feeding Operations (PDF) (4 pp, 957K), 4 pages, March 2009, (EPA 325-F-09-001), only available online
___53113 Enforcement Alert: Large Animal Feeding Operations: Reducing Their Impact on Air Quality (PDF) (4 pp, 208K), 4 pages, August 2008, (EPA 325-F-08-001)
___53117 EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (PDF) (44 pp, 221K), (The consolidated CAFO regulations including current federal CAFO regulatory requirements in the 2008 Final CAFO Rule & the 2003 Final CAFO Rule), 44 pages, November 2008, only available online
___52131 Financial Assistance Summaries for AFOs (PDF) (47 pp, 277K), 47 pages, February 2005, (EPA 833-R-05-001)
___53003 Full Text of the Second Circuit Court Decision in the CAFO Litigation (PDF) (65pp, 295.18K), 65 pages, February 2005, only available online
___53015 Funding On-Farm Biogas Recovery Systems: A Guide to Federal and State Resources (PDF) (72pp, 653.49K), 72 pages, 2004, (EPA 430-F-04-002)
___52088 Industry Directory for On-Farm Biogas Recovery Systems (PDF) (61 pp, 477K), 61 pages, December 2009, only available online
___53016 Market Opportunities for Biogas Recovery Systems (PDF) (38 pp, 3.05MB), 38 pages, 2006, (EPA 430-F-06-004)
___52002 Poultry Production and Environmental Stewardship, 6 pages, February 2003, (EPA 305-F-03-002)
To obtain a modifiable version of this document in PowerPoint, contact Al Havinga at (202) 564-4147 or Havinga.Al@epa.gov.
___50098* Profile of the Agricultural Livestock Production Industry, 159 pages, September 2000, (EPA 310-R-00-002)
___53116 Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Response to the Waterkeeper Decision; Final Rule (40 CFR Parts 9, 122, and 412) (PDF) (70 pp, 1.34MB), 70 pages, November 2008, only available online
___53127 Source Water Protection Practices Bulletin: Managing Livestock, Poultry, and Horse Waste to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water (PDF) (6 pp, 360K), 6 pages, July 2001, only available online (EPA 916-F-01-026)
___53001 Summary of the Second Circuit's Decision in the CAFO Litigation and Environmental Stewardship (PDF) (3 pp, 128KB), 3 pages, February 2005, only available online
___52001 Swine Production and Environmental Stewardship, 6 pages, February 2003, (EPA 305-F-03-001)
To obtain a modifiable version of this document in PowerPoint, contact Al Havinga at (202) 564-4147 or Havinga.Al@epa.gov.
___52162 Technical Development Document for the Final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Point Source Category, 485 pages, August 2004, (EPA 821-R-04-012 )
___53126 Ten Tips To Prepare for EPA Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Inspections, Factsheet, June 2010, only available online (No EPA number)
* These documents can not be faxed to you due to their length. Hard copies can either be downloaded from the web or mailed to you.

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