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W082-Permit Requirements For The Swine Industry, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Animals/Livestock

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W081-Permit Requirements For The Poultry Industry, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Animals/Livestock

On February 12, 2003, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) published new concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) regulations designed to protect or restore water quality. EPA provided the option of adopting the national EPA CAFO regulations, or states could develop and implement their own regulations. Tennessee chose to develop and implement CAFO regulations that fit Tennessee’s animal production and water quality situations. In August 2004, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) issued the final CAFO regulations for poultry operations.

TDEC has defined a CAFO as an animal-feeding operation (AFO) if animals are confined for at least 45 days in …

W080-Permit Requirements For Tennessee's Dairy Industry, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Animals/Livestock

The new CAFO rules, published February 12, 2003 in the Federal Register, were adopted within the authority of the 1972 Clean Water Act to address changes in the animal production industries. EPA’s revisions make the new regulations more effective in protecting or restoring water quality. They are more inclusive of certain sectors of the CAFO industries; removed several permitting exemptions; reflect a greater focus on land application; and emphasize accountability, inspections and recordkeeping. (Adapted from the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship Factsheet Series.)

The Tennessee regulations and permits come under the authority of the Tennessee Department of Environment …