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Environmental Quality Service Council – CAFO/CFO

Environmental Quality Service Council – CAFO/CFO. October 2, 2008 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management. CFO and CAFO Regulatory Program History.

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Environmental Quality Service Council – CAFO/CFO

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  1. Environmental Quality Service Council – CAFO/CFO October 2, 2008 Thomas W. Easterly, P.E., DEE, QEP Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

  2. CFO and CAFO Regulatory Program History • 1971 – Passage of Confined Feeding Control Law (Over 4,000 farms approved in first 20 years) • 2000 – All farms required to submit Manure Management Plans (3,200 state approved farms) • March 2002 – Confined Feeding Operations Rule 327 IAC 16 Finalized (2,400 state approved farms) • Currently 2,211 state approved farms (1,555 CFOs, 656 CAFOs)

  3. Regulation Basics • Three types of approvals or permits • CFO approval/permit for smaller farms (state only) • CAFO Program established by U.S. EPA • General NPDES permit, standards set in rules • Individual NPDES permit, standards from rules, but can include provisions that address site specific water quality protections

  4. Threshold Number of Animals

  5. Total Number of Animals by Species

  6. Organizational Improvements • Reassignment of non CFO/CAFO inspection work from the agriculture and solid waste inspectors • Implementation of compliance assistance inspections to new CFO/CAFOs • Reduction of the backlog of pending manure management plans • Automation of the inspection process • CFO/CAFO consolidated database

  7. Permitting Activities FY 2008

  8. CFO and CAFO InspectionsFY 2007 vs. FY 2008

  9. Annual Inspection Activity • 2008 saw nearly a 34% increase in inspections • Most of the increases due to organizational improvements • CFO/CAFOs being inspected once every 5 years on average

  10. CFO and CAFO Violations FY 2007 vs. FY 2008

  11. Spill Information 3,100 total spills reported to IDEM from Sept. 1, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2008 84 Animal Waste Spills 20 CAFOs 18 CFOs 46 unregulated farms

  12. Enforcement ActionsFY 2007 vs. FY 2008 • Notice of Violation Issued 2007 – 12 2008 – 19 • Agreed Orders Adopted 2007 – 12 2008 – 19 • Preliminary Injunctions 2007 – 1 2008 – 0

  13. Questions? Megan Tretter Legislative & Business Liaison 317-234-3386, mtretter@idem.in.gov Sandra Flum Intergovernmental Relations 317-233-9479, sflum@idem.in.gov

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