I will be hosting a live videoconference of the Tuesday, June 26 meeting from 1-4 p.m. at the Clinton County Extension Office, 1111 South Jackson Street in Frankfort. I don't have a lot of details at this time however I'm sure I'll have copies of program materials to hand out so I'd appreciate you letting me know if you're planning to attend. You can call our office at 765-659-6380 or 765-296-3511 or you can e-mail me.
The complete program agenda is listed below:
CFO and CAFO NPDES Compliance
Education Meetings
Fact sheets
& Comparison document
Rule Development Process – Andy Tauer
·
Timeline
·
Ag
workgroup, member input, submission of comments
·
Negotiated
compromise where possible but some issues unable to change
o
Groundwater
monitoring requirements
o
Phosphorus
soil test limits
o
Restrictions
on application to frozen or snow covered ground
CAFO NPDES Rule Requirements – Josh Trenary
·
Only
actual discharges require an NPDES permit
o
Ongoing
discharges, such as non-contact cooling water from dairies
o
Operations
with a history of accidental discharges may also be required to maintain their
NPDES permit if they can’t show that the cause of the discharge has been
remedied
·
Transition
to CFO
·
General
permits going away
·
Nutrient
Management Plans requirements
o
Public
notice and comment
o
Substantial
changes
·
No
application to frozen or snow covered ground unless allowed under permit
·
Steps
must be taken to prevent contamination to stormwater
·
Digesters,
etc
CFO Rule Requirements – Justin Schneider
·
Alternative
design or compliance approach
·
Manure
application will be based upon both phosphorus and nitrogen limits
o
Applications
to fields over 200 ppm of P is prohibited for most large CAFOs and all newly
constructed operations
o
Existing
CFOs and large CAFOs constructed prior to February 13, 2003 have seven years to
phase-in application restrictions to 200 ppm of P
o
Some
allowances made for nitrogen loss estimates
·
Application
to frozen or snow covered ground is restricted
o
Large
CAFOs may not apply to frozen or snow covered ground
o
Emergency
applications with prior approval allowed for CFOs
o
CFOs
with one-hundred twenty days or less approved storage can seek approval to
apply
·
Ground
water monitoring may be required
·
Storm
water management must be implemented – Josh
Trenary
·
A
professional engineer must certify the construction of all liquid manure
storage structures – Mike Dunn
·
Construction
standards and technical resources – Mike
Dunn
·
How
to use forms – Record keeping – Tamilee
Nennich/Mike Dunn
Lawsuit Related Issues – Justin
Schneider
·
Permit
appeals
·
Nuisance
suits
Outreach prior to decision to
construct or expand – Greg Slipher
Q & A - Presenters
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