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

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
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)
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
Threshold Number of Animals
Species/Sector
CFO
CAFO
Cattle
300
1,000
Dairy
300
700
Swine
600
2,500
Sheep
600
10,000
Duck*
10,000
30,000
Chicken (Layers)
30,000
82,000
Turkey
30,000
55,000
*Not in a liquid manure system
Total Number of Animals by Species
Species
Total Animals in State
# Regulated # Regulated
1971 *
2007 *
Jan 2005
June 2008
5,020,000
3,700,000
4,055,277
5,064,588
314,000
110,000
54,056
51,607
236,000
166,000
142,987
218,915
Chickens
39,956,000
No data
41,639,896
45,407,004
Turkeys
Ducks
Sheep
4,750,000
15,900,000
6,061,540
6,066,440
No data
No data
271,700
253,700
228,000
46,000
3,337
3,337
Swine
Beef
Dairy
* Data sited from the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service
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
Permitting Activities FY 2008
Application Type
Received
Issued
Denied
Withdrawn
CFO Approval
50
46
0
1
General NPDES CAFO Permit
68
64
1
5
Individual NPDES CAFO Permit
7
7
1
1
Construction Applications
125
117
2
7
General NPDES CAFO Permit Coverage
23
23
1
0
General NPDES CAFO Permit Renewal
123
26
0
2
2
0
0
0
Other NPDES Permit Applications
148
49
1
2
Totals:
273
166
3
9
Individual NPDES CAFO Permit
Coverage
CFO and CAFO Inspections
FY 2007 vs. FY 2008
Inspection Reason
Number of Inspections
2007
Number of Inspections
2008
Paperwork (CoC) Follow-Up
8
3
Compliance Assistance
76
149
Construction
124
157
Complaint Inspection
51
28
Follow-Up Inspection
67
112
Routine Inspection
212
273
Spill Response Inspection
7
6
Voidance
30
49
Total:
580
777
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
CFO and CAFO Violations
FY 2007 vs. FY 2008
Citation (Violation)
2007
2008
Approval and Performance Standards
14
15
Discharge & Spill Requirements
74
46
Land Application Records
206
315
Operating Record
263
361
Operational Standards
210
252
Records/Reports
11
0
Total Violations Cited:
778
989
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
Enforcement Actions
FY 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
Questions?
Megan Tretter
Legislative & Business Liaison
317-234-3386, [email protected]
Sandra Flum
Intergovernmental Relations
317-233-9479, [email protected]
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