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          Concentrated
          Animal
          Feeding
          Operations
                Glean, Itlatesi, Act
                M/hat Are the Federal Requirements for
                Horse and Sheep CAFOs?
                In December 2002, EPA revised the Clean Water
                Act regulation for Concentrated Animal Feeding
                Operations, or CAFOs. If you own or operate a
                horse or sheep CAFO, you must apply for a permit.
                This pamphlet gives general information about what
                your permitting authority might require in your
                CAFO's permit.
 Other Pamphlets in EPA's CAFO Clean Water
    Act Requirements Information Series

Will My Operation Be Regulated?
EPA 833-F-02-006

What f\re the Federal Requirements for Swine CAFOs?
EPA 833-F-02-007

What Are the Federal Requirements for Chicken and
Turkey CAFOs?
EPA 833-F-02-008

What Are the Federal Requirements for Dairy Cow and
Heifer CAFOs?
EPA 833-F-02-009

What Are the Federal Requirements for Beef Cattle and
Veal Calf CAFOs?
EPA833-F-02-0010

What Are the Federal Requirements for Duck CAFOs?
EPA833-F-02-0012

What Are the Federal Record-Keeping and Reporting
Requirements?
EPA833-F-02-0013

How do I contact my permitting authority?
Visit www.epa.gov/npdes/afo/statecontacts for contact
information on your permitting authority.

Where can I get copies of these brochures and
more information?
Call the Office of Water Resource Center,
(202) 566-1729 to request copies of these pamphlets and
other documents. Call the CAFO Phone Line at
(202) 564-0766 with questions or visit the following EPA or
U5DA web sites.
EPA:
www.epa.gov/npdes/caforule
www.epa.gov/agriculture

USDA:
www.usda.gov
                                                            Photos courtesy of U5DA
                                                            EPA 833-F-02-0011
                                                            December 2002

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Is my horse or sheep operation a CAFO?
Your operation is a CAFO
if it is an animal feeding
operation (AFO) and it
meets one of the following
conditions
See the pamphlet
Will My Operation
Be Regulated? for
the definition of
an AFO.
Large CAFOs
Your horse or sheep AFO is a Large CAFO if it has at
least
 S 500 horses
 S 10,000 sheep or lambs

Medium CAFOs
Your horse or sheep AFO is a Medium CAFO if it has
at least
 S 150 horses
 S 3,000 sheep or lambs
                    and
 •S a man-made ditch or pipe carries manure or
    wastewater from your operation or
 S your animals come into contact with surface
    water running through the area where they're
    confined

Designated CAFOs
Mo matter what  size your operation is, if it is an
AFO, it can be designated a CAFO. If your permitting
authority inspects your operation and finds that it's
adding pollutants to surface waters, your operation
might need a CAFO permit.

My operation is a CAFO. What do I have to do?
You must apply to  your permitting authority for a
permit. Most states have the authority to manage
CAFO programs and issue permits. State CAFO
programs are based on the revised national
regulation. You can use this pamphlet to help you
learn about the minimum requirements for a permit.
You should contact your permitting authority to find
out what your state-specific requirements are and
how to apply for a  permit. Check the insert to this
pamphlet for your permitting authority's contact
information.
What will my operation's permit require?
Your CAFO permit will require you to meet certain
conditions for your production and land application
areas. The specific
requirements of your permit
will depend on whether your
operation is a Large,  Medium,
or designated CAFO.
The production area
is the area where
your animals are
housed and manure
is stored.
                         Requirements for all horse or sheep CAFOs
                         You can expect your permit to require you to
                          •/  Implement a nutrient management plan
                          S  Submit annual reports to your permitting
                             authority
                          S  Keep your permit current until you completely
                             close your operation and remove all manure
                          S  Keep records of your nutrient management
                             practices for at least 5 years

                         Nutrient management plans for all horse and
                         sheep CAFOs must include provisions for
                          S  Assuring adequate manure storage capacity
                          S  Proper handling of dead animals and chemicals
                          S  Diverting clean water from the production area
                          S  Keeping animals out of surface water
                          S  Using site-specific conservation practices
                          S  Developing ways to test manure and soil
                            Assuring appropriate
                            use of nutrients when
                            you spread manure
                            Keeping records of your
                            nutrient management
                            practices
                              The land application
                              area includes all
                              the land under your
                              control where you
                              spread manure.
Your permitting authority might set more
requirements for any size CAFO.

Requirements for Medium and Designated Horse
or Sheep CAFOs
Your permitting authority might set more
requirements for your nutrient management
plan. These requirements will depend on the
permit writer's best professional judgment and
could be like the requirements for Large horse or
sheep CAFOs.

Requirements for Large Horse or Sheep CAFOs
Large horse and sheep CAFOs keep the
production area  design requirements in the
existing CAFO regulation. Morse and sheep
operations should design their facility to contain
all of their CAFO's manure plus the runoff from
a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event (large storms).
(Overflows from large storms are allowed only if
your operation is designed and operated to meet
these specifications.)

Transferring manure to other persons
 •/  Keep records for at least 5 years on  the date,
    recipient, amount, and nutrient content of the
    manure you transferred
 S  Information about the nutrient content of your
    manure must be given to the recipient
                                                                                5ee the Pamphlet What Are The Federal Record-Keeping
                                                                                and Reporting Requirements? to find out what records
                                                                                you should keep and report to your permitting authority

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