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May 04 06 09:47a Community Deve Ment 220^99417270 pA6 y • w I ing hens for facilities that do not have liquid year,24-hour rainfall event for newly con- manure systems; 125,000 chickens other than strutted poultry CAFOs)AND laying liens for facilities that do not have - The CAFO is otherwise complying with liquid manure systems; or 55,000 turkeys. the inspection,`rnonitoring, recordkeeping, More information on the applicability of the and mortaiity'disposal provisions in the new CAFO regulations can be found in C9F4 rule. Fact Sheer##2: Do I Need to Apply for an NPDES Permit? Compliance Checklist There must be no discharge of manure, litter, The following checklist is designed to help you deter-- - or process wastewater from the production mine if your poultry operation is in compliance with area unless certain requirements are met. the new federal CAFO regulations. If you answer - Rainfall causes the discharge AND "No" to any one of these questions,you moy not be -- The production area is designed, operated, in compliance with the new rules and may need io and maintained to contain all of the take corrective action. States may have additional manure, litter, and process wastewater, requirements, so check with your state permitting l including storm water,plus runoff from authority to identify the requirements that apply to the 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event(]OD- your facility. 1.is my operation a CAFO? Information to help you answer this question can be found in CAF0 Fact Sheet##2:Do I Need wApply for an NPDES Permit? Yes No If you circled"No,"the new federal regulations still do not apply to your operation.However,your State may have special requirements that are more stringent than the federal regulations,so check with your state permitting authority to identify the requirements that apply to your facility. 2.]have identified all of my production areas. Production areas include poultry barns and any other areas where animals,manure,feed,or bedding may contact drinking water,process water,or precipitation.They also include lagoons,holding ponds, and con- Yes No veyances used to transport or store liquid manure and wastewater.You need to be sure that all of your operation's production areas meet the wastewater containment and visual inspection requirements in the federal rules. 3.All of my operation's production areas and any liquid manure or wastewater impoundments have been designed,built,maintained.and operated to contain all of the manure,litter, and process wastewater,in- cluding storm water,plus runoff from the required design storm event. The dcsign_storm event is a 25-year,24-hour storm for facilities constructed before April 14,2003 and a Yes No 100-year,24-hour storm for facilities constructed after April 14,2003.The design storm event should be the minimum design storm used to size lagoons,runoff holding ponds,and any conveyances (ditches, berms,channels,terraces, or pipelines)whose failure could result i»an illegal discharge of wastewater outside the containment arca.The magnitude of these precipitation events varies by geographic location.