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 ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS

Effective April 1, 1999, the Department promulgated ADEM Administrative Code Chapter 335-6-7, that defines the requirements Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) must meet to protect water quality. This chapter establishes an AFO compliance assistance and assurance program and a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) NPDES registration by rule program. Under the rules, all CAFOs are required to register with ADEM, and all AFO/CAFOs are required to implement and maintain effective best management practices (BMPs) for animal waste production, storage, treatment, transport, and proper disposal or land application that meet or exceed USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) technical standards and guidelines.

CAFO Registration Postings:

Opportunity for public review and comment of CAFO Notice of Registration (NOR) and comprehensive Waste Management System Plan (WMSP)

Proposed CAFO registrations are posted to the Pending Registrations report above.  Approved registrations are posted to the Approved Registrations report above.  The second column in each report contains the ADEM facility Master ID.  To review the NOR, WMSP, and other documents related to the CAFO facility, open e-file and enter the ADEM Master ID into the Facility field and click the Master ID radial button.  You may mail or email any comments to the contact information below.

After receipt a complete registration and review by the Department, the Department determines whether to approve or deny the request for registration. In the event the registration is approved, within 30-days after the registration approval date, any interested party, as provided in Code of Alabama 1975, § 22-22A-7(c), as amended, may appeal the registration approval to the Environmental Management Commission.

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Contact Information Listed Below

Related Links

For Record-Keeping Forms, Helpful Fact Sheets and Information related to upcoming AFO/CAFO operator/owner training and educational opportunities please contact:

ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM
http://www.aces.edu/aawm

For information related to the Certified Animal Waste Vendor (CAWV) program, animal mortality issues, and animal disease issues please contact:

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
http://www.agi.state.al.us

For information related to potential public health issues please contact:

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
http://www.adph.org

For information related to assistance with AFO/CAFO Notice of Registration (NOR) submission and cost-share opportunities please contact:

ALABAMA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE http://swcc.state.al.us

For information on agricultural research and technology please contact:

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE - AUBURN UNIVERSITY http://www.ag.auburn.edu/

For information on AFO/CAFO technical assistance, technical standards and guidelines, and cost share opportunities, please contact:

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
http://www.al.nrcs.usda.gov

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AFO/CAFO Guidance

 

 

Explanation of National Weather Service (NWS) FORECAST and FARMERS MAP For Land Application

FORECAST - http://nsstc.uah.edu/alclimate/graphicalFcst/index.php
                   http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/

FARMERS MAP - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/media/bmx/adem/farmers_map.php

Land application of animal wastes and other nutrients is required to be conducted in a manner that meets or exceeds Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) technical standards and guidelines, and complies fully with applicable ADEM requirements. The weather FORECAST and the FARMERS MAP prepared by the National Weather Service (NWS) at ADEM’s request is intended to assist farmers with implementation of applicable regulatory requirements.

Contact Information

ADEM
Attn: Field Operations Division
Post Office Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463

Telephone Number : (334) 394-4311
Fax Number: (334) 394-4326
fieldmail@adem.state.al.us