NDLI: Governmental Oversight of Discharges from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Centner, Terence J.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	As point sources of pollution in the United States, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are subject to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permitting system requirements. Changes to federal regulations in 2003 and a 2005 court decision have increased the governmental oversight of CAFOs. Manure application to fields from “large CAFOs” that results in unpermitted discharges can be regulated under the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s interpretation of agricultural stormwater discharges was approved so that unpermitted discharges may arise if an owner or operator of a CAFO fails to apply manure correctly. Owners and operators do not, however, have a duty to secure governmental permits in the absence of a discharge. Turning to the federal provisions regarding nutrient management plans, a court found that they were deficient. Moreover, the federal government needs to reconsider requirements that would reduce pathogens from entering surface waters. Although these developments should assist in reducing the impairment of U.S. waters, concern still exists. Greater oversight of nutrient management plans and enhanced enforcement efforts offer opportunities to provide greater assurance that CAFO owners and operators will not allow a discharge of pollutants to enter surface waters.
Starting Page	745
Ending Page	752
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	37
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2006-02-02
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Concentrated animal feeding operations Discharge Manure Nutrient management Regulation Water quality Ecology Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Environmental Management Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Forestry Management Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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