FLOOD03208

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Regulation Number 81 Confined Anomal Feeding Operations Control Regulation
• Date: 4/30/1999
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: Water Quality Control Commission
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

REGULATION NO. 81

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CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS CONTROL REGULATION

Materials incorporated by reference in this regulation are available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water
Quality Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado. The regulation
incorporates the materials as they exist at the date of the promulgation of this regulation and
does not include later amendments to or editions of the incorporated materials. All material
incorporated by reference may be examined at any state publications depository library,

In order to provide time for a permanent adoption rulemaking proceeding, these emergency
revisions are proposed to remain in effect until April 30, 1998,

81.0 AUTHORITY

Section 25-8-205, C.R.S. as amended.

81.1 PURPOSE

The purposes of this control regulation are:

(1) to insure that there shall be no discharge of manure or process wastewater
from concentrated animal feeding oper~tions into waters of the state.

(2) to encourage that these materials be retained and utilized beneficially on
agricultural land in a manner which does not cause exceedances of applicable
standards or harm to existing or classified uses of state waters.

(3) to insure that animal feeding operations which do not meet arw of the criteria
which define concentrated animal,feeding operations, nevertheless protect
surface water, ground water and soil resources through proper application of
"best management practices" based upon existing physical conditions and
constraints at the facility site.

(4) this regulation is not intended to address public health nuisance conditions or land
use controls such as zoning requirements.

81,2 DEFINITIONS

(1) "ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION"

An "animal feeding operation" is a confined animal or poultry growing operation (facility)
for meat, milk or egg production or stabling wherein livestock are fed at the place of
confinement for 45 days or longer in any 12 month period and crop or forage growth is not
maintained in the area of confinement, and the facility does not meet one of the criteria for
a concentrated animal feeding operation.

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