Does EPA regulate animal feed lots?
EPA regulates large feedlots or animal feeding operations (AFOs) as point sources of pollution under the NPDES permit program. The Agency is developing a technology based federal effluent standard for AFOs which would include a set of best management practices based on the number of animals or environmental impacts of the facilities. Small animal feeding operations will be regulated by states as nonpoint sources. Many state legislatures have enacted legislation to bring AFOs under some level of regulation because of widespread concern over the water quality problems associated with large volumes of untreated animal waste from factory farms. • What are wet weather sources? Generally, wet weather sources such as CSOs, SSOs, stormwater systems and nonpoint sources are episodic, short-term discharges generated by rainstorm events. CSOs, SSOs and stormwater can be controlled by transport or treatment facilities, best management practices (BMPs) or a combination of both. Nonpoint sources in
