Is my livestock corral or containment facility adjacent, adjoining or near any body of water?
The EPA has adopted new federal regulations controlling livestock waste and water quality. Those regulations have the force and effect of law. If you have a corral that holds livestock for any time greater than 45 (nonconsecutive) days in a year and no vegetation is sustained in the enclosure/corral then it is an animal feeding operation and may be subject to federal and state regulations. The regulations require that Animal Feeding Operations (AFO) be located so as to not allow water to flow through the AFO and then directly or indirectly into a body of water. Depending on the number of livestock you have in the corral or confinement will put the operation into a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) category with mandatory state/federal regulatory requirements. The key to understanding your operations risk is to determine if the wastes in the corral can reach the body of water/river/stream in any form. Do I allow livestock to water out of any body of water in a corralled or confin
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