Notice of Final NPDES General Permit for Discharges From Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in New Mexico (NMG010000), 38615-38616 [E9-18588]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Notice of Final NPDES General Permit
for Discharges From Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in
New Mexico (NMG010000)
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 6.
ACTION: Notice of NPDES General Permit
Reissuance.
SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 today issues a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System general permit for
discharges from eligible owners/
operators of existing concentrated
animal feeding operations (CAFOs), in
New Mexico, except those discharges on
Indian Country. All currently operating
animal feeding operations that are
defined as CAFOs or designated as
CAFOs by the permitting authority (See
part VII Definitions, ‘‘CAFOs’’) and that
are subject to 40 CFR part 412, subparts
A (Horses) and C (Dairy Cows and Cattle
Other than Veal Calves) are eligible for
coverage under this permit. This permit
covers the types of animal feeding
operations listed above which meet the
definition of a CAFO and discharge or
propose to discharge pollutants to
waters of the United States. A CAFO
proposes to discharge if it is designed,
constructed, operated, or maintained
such that a discharge will occur.
A copy of the Region’s responses to
comments and the final permit may be
obtained from the EPA Region 6 Internet
site: https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/
npdes/cafo/index.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Diane Smith, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,
telephone: (214) 665–2145, or via e-mail
at: smith.diane@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Significant Changes From
the Draft Permit
Pursuant to section 402 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. section
1342, EPA proposed and solicited
comments on NPDES general permit
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NMG010000 at 74 FR 3592 (January 21,
2009). The comment period closed on
February 20, 2009.
Region 6 received comments from the
New Mexico Environment Department,
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Reclamation, New Mexico Department
of Agriculture, Dairy Producers of New
Mexico, Seaboard Foods, Oklahoma
Farm Bureau, Texas Cattle Feeders
Association, Oklahoma Pork Council,
and Amigos Bravos.
EPA Region 6 has considered all
comments received. In response to those
comments the following significant
changes were made to the proposed
permit.
1. Based on NMED condition of
certification under section 401 of the
Clean Water Act, part III.A.8 of the
permit has been changed to require the
use of a certified specialist to develop,
modify, review, and/or approve the
nutrient management plan.
2. Part III.A.3.h has been added to the
permit to require that the nutrient
management plan (NMP) include site
maps of the production and land
application areas.
3. Part II.A.2.a.x has been modified to
include the term ‘‘as appropriate.’’ Part
II.A.2.a.x and part III.A.3.b have also
been modified to clarify that retention
structures must include adequate
storage capacity for clean water that is
not diverted.
4. EPA has removed part III.A.3.f.i-iv
from the permit and has modified part
III.A.3.f to require that the NMP include
any additional information necessary to
assess the adequacy of the application
rates included in the NMP.
5. EPA has modified part III.A.7.d of
the permit to require that manure
sampling be conducted annually prior
to the first land application event of
each year of permit coverage and to
allow for representative sampling
protocols to be established in the NMP.
6. The spills reporting requirement
has been removed from part III.D.3 of
the permit and was replaced with a
requirement to document spills and
clean-up activity.
7. Part III.D.3 of the permit has been
modified to state that handling
procedures and storage for any toxic and
other pollutants must be specified in the
NMP.
8. EPA has modified part III.D.1.c to
state that any mechanical or structural
damage to the liner must be evaluated
by a Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) Engineer or Professional
Engineer and that the permittee shall
have a NRCS Engineer or Professional
Engineer review documentation.
9. The infiltration monitoring
requirement of part III.D.1.c has been
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modified to be based on a direct
hydrological connection to waters of the
United States. EPA has also modified
this section to allow for other
appropriate measures to be used in lieu
of leak detection systems or monitoring
wells.
10. EPA has modified the permit to
require that annual reports be submitted
to EPA and NMED on January 31 as
opposed to basing the due date on the
NOI submittal date.
11. Parts VI.B.1, VI.B.2, and VI.C.1
have been removed from the permit as
they are repetitive of provisions found
elsewhere in the permit.
12. EPA has added part I.H to address
the procedure for a change in
ownership.
13. The Water Quality-Based
Reduction Plan requirement of part
II.A.3.c has been removed from the
permit.
14. EPA has modified part III.C to
exclude amounts less than 10 tons per
year to a single recipient from the
transfer of manure, litter, and process
wastewater recordkeeping requirement.
15. EPA has removed the notification
requirement form part III.D.8.a and will
rely on the notification requirement of
part III.D.5, which has been modified to
require notification within 48 hours.
16. The proposed corrective action
requirement proposed as part II.A.3.d
has been clarified to address discharges
or proposed discharges to impaired
waters and has been moved to part
II.A.3.a.iv.
17. EPA has modified part IV.A of the
permit to require CAFOs to orally report
the discharge of pollutants to waters of
the United States to NMED.
18. Part I.D.8 and part I.E.8 of the final
permit have been amended to clarify
that new sources must submit an
Environmental Impact Document (EID),
not a previous EPA National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review document, with their NOIs.
19. Part II.A.5.c has been amended to
clarify that there shall be no
unauthorized dry weather discharges
from land application sites.
20. EPA has clarified part I.E.1.a.i to
state that for any facility that received
authorization to discharge under the
1993 CAFO general permit and
complies with the 90-day NOI
timeframe, authorization under the 1993
CAFO permit is automatically
continued until coverage is granted
under this permit or coverage is
otherwise terminated.
21. EPA has amended part I.E.8 to
clarify that the applicant must submit to
EPA information describing an
expansion so that EPA may determine if
the expansion is a new source.
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Revision to the Permit
EPA is through today’s notice revising
part I.E.6 of the proposed permit. The
option to submit a notice of intent (NOI)
and nutrient management plan (NMP)
electronically via the EPA Region 6 Web
site has been removed from the permit
due to unforeseen technical problems. If
at any time such a process is
implemented by EPA Region 6 for
CAFO general permits, CAFOs seeking
permit coverage under this permit may
use electronic submission.
Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1251 et seq.
Dated: July 24, 2009.
Claudia V. Hosch,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8940-1]
Notice of Final NPDES General Permit for Discharges From
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in New Mexico
(NMG010000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6.
ACTION: Notice of NPDES General Permit Reissuance.
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SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 today issues a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System general permit for discharges from eligible owners/
operators of existing concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs),
in New Mexico, except those discharges on Indian Country. All currently
operating animal feeding operations that are defined as CAFOs or
designated as CAFOs by the permitting authority (See part VII
Definitions, ``CAFOs'') and that are subject to 40 CFR part 412,
subparts A (Horses) and C (Dairy Cows and Cattle Other than Veal
Calves) are eligible for coverage under this permit. This permit covers
the types of animal feeding operations listed above which meet the
definition of a CAFO and discharge or propose to discharge pollutants
to waters of the United States. A CAFO proposes to discharge if it is
designed, constructed, operated, or maintained such that a discharge
will occur.
A copy of the Region's responses to comments and the final permit
may be obtained from the EPA Region 6 Internet site: https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/cafo/index.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane Smith, Water Quality
Protection Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas
75202-2733, telephone: (214) 665-2145, or via e-mail at:
smith.diane@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Significant Changes From the Draft Permit
Pursuant to section 402 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C.
section 1342, EPA proposed and solicited comments on NPDES general
permit NMG010000 at 74 FR 3592 (January 21, 2009). The comment period
closed on February 20, 2009.
Region 6 received comments from the New Mexico Environment
Department, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, New
Mexico Department of Agriculture, Dairy Producers of New Mexico,
Seaboard Foods, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Texas Cattle Feeders Association,
Oklahoma Pork Council, and Amigos Bravos.
EPA Region 6 has considered all comments received. In response to
those comments the following significant changes were made to the
proposed permit.
1. Based on NMED condition of certification under section 401 of
the Clean Water Act, part III.A.8 of the permit has been changed to
require the use of a certified specialist to develop, modify, review,
and/or approve the nutrient management plan.
2. Part III.A.3.h has been added to the permit to require that the
nutrient management plan (NMP) include site maps of the production and
land application areas.
3. Part II.A.2.a.x has been modified to include the term ``as
appropriate.'' Part II.A.2.a.x and part III.A.3.b have also been
modified to clarify that retention structures must include adequate
storage capacity for clean water that is not diverted.
4. EPA has removed part III.A.3.f.i-iv from the permit and has
modified part III.A.3.f to require that the NMP include any additional
information necessary to assess the adequacy of the application rates
included in the NMP.
5. EPA has modified part III.A.7.d of the permit to require that
manure sampling be conducted annually prior to the first land
application event of each year of permit coverage and to allow for
representative sampling protocols to be established in the NMP.
6. The spills reporting requirement has been removed from part
III.D.3 of the permit and was replaced with a requirement to document
spills and clean-up activity.
7. Part III.D.3 of the permit has been modified to state that
handling procedures and storage for any toxic and other pollutants must
be specified in the NMP.
8. EPA has modified part III.D.1.c to state that any mechanical or
structural damage to the liner must be evaluated by a Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) Engineer or Professional Engineer and that
the permittee shall have a NRCS Engineer or Professional Engineer
review documentation.
9. The infiltration monitoring requirement of part III.D.1.c has
been modified to be based on a direct hydrological connection to waters
of the United States. EPA has also modified this section to allow for
other appropriate measures to be used in lieu of leak detection systems
or monitoring wells.
10. EPA has modified the permit to require that annual reports be
submitted to EPA and NMED on January 31 as opposed to basing the due
date on the NOI submittal date.
11. Parts VI.B.1, VI.B.2, and VI.C.1 have been removed from the
permit as they are repetitive of provisions found elsewhere in the
permit.
12. EPA has added part I.H to address the procedure for a change in
ownership.
13. The Water Quality-Based Reduction Plan requirement of part
II.A.3.c has been removed from the permit.
14. EPA has modified part III.C to exclude amounts less than 10
tons per year to a single recipient from the transfer of manure,
litter, and process wastewater recordkeeping requirement.
15. EPA has removed the notification requirement form part
III.D.8.a and will rely on the notification requirement of part
III.D.5, which has been modified to require notification within 48
hours.
16. The proposed corrective action requirement proposed as part
II.A.3.d has been clarified to address discharges or proposed
discharges to impaired waters and has been moved to part II.A.3.a.iv.
17. EPA has modified part IV.A of the permit to require CAFOs to
orally report the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United
States to NMED.
18. Part I.D.8 and part I.E.8 of the final permit have been amended
to clarify that new sources must submit an Environmental Impact
Document (EID), not a previous EPA National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) review document, with their NOIs.
19. Part II.A.5.c has been amended to clarify that there shall be
no unauthorized dry weather discharges from land application sites.
20. EPA has clarified part I.E.1.a.i to state that for any facility
that received authorization to discharge under the 1993 CAFO general
permit and complies with the 90-day NOI timeframe, authorization under
the 1993 CAFO permit is automatically continued until coverage is
granted under this permit or coverage is otherwise terminated.
21. EPA has amended part I.E.8 to clarify that the applicant must
submit to EPA information describing an expansion so that EPA may
determine if the expansion is a new source.
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Revision to the Permit
EPA is through today's notice revising part I.E.6 of the proposed
permit. The option to submit a notice of intent (NOI) and nutrient
management plan (NMP) electronically via the EPA Region 6 Web site has
been removed from the permit due to unforeseen technical problems. If
at any time such a process is implemented by EPA Region 6 for CAFO
general permits, CAFOs seeking permit coverage under this permit may
use electronic submission.
Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
Dated: July 24, 2009.
Claudia V. Hosch,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E9-18588 Filed 8-3-09; 8:45 am]
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