Policies  and  Regulations
a(Current permits and additional documents pertaining to regulations are found under Nutrient Management Planning)
b(Proposed regulations are noted in yellow, other items should be considered current policy)

Current Regulations in Georgia

Animal Feeding Operation - swine rule 391-3-6-.20, Effective 9/15/03
            - Cover Sheet: 391-3-6-.20
            - Table of Contents: 391-3-6-.20
Animal Feeding Operation - non-swine rule 391-3-6-.21, Effective 9/15/03
            - Cover Sheet: 391-3-6-.21
            - Table of Contents: 391-3-6-.21 
Explanation of Phosphorus Balance Calculation in Georgia Counties (AWARE Team response to DNR request for a method of identification of "high risk" counties) - text (.doc) and figures (.ppt)  
Fact Sheet (MS Word doc) – Impact of 12/15/02 U.S. EPA FINAL RULE ON GEORGIA PRODUCERS (added 01/24/03)
Issuance Letter: AFO General LAS Permit (effective 6/13/02)     
            - LAS Permit Cover 
            - LAS Permit Conditions
            - LAS Comment Response Table
Issuance Letter: NPDES General Permit (effective 6/13/02)
(Non-swine operations in Georgia above 1,000 AU) 
            - NPDES General Permit Cover
            - NPDES General Permit
            - NPDES State Specific Conditions
            - NPDES General Permit Fact-Sheet
            - NPDES Comment Response Table
Animal Feeding Operator Training and Certification
CAFO Inspection Checklist v.April '03 (from GA Dept. of Ag)

Current National Policy

EPA's website for CAFO Final Rule added 12/18/02, signed by the Administrator on December 15th, 2002  
    The National Center response on the EPA proposed CAFO rules and NODA.  (PDF-Adobe Acrobat Reader required) (by The National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management and Cooperators) added 1/8/02
        NODA - NPDES Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations 
    (text or PDF- Adobe Acrobat Reader required)    
General Information from EPA on CAFO Regulations and Strategy       

http://www.engr.uga.edu/service/extension/aware/policy.html