More CAFO General Permit Information

USEPA is in the process of incorporating the 2nd Circuit Court Ruling into the 2003 CAFO Rule. The public comment period for the changes ended on August 29, 2006. EPA has not published the final rule revisions.

• EPA Proposed Rule Revisions WaterKeeper Decision
• EPA extends comment period for the Water Keeper Proposed Rule Change

Environmental and agricultural communities appealed Ecology's CAFO General Permit. Since no stay was requested, the permit became effective as written on July 21, 2006. A hearing in front of the Pollution Hearings Control Board has been set for April 30, 2007, May 1-4 and May 7, 2007.
On August 31, 2006 the Pollution Control Hearings Board (Board) received a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal from the appellant Cow Palace. The Board accepted their dismissal request and removed them from the appeal.

• Cow Palace; Deruyter Brothers Dairy, Inc; Spring Canyon Ranch, LLC; and Skyridge Farms vs State of Washington Department of Ecology
• Cow Palace Appeal Dismissal Request and Approval
• CARE vs DOE
• Pre-Hearing Order and Appeal Dates

Second Circuit Court Decision

• Second Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
• EPA Perspective
• Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) Priority Case Summary

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