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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW OR EXPANDING SWINE FARMS

Senate Bill 1465 (Swine Farm Environmental Performance Standards) was signed into law on August 31, 2007, thereby creating General Statute 143-215.10I. On November 13, 2008, the Environmental Management Commission approved rules to implement this new statute.

The rules have been submitted to the Rules Review Commission (RRC) for final approval on December 18, 2008. If approved by the RRC, the rules will become effective on January 1, 2009. Click here for the version submitted for final approval; new content appears as underlined text. Please contact Keith Larick at (919) 715-6697 for more information.

RULEMAKING PETITION FOR MONITORING AT ANIMAL OPERATIONS

Stakeholder meetings are currently underway to develop draft rules. The draft rules will be presented to the EMC in September for approval to proceed to public notice. Click here for more information.

STATE GENERAL PERMIT RENEWAL

The State General Permits (AWG100000, AWG200000, AWG300000) will expire September 30, 2009. Three stakeholder meetings were held July-September, and new draft permits have been developed – See tables below.

Schedule of Stakeholder Meetings

Date	Agenda	Sign In Sheet	Meeting Notes
July 31, 2008	Agenda	Attendees	Minutes
August 14, 2008	Agenda	Attendees	Minutes
September 3, 2008	N/A	Attendees	Minutes

State General Permit Drafts

Fact Sheet	Swine	Cattle	Poultry
PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF

Four Public Hearings are scheduled to present the draft permits to the general public and to allow for verbal comments. The hearings will begin at 7:00 p.m. (registration will begin at 6:30 p.m.) at each facility listed below.

Monday, December 8, 2008
Iredell County Center
444 Bristol Drive
Statesville, North Carolina

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Martin Community College
1161 Kehukee Park Road
Williamston, North Carolina

Thursday, December 11, 2008
James Sprunt Community College
Monk Auditorium
133 James Sprunt Drive
Kenansville, North Carolina

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Western Piedmont Community College
Leviton Auditorium - Moore Hall
1001 Burkemont Avenue
Morganton, NC 28655

The comment period for these draft General Permits will last until December 23, 2008. All comments received prior to that date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations with regard to these General Permits. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed General Permits to the address below. All comments and requests regarding this matter should make reference to permit numbers AWG100000, AWG200000, and/or AWG300000.

NC Division of Water Quality
Animal Feeding Operations Unit
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636

Please contact Christine Blanton (919-715-6627) or Keith Larick (919-715-6697) for more information on any of these public processes.

Downloads

Animal Wastewater Spill Reporting Policy - October 19, 1999
**note: the correct hyperlink for the referenced legislation can be found here.

Click here for other Aquifer Protection Section policies and memoranda.