Dairy Program Regulations and Requirements

Revised Monitoring and Reporting Program for General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies

• Issued by the Executive Officer on 23 February 2011
  • Order No. R5-2007-0035, Revised Monitoring & Reporting Program, 473 KB, PDF (PDF info)

General WDRs and General NPDES Permit for Existing Milk Cow Dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

• Board Order No. R5-2010-0118 was revised by Order R5-2011-0091 in response to the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in National Pork Producers Council, et al v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (5th Cir 2011) 635 F 3d 738. The Fifth Circuit Court decision vacated all provisions of the 20 November 2008 EPA Final Rule that require Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) that "propose to discharge" to apply for an NPDES permit. Board Order R5-2011-0091 changed Board Order R5-2010-0118 to remove the "propose to discharge" language. Order R5-2011-0091 also made corresponding changes to Attachments F and H, renumbered the table of contents as needed, and made minor changes to Attachments D and G to insert the correct order number into the text. As Order R5-2011-0091 simply modifies Order R5-2010-0118, R5-2011-0091 does not exist as a separate order and the Expiration Date of Order R5-2010-0118 has not changed.
  • Revised by the Central Valley Water Board on 1 December 2011
    • Revised Order No. R5-2010-0118, Revised Waste Discharge Requirements/NPDES Permit CAG015001 (as revised by Order R5-2011-0091), 1.82 MB*, PDF (PDF info)
      • Revised Order No. R5-2010-0118 (Underline/Strikeout version), 1.82 MB*, PDF (PDF info)
  • Adopted by the Central Valley Water Board on 10 December 2010
    • Order No. R5-2010-0118, 2.08 MB*, PDF (PDF info)

Modifications to Existing Milk Cow Dairies, Waste Discharge Requirements General Order

• Adopted by the Central Valley Water Board on 23 April 2009
  • Order No. R5-2009-0029, Amending Order No. R5-2007-0035 Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies, 25 KB, PDF (PDF info)

Existing Milk Cow Dairies, Waste Discharge Requirements General Order

• Adopted by the Central Valley Water Board on 3 May 2007.
  • Waste Discharge Requirements General Order No. R5-2007-0035, 456 KB, PDF (PDF Info), Amended by Order No. R5-2009-0029 on 23 April 2009
    • Table of Contents, 10 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Table 1 (prior to amendment by R5-2009-0029), 45 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
  • Agenda Materials for 3 May 2007 Public Hearing
  • Staff Presentations at 3 May 2007 Public Hearing
    • Presentation 1, Part 1, 461 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Presentation 1, Part 2, 1.3 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Presentation 1, Part 3, 580 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Presentation 2, Part 1, 928 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Presentation 2, Part 2, 1.2 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)

Waste Discharge Regulatory Program for Centralized Dairy Manure Anaerobic Digesters or Centralized Dairy Manure Co-digester Facilities

• Adopted by the Central Valley Water Board on 10 June 2011.
  • Resolution No. R5-2011-0039 and Order No. R5-2011-0039, Resolution and Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Centralized Dairy Manure Anaerobic Digesters or Centralized Dairy Manure Co-digester Facilities, 1.98 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)

Waste Discharge Regulatory Program for Dairy Manure Digester and Co-Digester Facilities

• Adopted by the Central Valley Water Board on 10 December 2010.
  • Resolution No. R5-2010-0116, Certification of the Final Program Environmental Impact Report for Waste Discharge Regulatory Program for Dairy Manure Digester and Co-Digester Facilities, 15 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Final Program Environmental Impact Report, 10.18 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Draft Program Environmental Impact Report, 18 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)
  • Order No. R5-2010-0130, Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Dairies with Manure Anaerobic Digester or Co-Digester Facilities, 1.66 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)
    • Resolution No. R5-2010-0117, 319 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
  • Agenda Materials for 10 December 2010 Public Meeting
• Economic Feasibility of Dairy Manure Digester and Co-Digester Facilities in the Central Valley of California dated May 2011, 4.35 MB*, PDF (PDF Info)
  This report examines conditions affecting investment in dairy digesters in the Central Valley.

Confined Animal Regulations

• Title 27, 65 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
  Statewide water quality regulations applicable to dairies, feedlots and other confined animal facilities, 65 KB, PDF (PDF info)

Annual Storm Water Report Form for Feedlots

• Report Form, 28 KB, PDF (PDF Info)
  Designed for use by facilities in the feedlot category that have submitted a Notice of Intent to comply with the General Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activities (General Permit) and that qualify for a reduced monitoring program because the facility is operated in compliance with state water quality regulations for confined animal facilities (see above).

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--Web page updated 01/27/2012