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Rulemaking Petition to lower the threshold that qualifies animal feeding operations (“AFOs”) as concentrated animal feeding operations (“CAFOs”) and thereby “point sources” under section 402 of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”)

Rulemaking petition to expand coverage over the number of AFOs that qualify as CAFOS under CWA.

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E. Brotzman – CAFOS Sept 20, 2015 (PDF)(25 pp, 4 MB)