The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is dedicated to improving and preserving the quality of the environment and reducing risks to human health and the environment. Point and nonpoint sources of pollution are addressed under the Clean Water Act.
Certain poultry production, processing and rendering plants are regulated as point sources and may be required to obtain a permit. However, many of EPA’s efforts to prevent or reduce water pollution associated with poultry by-products involve nonpoint source pollution. EPA helps states develop their nonpoint source assessments and management programs and provides assistance to implement nonpoint source control practices.
EPA believes the Poultry Water Quality Consortium will lead to greater cooperation between the poultry industry and government agencies on water quality and by-product utilization, thus reducing environmental and health risks and benefiting agriculture and the larger community.
Services Available to Poultry Growers
EPA administers a variety of nonpoint source control programs to address animal waste problems associated with smaller operations.
Currently, funds are provided to states under section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act to help them implement nonpoint source management programs including, for example, demonstrations of poultry composting facilities or development of educational manuals or regulations to address poultry by-products. EPA provides assistance to states to implement nonpoint source controls under other programs such as the Chesapeake Bay Program, the Gulf of Mexico Program, and the Clean Lakes Program.
CAFO Clean Water Act Requirements
Contacts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, headquartered in Washington, DC, operates 10 regional offices.
U.S. EPA, Region 1
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
One Congress Street, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Tel: (617) 918-1111
Fax: (617) 565-3660
Web: www.epa.gov/region1
U.S. EPA, Region 2
(NJ, NY, PR, VI)
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
Tel: (212) 637-3000
Fax: (212) 637-3526
Web: www.epa.gov/region2
U.S. EPA, Region 3
(DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Tel: (215) 814-5000
Fax: (215) 814-5130
Web: www.epa.gov/region3
U.S. EPA, Region 4
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Tel: (404) 562-9900
Fax: (404) 562-8174
Web: www.epa.gov/region4
U.S. EPA, Region 5
(IL, IN,MI, MN, OH, WI)
77 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Tel: (312) 353-2000
Fax: (312) 353-4135
Web: www.epa.gov/region5
U.S. EPA, Region 6
(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Fountain Place, Suite 1200
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Tel: (214) 665-2200
Fax: (214) 665-7113
Web: www.epa.gov/region6
U.S. EPA, Region 7
(IA, KS, MO, NE)
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Tel: (913) 551-7003
Fax: (913) 551-7467
Web: www.epa.gov/region7
U.S. EPA, Region 8
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
999 18th Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
Tel: (303) 312-6312
Fax: (303) 312-6339
Web: www.epa.gov/region8
U.S. EPA, Region 9
(AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, MP, NV, TT)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 947-8000
Fax: (415) 947-3553
Web: www.epa.gov/region9
U.S. EPA, Region 10
(AK, ID, OR, WA)
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 553-1200
Fax: (206) 553-0149
Web: www.epa.gov/region10
EPA Headquarters
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Tel: (202) 564-5700
Fax: (202) 564-0488
Web: www.epa.gov