- (1) For the purpose of permitting concentrated animal feeding operations, the department shall adopt, by reference, the federal regulations and definitions contained in 40 CFR, parts 122.23 and 412.
- (2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), concentrated animal feeding operations that meet the requirements of 40 CFR, part 412, must be authorized by the department under a general permit.
- (3) If, upon review of an application for a general permit authorization for a concentrated animal feeding operation production area, the department discovers site-specific information that indicates that a general permit authorization is not sufficiently protective of water quality, the department shall require an individual permit.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 403, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 324, L. 2021.