NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DELAWARE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

For immediate release:                                                                  Contact:  Anne Fitzgerald, DDA
May 10, 2010                                                                                                        (302) 698-4520
Vol. 40, No. 152                                                                                                    (302) 242-4092 (Cell)    

                                                                                                                      Melanie Rapp, DNREC
                                                                                                                             (302) 739-9902

Proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)
Regulations Workshops scheduled; public invited to attend

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA), the Delaware Nutrient Management Commission (DNMC), and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) are jointly sponsoring workshops to further awareness and understanding of recently proposed draft Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) regulations.  The draft proposed CAFO regulations will be available, beginning May 12 at http://dda.delaware.gov/nutrients/index.shtml.

Workshop Schedule

• May 25               Farmington Fire Hall:  6 – 8:30 p.m.
                            20920 South Dupont Highway
                            Farmington, DE 19950-2381
                            (302) 398-4445

• May 26              Laurel Senior High School:   6 – 8:30 p.m.
                           1133 South Central Avenue
                           Laurel, DE 19956-1491
                           (302) 875-6120

• May 27              Millsboro Fire Hall:  6 – 8:30 p.m.
                           109 E. State St.
                           Millsboro, DE 19966
                           (302) 934-8359

Workshop Agenda

6 p.m.                  Workshop begins with open forum discussions

7 p.m.                  Introductions and workshop overview
                            – Regulatory timeline 
                            – Overview of regulations
                            – Questions and answers

8:30 p.m.             Adjourn

Open forum discussion topics include:

• Who needs a CAFO permit?
• How is a CAFO permit issued?
• How does my operation benefit from a CAFO permit?
• What is required in a CAFO permit application?
• What are the State Technical Standards (best management practices)?
• What is required for new operations?

For more information, please contact: Mark Davis, DDA, 302-698-4503 or Mark.Davis@state.de.us; or Jennifer Walls, DNREC, 302-739-9062 or Jennifer.Walls@state.de.us.