Number: RL33656
Title: Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA's Response to the Waterkeeper Alliance Court Decision on Regulation of CAFOs
Authors: Claudia Copeland, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report describes major features of the 2003 CAFO rule. It discusses the parts of the rule that were addressed in the federal court's decision and EPA's response to the court, as presented in the 2006 proposed revisions and the 2008 supplementary proposal. Finally, the report provides an overview of comments on the 2006 proposal that were submitted by several interest groups: the livestock and poultry industry, states, and environmentalists.
Pages: 17
Date: November 20, 2008