Title:
Chapter 2. Understanding Environmental Regulations for Alternative Technologies
Authors:
Ralph Summers, Rick Koelsch, Larry Wulf
Summary:
For small and medium animal feeding operations, vegetative treatment systems (VTS) may provide an option for avoiding classification as a CAFOs. For large CAFOs, VTS may provide an option for meeting the effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) of the CAFO regulations. This chapter reviews the ELGs for CAFOs and the performance requirements that a VTS must meet as an alternative technology.
Resource(s):
Section 2. Understanding Environmental Regulations and Procedures