Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › WATER DIVISION - WATER QUALITY PROGRAM › Chapter 335-6-7 - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION REQUIREMENTS, WASTE/WASTEWATER AND WASTE PRODUCT TREATMENT, STORAGE, HANDLING, TRANSPORT, AND DISPOSAL/LAND APPLICATION, NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT, AND ANIMAL MORTALITY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (AFOS) AND CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOS) › Section 335-6-7-.18 - Continuing Educational And Training Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Except as provided in Rule
				335-6-7-.18(3),
				commencing effective April 1, 1999, all managing owners/operators and onsite
				supervisors of proposed or existing registered facilities and proposed or
				existing CAFO operations must obtain certification of satisfactory completion
				of formal education or training in the areas of general BMPs, comprehensive
				waste/wastewater management, land application, nutrient budgeting, dead animal
				disposal, and other appropriate areas. Proof of satisfactory completion of up
				to sixteen (16) hours of approved group or individualized initial training and
				education must be submitted with the NOR or no later than one (1) year after
				the effective date of the initial Registration unless extended by the Director
				or his designee for cause. The registrant will be informed of, and the
				Department shall approve initial training requirements including, but not
				limited to, appropriate curricula, course content, course length, any
				participant testing, evaluation of the effectiveness/applicability of the
				training, and total hours of training required.
(2) Except as provided in Rule
				335-6-7-.18(3),
				commencing effective April 1, 1999, all managing owners/operators and onsite
				supervisors of all registered facilities and unregistered existing CAFO
				operations, which have been in operation for no less than eighteen (18) months,
				must obtain certification of satisfactory completion of annual refresher
				training in the areas of general BMPs, comprehensive waste/wastewater
				management, land application, nutrient budgeting, dead animal disposal, and
				other appropriate areas as described in and in addition to the educational
				requirements required in Rule
				335-6-7-.18(1).
				Proof of satisfactory completion of up to eight (8) hours of annual approved
				group or individualized refresher training and education must be submitted with
				each annual re-registration NOR unless extended by the Director or his designee
				for cause. The registrant will be informed of, and the Department shall approve
				refresher-training requirements including, but not limited to, appropriate
				curricula, course content, course length, any participant testing, evaluation
				of the effectiveness/applicability of the training, and total hours of training
				required.
(3) An owner/operator has
				the option to submit the additive "Greenfield" fee with the initial
				registration and each annual registration as provided in Chapter 335-1-6 - Fee
				Schedule D, Water Permits/Registration, CAFO so that the Department can perform
				a comprehensive facility evaluation prior to approval of the registration
				request, in lieu of submitting the continuing education certification(s)
				required in Rule
				335-6-7-.18(1) and
				(2).
(4) Failure to obtain and submit
				certification of the prerequisite and annual training and education, or pay the
				additive Greenfield fee as provided in Rule
				335-6-7-.18(3)
				shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter.
(5) Where employees are responsible for
				activities which relate to Rule compliance, those employees must be regularly
				trained or informed of any information pertinent to the proper operation and
				maintenance of the facility and waste/wastewater disposal. Training shall
				address such topics as proper land application of wastes, nutrient budgeting,
				proper operation and maintenance of the facility, good housekeeping and
				chemical/fuel management practices, proper dead or diseased animal disposal,
				proper waste product disposal, necessary record keeping requirements, emergency
				response in case of power failure, system failure, or unpermitted discharge,
				spill response and clean-up, and other topics required by the Director or his
				designee. The registrant is responsible for determining the appropriate
				training frequency for different levels of personnel expertise and the
				pollution prevention plan shall identify periodic dates for such training.
Author:
Richard Hulcher
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											22-22-1 to
					 22-22-14;
					 22-22A-1 to
					 22-22A-16
et
seq
., as amended.