Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Division 20 - Clean Water Commission › Chapter 14 - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Waste Management System Operations › Section 10 CSR 20-14.010 - Classification of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Waste Management Systems

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment will streamling the types of
				  concentrated animal feeding operation certification available.
(1) Definitions. Definitions as set forth in
				the Missouri Clean Water Law,
				10 CSR 20-2.010 and
				10 CSR 20-6.300 shall apply to those terms when used in this rule, unless the
				context clearly requires otherwise or as noted in the subsections of this rule.
(A) Concentrated animal feeding operations
				(CAFO) waste management system. Including but not limited to flush, recycle,
				storage, digestion, pumping, irrigation, waste spreading, and solids handling
				facilities, equipment, machinery, sewers, piping, valves, land, tanks, basins,
				lagoons and any other device, method and process for beneficial use of process
				waste.
(B) CAFO supervisor. A
				certified CAFO waste management system operator possessing a CAFO "A" level
				certification, in charge of the operating location of a CAFO waste management
				system, who directs or who has the authority to direct other individuals and
				includes a manager, superintendent, foreman, crew chief and shift supervisor.
				During land application activities and other waste management system
				operations, a CAFO supervisor must be available to waste system management
				personnel by phone or radio etc. and able to arrive at the site during
				emergencies or abnormal operating situations within a reasonable amount of time
				not to exceed thirty (30) minutes.
(C) CAFO operator. Any individual who
				operates or determines the method of operation or is directly involved in the
				daily management of a CAFO waste management system, either personally or by
				assignment, possessing at minimum a CAFO "B" level certification and has the
				authority to direct and/or manage up to five (5) CAFO operator trainees. This
				includes waste spreading and waste brokerage operations for wet or dry handling
				systems except for materials registered as a fertilizer under Chapter 266,
				RSMo. During land application activities and other waste management system
				operations, a CAFO operator must be present at the land application or
				operation site and in direct communication with the waste system personnel. The
				CAFO operator must be able to physically respond to emergencies and other
				abnormal operating situations within a reasonable amount of time not to exceed
				five (5) minutes.
(D) CAFO operator
				trainee. Any individual who has applied for CAFO waste management system
				operator certification with the department, but lacks the entry level training
				and/or a passing grade on the examination for a Certification of Competency
				and/or the required experience in CAFO waste management system operation. At
				Class IA wet and dry handling CAFO waste management systems, trainees must
				perform all CAFO waste management duties under the direct supervision of a
				certified CAFO operator or supervisor.
(E) Department. The Missouri Department of
				Natural Resources.