Section 502.325  Annual Report

a)         The NPDES permit must specify annual reporting requirements for the CAFO.  The annual report must be submitted to the Agency.

b)         The annual report must contain the following minimum elements:

1)         Maximum number and type of animals, whether in open confinement or housed under roof by the following types: beef cattle, broilers, layers, swine weighing 55 pounds or more, swine weighing less than 55 pounds, mature dairy cows, dairy heifers, veal calves, sheep and lambs, horses, turkeys, ducks, other;

2)         Quantity of livestock waste the facility generated in the previous 12 months (tons/gallons);

3)         Quantity of livestock waste the facility transferred to another person in the previous 12 months (in tons or gallons);

4)         Total acreage of land application area the nutrient management plan covers;

5)         Total acreage the CAFO used for land application of livestock waste in the previous 12 months and that was under the control of the CAFO through ownership, lease, or consent agreement;

6)         A statement indicating whether the current version of the CAFO's nutrient management plan for land application of livestock waste was developed or approved by a certified nutrient management planner and by who issued the certificate;

7)         Summary of all livestock waste discharges from the production area that have occurred in the previous 12 months, including date, time, and approximate volume;

8)         A report of instances of noncompliance with the NPDES permit in the previous 12 months;

9)         The actual crops planted and actual yields for each field;

10)        The actual nitrogen and phosphorus content of the livestock waste;

11)        The results of calculations conducted under Section 502.515(d)(3) and (e)(3);

12)        The amount of livestock waste land applied to each field during the previous 12 months;

13)        For any CAFO that implements a nutrient management plan that addresses application rates under Section 502.515(e):

A)        the results of any soil testing for nitrogen and phosphorus taken during the preceding 12 months;

B)        data used to calculate under Section 502.515(e)(3), and

C)        the amount of any supplemental fertilizer applied during the previous 12 months; and

14)        Annual review of the nutrient management practices to be implemented and an update of the nutrient management plan when the nutrient management practices change.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 3196, effective February 15, 2024)