Current State of Missouri Regulations and Permits

Table of Contents

  • Missouri CAFO Nutrient Management Standard
  • What You Need to About Renewing Your Permit in 2010
  • Missouri General Permit for CAFOs
  • Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Best Management Practices
  • Missouri Regulations
  • Missouri Statutes
  • Missouri Department of Natural Resources CAFO site
  • Map of Missouri CAFOs

Missouri CAFO Nutrient Management Technical Standard: Defines the way permitted operations must manage nutrients. Terms apply to any new permits issued after Feb. 2009. Operations under the current general permit will need to meet this standard after the current general permit expires Feb. 23, 2011.

What You Need to Know About Renewing Your Permit in 2010.: The Missouri General Permit expires on Feb 23. 2011. All operations permitted under the General Permit must apply to renew their permit by September 23, 2010. This web page will provide information to help farmers understand what they need to do to renew their permit.

Missouri General Permit for CAFOs: Most Missouri CAFOs operate under the General Permit which expires Feb. 23, 2011. Links to site-specific permits can be found at MDNR CAFO site.

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Best Management Practices: Links to some current regulatory language and operating permits for Missouri concentrated animal feeding operations. This document has been superceded by the Missouri CAFO Nutrient Management Technical Standard.

Missouri Regulations: Missouri regulations affecting CAFOs are in a multiple chapters of the Missouri Code of State Regulation (CSR). CAFO storage design regulations were consolidated and updated in section 10 CSR 20-8.300 in 2012.

10 CSR 20-2 Definitions
10 CSR 20-6 Permits
10 CSR 20-7 Water Quality
10 CSR 20-8 Design Guides
10 CSR 20-14 CAFO Waste Management System Operations
10 CSR 23-3 Well Construction Code
10 CSR 10-3 Air Pollution Control

Missouri Statutes:

RSMO Chapter 640 -Department of Natural Resources (See 640.700 to 640.758.)
RSMO Chapter 644 -Water Pollution

Other Resources:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources CAFO site: Primary MDNR site for CAFO information including links to key forms.

Map of Missouri CAFOs - July 2007: A map developed by MDNR showing the location of Missouri CAFOs in July 2007.