Notice of Intent (NOI)

In order to be covered by the Arizona NPDES General Permit for CAFOs, a Notice of Intent (NOI) must be submitted to EPA and, for those operations not on tribal land, ADEQ.

A NOI is not an application for coverage. It is a notice of intent to be covered by the permit. It is a first step in the permit process.

An existing operator can still submit a NOI.

A new CAFO (after August 27, 2001) must submit a NOI 90 days prior to the time the operation becomes a CAFO. In addition to the NOI, an operator must also submit an Environmental Impact Document (EID).

An operation that is designated by ADEQ or EPA as a CAFO must submit the NOI within 90 days after designation.

Appendix A (43 K PDF) of the permit (107 K PDF) has the NOI form.

To determine the latitude and longitude of the facility, the topozone website (topozone.com) will be useful. You will also need to determine the 25 year - 24 hour storm event for your location.

Page updated 7/02

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