8 CAR § 24-801. Buffalo National River Watershed

(a) The following definitions apply to this section: (1) “Buffalo National River Watershed” means the area within United States Geologic Service Hydrologic Unit Code 11010005; and (2) “Coverage” means a notice of coverage issued pursuant to a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System general permit and 8 CAR pt. 25. (b) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality shall not issue a permit pursuant to this part for a confined animal operation in the Buffalo National River Watershed with: (1) Seven hundred fifty (750) or more swine weighing fifty-five pounds (55 lbs.) or more; or (2) Three thousand (3,000) or more swine weighing less than fifty-five pounds (55 lbs.). (c) Subsection (b) of this section does not prohibit the director from: (1) Issuing a permit renewal or modification for a confined animal operation in the Buffalo National River Watershed with an active permit as of the effective date of this part; or (2) Issuing a new Part 24 permit for a facility which holds an active permit under 23 CAR pt. 25 or coverage as of the effective date of this part. (d) A permit renewal, permit modification, or new permit issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall not increase the number of swine permitted at a facility. (e) Five (5) years from the effective date of this part, the director shall initiate rulemaking to either delete this subsection (e) or delete the entirety of this section.