California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year  2018-19 

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Data Source: CIWQS. Period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 .
• Unit of Measure: Number of regulated dairies and other confined animal facilities under the NPDES and WDR programs (including waivers of WDRs).
• References: SWRCB CAFO program site
  Region 1 Dairy and CAFO program
  Region 5 CAFO program
  Region 8 Dairy program
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Final CAFO Rule

GLOSSARY

CAF

Confined Animal Facility) is defined in California regulations as "any place where cattle, calves, sheep, swine, horses, mules, goats, fowl, or other domestic animals are corralled, penned, tethered, or otherwise enclosed or held and where feeding is by means other than grazing."

Dairy

An establishment for processing or selling milk and milk products.