1 record-keeping requirements under subdivisions (6) through (8) of subsection (e) of this 



2 section. Any operator of this type of animal waste management system shall retain 



3 records required under this section and by the Department on-site for three years. 



4 (flj Animal waste management plans for dry litter poultry facilities subject to 



5 federal discharge permit regulations shall include the components listed in subsection 



6 (e) of this section. 



7 (g) The Commission shall encourage the development of alternative and 



8 innovative animal waste management technologies. The Commission shall provide 



9 sufficient flexibility in the regulatory process to allow for the timely evaluation of 



10 alternative and innovative animal waste management technologies and shall encourage 



1 1 operators of animal waste management systems to participate in the evaluation of these 



12 technologies. The Commission shall provide sufficient flexibility in the regulatory 



13 process to allow for the prompt implementation of alternative and innovative animal 



14 waste management technologies that are demonstrated to provide improved protection 



15 to public health and the environment. 



16 (h) Theowneroroperator of an animal waste management system shall: 



17 ( 1 ) In the event of a discharge of 1 ,000 gallons or more of animal waste to 



18 the surface waters of the State, issue a press release to all print and 



19 electronic news media that provide general coverage in the county 



20 where the discharge occurred setting out the details of the discharge. 



21 The owner or operator shall issue the press release within 48 hours 



22 after the owner or operator has determined that the discharge has 



23 reached the surface waters of the State. The owner or operator shall 



24 retain a copy of the press release and a list of the news media to which 



25 it was distributed for at least one year after the discharge and shall 



26 provide a copy of the press release and the list of the news media to 



27 which it was distributed to any person upon request. 



28 (2) In the event of a discharge of 15,000 gallons or more of animal waste 



29 to the surface waters of the State, publish a notice of the discharge in a 



30 newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the 



31 discharge occurs and in each county downstream fi-om the point of 



32 discharge that is significantly affected by the discharge. The Secretary 



33 shall determine, at the Secretary's sole discretion, which counties are 



34 significantly affected by the discharge and shall approve the form and 



35 content of the notice and the newspapers in which the notice is to be 



36 pubUshed. The notice shall be captioned "NOTICE OF DISCHARGE 



37 OF ANIMAL WASTE". The owner or operator shall publish the 



38 notice within 10 days after the Secretary has determined the counties 



39 that are significantly affected by the discharge and approved the form 



40 and content of the notice and the newspapers in which the notice is to 



41 be pubUshed. The owner or operator shall file a copy of the notice and 



42 proof of publication with the Department within 30 days after the 



43 notice is published. PubUcation of a notice of discharge under this 



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