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Feedlots are premises with a high concentration of livestock and a high movement of livestock both entering and exiting the premises. The result of these factors leads to the opportunity for rapid spread of a disease outbreak within, into or out of the feedlot at a more accelerated rate than other livestock operations.

There have been several changes in the federal requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) since 2002 to help protect surface water. This fact sheet describes the recent regulatory revisions and an important court case that affect the discharge permit requirements for Colorado's CAFOs.