Washington State Department of Agriculture regulates dairy farm compliance with state water quality and food safety law. This includes regular inspections of dairy production fields and facilities. The milking facilities, which generally represent the heart of the operation, are mapped for internal and public use. This dataset includes all active cow dairy milking facilities. The data are updated quarterly. The dataset includes information about the spatial distribution of dairies in Washington State and information about each business itself. Pursuant to WAC 16-06-210, some information is expressed in ranges to meet non-disclosure requirements. The following is a description of the attributes included with the WA Dairies dataset: AG ID: The agency given identification number assigned at the initial licensing of the dairy. Facility Size: This is a general summary of the farm size. For DNMP purposes, size is determined by mature (milking + dry) animal numbers; with a dairy herd of up to 199 animals being a Small, 200-699 being medium, and 700 or greater being Large. Business Name: The name which appears on the milking license. Site Address: The street address of the farm milking facility (not the business mailing address). Site City: The city wherein lies the milking facility County: The county wherein lies the milking facility. DNMP Region: The Dairy Nutrient Management Program Region wherein lies the milking facility. CAFO Status: This field denotes whether or not the dairy milking license has an associated Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permit. CAFO ID: The permit identification number for the associated dairy. Range Current Acres: The current and approximate acreage of land application or farming production land associated with the dairy. Range Current Milking: The current and approximate number of milking animals currently in rotation. Range Current Dry: The current and approximate number of mature dry animals currently in rotation. Range Current Heifers: The current and approximate number of heifers (ages 6 months old to fresh) currently in rotation. Range Current Calves: The current and approximate number of calves (ages 0 to 6 months) currently in rotation. Latitude (WGS84): Latitude Datum World Geodetic System 1984 Longitude (WGS84): Longitude Datum World Geodetic System 1984 WRIA: The Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA) wherein lies the milking facility. Conservation District: The Conservation District serving the dairy business.