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Home My WebLink About410012_Inspection_20191203ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director NC A&T University Attn: Douglas Jones NC A&T Porcine Research Laboratory University Farm 3136 McConnell Rd Greensboro, NC 27405 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality December 3, 2019 SUBJECT: Annual Compliance Inspection Permit AWS410012 Dear Mr. Jones, An annual Compliance Inspection of the subject permit was conducted on November 21, 2019. A copy of the inspection report is included for your records and review. Please take note of the following comments from the inspection and take action as needed: 1. The wettable acres still needs to be updated to reflect changes in fields. Please work with Soil and Water to complete this as soon as possible. 2. The lagoon dams were in good condition at the time of inspection. 3. Equipment calibration was due 11/2019. Since no irrigation events were planned in November or soon after, please calibrate the equipment with the next irrigation event. 4. The most recent sludge survey at your facility was 8/2018. To adhere to the annual sludge survey requirement, a survey should be completed as soon as possible, or an extension request should be submitted to the Central Office Animal Feeding Operations staff. 5. Your facility did a good job of managing an extremely wet winter and high freeboard concerns, but please be sure to record transfers of waste between lagoons to show accurate records of the waste levels. 6. Reminder to call the Division of Water Resources if you exceed your maximum liquid level (freeboard) in your waste storage ponds. Thank you for your time during the inspection. Please contact me at 336-776-9705 or rebecca.chandler@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions regarding this inspection. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: � AB94CAC558544E9... Rebecca D. Chandler Environmental Specialist II NCDEQ-Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office encl. D E Q�p North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 NORTH CAROLINA o•o•°"•mme""WMMKV /� 336.776.9800 Division of Water Resources ❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation ❑ Other Agency Facility Number: 410012 Facility Status: Active Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Date of Visit: 11/21/2019 Entry Time: 10:00 am Farm Name: NC A&T Porcine Research Laboratory Owner: NC A&T State University Mailing Address: University Farm 3136 McConnell Rd Physical Address: 717 Jfh Dairy Rd Permit: AWS410012 Inactive Or Closed Date: ❑ Denied Access County: Guilford Region: Winston-Salem Exit Time: 11:30 am Incident #: Owner Email: Ijmoses@ncat.edu Phone: 336-334-7548 Greensboro NC 27405 Greensboro NC 27405 Facility Status: 0Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Integrator: Location of Farm: Latitude: 36' 04' Longitude: 79' 43' 36" From WSRO: 1-40 east to E. Lee St. exit. Left at top of ramp. Right onto Cedar Park Rd. Left onto Bridgepoint Rd. Left onto McConnell Rd. Right onto Old McConnell Loop Rd. Right onto JFH Dairy Rd. Farm on right. Question Areas: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application Records and Documents Other Issues Certified Operator: Douglas N Jones Secondary OIC(s): Operator Certification Number: 1004137 On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Douglas Jones On -site representative Douglas Jones Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): Inspection Summary: Rebecca D Chandler Phone: 336-776-9705 �— Date: 12/3/2019 LAB94CAC558544E9... 20. Still need to have wettable acres adjusted with Soil & Water office. 24. Equipment calibration due 11/2019 - complete with next application 21. Soils due 2020. Facility completes annually, last done 10/24/2019. 25. Sludge survey completed 8/2018 - due again by end of year or request extension. 21. Need to keep record of transfers from lagoon to lagoon. Reminder to call DWR if you reach start pump mark and record freeboard above start pump as either negative inches or dictate as inches above mark. Facility was at 0" (start pump) from November 2018 to May 2019 due to wet weather, but managed levels well with transferring between lagoons when needed. DWR to send sludge extension example. Facility measures freeboard from start pump mark down. Page 1 of 5 Permit: AWS410012 Owner: NC A&T State University Facility Number: 410012 Inspection Date: 11/21/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Regulated Operations Swine Design Capacity Current promotions Swine - Boar/Stud 9 Swine - Farrow to Feeder 250 88 Swine - Wean to Feeder 330 Total Design Capacity: 250 Total SSLW: 130,500 Waste Structures Effective Built Closed Designated Observed Type Identifier Date Date Date Freeboard Freeboard Lagoon STAGE 1 01/01/2005 18.00 Lagoon STAGE 2 01/01/2005 42.00 Lagoon WETLAND 01/01/2005 48.00 Page 2 of 5 Permit: AWS410012 Owner: NC A&T State University Facility Number: 410012 Inspection Date: 11/21/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts Yes No NA NE 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? ❑ MEIEI Discharge originated at: Structure ❑ Application Field ❑ Other ❑ a. Was conveyance man-made? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ c. What is the estimated volume that reached waters of the State (gallons)? d. Does discharge bypass the waste management system? (if yes, notify DWQ) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment Yes No NA NE 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard? ❑ 5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (Le./ large ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a ❑ MEI ❑ waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? ❑ MEI ❑ 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicable ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks) 9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ maintenance or improvement? Waste Application Yes No NA NE 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Excessive Ponding? ❑ Hydraulic Overload? ❑ Frozen Ground? ❑ Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)? ❑ PAN? ❑ Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.? ❑ Total Phosphorus? ❑ Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil? ❑ Outside of acceptable crop window? ❑ Evidence of wind drift? ❑ Application outside of application area? ❑ Crop Type 1 Corn (Silage) Page 3 of 5 Permit: AWS410012 Owner: NC A&T State University Facility Number: 410012 Inspection Date: 11/21/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Application Yes No NA NE Crop Type 2 Small Grain (Wheat, Barley, Oats) Crop Type 3 Crop Type 4 Crop Type 5 Crop Type 6 Soil Type 1 Soil Type 2 Soil Type 3 Soil Type 4 Soil Type 5 Soil Type 6 14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Management Plan(CAWMP)? 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ determination? 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Records and Documents Yes No NA NE 19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. WUP? ❑ Checklists? ❑ Design? ❑ Maps? ❑ Lease Agreements? ❑ Other? ❑ If Other, please specify 21. Does record keeping need improvement? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? ❑ Weekly Freeboard? ❑ Waste Analysis? ❑ Soil analysis? ❑ Waste Transfers? Weather code? ❑ Rainfall? ❑ Stocking? ❑ Page 4 of 5 Permit: AWS410012 Owner: NC A&T State University Facility Number: Inspection Date: 11/21/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: 410012 Routine Records and Documents Yes No NA NE Crop yields? ❑ 120 Minute inspections? ❑ Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections ❑ Sludge Survey ❑ 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipment ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (NPDES only)? 24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ 25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the ❑ ❑ ❑ appropriate box(es) below: Failure to complete annual sludge survey ❑ Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels ❑ Non -compliant sludge levels in any lagoon ❑ List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance: 26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge? ❑ ❑ ❑ 27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Other Issues Yes No NA NE 28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document ❑ ❑ ❑ and report mortality rates that exceed normal rates? 29. At the time of the inspection did the facility pose an odor or air quality concern? If yes, ❑ ❑ ❑ contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately. 30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ (i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application) 31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Application Field ❑ Lagoon / Storage Pond ❑ Other ❑ If Other, please specify 32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ CAW M P? 33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Page 5 of 5