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Home My WebLink About410032_Inspection_20191213ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Lawrence Ward Lawrence and Patsy Ward Farm 2075 Keesee Rd McCleansville, NC 27301 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality December 13, 2019 SUBJECT: Annual Compliance Inspection Permit AW1410032 Dear Mr. Ward, An annual Compliance Inspection of the subject permit was conducted on December 4, 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. A sludge survey extension request was approved by Division of Water Resources on June 25, 2018. Your lagoon is exempt from the annual sludge survey requirement until November 30, 2022. 2. It was noted during inspection that one of the previous houses had been torn down and no longer exists. The piping from this house had previously been removed. 3. Soils analysis will be due next year (2020). 4. One of the previously used pipes to the lagoon was noted as broken at the ground surface. Please cap this pipe or repair to ensure no water can come in or out of this pipe. 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: �C 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: 410032 Facility Status: Active Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Date of Visit: 12/04/2019 Entry Time: Farm Name: Lawrence and Patsy Ward Farm Owner: Lawrence Ward Mailing Address: 2075 Keesee Rd Physical Address: 5337 Cook Stewart Rd 11:30 am Permit: AW1410032 Inactive Or Closed Date: ❑ Denied Access County: Guilford Region: Winston-Salem Exit Time: 12:45 pm Incident #: Owner Email: Phone: 336-679-0281 Mc Leansville NC 27301 Whitsett NC 27377 Facility Status: 0Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Integrator: Location of Farm: Latitude: 36' 01' Longitude: 79' 39' 45" 1-40 east to Alamance Church Rd. (exit 128) and turn right at top of ramp. Left onto Presbyterian Rd., then left onto Millpoint Rd. Right onto Thacker Rd., left onto Keesee Rd., right onto Cook -Stewart Rd. Question Areas: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application Records and Documents Other Issues Certified Operator: Secondary OIC(s): Operator Certification Number: On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Gregg Ward 336-339-1734 On -site representative Gregg Ward 336-339-1734 Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): Inspection Summary: Rebecca D Chandler r—DocuSigned by: E9... Phone: 336-776-9705 Date: 12/13/2019 One former house has been torn down. The piping from the house had previously been capped. 9. An inlet pipe to the lagoon was broken near the lagoon. Please cap this pipe to ensure the waste management system remains closed. 21. Soils due 2020. 25. Need to send sludge extension request ASAP Page 1 of 5 Permit: AW1410032 Inspection Date: 12/04/19 Regulated Operations Swine Owner: Lawrence Ward Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Design Capacity Facility Number: 410032 Reason for Visit: Routine Current promotions Swine - Feeder to Finish 0 I 0 Total Design Capacity: 0 Total SSLW: Page 2 of 5 Permit: AW1410032 Owner: Lawrence Ward Facility Number: 410032 Inspection Date: 12/04/19 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 Page 3 of 5 Permit: AW1410032 Owner: Lawrence Ward Inspection Date: 12/04/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 410032 Routine Waste Application Yes No NA NE Crop Type 2 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? ❑ Weekly Freeboard? ❑ Waste Analysis? ❑ Soil analysis? ❑ Waste Transfers? ❑ Weather code? ❑ Rainfall? ❑ Stocking? ❑ Crop yields? ❑ Page 4 of 5 Permit: AW1410032 Owner: Lawrence Ward Facility Number: Inspection Date: 12/04/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: 410032 Routine Records and Documents Yes No NA NE 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? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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 ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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, ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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