010010_NOD-2020-PC-0016_20200127

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 1450 0001 6450 0832
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Harold Woody
Triple W Farms
3545 E Greensboro -Chapel Hill Rd
Snow Camp, NC 27349
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 27, 2020
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation: NOD-2020-PC-0016
Certificate of Coverage #AWC010010
Facility #01-10
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Woody:
This Notice is a follow-up to the Compliance Inspection conducted by Division of Water Resources
(DWR) staff on December 31, 2019. DWR staff attempted to make contact multiple times to
schedule an inspection and were unable to reach you, thus this inspection was unannounced.
While our office is aware of the farm's current status and sensitive to the financial concerns
related to the dairy industry, we must notify you of the continued animal waste violations
observed during the inspection. A copy of the inspection report is attached for your review and
records.
Violations
1. No records were available for review at the time of the unannounced inspection. Permit
Condition 111.2.a requires that waste level records (freeboard) be monitored and recorded
weekly. Permit Condition 111.5 requires that a representative sample of the animal waste be
obtained within 60-days (before or after) the date of application. Permit Condition 111.6
requires that all land application events be recorded. Permit Condition 111.8 requires that
weekly stocking records be maintained. While some rain records were being maintained and
were reviewed, they were not transcribed to the proper forms. A follow-up inspection to
review records will be scheduled. This was an item included on the enforcement case PC-
2018-0031 that was assessed for Civil Penalties in a letter dated January 23, 2019.
2. The concrete basin below the milk parlor remains open and containing waste. This was an
item included on the enforcement case PC-2018-0031 that was assessed for Civil Penalties in
a letter dated January 23, 2019.
NORTH CAROLIN D Q
�/l'
oepe�m or �w­vi w.i�
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
336.776.9800

AWC010010 — NOD
January 27, 2020
Page 2
3. Waste continues to be conveyed to the Waste Storage Pond (WSP) via overland flow. This
was an item included on the enforcement case PC-2018-0031 that was assessed for Civil
Penalties in a letter dated January 23, 2019.
4. Waste continues to be stockpiled within 100' of an onsite well. This was an item included on
the enforcement case PC-2018-0031 that was assessed for Civil Penalties in a letter dated
January 23, 2019.
Other Concerns:
DWR staff made many attempts to contact you prior to the unannounced inspection. Be aware
that your facility is still subject to annual inspections, requires a certified operator, and requires
the maintenance of the required records even though you no longer plan to milk cows and have
sold most of the herd. This requirement will remain in place until the General Animal Waste
Permit is rescinded for your facility.
Written Response
Please respond to our office within 30 days describing the actions you have taken, or propose to
take, to address the violations and concerns listed above, both now and in the future. Your
response should be sent to my attention at the address listed in the footer on page one. If you
have questions or concerns regarding this Notice, please contact Rebecca Chandler (336-776-
9705) or me (336-776-9700).
Sincerely,
Doc uS�igfned<by:
-4'B49E225C94EA...
Lon Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO
cc: NCDEQ-DWR Animal Feeding Operations
Alamance County SWCD and NRCS, via email
WSRO Facility Files
encl: Inspection Report