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HomeMy WebLinkAbout820621_NOD-2020-PC-0278_20200722ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Joshua Coombs PO Box 162 Clinton, NC 28329-0612 Subject: Notice of Deficiency Joshua Coombs Farm AWS820621 Sampson County NOD-2020-PC-0278 Incident # 202001638 Dear Mr. Coombs: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 22, 2020 On May 29, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS), were notified of a high freeboard level at your facility. As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a non - discharge permit for the subject animal waste disposal system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T Section .1300, you have been found to have insufficient freeboard in accordance with your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under. Deficiency 1: Failure to maintain waste level in your lagoon/storage pond in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition V. 2. of Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. On May 29, 2020, lagoon/storage pond levels were documented at 17 inches in lagoon # 1. A level of 19 inches is the maximum level allowed by your permit and Certified Animal Waste Management Plan. Required Corrective Action for Deficiency 1: The Division has received a 30-Day Plan of Action for the high freeboard occurrence. Take all necessary additional steps to ensure lagoon levels remain in compliance with Section 2 of your permit. If weather conditions do not allow you to return your lagoon back to compliance within the 30 day POA you must submit another 30 day POA. If your lagoon level goes into structural D-;� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources EFayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 NOR7H ORROLINA i QM1 /` ' 910.433.3300 freeboard (less than 12 inches) you are required to notify DWR and submit a (5) five day POA within 24 hours of first knowledge of this structural level. You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. Please notify the DWR once corrective actions have been taken and the facility is back in compliance with the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. Failure to comply with conditions in the permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement action, to the Director of the Division of Water Resources who may issue a civil penalty assessment of not more than twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or fails to act in accordance with terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit under authority of G.S. 143-215.6A If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Steve Guyton at (910) 433-3341 or at steve.guyton&ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSignedd by, _ 5189C2D3DD5C42B... Trent Allen Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Fayetteville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: FRO Compliance Animal Files-Laserfiche