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HomeMy WebLinkAbout960121_NOV-2020-PC-0468_20201110ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED CM#7019 2970 0001 3139 9692 William L. Jackson 756 Country Club Road Mt. Olive, NC 28365 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 10, 2020 Subject: Notice of Violation - Notice of Intent Dexter Jackson 29&30 #96-121 AWS960121 Wayne County NOV-2020-PC-0468 Dear Mr. Jackson: On October 21, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS) received a complaint of wastewater runoff 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 failed to irrigate at acceptable rates allowing wastewater to runoff to surface water in conflict with your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under. Violation 1: Failure to irrigate at acceptable hydraulic rates allowing ponding and runoff to surface waters in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition IL5. of Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. D E Qbi�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Office 1 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889 vOry rN Cx:40:.itiA � o.. a to E�.w���WQa A� /� 252.946.6481 On October 21, 2020, the Division received a complaint about wastewater runoff at your facility. The Division conducted a site visit on October 22, 2020 and found wastewater ponding and evidence of run off during an irrigation event. Required Corrective Action for Violation 1: Please irrigate at acceptable hydraulic and agronomics rates to avoid runoff and overapplication of wastewater. You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. You are required to provide a written response to this Notice, including any additional information that you wish to provide related to this incident that you wish for the Division to consider, within 10 days of receipt of this letter. Please include in your response all corrective actions already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed. Please also include 2020 irrigation, freeboard, Rainfall, waste analysis and irrigation calibration. As a result of the violations in this Notice, this office is considering a recommendation for a civil penalty assessment to the Director of the Division. If you wish to present an explanation for the violations cited, or if you believe there are other factors, which should be considered, please send such information to me in writing within ten (10) days following receipt of this letter. Your response will be reviewed, and, if an enforcement action is still deemed appropriate, it will be forwarded to the Director and included for consideration. Failure to comply with conditions in a 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 me at (252)948-3939. Sincerely, via " David May, L.G., Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Office cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District NCDSWC - WaRO WaRO Laserfiche Files