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Home My WebLink About450002_Inspection_20201112 (2)0 Division of Water Resources ❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation ❑ Other Agency Facility Number: 450002 Facility Status: Active Permit: NCA345002 ❑ Denied Access Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Date of Visit: 11/12/2020 EntryTime Farm Name: Taproot Dairy Owner: Tap Root Dairy LLC Mailing Address: 752 Butler Bridge Rd Physical Address: 735 Butler Bridge Rd Facility Status: 0 Compliant ❑ Not Compliant 10:00 am Inactive Or Closed Date: County: Henderson Region: Asheville Exit Time: 11:00 am Incident #: Owner Email: taproot61@aol.com Phone: 828-684-4617 Fletcher NC 28732 Location of Farm: On Butler Bridge Road immediately east of the French Broad River Question Areas: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Records and Documents Certified Operator: William F Johnston Secondary OIC(s): Fletcher NC 28732 Integrator: Latitude: 35' 24' 30" Longitude: 82' 31' 50" Waste Col, Stor, & Treat 0 Waste Application Operator Certification Number: 28720 On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Johnston Billy Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): Timothy R Fox Phone: 828-296-4500 Date: Inspection Summary: Tim Fox with ARO inspected the site. The remaining inspection was done via phone. Billy Johnston assisted during the phone inspection. DWR was notified during the first week of July 2020 of the pending closure of the ponds and site. The ponds were breached, solids removed, and ground cover was starting to emerge during the time of inspection. It was communicated to notify DWR and submit the Animal Waste Storage Pond Report form once complete with the closure process. Page 1 of 5 Permit: NCA345002 Owner: Tap Root Dairy LLC Facility Number: 450002 Inspection Date: 11/12/20 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Structures Effective Built Closed Designated Observed Type Identifier Date Date Date Freeboard Freeboard Waste Pond PRIMARY 03/25/2003 12.00 Waste Pond SECONDARY 03/25/2003 I 24.00 Page 2 of 5 Permit: NCA345002 Owner: Tap Root Dairy LLC Facility Number: Inspection Date: 11/12/20 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: 450002 Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts Yes No NA NE 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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 (I.e./ larc ❑ 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: NCA345002 Owner: Tap Root Dairy LLC Facility Number: 450002 Inspection Date: 11/12/20 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: NCA345002 Inspection Date: 11/12/20 Owner: Tap Root Dairy LLC Facility Number: 450002 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Records and Documents 120 Minute inspections? Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections Sludge Survey 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipmen (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? Yes No NA NE EJ Page 5 of 5