410018_NOV-2021-PC-0001_20210114

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 14, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL No. 7018 1130 0000 1608 2224
RETURN RECIEPT REQUESTED
Mr. Chris Bowman
Bowman Dairy, Inc.
6506 Bowman Dairy Rd
Julian NC, 27283
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation (NOV-2021-PC-0001)
Certificate of Coverage #AW1410018
Facility #41-18
Guilford County
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On December 21, 2020, Division of Water Resources (DWR) staff Caitlin Caudle
conducted a routine scheduled announced compliance inspection. The facility was non-
compliant with the subject permit. The following violations were determined during the
inspection:
Violations:
Per Permit Condition 11.2 "a vegetative cover shall be maintained as specified in
the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) on all land
application fields..." At the time of inspection, it was determined that waste had
been applied to corn grain, barley, and soybeans, which are not included in the
CAWMP. This is a violation of the Permit.
2. Per Permit Condition 11.2 "no waste shall be applied upon areas not included in
the CAWMP or upon areas where the crop is insufficient for nutrient utilization.
However, if the CAWMP allows, then waste may be applied up to thirty (30) days
prior to planting or breaking dormancy." At the time of inspection, it was
determined that waste had been applied to fields in Fall/Winter with the intention
of planting corn grain in the Spring. As mentioned above corn grain is not an
approved crop included in the CAWMP, and this waste application was outside of
the application window for corn grain. It is the understanding of DWR that there is
no vegetation currently growing in these fields. Please establish a cover crop
in this field if possible, and stop waste application activities until up to 30-
days before a crop is planted.
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Other Concerns and Potential Violations:
a. The current permit expired on May 31, 2020. A permit renewal application was
provided during the inspection. Please submit a permit renewal application as
soon as possible.
b. As discussed during the inspection, Permit Condition 111.8 states "pastured
animals not contributing waste to the animal waste management systems should
not be counted on the monthly stocking records." Please be advised that stocking
record requirements may change with the issuance of a new permit.
c. As discussed during the inspection, skim milk is being land applied directly onto
fields included in the CAWMP. If the facility plans to continue land applying skim
milk, please be advised Permit Condition 111.5 requires waste must be sampled
"as close to the time of application as practical and at least within sixty (60) days
(before or after) of the date of application." Moving forward, please sample
skim milk within 60 days of application.
Please be mindful that skim milk has higher nutrient content as compared to
animal manure, specifically phosphorus. With continued land application of skim
milk phosphorus levels in soils could be impacted. Please reference the attached
North Carolina State University guidance for land applying milk.
d. Per Permit Condition 111.6 all land application activities, nutrient loading rates,
and cropping information must be recorded. Permit Condition 111.11 states
cropping information must be recorded, including yield. Please be sure to
record all waste applications and the cropping information of the
vegetation waste is applied to.
e. It was discussed during the inspection that the facility plans to add crops to the
CAWMP that are not currently included. Please contact a technical specialist
or the Guilford County Soil and Water District office to assist with this
CAWMP modification. Failure to do so while continuing to utilize these
additional crops may result in future violations.
Required Written Response
Please respond to our office within 30 days describing the action you have taken, or
propose to take, to address the violations listed above, both now and in the future. Your
response should be sent to my attention at the address listing in the footer on page one.

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If you have questions or concerns regarding this Notice, please contact Caitlin Caudle
or me at the letterhead address and phone number, or by email at
caitlin.caudle(a)ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO
enc.- North Carolina State University Milk Disposal Guidance
cc: NCDEQ-DWR Animal Feeding Operations
Guilford County SWCD (Electronic Copy)
WSRO Facility Files