410012_NOD-2021-PC-0001_20210114

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NC A&T University
Attn: Douglas Jones
NC A&T Porcine Research
University Farm
3136 McConnell Road
Greensboro, NC 27405
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 14, 2020
Laboratory
SUBJECT: Notice of Deficiency (NOD-2021-PC-0001)
Certificate of Coverage #AWS410012
Facility #41-12
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Jones:
On December 22, 2020, Division of Water Resources (DWR) staff Caitlin Caudle
conducted a routine scheduled announced compliance inspection. The facility was
found the be non -compliant with the subject permit. The following deficiencies were
determined during the inspection:
Deficiencies:
1. Per Permit Condition V.2 "the maximum waste level in lagoons/storage ponds
shall not exceed that specified in the facility's certified animal waste management
plan (CAWMP)." At the time of inspection, the freeboard of Lagoon 3 was at
seventeen (17) inches. Please lower the waste level in Lagoon 3 and send
photos to DWR staff when the waste level is below eighteen (18) inches.
2. Per Permit Condition 111.15 "records of additional nutrient sources applied
(including but not limited to sludges, unused feedstuff leachate, milk waste,
septage and commercial fertilizer)... shall be maintained on forms provided or
approved by the Division." Commercial fertilizer was applied to a field in the
waste plan and was not recorded. Please begin recording commercial
fertilizer applications to all fields included in the CAWMP.
3. Per Permit Condition 11.2 "a vegetative cover shall be maintained as specified in
the facility's CAWMP on all land application fields..." At the time of inspection
corn silage had been planted and waste was applied in a field included in the
CAWMP. It was also discussed that the permittee intended to convert an
application field to grassland. Moving forward, only plant approved crops
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included in the CAWMP. If the facility is planning to continue planting corn
silage, 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.
Other Concerns and Potential Violations:
a. Per Permit Condition 111.5 "an analysis of a representative sample of the animal
waste to be applied shall be conducted ... as close to the time of application as
practical and at least within sixty (60) days (before or after) of the date of
application." The General Permit defines animal waste as "livestock or poultry
excreta or a mixture of excreta with feed, litter, or other materials from an animal
operation." Based on this permit condition and definition, the animal waste
produced by the animals in the hoop structure must be sampled at least 60-days
before or after application. Please begin to sample this material within 60-
days of applications.
b. Per Permit Condition 11.4 "land application rates shall be in accordance with the
CAWMP." Please begin using only the PAN rates listed in the CAWMP on
application forms.
If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact Caitlin Caudle at the
letterhead address and phone number, or by email at caitlin.caudle(a)ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
Lon5E5ni4c er
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO
cc: NCDEQ-DWR Animal Feeding Operations
Guilford County SWCD (Electronic Copy)
WSRO Facility Files