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Home My WebLink About440011_Inspection_20221011Division of Water Resources Division of Soil and Water Conservation Other Agency Facility Number: 440011 Facility Status: Active Permit: AWC440011 Denied Access Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Inactive Or Closed Date: Reason for Visit: Routine County: Haywood Region: Date of Visit: 10/11/2022 Entry Time: 10:00 am Exit Time: 11:00 am Incident #: Farm Name: H. Dean Ross Farm Owner Email: Asheville Owner: H Dean Ross Phone: 828-926-3460 Mailing Address: 111 Owens Rd Waynesville NC 287859668 Physical Address: 295 Holstein Farm Rd Waynesville NC 28785 Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant Integrator: Location of Farm: Latitude: 35° 35' 05° Longitude: 83° 01' 18" Joe Carver Rd. (SR 1322) off NC 276 Jonathan Creek, right on (SR 1323) Owens Road, right on Holstein Farm Rd. Question Areas: ▪ Dischrge & Stream Impacts ▪ Records and Documents ▪ Waste Col, Stor, & Treat ▪ Other Issues Waste Application Certified Operator: Secondary OIC(s): Hobert D Ross Operator Certification Number: 21954 On -Site Representative(s): Name 24 hour contact name Ronnie Ross Title Phone 828-507-3151 Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): Timothy R Fox Phone: 828-296-4500 Date: Inspection Summary: Tim Fox with ARO inspected the site. November 2015 Dairy shut down. 7th year with no confined cattle. No land application since spring 2016. As a cattle facility that is below threshold for more than 3 years and is in compliance, you are eligible to request recission of your permit without closing the waste storage prior to rescission. You would be considered deemed permitted as long as you stay below the 100 confined cattle threshold. The waste structure must be maintained to prevent any discharge to surface waters, but no specific records are required. Page 1 of 6 Permit: AWC440011 Inspection Date: 10/11/22 Owner: H Dean Ross Facility Number: 440011 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Once no longer needed/in use, the structure will eventually need to be closed to NRCS standards. As s deemed facility, you would not be subject to routine inspections, However, deemed permitted rules require that waste be applied at no greater than agronomic rates. You have an existing waste plan and will need to take waste samples and track application rates to be sure you are not overapplying, if you every need to land apply since you have no confined cattle at this time. Those records would not be required for us to reveiw, but would be to your own benefit and to demonstrate compliance should a problem arise. Below is the address to send a request for a rescission of your permit if you choose to do so. NC Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section Animal Feeding Operations Program 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Page 2 of 6 Permit: AWC440011 Inspection Date: 10/11/22 Owner: H Dean Ross Facility Number: 440011 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Structures Type Identifier Effective Date Built Date Closed Designated Observed Date Freeboard Freeboard Waste Pond WASTE STORAGE POr 01/17/2000 D 1 /01 /1996 21.60 Page 3 of 6 Permit: AWC440011 Inspection Date: 10/11/22 Owner: H Dean Ross Facility Number: 440011 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? Discharge originated at: Structure Application Field Other a. Was conveyance man-made? b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) 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) 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? 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 trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicablE 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 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? 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 Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 4 of 6 Permit: AWC440011 Inspection Date: 10/11/22 Owner: H Dean Ross Facility Number: 440011 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Application 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 Management Plan(CAWMP)? 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre determination? 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? Records and Documents 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? 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? Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 5 of 6 Permit: AWC440011 Inspection Date: 10/11/22 Owner: H Dean Ross Facility Number: 440011 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? Other Issues 28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document and report mortality rates that exceed normal rates? 29. At the time of the inspection did the facility pose an odor or air quality concern? If yes, contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately. 30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit (i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application) 31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Application Field Lagoon / Storage Pond Other If Other, please specify 32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or CAW M P? 33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative? 34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency? Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ IEI IEI El ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 6 of 6