660030_Add-Info Request_20221017

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Via E-mail
Murphy -Brown, LLC
Farms 27-30
PO Box 856
Warsaw, NC 28398
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 17, 2022
Subject: Additional Information Request
Application No. ADS660030
Farms 27-30
Washington County
Murphy -Brown, LLC:
The Animal Feeding Operations Program of the Division of Water Resources (Division) has completed a
preliminary review of the subject application received on July 20, 2022. for permit coverage under Swine
Farm Digester Waste Management System General Permit AWG400000 to construct one new
synthetically -lined digester and covering one existing lagoon to capture biogas as a part of the proposed
farm digester system at the Farms 27-30. Additional information is required before we may continue our
review. Please address and submit the following item(s) within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of this letter.
❑ Freeboard — NC NRCS Standard 366 — Anaerobic Digester requires a minimum of 2 feet of
freeboard in the covered digester. Please provide clarification that both digesters meet minimum
freeboard requirements.
❑ Stormwater Outlet — Please provide a typical detail for outlet for stormwater removed from digester
covers. Please also indicate stormwater outlet location(s) for each digester.
❑ Biogas Use as a Renewable Energy Resource — Please provide information for the intended onsite
and/or offsite use of the biogas. Please include expected timeline regarding completion of digester
system and utilization of gas as a renewable energy resource.
❑ Gas Generation Estimate — Please submit an estimate for the daily volume of biogas to be generated
by the proposed Digester.
O Emergency Flare — Please provide location/identification for the emergency flare(s).
O Slam Gate/Secondary Containment — Please indicate location of new slam gates/secondary
containment associated with proposed digesters, if applicable,
❑ Influent/Effluent Sampling — Please indicate location for sampling of influent to and effluent from
each digester.
O Odor Control Checklist — The Odor Control Checklist was not included in the application. Please
provide as a required component of the CAWMP. Please use the updated form, attached.
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512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9129

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ADS660030
Additional Information Letter
October 17, 2022
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❑ Insect Control Checklist — The Insect Control Checklist was not included in the application. Please
provide as a required component of the CAWMP.
❑ Mortality Management Checklist — The Mortality Management Checklist was not included in the
application. Please provide as a required component of the CAWMP.
❑ Emergency Action Plan — The Emergency Action Plan was not included in the application. Please
provide as a required component of the CAWMP.
❑ Sludge Survey — Please provide a copy of the most recent sludge survey for the existing Primary
Lagoon at Farm 27 (proposed Digester Cell 1).
❑ Land application — Fields A, B, C, D, and E meet land application setback requirements; however,
these fields are near the road/neighbors. Please provide any information regarding additional BMPs
(example hose -drag vs travelling gun) in these areas used to improve protections and further reduce
risk of off -site impacts.
❑ Air Quality Permitting — Please provide general information regarding any Air Quality permits,
and/or applicability determinations regarding this project. Please provide information about if
applications have been filed, permits (if issued), and/or results of an applicability determination.
Please be aware that you are responsible for meeting all requirements set forth in North Carolina rules and
regulations. Any oversights that occurred in the review of the subject application package are still the
responsibility of the applicant. In addition, any omissions made in responding to the above items shall
result in future requests for additional information.
Please reference the subject application number when providing the requested information. All revised
and/or additional documentation shall be signed, sealed and dated, submitted to my attention at the address
below. Failure to provide this additional information on or before the above requested date may result in
your application being returned as incomplete.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Christine B. Lawson
Engineer
Animal Feeding Operations
Enclosure: Odor Control Checklist
cc: Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section — via email
Laserfiche — File No. 660030
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9129