400023_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20230321

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Michael Hardy
Hardy Swine Farm
2364 Glenfield Rd
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Dear Michael Hardy:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 22, 2023
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWS400023
Hardy Swine Farm
Swine Animal Waste Management System
Greene County
In accordance with your request for irrigation design modification we are hereby forwarding to you this
Certificate of Coverage (COC) authorizing the operation of the subject animal waste management system
in accordance with General Permit AWG100000.
This COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2024 and shall hereby void
Certificate of Coverage previously issued to this facility. Renewal applications for your permit are due
April 1, 2024, 6 months before your permit expires.
This approval shall consist of the operation of this system including, but not limited to, the management
and land application of animal waste as specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan
(CAWMP) for this facility, with a swine animal capacity of no greater than the following annual averages:
Wean to Finish: 4930
If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation, there may be one boar for each 15 sows. Where
boars are unnecessary, they may be replaced by an equivalent number of sows. Any of the sows may be
replaced by gilts at a rate of 4 gilts for every 3 sows.
Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the
conditions and limitations as specified in the General Permit, the facility's CAWMP, and this COC. An
adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required monitoring data and operational information
must be established for this facility. Any increase in waste production greater than the certified design
capacity or increase in number of animals authorized by this COC (as provided above) will require a
modification to the CAWMP and this COC and must be completed prior to actual increase in either
wastewater flow or number of animals.
Please pay careful attention to the record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Stocking and
Mortality Form (STOCK-1) has been updated; all other record keeping forms are unchanged with this
General Permit. Please use the most current record keeping forms.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
NORTH CARCLINA
919.707.9129

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If your Waste Utilization Plan (WUP) has been developed based on site -specific information, careful
evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current WUP is inaccurate
you will need to have a new WUP developed.
The issuance of this COC does not excuse the Permittee from the obligation to comply with all applicable
laws, rules, standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of a COC to operate
under this permit convey any property rights in either real or personal property.
Per 15A NCAC 02T .1304 and NRCS standards a 100-foot separation shall be maintained between water
supply wells and any lagoon, storage pond, or any land application of waste.
Please be advised that any violation of the terms and conditions specified in this COC, the General Permit
or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, and/or penalties in accordance with NCGS 143 -
215.6A through 143-215.6C including civil penalties, criminal penalties, and injunctive relief.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to
apply for an individual permit by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on
this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding.
In accordance with Condition II.23 of the General Permit, waste application shall cease within twelve (12)
hours of the time that the National Weather Service issues a Hurricane Warning, Tropical Storm Warning,
or a Flood Watch/Flash Flood Watch associated with a tropical system for the county in which the facility
is located.
The National Weather Service Office that covers your county:
Raleigh, NC National Weather Service
[phone]
www.weather. og v/ral/
Animal Feeding Operation Contact information:
Washington Regional Office: [phone]
Central Office: [phone]
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Director, Division of Water Resources
Enclosures (General Permit AWG100000)
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512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9129
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