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Home My WebLink About820328_Routine Inspection_202306080 Division of Water Resources ❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation ❑ Other Agency Facility Number: 820328 Facility Status: Active Permit: AWS820328 ❑ Denied Access Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Inactive Or Closed Date: Reason for Visit: Routine County: Sampson Region: Fayetteville Date of Visit: 06/08/2023 Entry Time: 12:00 pm Exit Time: 1:00 pm Incident #: Farm Name: Darden Family Farms 17-19 Owner Email: Iwdarden@embargmail.com Owner: Darden Family Farms Inc Phone: 910-564-6361 Mailing Address: 306 Timberlake Dr Clinton NC 283289761 Physical Address: 555 Casey Rd Faison NC 28341 Facility Status: 0 Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Integrator: Prestage Farms Inc Location of Farm: Latitude: 35' 09' Longitude: 78' 16' 55" Hwy. 701 north to SR 1744. Turn right and go to Sr 1738, turn left and go to SR 1736, farm 1/2 mile past intersection on left. Question Areas: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application Records and Documents Other Issues Certified Operator: Anthony E. Darden Operator Certification Number: 18370 Secondary OIC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Curtis Barwick 910-385-1000 On -site representative Curtis Barwick 910-385-1000 Primary Inspector: Diane Harrison Phone: Inspector Signature: Date: Secondary Inspector(s): Inspection Summary: Farm looks good soil 2022 waste 6/7/22 9/9/22 1 /5/23 3/20/23 calibration 7/25/22 Rainfall/ sludge 6/1/22 .45 Page 1 of 5 Permit: AWS82032f Owner: Darden Family Farms Inc Facility Number:820328 Inspection Date:06/08/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine Regulated Operations Swine Design Capacity Current promotions Swine - Feeder to Finish 2,205 I 2,200 Total Design Capacity: 2,205 Total SSLW: 297,675 Waste Structures Effective Built Closed Designated Observed Type Identifier Date Date Date Freeboard Freeboard Lagoon 1 05/30/2006 I D1/01/1993 19.00 29.00 Page 2 of 5 Permit: AWS82032E Owner: Darden Family Farms Inc Facility Number: 820328 Inspection Date:06/08/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts Yes No NA NE 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? ❑ MEIEI Discharge originated at: Structure ❑ Application Field ❑ Other ❑ a. Was conveyance man-made? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment Yes No NA NE 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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 ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a ❑ MEI ❑ waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? ❑ MEI ❑ 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicablE ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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 Yes No NA NE 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ Page 3 of 5 Permit: AWS82032E Owner: Darden Family Farms Inc Facility Number: 820328 Inspection Date:06/08/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine Waste Application Yes No NA NE Crop Type 1 Coastal Bermuda Grass (Hay) Crop Type 2 Small Grain (Wheat, Barley, Oats) Crop Type 3 Crop Type 4 Crop Type 5 Crop Type 6 Soil Type 1 Norfolk loamy sand, 0 to 2% slopes 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 ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Management Plan(CAWMP)? 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ determination? 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Records and Documents Yes No NA NE 19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. WUP? ❑ Checklists? ❑ Design? ❑ Maps? ❑ Lease Agreements? ❑ Other? ❑ If Other, please specify 21. Does record keeping need improvement? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? ❑ Weekly Freeboard? ❑ Waste Analysis? ❑ Soil analysis? ❑ Waste Transfers? ❑ Weather code? ❑ Page 4 of 5 Permit: AWS82032E Owner: Darden Family Farms Inc Facility Number: 820328 Inspection Date:06/08/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine Records and Documents Yes No NA NE Rainfall? ❑ Stocking? ❑ Crop yields? ❑ 120 Minute inspections? ❑ Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections ❑ Sludge Survey ❑ 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipmen ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ (NPDES only)? 24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Other Issues Yes No NA NE 28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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, ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately. 30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit % ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ (i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application) 31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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 ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ CAW M P? 33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Page 5 of 5