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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL UVAUTY
Certified Mail # 7017 1450 0000 3937 2663
Return Receipt Requested
March 7, 2018
Brent Watts
4020 MM Ray Rd
Clarendon, NC 28432
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2018-PC-0029
Permit No. AWS240108
Watts Piggy Bank
Columbus County
DearPermittee:
ROY COOPER
Gorernor
NUCHAEL S. REGAN
Secretor':
LLNDA CLTLPEPPER
Interim Director
Upon review of the Non-compliance Reporting records by staff from the Wilmington Regional Office
(WIRO) of the Division of Water Resources (DWR), it was determined that this facility was not in
compliance in regards to maintaining the waste level in a lagoon/storage pond to not exceed the
maximum level specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP). We wish
to thank you for your cooperation and sending these records.
As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a
non -discharge permit for the subject animal waste management system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T
.1304, you have been found to be in violation of your CAWMP and the Swine Waste System General
Permit No. AWG100000 as follows:
Deficiency 1:
Failure to maintain storage capacity in a lagoon/storage pond greater than or equal to that required in
Condition V.2 of General Permit No. AWG100000.
On December 21, 2017, staff from the Regional Office received notification of the subject farm's lagoon
being out of compliance with the designed freeboard levels specified in the facility's CAWMP. Lagoon 2
has a designed freeboard level of 27 inches. The level reported to DWR on December 21, 2017 was 25
inches.
You are required to provide a written response within 30 days of receipt of this Notice.
Please include in your response all corrective actions already taken and a schedule for completion of
any corrective actions not addressed.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910-796-7215

You may wish to contact your County Soil & Water Conservation District Office, County Extension
office, a qualified technical specialist, and/or a professional engineer for any assistance they may be
able to provide.
If you should have any questions concerning this notice, please do not hesitate to contact me at
910-796-7215.
Sincerely,
Morelia - mg,
Acting Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Sam Edwards, NCDA
Donna Register, Columbus County SWCD
Murphy -Brown, LLC
WQROS CAFO Unit
DWR Wilmington Regional Office - Animal Files 24-0108
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910-796-7215

Miguez, Kristin
From: Powell, David C
Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 3:51 PM
To: Miguez, Kristin
Subject: FW: [External] response to NOD for AWS24-108 (Brent Watts' farm)
Thanks
David Powell, Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations
Section Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, NC 28405-3845
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
E-mail correspondence to and from this address maybe subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and maybe
disclosed to third parties.
-----Original Message -----
From: Kathy Barker [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 1:34 PM
To: Powell, David C <David. Powell@ ncdenr.gov>
Subject: [External] response to NOD for AWS24-108 (Brent Watts' farm)
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To Whom It May Concern:
As soon as field conditions were optimal, the #2 lagoon was pumped down to 27" and further pumped to remain in
compliance.
Submitted by: Kathy Barker [phone] for Brent Watts