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CORRESPONDENCE
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Bob Bowen
Bob Bowen Farm
3784 Wildcat Rd
Harrells NC 28444
Dear Bob Bowen:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
February 11, 1998
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FAYETTEVILLE
REG. OFFICE
Subject: Request for Status Update
Certified Animal Waste Management Plan
Bob Bowen Farm
Facility Number: 82-498
Sampson County
In accordance with State Regulations (15A NCAC 2H .0217(a)(1)(E)) adopted by the Environmental
Management Commission on February 1, 1993, the owner of the subject facility was required to submit a
Certification Form for the facility's animal waste management system by December 31, 1997.
This letter is to advise you that this office has no record of having received the required Certification for
the subject facility. Please provide this office with an explanation as to why this Certification was not
submitted as required. This explanation must be received within 30 days following the receipt of this letter.
Any existing facility owner which did not submit the required certification by the deadline is no longer
deemed permitted to operate their animal waste management system. Therefore, if the certification was not
submitted as required and the facility is still in operation, this facility is being operated without a valid
permit. N.C.G.S. 143-215.6(b) allows the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources to take appropriate enforcement actions for this violation for as long as the violation continues.
As per Senate Bill 1217, which was ratified on June 21, 1996, the Environmental Management
Commission (EMC) may enter into a special agreement with facilities that did not meet the December 31,
1997 deadline. These special agreements can only be issued to facility owners which signed up for assistance
with their local Soil and Water Conservation District Office by September 1, 1996 and which can
demonstrate that they made a good faith effort to meet the December 31, 1997 deadline. The special
agreement, if issued, would contain a specific schedule for the facility to follow to develop and/or implement
an approved animal waste management plan. Attached is an application for a special agreement between the
EMC and the subject facility. If you can demonstrate that this facility can meet the conditions for a special
agreement, you may send this request along with your explanation as to why the plan has not been developed
and implemented. This request would also be due within 30 days from receipt of this letter.
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Also attached is a form (Form RR 2198) that must be filled out if the facility is no longer in operation or is
below the tiureshold established in] 5A NCAC 2H .0217(a)(1)(A). Facilities which maintain the number of animals
below certain thresholds are not required to be certified. These thresholds are:
100 ]lead of cattle
75 horses
250 swine
1000 sheep
30,000 birds with a liquid system
Please submit this form if the subject facility is not operating or is below the threshold lirnit established in 15A
NCAC 21-1,0217(a)(1)(A).
Please submit all responses to this matter to the following address:
Attn: Shannon Langley
Division of Water Quality
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh NC 27626-0535
Once your response is received, it will be evaluated in detail along with any supporting information that
you may wish to submit. Following this review, you will be advised of the results of the review and of any
additional actions that must be taken to bring your facility into compliance.
Please be advised that nothing in this letter should be taken as removing from you the responsibility or
liability for failure to comply with the requirement to develop and implement a certified animal waste
management plan by December 31, 1997. Please also be advised that the submittal of a request for a special
agreement does not assure that one will be issued. Each facility will be reviewed on a case by case basis and
appropriate actions will be taken to bring each facility into compliance.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this issue. if you have any questions concerning this matter,
please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Shannon Langley of our staff at [phone] ext. 581.
Sincerely,
A. Preston Howard,
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DWQ Regional Office
Shannon Langley
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Farms, Inc. d Harrells, North Carolina 28444 Farms, Inc.
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October, 31 1997
REG. E
Division of Water Quality
225 Green Street, Suite 714
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043
Subject: Notice of Deficiency
Facility # 82--393
Winter cover crops have been planted in spray fields as
specified in the nutrient management plan. Also, the 4 acres
of fescue has been reseeded for a better vegetative cover.
The freeboard has been lowered to the minimum 19" of
combined freeboard and storage. As weather permits, spray
application will continue,at agronomic and hydraulic rates,
until the lagoon level can be maintained at a level above
the seasonal high water table.
Sincerely,
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James 13, Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A, Preston Howard, Jr., P.E„ Director
Bob Bowen
Bob Bowen Farm
3784 Wildcat Rd
Harrells NC 28444
Dear Mr. Bowen:
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April 3, 1997
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REG. ai=l lila
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Designation of Operator in Charge
Bob Bowen Farm
Facility Number 82-498
Sampson County,
You were notified by letter dated November 12, 1996, that you were required to designate a
certified animal waste management system operator as Operator in Charge for the subject facility by
January 1, 1997, Enclosed with that letter was an Operator in Charge Designation Form for your
facility. Our records indicate that this completed Form has not yet been returned to our office.
For your convenience we are sending you another Operator in Charge Designation Form for your
facility. Please return this completed Form to this office as soon as possible but in no case later
than April 25, 1997. This office maintains a list of certified operators in your area if you need
assistance in locating a certified operator.
Please note that failure to designate an Operator in Charge of your animal waste management
system, is a violation of N.C.G.S. 90A-47.2 and you will be assessed a civil penalty unless an
appropriately certified operator is designated. Please be advised that nothing in this letter should be
taken as absolving you of the responsibility and liability for any past or future violations for your
failure to designate an appropriate Operator in Charge by January 1, 1997.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact our Technical Assistance and
Certification Group at [phone].
Sincerely,
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for Steve W. Tedder, Chief
Water Quality Section
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
November 13, 1996
Bob Bowen
Bob Bowen Farm
Rt 1 Box 288
Ha;<reus NC 28444
SUBJECT: Operator In Charge Designation
Facility: Bob Bowen Farm
Facility ID#: 82-498
Sampson County
Dear Mr. Bowen:
NEUEMM.,
NOV 19 1996
FAYETTEVILLC
REV. OFFICE
Senate Bill 1217, An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Study
Commission on Agricultural Waste, enacted by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly,
requires a certified operator for each animal waste management system that serves 250 or more
swine by January 1, 1997. The owner of each animal waste management system must submit a
designation form to the Technical Assistance and Certification Group which designates an
Operator in Charge and is countersigned by the certified operator. The enclosed form must be
submitted by January 1, 1997 for all facilities in operation as of that date. Failure to designate a
certified operator for your animal waste management system is a violation of 15A NCAC 2H
.0224 and may result in the assessment of a civil penalty.
If you have questions concerning operator training or examinations for certification, please
contact your local North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service agent or our office.
Examinations have been offered on an on-going basis in many counties throughout the state for
the past several months and will continue to be offered through December 31, 1996.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions concerning this requirement please
call Beth Buffington or Barry Huneycutt of our staff at 919/733-0026.
Sincerely, f
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E:; i7' ctor
Division of Water Quality
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