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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Dear Landowners and Producers,
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
January 19, 2000
Subject: Inventory and Assessment
Inactive Animal Waste Management Lagoons
In 1999, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation that required the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DF -NR) to locate and evaluate every inactive animal waste lagoon
in the state. Inactive lagoons were defined as those that have not received animal waste for at least one
year. This legislation requires that this inventory be completed and the results reported back to the
General Assembly within the next few months.
DENR has directed that the Division of Soil and Water Conservation and the Division of Water Quality
work together and complete this inventory and evaluation.
Our records indicate that an inactive lagoon may be located on land that you. own or on which you have
previously raised animals. Due to this requirement to locate and evaluate all inactive lagoons, staff from
our Divisions will be contacting you to arrange a visit to your site to determine if an inactive lagoon
does in fact exist. If a lagoon is located, our staff is also required to gather information on the condition
of the lagoon and its potential to cause problems to the waters of the state.
We greatly appreciate your assistance in helping us meet this legislative requirement. We will make
every effort to minimize any inconvenience that this effort may cause you and we will complete our
work as quickly as possible.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the staff in our Winston Salem Regional
Office at 3361771-4600. Please ask for someone with either our Division of Soil and Water
Conservation staff or our Division of Water Quality staff.
Sincerely,
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David Vog , Director
Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone]
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