850004_ENFORCEMENT_20171231

• NORTOCAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL OFFICE
August 15, 2000
Mr. Doug Bullins
4754 NC 8 Hwy. N
Lawsonville, N.C. 27022-7813
SUBJECT: Rating of Potential Risk
Inactive Waste Lagoons and Storage Ponds
Vincent Savolskis Farm
Facility Number 854
Stokes County
Dear Mr. Bullins:
During the 1999 session, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law
directing the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) to develop an inventory and ranking of all inactive lagoons and storage ponds
in the State. In order to meet this directive, -a representative of DENR has recently
evaluated the inactive lagoon(s) and/or storage pond(s) on your property. Inactive
lagoons and storage ponds were defined by the Statute as structures which were
previously used to store animal waste but have not received waste for at least one year.
The information collected on your property is contained in the attached field data
sheets. Using this field data, staff ranked your inactive waste structures as high, medium
or low, according to its potential risk for polluting surface and/or groundwater. Your
waste structure(s) was ranked as follows:
Structure Number Surface Area (Acres) Ranking
1 .01 Medium
This ranking is based in part on the conditions existing on the day of the site
visit. Changes in these conditions or the collection and evaluation of additional data
may modify the ranking of your waste structure(s) in the future.
Information on your facility, along with over 1000 others contained in the
inventory, has been provided to the General Assembly. During this year's session, the
General Assembly will consider additional requirements for future management of these
structures which may include requiring proper closure of inactive lagoons and storage
ponds according to current or alternative standards. Regardless of their ranking, owners
of all waste lagoons and storage ponds have certain management responsibilities. These
include taking appropriate actions to eliminate current discharges, prevent future
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Inactive Waste Lagoons and Storage Ponds
Animal Waste Management System
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discharges and to insure the stability of their structures. Staff of the Division of Water
Quality will be in contact with owners of all inactive structures that have been
determined to pose a serious environmental risk, based on its ranking and/or additional
field data collected by the Department.
All liquids and waste removed from these structures must be land applied at a
rate not to exceed the agronomic needs of the receiving crops. Any major. modifications
made to the dike walls or structure must be done in accordance with current standards
and under the direction of a technical specialist designated for structural design. Your
local Soil and Water Conservation District is an excellent source for information. and
guidance related to proper waste application practices, structure operation and
maintenance, and other related animal waste management standards and/or
requirements.
Nothing in this letter should be taken as removing from you the responsibility
and liability for any past or future discharges from your lagoon(s) and/or storage pond(s)
or for any violations of surface or groundwater quality standards.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this process. If you have
questions concerning your inactive structures, please contact the staff of either the
Division of Water Quality or the Division of Soil and Water Conservation in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone].
Sincerely,
Larry D. Coble
Water Quality Supervisor
cc: Stokes County Soil and Water Conservation District Office
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August 15, 2000
Mr. Doug Bullins
4754 NC 8 Hwy. N
Lawsonville, N.C. 27022-7813
SUBJECT: Rating of Potential Risk
Inactive Waste Lagoons and Storage Ponds
Vincent Savoiskis Farm
Facility Number 85-4
Stokes County
Dear Mr. Bullins:
During the 1999 session, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law
directing the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) to develop an inventory and ranking of all inactive lagoons and storage ponds
in the State. In order to meet this directive, a representative of DENR has recently
evaluated the inactive lagoon(s) and/or storage pond(s) on your property. Inactive
lagoons and storage ponds were defined by the Statute as structures which were
previously used to store animal waste but have not received waste for at least one year.
The information collected on your property is contained in the attached field data
sheets. Using this field data, staff ranked your inactive waste structures as high, medium
or low, according to its potential risk for polluting surface and/or groundwater. Your
waste structure(s) was ranked as follows:
Structure Number Surface Area (Acres) Ran"
1 .01 Medium
This ranking is based in part on the conditions existing on the day of the site
visit. Changes in these conditions or the collection and evaluation of additional data
may modify the ranking of your waste structure(s) in the future.
Information on your facility, along with over 1000 others contained in the
inventory, has been provided to the General Assembly. During this year's session, the
General Assembly will consider additional requirements for future management of these
structures which may include requiring proper closure of inactive lagoons and storage
ponds according to current or alternative standards. Regardless of their ranking, owners
of all waste lagoons and storage ponds have certain management responsibilities. These
include taking appropriate actions to eliminate current discharges, prevent future

Rating of Potential Risk
Inactive Waste Lagoons and Storage Ponds
Animal Waste Management System
Page 2
discharges and to insure the stability of their structures. Staff of the Division of Water
Quality will be in contact with owners of all inactive structures that have been
determined to pose a serious environmental risk, based on its ranking and/or additional
field data collected by the Department.
All liquids and waste removed from these structures must be land applied at a
rate not to exceed the agronomic needs of the receiving crops. Any major modifications
made to the dike walls or structure must be done in accordance with current standards
and under the direction of a technical specialist designated for structural design. Your
local Soil and Water Conservation District is an excellent source for information and
guidance related to proper waste application practices, structure operation and
maintenance, and other related animal waste management standards and/or
requirements.
Nothing in this letter should be taken as removing from you the responsibility
and liability for any past or future discharges from your lagoon(s) and/or storage pond(s)
or for any violations of surface or groundwater quality standards.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this process. If you have
questions concerning your inactive structures, please contact the staff of either the
Division of Water Quality or the Division of Soil and Water Conservation in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone].
Sincerely,
Larry D. Coble
Water Quality Supervisor
cc: Stokes County Soil and Water Conservation District Office
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