990012_Inspection_20190627

Facility Number: 990012
M Division of Water Resources
❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation
❑ Other Agency
Facility Status: Active
Permit: AWC990012 ❑ Denied Access
Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection
Reason for Visit: Routine County: Yadkin
Date of Visit: 06/25/2019 Entry Time: 09:55 am Exit Time:
Farm Name: Shady Grove Dairy
12:50 pm
Inactive Or Closed Date:
Region: Winston-Salem
Incident #:
Owner Email:
Owner: Tim Smitherman Phone: [phone]
Mailing Address: 1040 Hoot Owl Hollow East Bend NC 27018
Physical Address: 4408 Shady Grove Church Rd East Bend NC 27018
Facility Status: ❑ Compliant Not Compliant Integrator:
Location of Farm: _ Latitude: 36' 13' 59" Longitude: 80' 31' 33"
US Hwy 421 north to Baltimore Rd. exit. Left at top of ramp (north). Right onto Forbush/Cornelius Rd. Left onto Baltimore Rd. LeftI,
onto Flint Hill Rd. left onto NC Hwy. 67. Right onto Fairground Rd. Right onto Shady Grove Road. Farm is on left.
Question Areas:',
Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application
Records and Documents Other Issues
Certified Operator: Maurice W Smitherman Operator Certification Number: 21958
Secondary OIC(s):
On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone
24 hour contact name Sterling Smitherman
On -site representative Sterling Smitherman
Primary Inspector: Rebecca D r Phone:
Inspector Signature: _ _ Date:
r,
Secondary Inspector(s):
Jennifer FGraznak
Inspection Summary:
*"Catch basin below leachate diversion and New #4 Lower needs to be cleaned out today or tomorrow and send pie to DWR
when completed** (pie of pumped out basin received 2:30pm on 6/25/2019)
*Stockpile of "dirty sand" needs to be removed ASAP and spread according to waste plan* (plans to be removed with pumping of
Maternity WSP)
*Send plans for Flume construction to DWR*
3. Condition of leachate diversion. ream con if on7._Diversion ditch hat Ta led numerous times with penods ofheavy rain
washing it out. Plan is to grade the area better and use wood -chip filled erosion control matting to capture and slow down
leachate runoff.
6.Composted bedding waste drains to New #3 off of concrete pad,uncovered.
7. Vegetation on embankments controlled? Vegetation had been sprayed 2 days prior to inspection but had not yet killed off major
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Permit: AWC990012 Owner: Tim A Smitherman Facility Number: 990012
Inspection Date: 06/25/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
broadleaves. Embankments will be mowed prior to follow-up. Trees need to be removed ASAP.
8. New #4 Lower marker needs to be resurveyed and reset to accurately reflect designed freeboard. DWR to. follow-up with SWCD
and NRCS for assistance.
9. Has barn floor wall to freshwater pond been repaired? Evidence that patching had been completed but unfortunately skid steer
had pushed waste over the concrete footing of barn. Need to scrape more carefully or more frequently to prevent waste from
overtopping barn floor containment. Flume to sand land from barns is under construction. Needs to have final engineer signoff.
Barn floor coming out of Maternity either needs containment or better scraping to prevent waste from going out backside and
down hillslope. Will check next visit.
21. Waste analysis within 60 days? Winter 2018 waste sample was missed. Used sample from 8/22118 for records. NOV
21. Soils analyzed? Completed either 2017 or 2018. Will be due again for next annual inspection in 2020.
24. Calibration of slurry tanks completed last year? Dragline calibration will be due this year. Slurry tank calibration completed,
tanks due again in 2020, dragline due by end of this year (2019).
32. New #4 Lower conveyance design amended? Construction is underway. Will check at follow-up
*facility did notify WSRO of high freeboard during Hurricanes and wet weather period.*
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Permit: AWC990012 Owner: Tim A Smitherman Facility Number: 990012
Inspection Date: 06/25/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Regulated Operations
Cattle
Design Capacity
Current promotions
Cattle -Dairy Calf
120
30
Cattle - Dairy Heifer
20
23
Cattle -Dry Cow
176
Cattle - Milk Cow
1,340
911
Total Design Capacity: 1,480
Total SSLW: 1,938,000
Waste Structures
Effective Built Closed Designated Observed
Type Identifier Date Date Date Freeboard Freeboard
Waste Pit
OLD ROOFED PIT
05/25/2005
12/31/2003
9.60
Waste Pond
MATERNITY WSP
05/25/2005
18.00
0.00
Waste Pond
NEW LOWER #4
09/07/2007
27.60
24.00
Waste Pond
NEW UPPER#3
09/10/2007
27.60
27.60
Waste Pond
OLD #1
05/25/2005
27.60
36.00
Waste Pond
OLD #2
05/25/2005
24.00
24.00
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Permit: AWC990012 Owner: Tim A Smitherman Facility Number: 990012
Inspection Date: 06/25/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Discharges & Stream Impacts
Yes
No NA NE
1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation?
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Discharge originated at:
Structure
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Application Field
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Other
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a. Was conveyance man-made?
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b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ)
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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)
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2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation?
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3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the
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State other than from a discharge?
Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment
Yes
No NA NE
4. Is storage capacity less than adequate?
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If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard?
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5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (I.e./ large
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trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)?
6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a
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waste management or closure plan?
7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement?
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8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicable
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to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks)
9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require
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maintenance or improvement?
Waste Application
Yes
No NA NE
10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need
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maintenance or improvement?
11. Is there evidence of incorrect application?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below
Excessive Ponding?
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Hydraulic Overload?
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Frozen Ground?
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Heavy metals (Cu, Zn,.etc)?
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PAN?
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Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.?
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Total Phosphorus?
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Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil?
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Outside of acceptable crop window?
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Evidence of wind drift?
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Application outside of application area?
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Crop Type 1
Corn (Silage)
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Permit: AWC990012 Owner: Tim A Smitherman Facility Number: 990012
Inspection Date: 06/25/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Waste Application
Yes
No NA NE
Crop Type 2
Small Grain (Wheat,
Barley,
Oats)
Crop Type 3
Crop Type 4
Crop Type 5
Crop Type 6
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Soil Type 1
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
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Management Plan(CAWMP)?
15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement?
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16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre
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determination?
17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application?
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18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment?
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Records and Documents
Yes
No NA NE
19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available?
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20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
WUP?
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Checklists?
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Design?
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Maps?
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Lease Agreements?
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Other?
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If Other, please specify
21. Does record keeping need improvement?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Waste Application?
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Weekly Freeboard?
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Waste Analysis?
_- Soil -analysis? --.. ____.--- — ----- —..— ___._.
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Waste Transfers?
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Weather code?
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-Rainfall?
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Stocking?
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Permit: AWC990012 Owner: Tim A Smitherman Facility Number: 990012
Inspection Date: 06/25/19 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine
Records and Documents
Yes
No NA NE
Crop yields?
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120 Minute inspections?
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Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections -
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Sludge Survey
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22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge?
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23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipment
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(NPDES only)?
24, Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit?
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25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the
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appropriate box(es) below:
Failure to complete annual sludge survey
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Failure to develop a PDA for sludge levels
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Non -compliant sludge levels in any lagoon
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- 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?
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27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification?
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Other Issues
Yes
No NA NE
28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document
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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,
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contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately.
30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit?
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(i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application)
31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Application Field
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Lagoon / Storage Pond
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Other
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If Other, please specify
32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or
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CAWMP?
33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative?
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34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency?
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