030002_NOV-2018-PC-0364_20181009

RC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
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Winston-Salem
Regional Office
October 5, 2018
Sherri V. Knight, P. E.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Re: Notice of Violation: NOV-2018-PC-0364
Dear Ms. Knight:
This letter is in response to your letter of September 5, 2018 regarding Notice of Violation: NOV-2018-
PC-0364.
In response to the corrective actions noted in the letter, please note the following:
1. Bottomleys will redo the retention ditch on the bank to prevent any leakage from going
downstream. The necessary equipment was being moved to the location this week, and ditching
should be complete within the next two weeks, as weather allows. We are also exploring the
option of redirecting the drainage to the manure pit.
2. We have engaged Maggie Osborne and Aaron Tompkins of NCSU Extension to assist us in adding
the additional crops to the CAWMP.
3. We have engaged Maggie Osborne and Aaron Tompkins of NCSU Extension to assist us changing
the CAWMP from dairy to beef, and preparing the appropriate forms and applications.
4. Please know that we have been diligent in monitoring the waste level in the pond, and that it
has never exceeded the maximum liquid level. The residue you observed was the result of us
having agitated the waste. Further, we have formalized our Standard Operating Procedure for
internal monitoring of the waste level in the waste pond which does includes notifying the
Division anytime the waste level exceeds the minimum freeboard level in the waste pond.
In addition, we are reviewing the Other Concerns listed in your letter and will make changes as
necessary.

Thank you to you and Melissa for your help with this matter. Please let me know if you have additional
questions.
Sincerely,
Mart Bottomley