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LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
August 27, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 1450 0001 6450 4656
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Mike Beeson
Beeson Farm
4877 Racine Road
Climax, NC 27233
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation (NOV-2019-PC-0607)
Certificate of Coverage #AWC760052)
Facility#76-52
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Beeson:
This Notice is a follow-up to the compliance evaluation inspection conducted by Division of
Water Resources - Winston-Salem Regional Office (DWR-WSRO) on August 22, 2019 at
Beeson Farm. Please note the following Permit violations observed during the site visit:
Violations
1. Permit Condition V.2 states that"the maximum level in lagoons/storage ponds shall not
exceed that specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP)."
The site visit revealed that the waste level in the waste storage pond had previously been
over the maximum liquid level mark. The waste level gauge needs to be resurveyed and
straightened to accurately reflect waste levels in the pond. Failure to maintain
adequate storage capacity is a violation of the Permit.
2. Permit Condition III.13.e states that "the Permittee shall report by telephone to the
appropriate Division Regional Office as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24-
hours following the first knowledge of...failure to maintain storage capacity in a
lagoon/storage pond greater than or equal to that required in Condition V.2 of the Permit."
No call was received by DWR staff regarding the high freeboard level. Failure to notify
DWR of a noncompliant waste level is a violation of the Permit.
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Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 I Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105
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Required Written Response
Please respond to our office within thirty (30) days describing the actions you have taken,
or propose to take, to address each of the violations and concerns listed above.
Your response should be sent to my attention at the address listed in the footer on page one.
If you have questions regarding this Notice, please contact Rebecca Chandler or Jenny
Graznak at (336) 776-9800 or by email at [e-mail] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO
cc: WSRO File Copy
NCDEQ DWR-Animal Waste Feeding Operations
Randolph County NRCS and Soil and Water Conservation District(via email)