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MICHAELS.REGAN
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LINDA CULPEPPER
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Glenn Grady
548 Slick Rock Road
Goldsboro, NC 27534
NORTII CAROL.INA
Environmental Quality
January 27,2020
Subject: Notice of Violation
Glenn Grady Farm #96-157
AWS960157
Wayne County
NOV-2020-PC-0051
Dear Mr. Grady:
On January 9, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), conducted an inspection at your facility ad noted two
permit condition violations.
As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a non -
discharge permit for the subject animal waste disposal system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T
Section .1300, you failed to complete sludge survey and weekly freeboard levels in accordance
with your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General
Permit No. AWG 100000 that you are covered to operate under.
Violation 1:
Failure to record weekly freeboard levels in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal
Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition III.2.a. of Swine Waste System General
Permit No. AWG100000.
In 2019 the facility only recorded 6 freeboard levels. Freeboard must be recorded weekly.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality l Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481
D _EQJ
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
All freeboard levels must be recorded on the appropriate forms, supplied by the Division.
Violation 2:
Failure to complete a sludge survey in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste
Management Plan in accordance with Condition III.3. of Swine Waste System General Permit
No. AWG100000.
The facility failed to complete a sludge survey in 2019.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
Please complete an annual sludge survey in the lagoon.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. You are
required to provide a written response to this Notice, including any additional information
that you wish to provide related to this incident that you wish for the Division to consider,
within 30 days of receipt of this letter. Please include in your response all corrective actions
already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed.
Failure to comply with conditions in a permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement action, to
the Director of the Division of Water Resources who may issue a civil penalty assessment of not more
that twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or fails to act in accordance
with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit under authority of G.S. 143-215.6A.
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact me at (252)948-3939.
Sincerely,
vmka "
David May, L.G., Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office
cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office
Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District
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