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HomeMy WebLinkAbout310451_NOD-2020-PC-0051_20200224DocuSign Envelope ID: BF271 DOD-, 6744ADB-8AD2-F8BABOEDA01 F ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Otis G. Brown 976 Browntown Road Magnolia, NC 28453 Subject: Notice of Deficienc Otis Brown Farm AWS310451 Duplin County NOD-2020-PC-0051 Dear Mr. Brown: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 24, 2020 On February 10, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS), were notified of a high freeboard level at your facility. 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 have been found to have insufficient freeboard in accordance with your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under. Deficiency 1: Failure to maintain waste level in your lagoon/storage pond in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition V. 2. of Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. On February 10, 2020, a lagoon/storage pond level was documented at 18 inches. A level of 19.5 inches is the maximum level allowed by your permit and Certified Animal Waste Management Plan. Required Corrective Action for Deficiency 1: The Division has received a 30-Day Plan of Action for the high freeboard occurrence. Take all necessary additional steps to ensure lagoon levels remain in compliance with Section 2 of your permit. D E Qbi�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Wilmington Regional Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 vOry rN Cx:40:.itiA � o .—I o E�.w���W HV 910.796.7215 DocuSign Envelope ID: BF271 DOD-7674-4ADB-8AD2-FBBABOEDA01 F You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. Please notify the DWR once corrective actions have been taken and the facility is back in compliance with the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. Failure to comply with conditions in the 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 than twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or fails to act in accordance with 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 Chad Coburn at (910) 796-7379 or at Chad. Cobumgncdenr. gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 'Tuna 'f�nacrin.�un. 7F141E73B6F3456... Tom Tharrington, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Wilmington Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation District WiRO Compliance Animal Files