310692_NOV-2017-PC-0714_20171213

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
December 13, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL 70171450 0000 3937 2861
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Eugene Nethercutt
P.O. Box 234 I
Kenansville, N.C. 28349
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2T .13 04
Liberty Farm
Permit No. AWS310692
Duplin County
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Dear Mr. Nethercutt:
On October 6., 2017, staff from the Wilmington Regional Office (WIRO) of the Division of Water
Resources (DWR) visited and inspected the permitted waste management system of the Liberty Farm. We
appreciate Mr. Eugene Nethercutt being present and assisting us with the inspection.
You are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a non -discharge permit for the subject animal
waste management system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T .13 04, you have been found to be in violation of
your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) and the Swine Waste System General Permit
No. AWG 100000 as follows:
Violation 1:
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Failure in monitoring and recording the waste level in each lagoon weekly on forms supplied by or approved
by the Division in accordance with Condition III. 2. a. of the Swine Waste System General Permit No.
AWG 100000, as. stated below:
Highly visible Iwaste-level gauges shall be maintained to mark the level of waste in each
lagoon/storage pond that does not gravity feed through a . free flowing transfer pipe into a
subsequent structure. The gauge shall have readily visible permanent markings.
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The waste level in each lagoon with a waste level gauge shall be monitored and recorded weekly
on forms supplied by or approved by the Division.
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The Director may require more frequent monitoring and recording of waste levels based on the
facility's compliance history for freeboard violations.
During the annual compliance inspection, several weeks of freeboard records were missing.
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State of North Carolina Environmental Quality
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
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Violation 2:
Failure in recording all irrigation and land application event(s) including hydraulic loading rates, nutrient
loading rates and cropping information. The Permittee shall also record removal of solids and document
nutrient loading rates if disposed of on -site, or record the off --site location(s). These records must be on
forms supplied by, or approved by, the Division in accordance with Condition III. 6. of the Swine Waste
System General Permit No. AWG 100000. j
During the annual compliance inspection, irrigation records were found to be incomplete.
Required Corrective Action for Violations:
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You are required to provide a written response to this Notice by January 15, 2017. Please provide to
our office, a description of the corrective action(s) you will take or have taken to resolve this issue.
You may wish to contact our County Soil & Water Conservation District Office, County Extension office,
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a qualified technical specialist, and/or a professional engineer for any assistance they may be able to provide
you, in order to prevent violations from occurring.
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If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Morella Sanchez- ing, Acting Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section '
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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cc: WQROS CAFO Unit
Billy Houston, Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Kraig Westerbeek, Murphy Brown LLC
DWR Wilmington Animal Files 31 692 NOV
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