090103_NOD-2020-PC-0190_20200408

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Hd3 Farms of the Carolinas LLC
PO Box 2107
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Subject: Notice of Deficiency
Ham Hock Farm
AWS090103
Bladen County
NOD-2020-PC-0190
Dear Mr. Hilton:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 6, 2020
On January 16, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), inspected the Ham Hock Farm and the permitted waste
disposal system. We wish to thank Mr. Curtis Barwick an Mr. David Mixon, who were present
and assisted during the inspection.
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 02T
Section .1305, you have been found to have been found to be in violation of your permit as
follows:
Deficiency 1
Failure to harvest crops for which animal waste is land applied, removed from the land
application site and properly managed and utilized unless other management practices are
approved in the CAWMP. (Permit AWG100000 Section II 28.).
On November 1, 2019, DWR staff documented with pictures from the farm entrance that grass
was being cut in preparation for harvest. On December 3, 2019, DWR staff documented with
pictures from the farm entrance that no effort had been made to harvest the grass cut on
November 1, 2019.
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Mr. Dean Hilton
April 6, 2020
On January 16, 2020, DWR staff met with Mr. Barwick and Mr. Mixon at the farm entrance. It
was confirmed that the grass was never harvested and removed from the application field. In
addition, the cover crop had been broadcast recently and discussions about establishing Bermuda
grass in all spray fields in the spring.
Required Corrective Action for Deficiency 1:
In the future, manage the spray fields as required in the WUP by establishing the crop specified
and timely harvest and removal of all crops grown. As the Permittee, you are responsible for the
action of any third party contractors that manage your spray field crops.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above Deficiency:
The Division of Water Quality requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action above, please
submit the following items on or before June 7, 2020.
1. An explanation from the OIC for this farm regarding how this violation occurred.
2. A list from the OIC concerning the steps that will be taken to prevent these violations from
occurring in the future.
3. Documentation that your spray fields have been sprigged with Bermuda.
4. If any change is made to your CA WMPprovide DWR FRO with a copy of the new CAWMP.
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

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Mr. Dean Hilton
April 6, 2020
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Steve Guyton at [phone]
or at steve.guytongncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSignedd by:
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Trent Allen Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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