090213_More Information (Requested)_20200819

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 19, 2020
CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 0700 0000 3643 0642
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Cedar Bay Farm
Mr. Russell Odell Wood
685 Honeycutt Road
Willow Springs NC 27592
Subject: Request for Information
Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2T .1304
Cedar Bay Farm Facility Number 09-0213
Permit AWS090213
Bladen County
Dear Mr. Wood:
On August 10, 2020 staff of the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of
Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS) inspected the
Cedar Bay Farm and the permitted waste disposal system. We wish to thank Mr. Ronnie (Geno)
Kennedy for granting us permission to visit your farm to conduct a follow-up inspection.
Condition III 16 of the AWG100000 Swine Permit:
Within fifteen (15) working days of receiving the request from the Division. The Permittee shall
provide to the Division one (1) copy of all requested information and reports related to the
operation of the animal waste management system. Once received by the Division, all such
information and reports become public information, unless they constitute confidential
information under G.S. 132-1.2 or 143-215.9D and shall be made available to the public by the
Division as specified in Chapter 132 of the General Statutes —[ 15A NCAC 02T .0108©]
Information request 1:
After the compliance inspection of the Cedar Bay Farm on February 14, 2020, you provided
DWR a Plan of Action (POA) for the repair of the seep in the lagoon wall that was discovered
during the inspection. This POA required you to lower the lagoon level approximately 48 inches
before the repair can be started. Based on the current level of 23 inches as of August 10, 2020
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Mr. Russell Wood
August 19, 2020
and the rainfall we have had this spring and summer, DWR assumes you have not been able to
achieve and maintain a level of 48 inches or more.
The DWR request that you provide an updated POA with a time frame for the repair of the seep
in the lagoon. This POA should include the available PAN you have remaining for the current
crop window and the winter crop. Based on the observation of your old spray fields during the
follow-up inspection, they have not been maintained as specified in your WUP. Until these fields
are planted in the specified crop they cannot be considered for use in the POA. In addition, this
POA should contain a time line for when the lagoon could be lowered to 48 inches or more and
an engineering report as to how the repair will be made. This report should be written by a North
Carolina licensed Professional Engineer. so the lagoon repair ea be staftea.
Information request 2:
Provide DWR a copy of your new CAWMP, this should also include the irrigation design maps.
The Division of Water Resources requests that you provide the requested information, within
fifteen (15) working days from the receipt of this letter.
1. You can send this by LISPS to the return address on this letter.
2. You can scan this information and email it to steve.gYytongncdenr.go .
3. You can drop it off at our office during normal Monday through Friday business hours.
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Steve Guyton at [phone]
or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
DocuSignedd by, _
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Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office
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