HomeMy WebLinkAbout310488_Rainbreaker Form_20201013DEVICES TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP IRRIGATION E';'TS
STATE GENERAL PERMITS
The State of North Carolina has issued State General Permits for animal facilities to operate in North Carolina. These
Permits meet both State and EPA requirements and provide coverage for the following types of faci I I I WS.
• AWG 100000 - Swine Facilities
• AWG200000 - Cattle Facilities
• AWG300000 - Poultry Facilities with a liquid waste management system
You have recently been issued a Certificate of Coverage (COC) to operate your animal facility undt-r c:ii�2 of these General
Permits.
Condition 11.24 of each of these Permits reads as follows:
The Permittee shall:
a. install, operate, and maintain devices on all irrigation pumps/equipment designed to autoin,itic-illy stop irrigation
activities during precipitation; or
b. commit to provide for the presence of the OIC, a designated backup OIC, or a person under the supervision of an
OIC or designated backup OIC at all times during the land application of waste so thE.t ,, :.zee of a precipitation
event, the irrigation activities will be stopped immediately. This commitment must be suN,- u ed in writing to the
Division on a form supplied by, or approved by, the Division. [G.S § 90A-47]
Installation of devices or submission of alternate documentation shall be completeG w'.itr 1? months of the
issuance of the COC for this General Permit. The Permittee shall maintain such devi . es according to the
manufacturer's instructions and warranties. This Condition does not apply to manure sprea,;,.1s cr other equipment
pulled by manned vehicles. [1 SA NCAC 02T .0108(b)]
Please check the box below that indicates your commitment to do one of the following.
III' Within twelve (12) months of the effective date of a COC issued under this permit, l shall 6perate and maintain
devices on all irrigation pumps/equipment designed to automatically stop irrigation act1N it;;.:., curing precipitation.
This condition does not apply to manure spreaders or other equipment pulled by manned vc li
i 1 I will commit to provide for the presence of the Operator in Charge (OIC), the designated I)_1�uh OIC, or a person
under the supervision of an OIC or backup OIC at all times during the land application of N -
"I certify under penalty of law that this document was prepared under my direction or supervi.11 :ic: ;;rdance with a
system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for ,,:,.' i . ping the information,
the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. ' -_i aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of tines and ii, for knowing
violations."
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Permit i:iihin-
Facility Name
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Owner/Permittee Name and Ti
re of Owner/Fermi
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(type or print)
Signature of Operator id Charge (if different from Permittec)
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Date
Date _
DTASIE 1-21-2020