820427_SSE Letter_20201029

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Derwood K. Spell
Spell Hog Farm
2420 Five Bridges Road
Clinton, NC 28328
Dear Mr. Spell:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 28, 2020
Subject: Sludge Survey Testing Dates
Certificate of Coverage No. AWS820427
Spell Hog Farm
Animal Waste Management System
Sampson County
The Division of Water Resources (Division) received your sludge survey information on
September 23, 2020. With the survey results, you requested an extension of the sludge survey
requirement for lagoon 2 at the Spell Hog Farm facility. Due to the amount of treatment volume
available, and the rate of sludge accumulation for the lagoon, the Division agrees that a sludge
survey is not needed until December 31, 2021. The next sludge survey for lagoon 2 at Spell
Hog Farm should be performed before December 31, 2024.
With the survey results, you requested an extension of the sludge survey requirement for lagoon
1 at the Spell Hog Farm facility. Due to the amount of treatment volume available, and the rate
of sludge accumulation for the lagoon, the Division feels that an extension is not appropriate at
this time. The next sludge survey for lagoon 1 at the Spell Hog Farm should be performed before
December 31, 2020. Please retain this letter and keep it with your farm records for reference.
Please call me at 919-707-3663 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Bill Dunlap
Animal Feeding Operations Program
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
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