960119_NOV-2021-DV-0101_20210210

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
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Debra Craig
440 Selah Church Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Subject: Notice of Violation
Craig Farm #3 #96-119
AWS960119
Wayne County
NOV-2021-DV-0101
Dear Ms. Craig:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 10, 2021
On January 26, 2021, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), conducted a compliance inspection and noted violations
at your facility.
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 2T
Section .1300, you have failed to irrigate at acceptable agronomic and hydraulic rates in
accordance with your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System
General Permit No. AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under. Related violations
follow.
Violation 1:
Failure to irrigate at acceptable agronomic rates in accordance with the facility's Certified
Animal Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition II.4. of Swine Waste System
General Permit No. AWG100000.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481

On January 26, 2021, the Division noted several overapplications of Plant Available Nitrogen
(PAN) on the 2020/2021 small grain crop. The facility applied more than 50 lbs. PAN on fields
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,13,14, and 15. The facility also applied more than 25 lbs. of PAN in January
2021.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
The facility should apply 50 lbs. PAN October through December and 50 lbs. PAN January
through March. There should be no more than 25 lbs. PAN applied in December and January.
Take all necessary additional steps to ensure irrigation is completed at acceptable agronomic
rates.
Violation 2:
Failure to irrigate at acceptable hydraulic rates in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal
Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition II.5. of Swine Waste System General
Permit No. AWG100000.
On January 26, 2021, the Division noted several hydraulic overloading events of wastewater on
the 2020 Bermuda hay crop. The facility applied more than 27,154 gallons per acre on fields
7,8, and 12.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
Take all necessary additional steps to ensure irrigation is completed at acceptable hydraulic rates.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. You are
required to provide a written response to this Notice, including any additional information
that you wish to provide related to this incident that you wish for the Division to consider,
within 30 days of receipt of this letter. Please include in your response all corrective actions
already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed.
Failure to comply with conditions in a 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.

If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
David May, L.G., Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office
cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office
Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District
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