Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout520014_NOV-2021-PC-0069_20210212j":( 71t, roGe12_, riAt- RECENEDMCDEN /o2 FEB 2 3 2021 Water Quality p f?egional Operations Section Washington Regional Office 41) (1 a-7Apti )6. -12— 9 q—/, .//\17'( 0 cfpih-pLA tv-c_ a•n-kj , 0.15 40,10 — cue_ (k).e.Atz, ei)./t AAJK_" ka_ 0-0,4 --4-0 tr) OLAi .1001-0 1 )C-4U0 c,_0 a-0 ) - CC- ,Oddi 11)ni\_ 7' mom._ jtd,„ 4-.1+ fd() nn u-J ,�, — )- mto_L . u • ko)-1"-w- kiLtuti 1 q — -�- `3 r1, C'r c Aao JC6 k nix-o-ccfLuar4A1;iLcaQ ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED CM#7019 2970 0001 3139 9975 Billie Turner 1799 Hwy 258 Pink Hill, NC 28572 NORTH CAROLINA Ertviranmentral Quality January 27, 2021 Subject: Notice of Violation B&S Turner Farms, Inc. #52-14 AWS520014 Jones County NOV-2021-PC-0069 Dear Mr. Turner: On January 4, 2021, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS), were notified of high freeboard levels 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 been found to have insufficient freeboard 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. Violation 1: Failure to maintain waste level in your lagoon/storage pond in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition V. 2. of Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. On January 4, 2021, a lagoon/storage pond level was documented at 25 inches in lagoon 2. A level of 27 inches is the maximum level allowed by your permit and Certified Animal Waste Management Plan. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Officer 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889 252.946.648i DOPER ICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director CERTIFIED MALL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED CM#7019 2970 0001 3139 8848 Billie Tumer 1799 Hay 25.8 Pink Hill, NC 28572 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality June 3, 2020 Subject: Notice of Violation B&S Turner Farms, Inc. #52-14 AWS520014 Jones County NOV-2020-PC-0277 Dear Mr. Turner. On June 2, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS), were notified of high freeboard levels 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 been found to have insufficient freeboard 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. Deficiency 1: Failure to maintain waste level in your lagoon/storage pond in accordance midi the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Nan in accordance with Condition V. 2. of Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. On June 2, 2020, a lagoon/storage pond level was documented at 17 inches in lagoon 1 and 2. A level of 19.5 and 27 inches in the lagoons is the maximum level allowed by your permit and Certified Animal Waste Management Plan. QE w 1 F�4rvwmmiw�r\V/' North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mali I Washington, North Carolina 27889 252.946.6481 6-16-2020 To VN+uu it it May Concem: Subject Issue, Out of Compliance In the month of March 2020, we had 2.95 inches of rain. Levels were good. In the month of April 2020, rainfall was 4.3 inches and it rained often. Harder to Pump. in the month of May 2020, rainfall was 14.9 inches. Land was saturated, couldn't Pump. The first half of June we have already had 5.6 Inches of rain. From January 2020, To the middle of June 2020, we have received 38.55 inches of rain. See attachment. We are steadily pumping as conditions allow. If there are no major events, we will be back in compliance as soon as possible. Thank you Billie Tumer B & S Tumer Farms, Inc. #5214 AWS 520014 Jones County NOD-2020-PC-0029