820394_NOV-2020-PC-0550_20210215

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROUNA
Environmental Quality
February 15, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7020 0090 0001 7206 9399
Mr. Charles H. Cole
10685 Harrells Hwy.
Harrells, North Carolina 28444
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATIOIN
Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2T .1304
NOV-2020-PC-0550
Sandhill Farm Facility No. 82-394, Permit No. AWS820394
Sampson County
Dear Mr. Cole:
On December 18, 2020, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional
Operations Section (WQROS), inspected the Sand Hill Farm and the permitted waste disposal system.
We wish to thank Mr. Curtis Barwick, who were present and assisted during the inspection.
As a result of this inspection, 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 .1304, you have been
found to be in violation of your permit as follows:
Violation 1:
Failure to properly operate and maintain the land application equipment and spray fields (Permit No.
A WG 100000 Section II 1).
On December 18, 2020, DWR staff documented that your waste application equipment had flat tires. The
waste application equipment has not been moved as your IRR 2 forms document. The condition of the
reel may hinder its ability to function as designed. The gun cart was not pulled out as designed by
crossing over other pulls. The practice of pulling gun cart out not as designed has been for an
undetermined amount of time. Satellite images show it was pulled out incorrectly in 2013 and 2018.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Fayetteville Req onai Office I 225 Green Street. Suite /1,1 Fa\-ettevil'e. North Carolina 28301
910.4 33.33t)0

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Mr. Charles H Cole
February 15, 2021
You are required to take any necessary action to correct the above violations and to provide a
written response to this Notice by March 15, 2021. Please include in your response all corrective
actions already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed.
As a result of the violations in this Notice, this office is considering a recommendation for a civil penalty
assessment to the Director of the Division. If you wish to present an explanation for the violations cited,
or if you
believe there are other factors, which should be considered please send such information to me in writing
within ten (10) days following receipt of this letter. Your response will be reviewed, and, if an
enforcement action is still deemed appropriate, it will be forwarded to the Director and included for
consideration.
Failure to comply with conditions in a permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement action, to
the Director of the Division of Water Quality who may issue a civil penalty assessment of not more that
twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or fails to act in accordance
with the 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 Steve Guyton or me at [phone]
Sincerely,
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Trent Allen
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
cc: Smithfield Farms
Fayetteville Regional Office WQROS files

I have made the repairs to the irrigation reel as outlined in the form I received. I have also been in
contact with Kevin Weston to assist me with designing the proper waste plan.
Thanks,
Charles Cole
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