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NORTH CAROLINA
Enidrormerttal Quality
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
February 24, 2021
Rufus E Rouse
Reedy Meadows Farms 1&2
1658 Pasture Branch Rd
Beulaville, NC 28518
Subject: Notice of Violation and Recommendation of Intent
Reedy Meadows Farms 1&2
AWS310475
Duplin County
NOV-2021-PC-0149
Dear Mr. Rouse:
On February 23, 2021 staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), conducted a structural evaluation and noted permit
condition 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, violations have been noted for non -compliant Freeboard level and
Failure to report 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 levels in your lagoon/storage ponds in accordance with the
facilities Certified Animal Waste Management Plan. (Permit No. AWG 100000 Section
V 2).
CV)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources - Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
[phone]

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On February 23, 2021 during an unannounced structural evaluation, DWR WQROS staff
documented with pictures that your lagoon level was 14.5 inches in waste lagoon 1 and 10
inches in lagoon 2. The permitted level for these two lagoons is 19.5 inches. Required
Corrective Action for Violation 1:
Follow the 30-day plan of action provided to the DWR. Take all necessary additional
steps to insure lagoon levels remain in compliance with Section (V2) of your permit.
Violation 2:
Failure to report by telephone to the appropriate Division Regional Office as soon as
possible, but in no case more than twenty-four (24) hours following first knowledge of the
occurrence of the following events.
e. Failure to maintain storage capacity in a lagoon/storage pond greater than or equal to
that required in Condition V2 of the General Permit (Permit No. AWG 100000 Section III
17 e).
The Division of Water Resources has no record of receiving the 24-hour notification and the
5-day written report. The DWR has no record of you reporting non -compliant lagoon levels
and ponded waste in your spray field prior to the structural evaluation on February 23, 2021.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 2:
In the future, please notify the Division of Water Resources of the occurrence of any
reportable events in accordance with your permit.
You are required to take any necessary action to assure that the above violations do not
re- occur in the future. 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 10 days of receipt of this letter.
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.
PrIM
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources - Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910-796-7215

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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 John Perry at 910-796-7341 or
via email at John.Perry@,ncdenr.gov or myself at [phone].
DocuSigned by:
Sincerely, 'Cum `Tti-,1o., 2/25/2021
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Tom Tharrington, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Wilmington Regional Office
cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office
Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources - Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910-796-7215