310655_NOV-2020-PC-0499_20211129

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NORTH CAROLINA
Enidrormerttal Quality
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
November 29, 2020
Troy Sloan
Sloan Brothers
1705 S NC 111
Chinquapin, NC 28521
Subject: Notice of Violation
Sloan Brother's
NCA231655
Duplin County
NOV-2020-PC-0499
Dear Mr. Sloan:
On September 24, 2020 staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), performed the annual compliance evaluation and noted
several violations. Multiple attempts were made to retrieve records from the owner. 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,
multiple violations have been recorded in accordance with your Certified Animal Waste
Management Plan and the Swine Waste System NPDES General Permit No. NCA200000 that
you are covered to operate under.
Violation 1:
Failure to maintain and provide records in accordance with Condition IV.20 of the Swine Waste
System NPDES General Permit No. NCA200000.
Failure to provide a copy of the following: sludge survey, rainfall and freeboard records. During
the inspection it was not apparent that waste has been applied or that any pumping had occurred.
This is the second year that the facility has failed to provide records for the annual inspection.
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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Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
The permittee shall provide the necessary records to complete a compliance evaluation
inspection. The permittee may apply for a zero animal permit to waive some of the reporting
requirements.
Violation 2:
Failure to complete an annual report in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste
Management Plan in accordance with Condition IV.19 of the Swine Waste System General
Permit No. NCA200000.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 2:
The permittee shall submit an annual certification to the Division's Central Office by March 1 of
each year.
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 Quality 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 [e-mail] or myself at [phone].
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Tom Tharrington, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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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