310140_NOV-2021-PC-0321_20210617

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ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
CM# 7018 2290 0001 8295 5498
Seth Torrans Quinn
STQ
218 J B Stroud Rd.
Magnolia, NC 28453
Subject: Notice of Violation
STQ #31-140
AWS310140
Duplin County
NOV-2021-PC-0321
Dear Mr. Quinn:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 17, 2021
On June 17, 2021, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional
Operations Section (WQROS) noted during a compliance inspection a failure to perform
calibrations for irrigation equipment.
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, a violation has been noted for a failure to calibrate irrigation equipment under the
Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under.
Violation 1:
Failure to calibrate irrigation equipment in accordance with Condition IL26. of Swine Waste
System General Permit No. AWG100000.
The facility last calibrated the reel that is in use in 2018.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
The facility should calibrate irrigation equipment at least once every two calendar years.
NORM CAAOUNA
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215

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You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. 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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Sincerely,
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Tom Tharrington, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215