820464_NOV Response_20210224

PO Box 856
Warsaw, NC 28398
February 18, 2021
Steve Guyton
NCDENR — Division of Water Resources
225 Green Street- Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301-5094
RE: Farm 20463
Facility # 82-464
Accidental Discharge 2/16/21
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This letter is the follow up to the accidental discharge at Farm 20463 that was reported to the
Division on February 16, 2021.
Sequence of Events:
1) The farm manager called LNM staff about 5:00 pm on Tuesday evening 2/16/2021 to
report a spill and that water had gone through secondary containment. The farm manager
had closed off the secondary containment and was working to contain the spill until LNM
staff arrived.
2) When LNM arrived they took a tractor and put in a darn in a ditch below the secondary
containment to contain and stop the flow from entering the woods.
3) Recovery pumps were brought in and set up at the furthest point that could be reached.
At this location we constructed a dam and began pumping water back to the sites lagoon.
A second pump was setup at the first dam in the ditch and water was returned to the sites
lagoon.
4) It was determined that some of the water was past our furthest dam and reached Gilmore
swamp.
5) Remediation efforts began at around 6pm and continued through the night. Remediation
efforts were continued the following day until all of the water contained was returned to the
sites lagoon.
6) Steve Guyton with DWR came out to inspect the incident and recovery efforts that night
and again the following morning.
Estimate of discharge:
A) It is estimated that from the time the site was last inspected to the time the spill was
found the maximum amount of water lost from the buildings was 5,600 gallons. We
estimate that no more than 800 gallons of that amount was lost past our dams and not
recovered.
Plan for corrective actions from this accidental discharge:
1) Have staff routinely check the secondary containment during the time it is open to allow
draining fresh water until the time that it can be closed

Guyton, Steve
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Steve,
I have reviewed the NOV and the only other input that I can think of is our cost of recovery and cleaning up after the
effluent was returned to the lagoon. I estimate that we had approximately $1,800.00 in man power, mobilizing equipment
and cleaning up after removal. I ask that the division reconsider recommendation for Civil Penalty.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you
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Michael Norris
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