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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
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Randy J Patterson
Sharon's Nursery 1 and 2
3263 N NC 111 903
Albertson, NC 28508
Subject:
Notice of Violation
Sharon's Nursery 1 and 2
AWS310214
Duplin County
NOV-2021-PC-0448
Dear Mr. Patterson:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 25, 2021
On August 16, 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 II.26. of Swine Waste
System General Permit No. AWG100000.
The facility last calibrated the irrigation equipment on June 7, 2018 and the next calibration was
due by June 7, 2020.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
The facility should calibrate irrigation equipment at least once every two calendar years.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office ! 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
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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 Jennifer Ryan at 910-796-7387
or via email at Jennifer.R angncdenr.gov or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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