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Home My WebLink About640065_Inspection_20210917Division of Water Resources ❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation ❑ Other Agency Facility Number: 640065 Facility Status: Active Permit: AWS640065 ❑ Denied Access Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Inactive Or Closed Date: Reason for Visit: Routine County: Nash Region: Raleigh Date of Visit: 09/17/2021 Entry Time: 09:00 am Exit Time: 10:30 am Incident #: Farm Name: Middlesex Sow Farm Owner Email: mbramsey@bellsouth.net Owner: Dennis Dowell Ramsey Phone: 919-365-3584 Mailing Address: 634 Greenwillow Cir Wendell NC 275919588 Physical Address: 7119 W NC 97 Middlesex NC 27557 Facility Status: Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Integrator: Location of Farm: Latitude: 35° 51' 24" Longitude: 78° 08' 09" From Wilson take Hwy. 264 W. towards Raleigh and turn right on Hwy. 581 and take it N. to Hwy. 97 turn left on Hwy. 97 and go about 2 miles and the farm is on the left. 7119 West NC 97, Middlesex. Question Areas: ▪ Dischrge & Stream Impacts ▪ Records and Documents ▪ Waste Col, Stor, & Treat ▪ Other Issues Waste Application Certified Operator: Secondary OIC(s): Operator Certification Number: On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Dowell Ramsey Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): Jane Bernard Phone: 919-791-4200 Date: Inspection Summary: "0" animal waiting to close. Weekly freeboards needed for next year. Page 1 of 5 Permit: AWS640065 Owner: Dennis Dowell Ramsey Inspection Date: 09/17/21 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Facility Number: 640065 Reason for Visit: Routine Regulated Operations Design Capacity Current promotions Swine Swine - Farrow to Wean Waste Structures Type 482 0 Identifier Effective Date Total Design Capacity: Total SSLW: Built Date 482 208,706 Closed Designated Observed Date Freeboard Freeboard Lagoon # 2 08/22/2005 D1/01/1996 19.00 Lagoon COVERED # 1 08/22/2005 D1/01/1979 19.00 Page 2 of 5 Permit: AWS640065 Inspection Date: 09/17/21 Owner: Dennis Dowell Ramsey Facility Number: 640065 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? Discharge originated at: Structure Application Field Other a. Was conveyance man-made? b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) c. What is the estimated volume that reached waters of the State (gallons)? d. Does discharge bypass the waste management system? (if yes, notify DWQ) 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard? 5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (I.e./ larc trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicablE to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks) 9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require maintenance or improvement? Waste Application 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Excessive Ponding? Hydraulic Overload? Frozen Ground? Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)? PAN? Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.? Total Phosphorus? Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil? Outside of acceptable crop window? Evidence of wind drift? Application outside of application area? Crop Type 1 Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 3 of 5 Permit: AWS640065 Inspection Date: 09/17/21 Owner: Dennis Dowell Ramsey Facility Number: 640065 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Application Crop Type 2 Crop Type 3 Crop Type 4 Crop Type 5 Crop Type 6 Soil Type 1 Soil Type 2 Soil Type 3 Soil Type 4 Soil Type 5 Soil Type 6 14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan(CAWMP)? 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre determination? 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? Records and Documents 19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available? 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? If yes, check the appropriate box below. WUP? Checklists? Design? Maps? Lease Agreements? Other? If Other, please specify 21. Does record keeping need improvement? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? Weekly Freeboard? Waste Analysis? Soil analysis? Waste Transfers? Weather code? Rainfall? Stocking? Crop yields? Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 4 of 5 Permit: AWS640065 Inspection Date: 09/17/21 Owner: Dennis Dowell Ramsey Facility Number: 640065 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Records and Documents 120 Minute inspections? Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections Sludge Survey 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipmen (NPDES only)? 24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit? 25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the appropriate box(es) below: Failure to complete annual sludge survey Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels Non -compliant sludge levels in any lagoon List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance: 26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge? 27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification? Other Issues 28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document and report mortality rates that exceed normal rates? 29. At the time of the inspection did the facility pose an odor or air quality concern? If yes, contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately. 30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit (i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application) 31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Application Field Lagoon / Storage Pond Other If Other, please specify 32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or CAW M P? 33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative? 34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency? Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ IEI IEI El ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 5 of 5