820166_Compliance_20191022

October 22, 2019
James M. Hope
Mike Hope Sow Farm
826 Chancey Rd
Clinton NC 28328
Subject: Sludge Survey Testing Dates
Certificate of Coverage No. AWS820166
Mike Hope Sow Farm
Animal Waste Management System
Sampson County
Dear James M. Hope:

The Division of Water Resources (Division) received your sludge survey information on
September 20, 2019. With the survey results, you requested an extension of the sludge survey
requirement for Lagoon 1 at the Mike Hope Sow Farm facility. Due to the amount of treatment
volume available, and the rate of sludge accumulation for the lagoon, the Division agrees that a
sludge survey is not needed until December 31, 2024.

The next sludge survey for Lagoon 1 at Mike Hope Sow Farm should be performed before
December 31, 2024. Please retain this letter and keep it with your farm records for reference.

Please call me at [phone] if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ramesh Ravella
Animal Feeding Operations Program

cc: Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Permit File AWS820166