490025_NOV-2022-PC-0018_20220225

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH 5. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0000 3277 0945
Return Receipt Requested
Mr. Roy N. Grose
Ho Ho Farms
629 North Meadow Road
Harmony, NC 28634
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 25, 2022
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2022-PC-0018
15A N.C.A.C. 2T Section .1300
Animal Feeding Operation AWC490025
Iredell County
Dear Mr. Grose:
On December 9, 2021, Michael Meilinger of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection of facility AWC490025. During
the inspection there was no Monitoring and Reporting Requirements completed and the facility failed to secure a
permit.
Violation I: Failure to complete Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
The following is an abbreviated list of permit conditions referenced from AWG200000 III. Monitoring and
Reporting Requirements.
1. An inspection of the waste collection, treatment, and storage structures, and runoff control measures shall be conducted
and documents at a frequency to ensure proper operation.
2. Monitoring and reporting freeboard levels.
3. Monitoring and reporting precipitation events.
4. A standard Soil Fertility analysis should be completed every 3 years.
5. An analysis of a representative sample of the animal waste to be applied shall be conducted in accordance with
recommended laboratory sampling procedures as close to the time of application as practical and at least within sixty (60)
days (before or after) of the date of application.
9. If, for any reason, there is a discharge from the waste collection, treatment, storage and application systems (including the
land application sites), to surface waters or wetlands, the Permittee is required to make notification in accordance with
Condition 111.17.
15. A copy of this General Permit, the facility's COC, certification forms, lessee and landowner agreements, the CAWMP
and copies of all records required by this General Permit and the facility's CAWMP shall be maintained by the Permittee
in chronological and legible form for five (5) years.
D_Q
North Carolina Department of Environmental Qualtty I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional (Nice 1 6l0 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresvilk, North CarolEna $8115
704.663.1699

Violation II: Failure to secure an active permit.
DWR requests that you submit a written response within 30 days of receipt of this letter about how you plan you
plan to correct this violation so that is does not occur again. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact Michael Meilinger or me with the Water Quality Section in the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or
via email at [e-mail] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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D_E Q
North Carolina Department of Environmental quality I Division of water Resources
Mooresville Reglonal OfIke 16l0 F..-Center Awn. , suite 301 I Moor5vIIk, No Carolina 28115
704.6631699