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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
March 10, 2022
James B Stroud
Elder Creek Farm 2 and 3
315 J B Stroud Rd
Magnolia, NC 28453-8753
Subject: Notice of Violation
Elder Creek Farm 2 and 3
AWS310432
Duplin County
NOV-2022-PC-0092
Dear Mr. Stroud:
On March 2, 2022, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional
Operations Section (WQROS) noted a violation during your compliance inspection.
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, violations have been noted for failing to provide a valid soil analysis under the
Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under.
Violation 1:
Failure to provide a representative Standard Soil Fertility Analysis, including pH, phosphorus,
copper, and zinc, shall be conducted at least once every three (3) years on each application field
receiving animal waste per Condition III.4. of Swine Waste System General Permit No.
AWG100000.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
The facility should complete a soil analysis every three calendar years and have it available at the
facility.
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
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oeperanent of Environmental Ouaiity
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office ! 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215

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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 me at [phone] or Jennifer
Ryan at [phone].
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Tom Tharrington, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office 1127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796,7215