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NORTH CAROLINA
ROY COOPER Environmental Quality
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MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretor}•
LINDA CULPEPPER
tnterfm Director
August 27,2018
Stephen Coles
1711 S Grimesland Road
Grimesland,NC 27837
Subject: Notice of Deficiency
High Ridge Farms#74-39
AWS740039
Pitt County
NOD-2018-PC-0278
Dear Mr.Coles:
On August 15,2018,staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR),Water Quality
Regional Operations Section(WQROS),were notified of a high freeboard level at your facility.
As a result of this incident,you are hereby notified that,having been permitted to have a non-
discharge permit for die subject animal waste disposal system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T
Section_1300, you have been found to have insufficient freeboard in accordance with your
Certified Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General Permit No.
AWG100000 that you are covered to operate under.
Deficiency 1:
Failure to maintain waste level in your lagoonistorage pond in accordance with the facility's
Certified Animal Waste Management Plan in accordance with Condition V, 2.of Swine Waste
System General Permit No. AWG100000.
On August I5,2018, a lagoon/storage pond level was documented at 22 inches in the lagoon. A
level of 23 inches in the lagoons is the maximum level allowed by your permit and Certified
Animal Waste Management Plan.
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Required Corrective Action for Deficiency 1:
The Division has received a 30-Day Plan of Action for the high freeboard occurrences. Take all
necessary additional steps to insure lagoon levels remain in compliance with Section 2 of your
permit.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. You are
required to provide a written response to this Notice,including any additional information
that you wish to provide related to this incident that you wish for the Division to consider,
within 30 days of receipt of this letter. 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 me at(252)948-3939.
Sincerely,
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David May
Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor
Washington Regional Office
cc: DWR-WQROS-CAFO Unit-Central Office
Pitt County Soil and Water Conservation District
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