820213_NOV-2022-PC-0134_20220424

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
March 24, 2022
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7020 0090 0001 7206 2604
Craven Register
1040 Williamson Rd
Clinton, North Carolina 28328
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION/NOTICE OF INTENT
Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2T .1304
Register Farm, Permit No. AWS820213
NOV-2022-PC-0134
Sampson County
Dear Craven Register:
On March 9, 2022 staff of NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water
Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS) noticed what appeared
to be non -compliant sludge application. We wish to thank Mr. Craven Register and Carlton Register for
their cooperation and assistance in this inspection.
As a result of this notification, 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 .1304, you have
been found to be in violation of your permit as follows:
ODE
Department of Environmental Ouallty
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

Craven Register
March 24, 2022
Page 2
Violation 1:
At the time of sludge removal from a lagoon/storage pond, the sludge must be managed in accordance
with the CAWMP. When removal of sludge from the lagoon is necessary, provisions must be taken to
prevent damage to the lagoon dikes and liner —[15A NCAC 02T.1304(b)] (Permit No.100000 Section II
13).
On March 9, 2022 DWR, staff drove past your farm on Hwy. 421 and observed what appeared to be non-
compliant sludge application. DWR staff documented that sludge was applied within 200 feet of multiple
residence not owned by you. In addition, sludge was applied with in twenty-five (25) feet of a well, in the
public ROW and up to a property line. These documented application events were not done in accordance
with your sludge WUP. It was stated that this was the first time your farm had applied sludge from your
lagoon and that you failed to read the detailed setbacks stated in your Waste Utilization Plan (WUP).
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
In the future, apply sludge from your lagoon as stated in your sludge WUP and in your liquid waste from
your lagoon as stated in your WUP for your permitted site. The WUP specifies that corn will be planted in
these fields, this should be done within thirty (30) days after the application of this sludge.
The Division of Water Resources requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action
above, please submit the following items on or before 30 days from receipt of this letter:
1. An explanation from the OIC for this farm regarding why this violation occurred.
2. A list from the OIC concerning the steps that will be taken to prevent these violations
from occurring in the future.
3 Provide DWR a copy of the completed sludge application records for this WUP, with a
copy of the waste analysis.
4 you can send any correspondence by mail to the address on the bottom of page 1 or by
email to [e-mail].
Please note that assessment of civil penalties may have already, been recommended for violations
described within this Notice of Violation. Failure to comply with the State's rules, in the manner and
time specified, may result in the assessment of additional civil penalties and/or the use of other
enforcement mechanisms available to the State.
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 that twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-161 1
919.707.9000

fails to act in accordance with the teirlis, conditions, or requirements of a peiiiiit under authority
of G.S. 143-215.6A.
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Steve Guyton [phone]
or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
,---DocuSigned by:
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J. Trent Allen
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-161 1
919.707.9000