820610_NOD-2022-PC-0032_20220329 (2)

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Jeffery Herring
3615 Dudley Rd
Newton Grove, NC 28366
Subject: Notice of Deficiency
Seven Mile (JH) Farm
AWS820610
Sampson County
NOD-2022-PC-0032
Dear Mr. Bland:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 29,2022
On March 22,2022 staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional
Operations Section (WQROS) inspected the Seven Mile (JH) Farm waste disposal system. We
wish to think Mr. Herring, who was present and assisted during the 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 North Carolina
General Statutes G.S. 143-215 et seq. Section .402, you have been found to have been found to
be in violation of your permit as follows:
Deficiency 1:
Failure to collect 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. Every reasonable effort shall be made to have the waste analyzed prior to the date of
application and as close to the time of waste application as possible. This analysis shall include
the following parameters: (Permit No. 100000 Section III 5). - [G.S. 143-215.10C(e)(6)].
Nitrogen Zinc
Phosphorus Copper
Failure to complete a waste analysis per permit requirements. The last waste analysis that was in
the records was June 11, 2021. Mr. Herring had a pumping event in September and used 3.0 on
the IRR2 form for the nitrogen. Mr. Herring thought that he had another one sent in but upon
further investigation realized that he had forgot to do it.
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Deparirneni of Enrtrommerttai Wahl /"
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
225 Green St I Suite 714 I Fayetteville. North Carolina 28301
910.433.3300

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS. JR.
Director
Mr. Stuart McCullum
1175 Rowland Cemetery Rd
Rowland, NC 28383
Subject: Notice of Deficiency
Pineland Farms
AWS780040
Robeson County
NOD-2022-PC-0036
Dear Mr. McCullum:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 19 ,2022
On March 30, 2022, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS) inspected the Pineland Farm waste disposal system. We
wish to think Mr. McCullum, who was present and assisted during the 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 North Carolina
General Statutes G.S. 143-215 et seq. Section .402, you have been found to have been found to
be in violation of your permit as follows:
Deficiency 1:
Failure to collect 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. Every reasonable effort shall be made to have the waste analyzed prior to the date of
application and as close to the time of waste application as possible. This analysis shall include
the following parameters: (Permit No. 100000 Section III 5). - [G.S. 143-215.10C(e)(6)].
Nitrogen Zinc
Phosphorus Copper
Failure to complete a waste analysis per permit requirements. The last waste analysis that was in
the records for last year was April 14, 2021. Mr. McCullum had a pumping event in December
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Department of Environmental Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
225 Green St. Suite 7141 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
910-43 3-3300

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Mr. Stuart McCullum
April 19, 2022
2021. The next Waste Analysis that was taken was March 16, 2022. Upon further investigation,
Mr. McCullum realized that he had forgot to take it.
Required Corrective Action for Deficiency 1:
You need to take and use waste analysis that are 60 days before or 60 days after pumping events.
If you take samples every quarter this should cover you for the year.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above Violations:
The Division of Water Quality requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action above, please
submit the following items within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
1. Make sure to take waste samples every quarter that will cover your pumping events
Failure to comply with conditions in the permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement
action, to the Director of the Division of Water Resources 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 Diane Harrison at (910) 835-
9785 or at diane.harrisonAncdenr.<uov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned"Sgnby:
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Trent Allen Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
225 Green St. Suite 7141 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301
910-433-3300