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Home My WebLink About780022_NOD-2022-PC-0105_20220701ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mr. John McLean 1248 Mount Moriah Rd Maxton, NC 28364-7264 Subject: Notice of Deficiency M&T Farm AWS780022 Robeson County NOD-2022-PC-0105 Dear Mr. McLean: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 1, 2022 On June 28,2022 staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS) inspected the M&T Farm waste disposal system. We wish to think Mr. Randy Thompson, 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)]. GDE NORTH C OLI JA ' omm mr� ep..of o�.i North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green St., Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 910.433.3300 Page 2 Mr. John McLean July 1, 2022 Nitrogen Zinc Phosphorus Copper Failure to complete a waste analysis per permit requirements. There was a waste sample taken on August 1, 2021, then the next one was taken May 12, 2022. There were multiple pumping events in January that Mr. Thompson used the Nitrogen level from the March sample in 2021 which was 3.64. There were two samples that were closer, but Mr. Thompson used the higher one from March of last year. There was not at waste sample taken from August of 2021 to May of 2022. 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 violation: The Division of Water Quality requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action above make sure to get a waste analysis when you pump at least it will cover that pumping event. 1. A waste sample every quarter and that should cover you during the year 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.harrison@ncdenr.gov. D_E NORTH CARCLINA gaparMeM of Environment,/quay North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 910-433-3300 Page 3 Mr. John McLean July 1, 2022 Sincerely, DocuSigneddby: n A __ 5189C2D3DD5C42B... Trent Allen Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Fayetteville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: FRO Compliance Animal Files-Laserfiche D_E NORTH CAROLINA gaparMeM of Environment,/quay North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 910-433-3300 DE NORTH CAROLINA gaparMeM of Environment,/quay North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 910-433-3300 DE NORTH CAROLINA gaparMeM of Environment,/quay North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green Street, Suite 714 I Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 910-433-3300