310475_PC-2022-0009 Payment Request_20220721

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Rufus E. Rouse
Reedy Meadows Farms 1&2
1658 Pasture Branch Road
Beulaville, NC 28518
Dear Rufus E. Rouse:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 21, 2022
SUBJECT: Request for Payment of Civil Penalty
Enforcement File No. PC-2022-0009
Duplin County
On February 24, 2022, the Director of Division of Water Resources (DWR) assessed a civil penalty
against you in the amount of $2,455.20, including $455.20 in investigative costs, for failure to maintain
the maximum waste level in the lagoon, and for failure to report noncompliant waste levels in the lagoon.
If any civil penalty has not been paid within 30 days after the final agency decision has been served on the
violator, North Carolina General Statue 143-215.6A (g) allows the Secretary of the Department of
Environmental Quality to request the Attorney General to institute a civil action in Superior Court of any
county in which the violator resides or has his or its principal place of business to recover the amount of
the assessment. The Division has the return of notice of service from Duplin County Sheriff's office that
shows you received the Final Agency Decision on June 7, 2022.
This letter serves as final notice that the Division will proceed to refer your case to the North Carolina
Attorney General's Office unless payment of this civil penalty and fees are received within 10 days of
your receipt of this notice, and the North Carolina Attorney General's Office will seek collection
through the courts.
Should you need to discuss a payment plan or have any questions, please contact Miressa D. Garoma at
[phone].
cc: Wilmington WQROS Regional Office
File # PC-2022-0009
Laserfiche File No.: 310475
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Sincerely,
Miressa D. Garoma
Animal Feeding Operations Program
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality) Divisi on o f Wat er Res ources
512 North Salisbury Street I 1 63 6 Mail Service Center) Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9129