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State of North Carolina
Department -of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
November 13, 1996
Marlowe Mitchell
Marlowe Mitchell Farm
Rt 7 Box 94
Taylorsville NC 28681
SUBJECT: Operator In Charge Designation
Facility: Marlowe Mitchell Farm
Facility ID#: 2-21
Alexander County
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
N.O. DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENT, HEALT:a
& NATURAL RESOURCES
Nov no 1996
DIVISION OF EEiVIf41:,3c,ITEL i IPS:MEM'
tIOC,"ESV'EL LE REEIS;IAL f FFICE
Senate Bill 1217, An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Study
Commission on Agricultural Waste, enacted by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly,
requires a certified operator for each animal waste management system that serves 250 or more
swine by January 1, 1997. The owner of each animal waste management system must submit a
designation form to the Technical Assistance and Certification .Group which designates an
Operator in Charge and is countersigned by the certified operator. The enclosed form must be
submitted by January 1, 1997 for all facilities in operation as of that date. Failure to designate a
certified operator for youranimal waste management system is a violation of 15A NCAC 2H
.0224 and may result in the assessment of a civil penalty.
If you have questions concerning operator training or examinations for certification, please
contact your local North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service agent or our office.
Examinations have been offered on an on -going basis in many counties throughout the state for
the past several months and will continue to be offered through December 31, 1996.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions concerning this requirement please
call Beth Buffington or Barry Huneycutt of our staff at 919/733-0026.
Enclosure
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Files
P.O. Box 27687,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Voice 919-715-4100
Sincerely,
(;
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.ctor
Division of Water Quality
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State.of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Marlowe Mitchell
Rt. 7, Box 94
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
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DMSION OF WATER QUALITY
FEBRUARY 22, 1997
Subject: DWQ Animal Waste Operations Site
Inspection Report
Marlowe Mitchell Farm, Facility #: 2-21
Alexander County, NC
. Enclosed is a copy of the site inspection report for the inspection conducted on February 19, 1997 by
Mr. Alan Johnson of this Office. The report should be self-explanatory. If problems or deficiencies are
indicated in the report, please take the necessary action to address the problems as soon as possible.
Also, please be advised that North Carolina General Statutes provide for penalties of up to $10,000 per
day per violation as well as criminal penalties'for violation of state environmental laws and regulations.
Because you are below the threshold number for swine, you need to contact your local Soil and Water
Conservation District or the Natural Resource Conservation Service to have your name removed from
the register. Otherwise, you will need to obtain a certified farm plan by the January 1, 1998 deadline.
Any further correspondence related to the subject inspection will be sent under separate cover. If you
have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Johnson or me at (704)
663-1699.
Enclosure
cc: Alexander SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
AJ
919 North Main Street,
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Voice 704-663-1699
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Nvk • ' FAX [phone]
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Location of Farm:
Date of Inspection
Time of Inspection
Use 24 hr. time
Total Time (in hours) Spent onReview
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Operator Certification Number: ...
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Longitude
Date Last Operated:
Type of of Operation and Design Capacity
General
1. Are there any buffers that need maintenance/improvement?
2. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation?
a. If discharge is observed, was the conveyance man-made?
b. If discharge is observed, did it reach Surface Water? (If yes, notify DWQ)
c. If discharge is observed, what is the estimated flow in gal/min?
d. Does discharge bypass a lagoon system? (If yes, notify DWQ)
3. Is there evidence of past discharge from any part of the operation?
4. Was there any adverse impacts to the waters of the State other than from a discharge? ,
5. Does any part of the waste management system (other than lagoons/holding ponds) require
417 maintenance/improvement?
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Marlowe Mitchell
Rt. 7, Box 94
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
May 28, 1997
Subject: Removal from State Registry
Marlow Mitchell Farm, Facility #: 2-21
Alexander County, NC
Your facility is currently on the state register for animal facilities. Those facilities on the
register are required to have a designated certified operator as of January 1, 1997 and a certified
farm plan by December 31, 1997. The facilities are also subject to two operational reviews/
inspections per year.
The Division of Water Quality has been informed that your animal facility is below the
threshold number requiring certification. With that in mind, enclosed is a form for you to complete
and forward to Raleigh. The address is on the form. Please send it to the attention of Sue
Homewood.
Be advised that North Carolina General Statutes provide for penalties of up to $10,000 per
day per violation as well as criminal penalties for violations of state environmental laws and
regulations. If you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr.
Alan Johnson or me at [phone].
Enclosure
cc: Alexander SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
AJ
919 North Main Street,
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Voice 704-663-1699
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
N*C
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State of North Carolina
Department of .Environment,
. Health. and Natural- Resources
Division Of Water Quality -
James 15. 'Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes; Secretary;
'A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
*April 3,,1997
Marlowe .Mitchell
Marlowe Mitchell Farm
Rt -7 Box 94
Taylorsville ' NC " 28681
MC. •DE; A. OF
ENV LiZONMrc:ivT; HEALTH,
• & LiA1TI=k, IZESOCgicES
APR ` ' 1997.
DI�IISINtI ,DF El 'E' t—IFE;itt &:AN EIENT
CL AAL OFFICE
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Designation of Operator, in Charge'
Marlowe Mitchell Farm
;Facility Number-02--21
Alexander County •
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
You 'were notified by letter dated November 12, -1996, that you were required to "designate "a
certified animal waste management system operator as Operator in Charge for the subject, facility by .
-January,1,-1997. Enclosed with that letter was .an Operator -in Charge Designation,Form for your
facility. Our records indicate that this completed Form -has not yet been returned to our::office.
For, yourconvenience we are sending.you another Operator in Charge Designation;Forrn for your,
facility. 4 Please return -this completed Form to' this office as soon as ,possible but in no case later -
• - than, April 25,-1997:' This office. maintains a'list-of certified operators in your area if you need
assistance in.locating a certified operator.. -
Please note that failure to. designate an. Operator in Charge of your- animal waste management. -
system, is"a violation: of "N.C.G.S. 90A=47.2 .and you will be assessed a civil penalty. unless .an
appropriately certified operator is designated. •Please be -advised that nothing in this letter should be
taken as - absolving you of the responsibility and.liability for any past or fiitureviolations for your'
- failure to designate a :appropriate Operator in Charge by January .1, 1997: ' -
If you have questions concerning this :matter, please contact our Technical Assistance and
Certification Group at [phone].
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Facility File ' '
Enclosure '
F.O. Box 29535, '
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
• Telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
for Steve W. Tedder, Chief
Water,Quality Section
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