550007_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20190212

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
John P. Beam
Beam Dairy
3058 Johnstown Road
Cherryville, NC 28021
Dear John P. Beam:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 12, 2019
RECEIVED/NCDENR/DWI
FEB 1 3 2019
WQROS
MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWC550007
Beam Dairy
Cattle Waste Collection, Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Lincoln County
In accordance with your January 28, 2019 request to increase the animal number (by 400 additional milk
cows), we are hereby forwarding to you this Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to John P. Beam,
authorizing the operation of the subject animal waste management system in accordance with General
Permit AWG200000.
This approval shall consist of the operation of this System including, but not limited to, the management
and land application of animal waste as specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan
(CAWMP) for Beam Dairy, located in Lincoln County, with an animal capacity of no greater than the
following annual averages:
Dairy Calf: 100 Dry Cow: 250 Beef Brood Cow:
Dairy Heifer: 70 Beef Stocker Calf: Other:
Milk Cow: 1400 Beef Feeder:
This COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2019, and shall hereby void
Certificate of Coverage Number AWC550007 dated October 1, 2014. Pursuant to this 'COC, you are
authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the conditions and limitations as specified
in the General Permit, the facility's CAWMP, and this COC. An adequate system for collecting and
maintaining the required monitoring data and operational information must be established for this facility.
Any increase in waste production greater than the certified design capacity or increase in number of animals
authorized by this COC cas provided above) will require a modification to the CAWMP. and this COC and
must be completed prior to actual increase in either wastewater flow or number of animals:- -r
Please read this COC and the enclosed State General Permit carefully. Please pay careful attention to the
record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Record keeping forms are unchanged with 'this
General Permit. Pleasecontinue to use the same record keeping forms.
If your Waste Utilization Plan (WUP) has been developed based on site -specific information, careful
evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current WUP is inaccurate
you will need to have anew WUP` developed.
DE Q�
North Carollna Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9000

The issuance of this COC does not excuse the Permittee from the obligation to comply with all applicable
laws, rules, standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does, issuance of a COC to operate
under this permit convey any property rights in either real or personal property.
Per NRCS standards a 100-foot separation shall be maintained between water supply wells and any. lagoon,
storage pond, or any wetted area of a spray field.
Please be advised that any violation of the terms and conditions specified in this COC, the General Permit
or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC,or penalties in accordance with NCGS 143-
215.6A through 143-215.6C including civil penalties, criminal penalties, and injunctive relief.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to
apply for an individual permit by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on
this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding.
In accordance with Condition II.22 of the General Permit, waste application shall cease within four (4)
hours of the time that the National Weather Service issues a Hurricane Warning, Tropical Storm Warning,
or a Flood Watch associated with a tropical system for the county in which the facility is located. You may
find detailed watch/warning information for your county by calling the Greenvill/Spartanburg, SC National
Weather Service office at [phone], or by visiting their website at: http://www.weather.gov/gsp/.
This facility is located in a county covered by our Mooresville Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at 704-663-1699. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General
Permit, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
30A,A
for Linda Culpepper
Director, Division of Water Resources
Enclosure (General Permit AWG100000)
cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for, all ccs)
Mooresville Regional Office, Water uality Regional Operations Sec ion
Lincoln County Health Department
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District
AFOGWS Central Files (Permit No. AWC550007)