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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Steve W. Tedder, Chairman December 5,1996
Tommy Barker
Barkers Dairy
154 Brookhaved Rd
Union Grove NC 28689
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Subject: Operator In Charge Designation
Facility: Barkers Dairy
Facility ID #: 49-52
Iredell County
N.C. DEPT, OF
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH..
NATURAL RESOURCES
DEC 2 ? 1996
fIVISIOPI OF DIV!OU ME0T41
MOONOESVIILE 11E6IIIIML OFFICE
Dear Mr. Barker:
Senate Bill 1217, An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Study Commission on
Agricultural Waste, was enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 21, 1996. This bill
requires that a certified operator be designated as the Operator in Charge by January 1, 1997, for each animal
waste management system that serves 250 or more swine, 100 or more confined cattle, 75 or more horses,
1,000 or more sheep, or 30,000 or more confined poultry with a liquid animal waste management system. Our
records indicate that your facility is registered with the Division of Water Quality and meets the requirements
for designating an OIC.
A training and certification program is not yet available for animal waste management systems involving
cattle, horses, sheep, or poultry. Owners and operators of these systems will be issued temporary animal waste
management certificates by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission
(WPCSOCC). The temporary certificates -will expire December 31, 1997, and will not be renewed. To obtain
a permanent certification, you will be required to complete ten hours of training and pass an examination by
December 31, 1997. A training and certification program for operators of animal waste management systems
involving cattle, sheep, horses, and poultry is now being developed and should be available by the spring of
1997. The type of training and certification required for the operator of each system will be based on the nature
of the wastes to be treated and the treatment process(es) primarily used to treat the animal waste. •
As the owner of an animal operation with an animal waste management system, you must designate an
Operator in Charge and must submit the enclosed designation form to the WPCSOCC. If you do not intend to
operate your animal waste management system yourself, you must designate an employee or engage a contract
operator to be the Operator in Charge. The person designated as the Operator in Charge, whether yourself or
another person, must complete the enclosed application form for temporary certification as an animal waste
management system operator. Both the designation form and the application form must be completed and
returned by December 31, 1996.
If you have questions about the new requirements for animal waste management system operators, please call
Beth Buffington or Barry Huneycutt at 919/733-0026.
Sincerely,
Enclosures
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Water Quality Files -
Water Pollution Control System
Operators Certification Commission
P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
FOR Steve W. Tedder
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Site Requires Immediate Attention:
ANIMALFacility
FEEDLOT
NISIION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT No. `a�9- 2
OPERATIONS SITE VISITATION RECORD
DATE: ,1995
Time: , : 4s_/P
Farm Name/Owner:,_/ h emus E �� J A',/e,^5
Mailing Address: `i 4 - �tit- JQ Q t d'7
County: brtdeil
Integrator.
Phone:
On Site Representative:NaCeA Phone:
Physical Address/Location: I 5-51 5rooK avek /
Type of Operation: Swine : Poultry Cattle
Design Capacity: / 00 �'
Number of Animals on Site: ..
DEM Certification Number: ACE DEM Certification Number: ACNEW
Latitude: ' 3 5 ' ' S I ' g a " ' Longitude: TO • - 57 . co' " Elevation: _meet
Circle Yes or No
Does the Animal Waste Lagoon have sufficient freeboard of 1 Foot + 25 year 24 hour storm event
(approximately 1 Foot + 7 inches) Yes or No . Actual Freeboard: ' Ft. O. Inches
Was any seepage observed from the lagoon(s).r No Was any erosion observed? Yes
Is adequate land available for spray? or No Is the cover crop adequate? es or No
Crop(s) being utilized: truss
Does the facility meet SCS muunwm setback criteria? 200 Feet from Dwellings? 9or No
100 Feet from Wells?r No
Is the animal waste stockpiled within 100 Feet of USGS Blue Line Stream? Yes or Kr
Is animal waste land applied, or spray irrigated within'25 Peet of a USGS Map Blue Line? Yes oi'
Is animal waste discharged into waters of the state by man-made ditch, flushing system, or other
similar man-made devices? or No If Yes, Please Explain.
Does the facility maintain adequate wastemanagement records (volumes of manure, land applied,
spray irrigated on specific acreage with cover crop)? Yes or No u H k.tzus.,
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Does the Animal Waste Lagoon have sufficient freeboard of 1 Foot + 25
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Is adequate land available for s ra g on(s). Yes or Was any erosion observed? Yes
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Does the facility meet SCS minimum setback criteria200 Feet from ? Dwellings? es or. No
100 Feet from Wells? Gor No
Is the animal waste stockpiled within 100 Feet
Is animal waste land applied or spray irrigated of USGS Blue Line Stream? Yes o�N
g within 25 Feet of a USGS Map Blue Line? Yes o
Is animal waste discharged into waters of the state by man-made ditch flushing system, or other
similar man-made devices?
Yes o If Yes, Please Explain.
Does the facility maintain adequate waste management records
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Additional Comments: Q. h,, p) Yes or No
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
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DIVISION OF WATER • QUALITY
July 25, 1996
Mr. Thomas E. Barker
Barker's Dairy
154 Brookhaven Road
Statesville, North Carolina 28677
Subject: DWQ Animal Waste Lagoon Inspection Report
Barker's Dairy
Iredell County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Barker:
Enclosed is a copy of the inspection report for the inspection of the animal
waste storage structue (s) conducted on July .22, 1995 by Ms. Linda Vernon of this
Office. The report should be self-explanatory. If any problems or inadequacies are
indicated in the report, please take the necessary actions 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.
If technical assistance, or financial assistance is needed, please contact your
local Soil and Water Conservation District.
Any further correspondence related to the subject inspection will be sent
under separate cover. .If you have questions regarding this matter, please feel free
to contact Ms. Vernon or me at [phone].
cc• Iredeli SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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919 North Main Street,
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Voice 704-663-1699
Sincerely,
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D . Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director -
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED.
Mr. Thomas E. Barker
Barkers Dairy -
154 Brookhaven Rd.
Statesville, North Carolina 28677.
Subject:
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Loss of Deemed Permitted Status
Notice of Violation
As per 15ANCAC 2H .0217(a)(1)
Barkers Dairy
Iredell County, NC
Dear Mr. Barker:
Animal Operations in the State have been deemed permitted by thebivision of
Environmental Management in accordance with Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative
Code, 2H, Rule .0217. An individual nondischarge permitis not required if certain criteria are
met. A major requirement to be deemed permitted is that there must not be a discharge of any
wastewater from the operation to the waters of the State.
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This letter transmits a Notice of Violation and notification that your animal operation has
been found discharging wastewater to the surface waters of the State and is, therefore, no longer
deemed permitted as a nondischarge facility under 15A NCAC 2H .0217. Therefore, the existing
wastewater treatment system serving your animal operation is currently being operated without a
permit as required by North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1.
If you wish to be reconsidered for coverage by the deemed permitted provision of the
Rule, you must: 1) immediately eliminate the discharge of wastewater; 2) make any modifications
needed to ensure there will be no future discharges; and 3) send in an approved animal waste
management plan by completing the attached certification form. This form and a copy of your
plan must be returned to: 0
Water Quality Section Planning Branch
Post Office Box-29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
P.6. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone.[phone] FAX [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
April 3, 1997
Tommy Barker
Barkers Dairy
154 Brookhaved Rd
Union Grove NC 28689
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INC. DEPT. OF
ENVIRON\IENT, Ham_\LT I,
67 NATURAL, RESOURCES
APR 7 1997
DIVISID11 0f E!V'UE;1EJTAL MfEf;IFIfI
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation F,;ODRESu .LE OCc: 'st► t Offtgt
Designation of Operator in Charge
Barkers Dairy
Facility Number 49--52
Iredell County
Dear Mr. Barker:
You were notified by letter dated December 5, 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, 1-997. Enclosed with that
letter was an Operator in Charge Designation Form specifically for your facility, Instructions for Completing
Application for Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste Management System Operator, and an Application for
Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste Management System Operator. Our records indicate that these
completed Forms have not yet been returned to our office.
As was explained in the previous letter, a training and certification program is not yet available for animal waste
management systems involving cattle, horses, sheep, or poultry (with a liquid waste system). Therefore owners of
these systems were allowed to request that they be issued temporary certifications until December 31, 1997. All that
was required to receive this temporary certification was the completion of the Application Form.
For you convenience, we are sending you additional copies of the Operator in Charge Designation Form specifically
for your facility, Instructions for Completing Application for Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste
Management System Operator, and an Application for Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste Management
System Operator. 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 future violations for your failure to designate an 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].
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Facility File
Enclosures
P.O. Box 29535,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
Telephone [phone]
Sincerely,
for
Steve W. Tedder, Chief
Water Quality Section
FAX [phone]
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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
Tommy Barker
154 Brook haven Rd.
Union Grove, NC 28689
Dear Mr. Barker:
DIEE1NF
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
June 10, 1997
Subject: Removal from State Registry
Barkers Dairy, Facility #: 49-52
Iredell 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 dairy facility is no longer in
operation or you are 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-penatties 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: Iredell SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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919 North Main Street,
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Voice 704-663-1699
Sincerely,
J,.�
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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