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HomeMy WebLinkAbout490075_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018State 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 George McAuley George McAuley Farm 1241 Tumersburg Hwy Statesville NC 28687 LDEEHNJF Subject: Operator In Charge Designation Facility: George McAuley Farm Facility ID #: 49-75 Iredell County N.O. DI PT. OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, f9 NATURAL RESOURCES re .R 6 1946 avisio1 OF EIVVIROiM!..NTRL MOORESVILLE RE6iOAL JJFICE Dear Mr. McAuley: 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. Enclosures cc: Mooresville Regional Office Water Quality Files Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 Sincerely, /Z Q FOR Steve W. Tedder CVoice 919-733-0026 FAX 919-733-1338 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper Reduce Reuse Rule State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Mooresville Regional Office James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary George McCauley 1241 Turnerburg Hwy. Union Grove, NC 28687 Dear Mr. McCauley: �EHNR DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY June 10, 1997 Subject: Removal from State Registry McCauley Farm, Facility #: 49-75 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 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 (704) 663-1699. Enclosure cc: Iredell 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 Nak • FAX 704-663-6040 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper Reduce Reuse Recycle State of North Carolina Department of=Environrrient, ' 'Health -and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality. • James B; Hunt, Jr.;, Governor . Jonathan B. Howes_,Secretary:: A, Preston:Howard, Jr.; P.E., Director George McAuley George McAuley Farm 1241 Turnersburg Hwy Statesville ' NC 28687 ' Dear Mr. McAuley: 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; 1997. 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 aire 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 caselater than April 25, 1997., This office,maintains a list of certified operators in your area if you need assistance in locating a certified operator. „ ,April 3,' 1997 'SUBJECT: IR-1EN , AEAL1Fi; e3 NATURAL- R FAOUI;CI APR .7 ' 1997 OIVISIf}II,OF Ellu'OOiftit TiL Mif£<E,`lEffr NI EgVilLE- ilE SAL OFFICE Notice of Violation - - Designation of Operator in Charge George McAuley Farm - Facility -Number 49--75 Iredell County 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. Pleasebeadvised that nothing in this letter should be taken as absolving you of the responsibility and liabilityfor 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 (919)733-0026. Sincerely, cc: Mooresville Regional Office Facility File . . Enclosures P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone -919-733-7015 for .Steve W. Tedder, Chief - Water Quality Section FAX-919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycles/10% post -consumer paper