900026_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

State 'of North Carolina
Department of. Environment,
Health and Natural Resources'
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
November 13, 1996
Jerry Autry
Jerry Autry Farm
3914 Philadelphia Church Rd.
Marshville NC 28103
SUBJECT: Operator In Charge Designation
Facility: Jerry Autry Farrn
Facility ID#: 90-26
Union County
Dear Mr. Autry:
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 your animal 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.
N.C. DEPT, oW
ENVIRONMENT, ILEALTI.1;
NATURAL! Ri 3CYIJRCES
NO n 19961
DIVISION OF EPVIII2NIIENTAL r1ANAGEI.IEE11
R1OCOESViUEE Carts
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 -hector
Division of Water Quality
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper

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
Jerry 'Autry
Jerry Autry Farm
3914 Philadelphia " Church •Rd:
Marshville NC " 28103
•
.race o.: Q
iNVIRONn,?ENT;
fs�-NATUF.AL nEsouR,ci:S
-'D1111S1911 Of ECII' or t Efif .r;1 :<, O EilLit
E O EF �stE. Gw iaf�l''6fWW
• -SUBJECT: Notice of Violation =
Designation of Operator in Charge
Jerry Autry Farm . - • •
Facility Number 90--26
Union County . .
You were notified byletter 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 thatthis completed Form has not yet been returned to our office. -
For your convenience we are sendirig you_'another Operator in Charge Designation Form for your
facility. Please.return this. completed Form to this office as soon as possible but in no case later
than April 25; 1997. This officemaintains 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 pastor 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)73370026.
bb/awdesletl
cc: Mooresville Regional Office
Facility File
Enclosure -
P.O. Box 29535;
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
Telephone [phone] - -
'Sincerely, ; . .
for Steve W. Tedder, Chief
Water Quality Section
Reduce Reuse Recycle
- • FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
• 50% recycles/10% post -consumer paper

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Jerry Autry
3914 Philadelphia Church Rd.
Marshville, NC 28103
Dear Mr. Autry:
oEf--irvFz
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
May 28, 1997
Subject: Removal from State Registry
. Jerry Autry Farm, Facility #: 90- 26
Union 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 swine 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 [phone].
Sincerely,
,0.
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Enclosure
cc: Union SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
AJ
919 North Main Street,NItir%
FAX [phone]
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 An Equal FAX
Action Employer
Voice 704-663-1699 Reduce Reuso Recycle 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
Jerry Autry
3914 Philadelphia Ch. Rd.
Monroe, NC 28110
Dear Mr. Autry:
A47•IY'vA
CoEHNR
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
September 15, 1997
Subject: Certification/Notice of Violations
Jerry Autry Farm, Facility #: 90-26
Union County, NC
The deadline for the certified waste management plan to be implemented is December 31, 1997,
and there will be no extension of the deadline. With this in mind, this letter will touch on some of the
general components and issues that are of concern during an inspection.
As a certified, or soon to be certified, farm your files at a minimum must contain the following
information, and need to be available for review during the inspection:
Certification forms
Site diagram - showing fencing, streams, buffer zones
Waste application records/forms
Maps of acreage and irrigated fields
Waste utilization plan
Waste and soil analysis records
Emergency action plan and mortality & odor control checklist
Regarding waste application records, all information should be recorded. This includes (but is
not limited to) the field used, total minutes waste was applied (if required), the amount of waste irrigated/
hauled, the amount of nitrogen applied and the crop nitrogen balance. The crops and fields that are being
utilized for waste application must be specified in the certified waste management plan. For those
facilities that grow hay, the date when the hay is harvested should be recorded. If you feel the plan does
not allow you the flexibility you need, contact a technical specialist to have the farm plan modified.
For lagoons/storage ponds, remember that a freeboard of 12 inches plus an additional 5 - 9
inches (depending on location) for a 25 year/24 hour rain event must be maintained from the top of the
storage pond/lagoon. If there is an emergency spillway/pipe, then the level must be maintained to
compensate for a 25 yr/24 hr storm. A pumping marker must also be installed. This may be a pipe or
other structure that is already in the lagoon. Whatever the marker is, it must be prominently identified.
919 North Main Street,
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Voice 704-663-1699
NOC
FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper
CKeduce Reuse Rayne-

Page 2
The question often comes up as to what warrants a Notice of Violation (NOV). An NOV may
be issued for the following instances, among others:
a) inadequate freeboard,
b) inadequate land for waste application,
c) application on an unapproved crop/acreage,
d) discharge of waste from lagoon/facility,
e) excessive vegetation on the sideslopes of a lagoon/pond, or
f) other minor deficiencies.
Examples of a deficiency would be the waste or soil analysis forms not being up to date or the
application records not being filled out properly.
Please note, failure to submit the certification form by December 31, 1997, does not exclude you
from the responsibility of maintaining your storage pond/lagoon levels and waste application records.
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 violations of state environmental laws and regulations.
If you have any questions concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Alan Johnson or me
at [phone].
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleaso . E.
Water Quality egional Supervisor
cc: Union SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
AJ

Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of' Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Jerry Autry
Jerry Autry Farm
3914 Philadelphia Church Rd.
Marshville NC 28103
Dear Terry Autry.
7
1-5-"1""'-wo=rCr:\i'F=3.
December 15, 1997
Ce
N.C. I?:7,ns. "1
DEC 18 1997
OP/IS;C;'1 OF Ei'1r,70?1."17'1
MEE
Subject: Removal of Registration
Facility Number 90-26
Union County
This is to acknowledge receipt of your request that your facility no longer be registered as an active animal
waste management system per the terms of 15A NCAC 2H .0217. The information you provided us indicated that your
operation's animal population does not exceed the number set forth by 15A NCAC 2H .0217, and therefore does not
require registration for a certified animal waste management plan.
Under 15A NCAC 2H .0217, your facility is deemed permitted if waste is properly managed and does not
reach the surface waters of the state. Any system determined to have an adverse impact on water quality may be
required to obtain a waste management plan or an individual permit. You are reminded that a discharge of wastes to the
surface waters of the state will subject you to a civil penalty up to $10,000 per day.
Should you decide to increase the number of animals housed at your facility beyond the threshold limits listed
below, you will be required to obtain a certified animal waste management plan prior to stocking animals to that level.
Threshold numbers of animals that require certified animal waste management plans are as follows:
Swine
Confined Cattle
Horses
Sheep
Poultry with a liquid waste system
250
100
75
1,000
30.000
If you have questions regarding this letter or the status of your operation please call Sue Homewood of our staff
at [phone] ext 502.
Sincerely,
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: �D'Iooreslter Quality;legioiial�©fficey
Union Soil and Water Conservation District
Facility File
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50 % recycled/10 % post -consumer paper