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Home My WebLink About900046_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 November 13, 1996 Don Simpson Simpson Swine Farm 1026 Roanoke Church Rd. Monroe NC 28110 SUBJECT::. Operator In Charge Designation Facility: Simpson Swine, Farm Facility ID#: 90-46 Union County Dear Mr. Simpson: 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 anyquestions.concerning this requirement please call Beth Buffington or -Barry Huneycutt of our staff at 919/733-0026. N.C. DEPT. OP ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, & NATURAL RESOURCES NOV n 9 1996 0111ISIOII OF [IdVIIIMENT!.L 110ELSViLLE FEGIO110L OFFICE 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., Division of Water Quality Reduce Reuse Recycle ector 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 • Don Simpson Simpson Swine Farm 1026 Roanoke Church Rd. Monroe NC 28110 • Dear Mr. Simpson: 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 tooth. office.` For your convenience we are sending you another Operator in Charge Designation Form foryour facility.. 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 ofCertifiedoperators in your area if you need assistance in locating a certified operator. I-1NR ELSW/R z'Toir , fl �' ti CI S APR - 499I ®«tN cf E�JI`.:?P �rrj . ti.;i4iE fi �` iiii.; f YFMY it 1;iriL G'FF(Ca SUBJECT: Notice of•Violation ` ; • Designation of Operator in Charge • Simpson Swine Farm -. • Facility m--46 . Union County 90 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(919)733-0026. - bb/awdesletl cc: ' Mooresville Regional Office`; Facility File Enclosure - P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone •919-733-7015 Sincerely, for Steve W. Tedder, Chief Water Quality Section • FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycles/10% post -consumer paper ',