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Mr. Harold Travek
3306 Marshville Olive Branch Rd.
Marshville, NC 28103
Dear Mr. Travek:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross, Jr.,Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Qiality
Coleen Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Qiality
WATER QUALITY SECTION
November 6, 2003
Subject: Compost Facility
Waste Allegedly Entering Pond
Union County, NC
Ms. Teresa Bradford with the Division of Solid Waste notified this office of your concern that
contaminants from a compost facility may be entering a pond on your property. In speaking with Ms.
Bradford, she informed us that the stockpiled litter (used for composting) was in excess of 400 ft. from
the pond and any runoff would flow through a pasture and a wooded area. The Division of Water Quality
regulation's (15A 02I-1.0217 (a) (1) (B)) states that litter from poultry operation cannot be stockpiled any
closer than 100 fl. to a perennial stream. The stockpiled manure at this facility far exceeds that distance.
In addition, photos of the stockpiled litter at the facility showed no physical evidence (erosion, streaks of
green grass, etc.) that runoff was occurring.
Be advised that the aquatic vegetation in the pond can be due to other factors. Fertilizer
applications and manure from cattle grazing in the surrounding pasture would also contribute to algae and
other aquatic vegetative growth in the pond. Please contact your local Agricultural Extension Agent for
recommendations to control aquatic growth in ponds.
Finally, because the pond is a catchment basin for the surrounding topography, and there is neither
a stream entering or leaving the pond, it would not meet our criteria of surface waters for regulatory
purposes.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Johnson or
me at [phone].
cc: Richard Cohan
ii- ,A Solid Waste- Teresa Bradford
NCDENR File
Customer Service
1 877-623-6748
Sincerely,
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D. Rex Gleason, P.E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office, 919 North Main Street, Mooresville, NC 28115 PHONE [phone]
FAX [phone]

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Harold Travek/NC Citizen Complaint
Wed,.12 Nov 2003 10:56:46 -0500
Steve Lewis <[e-mail]>
NC DENR DWQ
Alan Klimek <[e-mail]>, Coleen Sullins <[e-mail]>,
Arthur Mouberry <[e-mail]>, [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail],
Alan Johnson <[e-mail]>, Rex Gleason <[e-mail]>,
JeffPoupart <[e-mail]>, TED LYON <[e-mail]>
Alan K.- I spoke with Mr. Travek and with Alan Johnson in the Mooresville regional office. Alan J. was
well aware of Mr. Travek and in fact was in the process of writing a letter to him when I called.
Mr. Travek's neighbors have a permitted composting facility. Staff with Solid Waste have inspected the
operation in response to Mr. Travek's complaints. The operation is in compliance with their permit.
The poultry waste stockpile is approximately 700 feet from Mr. Travek's pond according to the surveyor
that Mr. Travek hired (minimum required is 400'). Ifs about 45 feet higher in elevation than the creek.
Solid waste staff saw no evidence that the waste was impacting the pond or the creek although Mr.
Travek claims that there is a "dried crust" that runs from the stockpile to his pond. Alan Johnson agreed
to make a site visit the next time that it rains heavily enough to possibly have some runoff from the
stockpile to the pond or creek.
Alan J. - Would you please copy EPA on the findings of your site visit? Thanks, I owe you one.
Subject: [Fwd: NC Citizen Complaint]
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 10:34:02 -0500
From: Alan Klimek <alan.kl [e-mail]>
Organization: NC DENR DWQ
To: Steven Lewis <[e-mail]>
CC: Coleen Sullins <[e-mail]>, Arthur Mouberry
<[e-mail]>
Just to get the ball rolling, please find what region this is in (I guess by calling the complainant) and have
our appropriate people check it out.
Alan
Original Message
Subject: NC Citizen Complaint
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 09:34:38 -0500
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Alan & Coleen:
We have been receiving complaints recently from Mr. Harold Travek (704)
624-3360 concerning his neighbor hauling in animal waste and mixing it
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and a pond on Mr. Travek's property and may also be impacting private
wells. Mr. Travek has been talking with Mr. Ted Lyons of NC's Waste
Division [phone] ext 253 but I have, been unable to reach Mr.
Lyons and it appears that he is out of the office until late this month.
I would appreciate it if you would have someone contact Mr. Travek and
look into his issues. Please haVe them copy me on their findings.
Thanks,
David
David Parker
Chief, Eastern Enforcement Section
USEPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
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