310017_COC_Farm Digester General Permit_20221011

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Ironside Investment Management, LLC
DM Farms Sec 2 Sites 1-4
PO Box 1139
Wallace, NC 28466
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 11, 2022
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. ADS310017
DM Farms Sec 2 Sites 1-4
Swine Farm Digester Waste Collection,
Treatment, Storage, and Application System
Duplin County
Dear Ironside Investment Management, LLC:
In accordance with your request to transfer permit coverage from Individual Swine Waste Management
Permit Number AWI310017 to the Swine Farm Digester Waste Management System General Permit
(AWG400000), we are hereby issuing to you this Certificate of Coverage (COC) under General Permit
AWG400000, authorizing the operation of a farm digester system (including the animal waste management
system) to produce biogas for use as a renewable energy resource. The subject farm digester system consists
of converting two existing earthen lined lagoons to digesters (Sites DM 2-2 and DM 2-3), four existing
379,130 gallon effluent storage tanks, four existing 15,000 gallon waste pits/lift stations, two existing
earthen lined lagoons for treated effluent storage (Sites DM 2-1 and DM 2-4), one existing 2,400 m3
biodome biogas storage structure, one existing gas conditioning unit, one existing Combined Heat and
Power (CHP) unit, and all necessary pipes, pumps, alarms, controls, and appurtenances to serve the 31,680
Feeder to Finish swine at DM Farms Sec 2 Sites 1-4, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data submitted to and approved by
the Department of Environmental Quality (Deparlment).
This authorization includes the management and land application of animal waste as specified in the
facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) for DM Farms Sec 2 Sites 1-4, located in
Duplin County, with a swine animal capacity of no greater than the following annual averages:
Wean to Finish: Feeder to Finish: 31,680 Boar/Stud:
Wean to Feeder: Farrow to Wean: Gilts:
Farrow to Finish: Farrow to Feeder: Other:
If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation, there may be one boar for each 15 sows. Where
boars are unnecessary, they may be replaced by an equivalent number of sows. Any of the sows may be
replaced by gilts at a rate of 4 gilts for every 3 sows.
This COC shall be effective from date of issue, until September 30, 2024. Per your request to transfer
permit coverage and with issuance of this COC, Permit Numbers AWS310017 and AWI310017, previously
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9129

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issued to this facility are hereby rescinded. Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and required to operate
the system in conformity with the conditions and limitations as specified in General Permit AWG400000,
the facility's CAWMP, and this COC. This COC is issued in accordance with General Permit AWG400000.
Please read this COC and the enclosed Swine Farm Digester Waste Management System General
Permit carefully. Condition I.16 requires regional office notification prior to operation of the new farm
digester system. Influent/Effluent monitoring must begin within six months of submission of the Engineer's
Certification for the farm digester system required by Condition I.15. Please pay careful attention to the
record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Please use the most current record keeping forms.
An adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required monitoring data and operational
information must be established for this facility. Any increase in waste production greater than the certified
design capacity or increase in number of animals beyond that authorized by this COC (as provided above)
will require a modification to the CAWMP and must be approved by the Division of Water Resources
(Division) prior to actual increase in either wastewater flow or number of animals.
If your Waste Utilization Plan (WUP) has been developed based on site -specific information, careful
evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current WUP is inaccurate
you will need to have a new WUP developed.
The issuance of this COC does not excuse the Permittee from complying with all applicable laws, rules,
standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of this COC to operate under this
permit convey any property rights in either real or personal property.
Per 15A NCAC 02T .1304 and NRCS standards a 100-foot separation shall be maintained between water
supply wells and any lagoon, storage pond, or any land application of waste.
Please be advised that any violation of the terms and conditions specified in this COC, General Permit
AWG400000 and/or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, civil penalties per NCGS 143-
215.6A, criminal penalties per NCGS 143-21.6B, and/or injunctive relief per 143-215.6C.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you may apply for an
individual permit by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on the application
process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding.
In accordance with Condition II.23 of General Permit AWG400000, waste application shall cease within
twelve (12) hours of the time that the National Weather Service issues a Hurricane Warning, Tropical Storm
Warning, or a Flood Watch/Flash Flood Watch associated with a tropical system for the county in which
the facility is located. You may find detailed watch/warning information for your county by calling the
Newport/Morhead City, NC National Weather Service office at [phone], or by visiting their website
at: www.weather.gov/mhx/
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9129

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This facility is located in a county covered by our Wilmington Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at 910-796-7215. If you need additional information concerning this COC or General
Permit AWG400000, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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for Richard E. Rogers, Jr.
Director, Division of Water Resources
Enclosures (General Permit AWG400000)
cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all ccs)
Duplin County Health Department
Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Cavanaugh Solutions
Smithfield Hog Production
Laserfiche File No.: 310017
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NORTH CAROLINA
gaparhneM of Environment,/quay
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9129