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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0034880_Inspection_20220928Division of Water Resources Division of Soil and Water Conservation Other Agency Facility Number: 140003 Facility Status: Active Permit: AWS140003 Denied Access Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Inactive Or Closed Date: Reason for Visit: Routine County: Caldwell Region: Date of Visit: 09/28/2022 Entry Time: 01:30 pm Exit Time: 3:00 pm Incident #: Farm Name: B.G. Looper and Sons / Wesley Looper Owner Email: Asheville Owner: John Looper Phone: 828-396-9102 Mailing Address: 4695 Petra Mill Rd Granite Falls NC 286308332 Physical Address: 4673 Petra Mill Rd Granite Falls NC 28630 Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant Integrator: Location of Farm: Latitude: 35° 49' 12" Longitude: 81°21'31" From Hwy. 321 N just after crossing Catawba River turn right on Grace Chapel Rd. Turn rt. on Rocky Mount Rd., then immediately left on Petra Mill Rd. (SR 1704) Farm is located approx. 1 mile on left. Question Areas: ▪ Dischrge & Stream Impacts ▪ Records and Documents ▪ Waste Col, Stor, & Treat ▪ Other Issues Waste Application Certified Operator: Secondary OIC(s): John B Looper Operator Certification Number: 17939 On -Site Representative(s): Name 24 hour contact name Wesley Looper Title Phone 828-396-7567 Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): Timothy R Fox Phone: 828-296-4500 Date: Inspection Summary: Tim Fox with ARO inspected the site. Wesley Looper assisted during the inspection. The Facility is a Farrow to Finish Swine Operation. Waste is applied using two methods, Irrigation and tank mounted tank. Lagoon Liquid is Irrigated on nearby fields. Slurry from the settling basins is pumped into a 1500 gallon truck mounted tank and spread on own and rented fields. Spot Checked: Nutrient Sampling 9/4/2022 L1 N=1.88 L2 N=3.11 Irrigation Record Field T15F3 4 Acres Fescue Soils to be due in 2023. Sample record documentation pics in file. Tree work/removal planned for 2023 along banks. Page 1 of 6 Permit: AWS140003 Owner: John Looper Inspection Date: 09/28/22 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Facility Number: 140003 Reason for Visit: Routine AWA 17940 Need 6.0 Hrs by 12/31/2024. Page 2 of 6 Permit: AWS140003 Inspection Date: 09/28/22 Owner: John Looper Facility Number: 140003 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Structures Type Identifier Effective Date Built Date Closed Designated Observed Date Freeboard Freeboard Waste Pit SETTLING BASIN #4 05/11/2000 D1/01/1990 18.00 18.00 Waste Pond LAGOON #1 05/11/2000 D1/01/1975 23.00 15.00 Waste Pond LAGOON #2 05/11/2000 D1/01/1985 19.00 12.00 Waste Pond SETTLING BASIN #1 05/11/2000 D1/01/1965 19.00 15.00 Waste Pond SETTLING BASIN #2 05/11/2000 D1/01/1970 20.00 15.00 Waste Pond SETTLING BASIN #3 05/11/2000 D1/01/1975 Page 3 of 6 Permit: AWS140003 Inspection Date: 09/28/22 Owner: John Looper Facility Number: 140003 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? Discharge originated at: Structure Application Field Other a. Was conveyance man-made? b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) c. What is the estimated volume that reached waters of the State (gallons)? d. Does discharge bypass the waste management system? (if yes, notify DWQ) 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard? 5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (I.e./ larc trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicablE to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks) 9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require maintenance or improvement? Waste Application 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Excessive Ponding? Hydraulic Overload? Frozen Ground? Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)? PAN? Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.? Total Phosphorus? Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil? Outside of acceptable crop window? Evidence of wind drift? Application outside of application area? Crop Type 1 Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ II ❑ ❑ ❑ 11 ❑ ❑ ❑ 11 ❑ ❑ ❑ II ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ Fescue (Hay, Pasture) Page 4 of 6 Permit: AWS140003 Inspection Date: 09/28/22 Owner: John Looper Facility Number: 140003 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Waste Application Yes No NA NE Crop Type 2 Corn (Grain) Crop Type 3 Crop Type 4 Crop Type 5 Crop Type 6 Soil Type 1 Soil Type 2 Soil Type 3 Soil Type 4 Soil Type 5 Soil Type 6 14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan(CAWMP)? 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre determination? 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? Records and Documents 19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available? 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? If yes, check the appropriate box below. WUP? Checklists? Design? Maps? Lease Agreements? Other? If Other, please specify 21. Does record keeping need improvement? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? Weekly Freeboard? Waste Analysis? Soil analysis? Waste Transfers? Weather code? Rainfall? Stocking? Crop yields? ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑• ❑ ❑ El El ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 5 of 6 Permit: AWS140003 Inspection Date: 09/28/22 Owner: John Looper Facility Number: 140003 Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Records and Documents 120 Minute inspections? Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections Sludge Survey 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipmen (NPDES only)? 24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit? 25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the appropriate box(es) below: Failure to complete annual sludge survey Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels Non -compliant sludge levels in any lagoon List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance: 26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge? 27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification? Other Issues 28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document and report mortality rates that exceed normal rates? 29. At the time of the inspection did the facility pose an odor or air quality concern? If yes, contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately. 30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit (i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application) 31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Application Field Lagoon / Storage Pond Other If Other, please specify 32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or CAW M P? 33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative? 34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency? Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ IEI IEI El ❑ 11 ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ II ❑ ❑ ❑ II ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ Page 6 of 6