310475_PC-2022-0009 Remission (Decision)_20221205

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 5, 2022
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Rufus E. Rouse
Reedy Meadows Farms 1&2
1658 Pasture Branch Road
Beulaville, NC 28518
SUBJECT: Request for Remission of Civil Penalty
Case No. PC-2022-0009
Farm # 31-0475
Permit Number AWS310475
Duplin County
Dear Rufus E. Rouse:
In accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A(f), the Director of the North
Carolina Division of Water Resources considered the information you submitted in support of your
request for remission and did not find grounds to modify the civil penalty assessment of $2,455.20.
A copy of the Director's decision is attached.
Two options are available to you at this stage of the remission process:
1) You may pay the penalty.
If you decide to pay the penalty, please make your check payable to the Depailiuent of
Environmental Quality (DEQ). Send the payment within thirty (30) calendar days of your receipt
of this letter to the attention of:
D_E
NORTH CAROLINA
Deperhrent of Environmental Oueihy
Miressa D. Garoma
NC DEQ-DWR
Animal Feeding Operations Branch
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
OR
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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2) You may decide to have the Environmental Management Commission's (EMC)
Committee on Civil Penalty Remissions make the final decision on your remission
request.
If payment is not received within 30 calendar days from your receipt of this letter, your request for
remission with supporting documents and the recommendation of the Director of the North
Carolina Division of Water Resources will be delivered to the Committee on Civil Penalty
Remissions for final agency decision.
If you or your representative would like to speak before the Committee, you must complete and
return the attached Request for Oral Presentation Form within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt
of this letter. Send the completed form to:
Miressa D. Garoma
NC DEQ-DWR
Animal Feeding Operations Branch
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
The EMC Chairman will review the supporting documents and your request for an oral
presentation (if you make the request). If the Chairman determines that there is a compelling
reason to require a presentation, you will be notified of when and where you should appear. If a
presentation is not required, the final decision will be based upon the written record.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me at
[phone].
Attachments
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File # PC-2022-0009
Laserfiche File No. 310475
NORTH CAROLINA
noparlmont of Environmental inuolny
Sincerely,
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Ramesh Ravella, Supervisor
Animal Feeding Operations Branch
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