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ROY COOPER _
Governor d C
ELIZABETH S.BISERr= * a2
Secretary •E .
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
February 28, 2023
John Shields
Notla Farms
115 Dairy Farm Road
Murphy,NC 28906
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWC200001
Notla Farms
Cattle Waste Collection, Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Cherokee County
Dear John Shields:
Reference is made to your request for rescission of the subject animal waste permit with
the submission of a rescission request letter received on February 1, 2023. In accordance
with your request, Permit No. AWC200001 is rescinded, effective immediately.
Please be aware that, all of the following requirements apply upon this permit rescission:
1. The cattle facility shall be subject to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02T .1303
(Permitting By Regulation) and 15A NCAC 02T .0113 (Permitting By Regulation)
until the containment area is closed in accordance with standards adopted by the NRCS.
2. The permittee shall maintain records of land application and weekly records of
containment basin waste levels on forms provided by or approved by the Division.
3. Closure shall include pre-notification to the Division and,within 15 days of completion
of closure, submittal of a closure form supplied by the Division or closure forms
approved by the Division that provide the same information required by the forms
supplied by the Division.
If, in the future, you wish again to operate this animal waste management system at
or above the permitting threshold of 100 confined cattle,you must first apply for and
receive a new animal waste permit Certificate of Coverage.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
D E Q�� 512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1636
NORTH CAR Envl 919.707.9129
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Any future permitted animal waste management system shall be considered a new facility
and subject to current permitting and design requirements at that time (Session Law 2013-
413). Operating an animal waste management system without a valid animal waste permit
Certificate of Coverage will subject the responsible party to a civil penalty of up to$25,000
per day.
Please contact the Asheville Regional Office at(828) 296-4500 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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for Richard E. Rogers, JR
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Operator Certification Unit,NC Public Water Supply Section
Cherokee County Soil &Water Conservation District
DWR Budget Office
Laserfiche File No: 200001
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1636
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