090044_rOUTINE iNSPECTION_20230727

0 Division of Water Resources
❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation
❑ Other Agency
Facility Number: 090044 Facility Status: Active Permit: NCA209044 ❑ Denied Access
Inspection Type: Compliance Inspection Inactive Or Closed Date:
Reason for Visit: Routine County: Bladen Region: Fayetteville
Date of Visit: 07/27/2023 Entry Time: 09:00 am Exit Time: 10:00 am Incident #:
Farm Name: Melvin Bros Farms, LLC Owner Email: [e-mail]
Owner: Byron Edward Melvin III Phone: [phone]
Mailing Address: 4912 NC Hwy 87 W Elizabethtown NC 28337
Physical Address: 253 Berry Lewis Rd Bladenboro NC 28320
Facility Status: 0 Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Integrator: Murphy -Brown LLC
Location of Farm: Latitude: 34' 34' 19" Longitude: 78' 49' 26"
From Bladenboro go down 3 mile turn left on 1128 3/4 mile on left.
Question Areas:
Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat
Waste Application
Records and Documents Other Issues
Certified Operator: Byron Edward Melvin
Operator Certification Number: 1004362
Secondary OIC(s):
On -Site Representative(s): Name Title
Phone
24 hour contact name Byron Melvin
On -site representative Byron Melvin
Primary Inspector: Diane Harrison
Phone:
Inspector Signature:
Date:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Inspection Summary:
15- working on field going to cut and spray
9- lagoon bank is washing out on lagoon #1 where pipe has come off Byron will send pictures within 30 days
farm looks good
NOTE: called Byron after inspecion and suggested he check with someone to make sure it has not eroded into the clay liner and
he can fix it
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Permit: NCA209044 Owner: Byron Edward Melvin III Facility Number:090044
Inspection Date:07/27/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine
Regulated Operations
Swine
Design Capacity Current promotions
Swine - Feeder to Finish 7,040 I 5,600
Total Design Capacity: 7,040
Total SSLW: 950,400
Waste Structures
Effective Built Closed Designated Observed
Type Identifier Date Date Date Freeboard Freeboard
Lagoon
1
03/17/2005
Lagoon
2
03/17/2005
Lagoon
A
10/26/2005
I
19.00
25.00
Lagoon
B
10/26/2005
19.00
20.00
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Permit: NCA209044 Owner: Byron Edward Melvin III Facility Number:090044
Inspection Date:07/27/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine
Discharges & Stream Impacts
Yes
No NA NE
1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation?
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Discharge originated at:
Structure
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Application Field
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Other
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a. Was conveyance man-made?
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b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ)
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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)
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2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation?
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3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the
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State other than from a discharge?
Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment
Yes
No NA NE
4. Is storage capacity less than adequate?
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If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard?
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5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (I.e./ larc
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trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)?
6. Are there structures on -site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a
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waste management or closure plan?
7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement?
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8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicablE
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to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks)
9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require
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maintenance or improvement?
Waste Application
Yes No NA NE
10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need
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maintenance or improvement?
11. Is there evidence of incorrect application?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Excessive Ponding?
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Hydraulic Overload?
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Frozen Ground?
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Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)?
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PAN?
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Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.?
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Total Phosphorus?
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Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil?
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Outside of acceptable crop window?
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Evidence of wind drift?
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Application outside of application area?
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Permit: NCA209044 Owner: Byron Edward Melvin III Facility Number:090044
Inspection Date:07/27/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine
Waste Application
Yes No NA NE
Crop Type 1
Coastal Bermuda Grass w/
Rye Overseed
Crop Type 2
Corn (Grain)
Crop Type 3
Crop Type 4
Crop Type 5
Crop Type 6
Soil Type 1
Rains fine sandy loam
Soil Type 2
Pantego loam
Soil Type 3
Woodington loamy sand
Soil Type 4
Foreston loamy sand
Soil Type 5
Goldsboro -Urban land
complex, 0 to 3% sl
Soil Type 6
Autryville loamy sand, 0 to
3% slopes
14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste
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Management Plan(CAWMP)?
15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement?
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16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre
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determination?
17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application?
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18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment?
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Records and Documents
Yes No NA NE
19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available?
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20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
WUP?
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Checklists?
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Design?
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Maps?
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Lease Agreements?
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Other?
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If Other, please specify
21. Does record keeping need improvement?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Waste Application?
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Weekly Freeboard?
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Waste Analysis?
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Soil analysis?
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Waste Transfers?
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Weather code?
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Permit: NCA209044 Owner: Byron Edward Melvin III Facility Number:090044
Inspection Date:07/27/23 Inspection TypeCompliance Inspection Reason for Visit:Routine
Records and Documents
Yes
No NA NE
Rainfall?
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Stocking?
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Crop yields?
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120 Minute inspections?
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Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections
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Sludge Survey
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22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge?
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23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipmen
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(NPDES only)?
24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit?
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25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the
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appropriate box(es) below:
Failure to complete annual sludge survey
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Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels
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Non -compliant sludge levels in any lagoon
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List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance: #1
.53 POA 11/3/2020
-11
/2/2024
26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge?
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27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification?
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Other Issues
Yes
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28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document
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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,
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contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately.
30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit,
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(i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application)
31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility?
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If yes, check the appropriate box below.
Application Field
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Lagoon / Storage Pond
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Other
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If Other, please specify
32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or
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CAW M P?
33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on -site representative?
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34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency?
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