NCG060108_Tier I Response for Fecal Col_20231006

Georgoulias, Bethany
From: Georgoulias, Bethany
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 11:38 AM
To: 'Josh Batchelor'
Cc: Lankford Ruffin; Cook, Brittany; Lambe, Brian
Subject: RE: Tier 1 Response - NCG060108
Attachments: Fecal Exceeded Rev 1.docx
Josh,
Thank you so much for reaching out to us.This notification actually should go to the Wilmington Regional Office, but we
will make sure the info is included in the permit file in our repository. I have also copied the industrial stormwater
contact there, Brian Lambe.
Permit No. NCG060000
Within two weeks ii. Notify the Division's Regional Office of the exceedance date and value via
email or,when it is developed,an electronic form created by the Division
for reporting exceedances.
iii. Conduct a storrnwater management inspection.
iv_ Identify and evaluate possible causes of the benchmark exceedance.
Within one month v. Select specific, feasible courses of action to reduce concentrations of the
parameter(s) of concern including,but not limited to,source controls,
operational controls,or physical improvements.
Within two months vi_ Implement the selected Feasible actions.
Best regards,
Bethany Georgoulias(she/her)
Environmental Engineer,Stormwater Program
DEMLR Laserfiche Administrator
Division of Energy, Mineral,and Land Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
919 707 3641 office
[e-mail]
512 N.Salisbury Street,Raleigh, NC 27604 (location)
1612 Mail Service Center,Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 (mailing)
Website: http//deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/stormwater
From:Josh Batchelor<[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 9:34 AM
To: Georgoulias, Bethany<[e-mail]>
Cc: Lankford Ruffin <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] tier 1 responce
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Hey Bethany, I'm over the wastewater and stormwater at butterball Ilc in Mt Olive. We've had an exceedance of fecal in
our august sampling and are emailing you in regard to our tier 1 response. This is the first time I've had to do this so if
I'm missing anything please let me know. My cell is 919-902-1573 please fill free to reach out to me
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Butterball— Mt. Olive Fecal Exceedance
Butterball, LLC, Mt. Olive (Butterball) has entered into a Tier One Required Response/Action for its
stormwater(SW) as required by COC No. NCG060108 for General Permit No. NCG060000.
The exceedance for fecal was measured to be 42,000 colonies/100 mg/I on 8-28. A follow up sample
was conducted on 9-23 to confirm there was no error, as recommended by the lab. The results from the
second report collected at the downspout of Engine room two were at 18,000 colonies/ 100ml and
>60,000 colonies from a stormwater collection point located in the RTE parking lot.
A stormwater management inspection was conducted by plant personnel over several days and followed
up by Butterball Corporate on 10-4-23.
Possible causes have been identified,which primarily point to the need to clean roof gutters and a
portion of the roof that is dead ended that also flows to the same roof gutter of concern. Further, the
offal (offal 1) has sediment that has built up in the culvert and could be a contributing factor.
Butterball will clean the roof areas and gutter this weekend, Oct. 7t" and 8t". Offal 1 will be cleaned and
reworked at a future date.