820475_Add-Info Request_20230426

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
HD3 Farms of the Carolinas, LLC
Pack's Pride
PO Box 2107
Elizabethtown, NC 28337-2107
Dear HD3 Farms of the Carolinas, LLC:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 26, 2023
Subject:
Additional Information Request
Application No. ADS820475
Pack's Pride
Sampson County
The Animal Feeding Operations Program of the Division of Water Resources (Division) has completed a
preliminary review of the subject application received on December 19, 2022, for permit coverage under
Swine Farm Digester Waste Management System General Permit AWG400000 to convert an existing
lagoon into digester to capture biogas as a part of the proposed farm digester system at the Pack's Pride.
Additional information is required before we may continue our review. Please address and submit the
following item(s) within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of this letter.
❑ Mailing Address —The Mailing Address shown on the application differs from the Mailing Address
of Record for owner HD3 Farms of the Carolinas, LLC. Please confirm the correct Mailing
Address.
❑ Facili , Name —The Facility Name shown on the application differs from the Facility Name of
Record for AWS820475. Please confirm the correct Facility Name.
❑ Owner Signature —The application submitted was not signed by the permittee, Mr. HD3 Farms of
the Carolinas, LLC. Please sign and date. There is a signature for a Farm Manager, but the name
was not printed in; please fill in this information as well.
❑ Stormwater Outlet — Please provide a typical detail for outlet for stormwater removed from digester
covers. Please also indicate stormwater outlet location.
❑ Biogas Use as a Renewable Energy Resource — Please provide information for the intended onsite
and/or offsite use of biogas. Please include expected timeline regarding completion of digester
system and utilization of gas as a renewable energy resource.
❑ Gas Generation Estimate — Please submit an estimate for the daily volume of biogas to be generated
by the proposed Digester.
❑ Emergency — Please provide location/identification for the emergency flare(s).
❑ Secondary Containment — Please confirm design plans to prevent overflow from the lift/pump
station.
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
NORTH CARCLINA
919.707.9129

HD3 Farms of the Carolinas, LLC
ADS820475
Additional Information Letter
April 26, 2023
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❑ Influent/Effluent Sampling — Please indicate location for sampling of influent to and effluent from
each digester.
❑ Waste Level Gauge — Please indicate location/method for measuring waste levels in the digester,
as it does not gravity feed to the secondary containment.
❑ Odor Control Checklist — The Odor Control Checklist that was included did not have any Best
Management Practices (BMPs) selected. Please review and resubmit if any BMPs are to be
implemented. Please include the Permit Number on all pages of the Checklist and date page 1.
❑ Insect Control Checklist — The Insect Control Checklist was not included in the application. Please
provide as a required component of the CAWMP.
❑ Mortali , Management Checklist — No mortality management method was indicated/selected on
the Mortality Management Checklist included with the application. The Checklist was signed by
the owner, but not dated. The Checklist did not include Technical Specialist signature or signature
date. Please provide a completed Checklist.
❑ Emergency Action Plan — The Emergency Action Plan was not included in the application. Please
provide as a required component of the CAWMP.
❑ O&M Plan — The Contact Information for Christine Lawson should be updated as follows:
Christine Lawson, Animal Feeding Operations Program, Div. of Water Resources, 1636 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636, 919-707-3664. [e-mail]
Please be aware that you are responsible for meeting all requirements set forth in North Carolina rules and
regulations. Any oversights that occurred in the review of the subject application package are still the
responsibility of the applicant. In addition, any omissions made in responding to the above items shall
result in future requests for additional information.
Please reference the subject application number when providing the requested information. All revised
and/or additional documentation shall be signed, sealed and dated, submitted to my attention at the address
below. Failure to provide this additional information on or before the above requested date may result in
your application being returned as incomplete.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Christine B. Lawson
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NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9129
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