WQ0002005_Additional Information Request_20231103

ROY COOPER Governor lktv
ELIZABETH S. BISERSecretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
November 3, 2023
NICOLE REYNOLDS — PLANT COMPLEX MANAGER
HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC.
POST OFFICE BOX 699
ROSE HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 28458
Subject: Application No. WQ0002005
Additional Information Request #1
House of Raeford — Rose Hill
WWTF
Wastewater Irrigation System
Duplin County
Dear Ms. Reynolds:
Division of Water Resources' Central and Regional staff has reviewed the application package
received on August 8, 2023. However, additional information is required before the review may be
completed. Please address the items on the attached pages no later than the close of business on December
4, 2023.
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 Applicant's responsibility. In addition, any omissions made in responding to the outstanding items
in Sections A through O, or failure to provide the additional information on or before the above -requested
date may result in your application being returned as incomplete pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0107(c)(2).
Please reference the subject application number when providing the requested information. All
revised and/or additional documentation shall be signed, sealed, and dated (where needed), with an
electronic response submitted to my attention at: hitps://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Fonns/NonDischarge-Branch-
Submittal-Form-Ver2.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail]. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Erick Saunders, Engineer
Division of Water Resources
cc: Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Mason Drew — House of Raeford, Inc. (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
NORTH CAROLINA -
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Ms. Nicole Reynolds
November 3, 2023
Page 2 of 4
A. Cover Letter:
1. No comments.
B. Application (Form: WWIS-R 02-21):
1. The Deeded Owner listed for all irrigation fields in Section IX is Nash Johnson & Sons' Farms.
However, review of the facilities on the Duplin County GIS website indicates irrigation area on
parcel numbers 12-909 and 12-121 owned by Johnson Breeders, Inc. The ownership of irrigation
fields on these parcels shall be updated.
C. Attachment A — Site May:
1. No comments.
D. Attachment B — Signature Authority Delegation:
1. No comments.
E. Attachment C — Flow Reduction:
1. N/A
F. Attachment D — Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity:
1. N/A
G. Attachment E — Operational Agreement:
1. N/A
H. Attachment F — Demonstration of Future Wastewater Treatment Capacities:
1. N/A

Ms. Nicole Reynolds
November 3, 2023
Page 3 of 4
I. Attachment G — Easement, Encroachment, and Lease Agreements:
1. The response to Attachment G states that the Permittee owns all land associated with the wastewater
system, including the wastewater treatment system. Review of the facilities on the Duplin County
GIS website indicates that parcel number 12-1942, which contains the 7.755 million gallon (MG)
and 8.175 MG facultative lagoons, is owned by Rose Hill Poultry Corporation.
In accordance with NCAC 02T .0116(c), provide a copy of any easements, lease agreements, or
encroachment agreements for installation, operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities on land not owned by the Permittee. This property ownership
documentation shall meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 02T .0504(f), and shall consist of one of
the following:
1) legal documentation of ownership, such as a contract, deed, or article of incorporation;
2) an agreement of an intent to purchase the property that is written, notarized, and signed
by both parties, accompanied by a plat or survey map; or
3) an agreement to lease the property that is written, notarized, and signed by both parties,
indicating the intended use of the property, accompanied by a plat or survey map. Lease
agreements shall adhere to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02L .0107.
2. The response to Attachment G states that the Permittee owns all land associated with the wastewater
system, including the wastewater irrigation system. Review of the facilities on the Duplin County
GIS website indicates that irrigation area is located on parcels 12-909 and 12-121 owned by
Johnson Breeders, Inc. and parcels 12-1887, 12-1888, 12-1934, and 12-1954 owned by Nash
Johnson & Sons' Farms, Inc.
In accordance with NCAC 02T .0116(c), provide a copy of any easements, lease agreements, or
encroachment agreements from both landowners for installation, operation, and maintenance of
the wastewater irrigation facilities on land not owned by the Permittee. This property ownership
documentation shall meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 02T .0504(f), and shall consist of one of
the following:
1) legal documentation of ownership, such as a contract, deed, or article of incorporation;
2) an agreement of an intent to purchase the property that is written, notarized, and signed
by both parties, accompanied by a plat or survey map; or
3) an agreement to lease the property that is written, notarized, and signed by both parties,
indicating the intended use of the property, accompanied by a plat or survey map. Lease
agreements shall adhere to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02L .0107.
Please note that this irrigation area is considered a part of the compliance zone of this facility, and
any lease shall adhere to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02L .0107. The requirements of 15A
NCAC 02L .0107(k) state that the landowner of the land within the compliance zone, if other than
the permittee, shall:
"execute and file in the Register of Deeds in the county in which the land is located, an
[compliance boundary] easement running with the land that contains either a notice of the
permit, including the permit number, a description of the type ofpermit, and the name, address
and telephone number of the permitting agency"

Ms. Nicole Reynolds
November 3, 2023
Page 4 of 4
J. Attachment H — Affiliations:
1. No comments.
K. Attachment I — Compliance Schedules/Previous Permit:
1. Condition I11.15. of Permit WQ0002005 issued January 9, 2019 refers to a crop management plan
developed for this facility that shall be followed. Please provide the most recent revision to this
management plan for review.
L. Attachment J — Civil Penalties and Outstanding Violations:
1. No comments.
M. Attachment K — Industrial Wastewater:
1. No comments
N. Attachment L — Setback Waivers:
1. No comments.
O. Applicant's Certification:
1. No comments.