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Home My WebLink About140003_Inspection_20231101Division of Water Resources Division of Soil and Water Conservation Other Agency Facility Number: Inactive Or Closed Date: Region: Owner:Phone: Mailing Address: Physical Address: Facility Status: Location of Farm: 4695 Petra Mill Rd 4673 Petra Mill Rd Compliant Not Compliant Integrator: Latitude:Longitude: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application Records and Documents Question Areas: 35° 49' 12''81° 21' 31'' 140003 Active AWS140003 Compliance Inspection Routine Caldwell Asheville Facility Status:Permit:Denied Access Inspection Type: Reason for Visit:County: Date of Visit:11/01/2023 Entry Time:10:00 am Exit Time:11:30 am Incident #: Farm Name:B.G. Looper and Sons / Wesley Looper Owner Email: John Looper 828-396-9102 Granite Falls NC 286308332 Granite Falls NC 28630 From Hwy. 321 N just after crossing Catawba River turn right on Grace Chapel Rd. Turn rt. on Rocky Mount Rd., then immediately left on Petra Mill Rd. (SR 1704) Farm is located approx. 1 mile on left. Certified Operator: Secondary OIC(s): Operator Certification Number: John B Looper 17939 On-Site Representative(s):Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Wesley Looper 828-396-7567 Primary Inspector:Phone: Inspector Signature:Date: Secondary Inspector(s): Timothy R Fox Inspection Summary: Tim Fox with ARO inspected the site. Wesley Looper asssisted during the inspection. The Facility is a farrow to finish Swine Operation. Waste is applied using two methods, irrigation and tank mounted tank. Lagoon liquid is irrigated in nearby fields. Slurry from the settling basins is pumped into a 1500 gallon truck mounted tank and spread on owned and rented fields. Spot checked Tract 13 22 acres Field 1,2,3,4, Corn Spot checked Nutrient Sampling 8/18/2023. Calibration will be due in 2024. Soils done in 2023 due every 3 years. AWA 17940 2 cont. ed hours needed bu 12-31-2024 Page 1 of 5 Permit:AWS140003 Inspection Date:11/01/23 Owner:John Looper Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 140003 Routine Waste Structures Observed Freeboard Designated Freeboard Closed Date Built DateIdentifierType Effective Date Waste Pit SETTLING BASIN #4 01/01/1990 18.00 12.0005/11/2000 Waste Pond LAGOON #1 01/01/1975 23.00 18.0005/11/2000 Waste Pond LAGOON #2 01/01/1985 19.00 8.0005/11/2000 Waste Pond SETTLING BASIN #1 01/01/1965 19.00 12.0005/11/2000 Waste Pond SETTLING BASIN #2 01/01/1970 20.00 18.0005/11/2000 Waste Pond SETTLING BASIN #3 01/01/197505/11/2000 Page 2 of 5 Permit:AWS140003 Inspection Date:11/01/23 Owner:John Looper Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 140003 Routine Discharges & Stream Impacts Yes No NA NE 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? Discharge originated at: Structure Application Field Other a. Was conveyance man-made? b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) 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) 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment Yes No NA NE 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard? 5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (I.e./ large trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on-site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicable to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks) 9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require maintenance or improvement? Waste Application Yes No NA NE 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Excessive Ponding? Hydraulic Overload? Frozen Ground? Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)? PAN? Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.? Total Phosphorus? Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil? Outside of acceptable crop window? Evidence of wind drift? Application outside of application area? Crop Type 1 Fescue (Hay, Pasture) Page 3 of 5 Permit:AWS140003 Inspection Date:11/01/23 Owner:John Looper Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 140003 Routine Waste Application Yes No NA NE Crop Type 2 Corn (Grain) Crop Type 3 Small Grain (Wheat, Barley, Oats) Crop Type 4 Crop Type 5 Crop Type 6 Soil Type 1 Soil Type 2 Soil Type 3 Soil Type 4 Soil Type 5 Soil Type 6 14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan(CAWMP)? 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre determination? 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? Records and Documents Yes No NA NE 19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available? 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? If yes, check the appropriate box below. WUP? Checklists? Design? Maps? Lease Agreements? Other? If Other, please specify 21. Does record keeping need improvement? If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? Weekly Freeboard? Waste Analysis? Soil analysis? Waste Transfers? Weather code? Rainfall? Stocking? Page 4 of 5 Permit:AWS140003 Inspection Date:11/01/23 Owner:John Looper Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 140003 Routine Records and Documents Yes No NA NE Crop yields? 120 Minute inspections? Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections Sludge Survey 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipment (NPDES only)? 24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit? 25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the appropriate box(es) below: Failure to complete annual sludge survey Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels Non-compliant sludge levels in any lagoon List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance: 26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge? 27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification? Page 5 of 5