440011_Inspection_20230928 (2)

Division 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:
111 Owens Rd
295 Holstein Farm Rd
Compliant Not Compliant Integrator:
Latitude:Longitude:
Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application
Records and Documents
Question Areas:
35° 35' 05''83° 01' 18''
440011 Active AWC440011
Compliance Inspection
Routine Haywood Asheville
Facility Status:Permit:Denied Access
Inspection Type:
Reason for Visit:County:
Date of Visit:09/28/2023 Entry Time:10:00 am Exit Time:11:00 am Incident #:
Farm Name:H. Dean Ross Farm Owner Email:
H Dean Ross 828-926-3460
Waynesville NC 287859668
Waynesville NC 28785
Joe Carver Rd. (SR 1322) off NC 276 Jonathan Creek, right on (SR 1323) Owens Road, right on Holstein Farm Rd.
Certified Operator:
Secondary OIC(s):
Operator Certification Number: Hobert D Ross 21954
On-Site Representative(s):Name Title Phone
24 hour contact name Ronnie Ross 828-507-3151
Primary Inspector:Phone:
Inspector Signature:Date:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Timothy R Fox
Inspection Summary:
Tim Fox with ARO inspected the site.
November 2015 Dairy shut down.
8th year with no confined cattle.
No land application since spring 2016.
Permit recission options have been discussed during previous inspections.
AWB 21954 6 CE hrs needed by 1/1/2025.
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Permit:AWC440011
Inspection Date:09/28/23
Owner:H Dean Ross
Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection
Facility Number:
Reason for Visit:
440011
Routine
Current promotionsDesign CapacityRegulated Operations
Cattle
Cattle - Milk Cow 300 0
Total Design Capacity:
Total SSLW:
300
420,000
Waste Structures
Observed
Freeboard
Designated
Freeboard
Closed
Date
Built
DateIdentifierType
Effective
Date
Waste Pond WASTE STORAGE POND 01/01/1996 21.60 21.0001/17/2000
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Permit:AWC440011
Inspection Date:09/28/23
Owner:H Dean Ross
Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection
Facility Number:
Reason for Visit:
440011
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 Corn (Silage)
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Permit:AWC440011
Inspection Date:09/28/23
Owner:H Dean Ross
Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection
Facility Number:
Reason for Visit:
440011
Routine
Waste Application Yes No NA NE
Crop Type 2 Small Grain (Wheat, Barley,
Oats)
Crop Type 3
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?
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Permit:AWC440011
Inspection Date:09/28/23
Owner:H Dean Ross
Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection
Facility Number:
Reason for Visit:
440011
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?
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