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Home My WebLink About440064_Inspection_20231218Division 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: 594 Brevard Rd 474 Stock Dr Compliant Not Compliant Integrator: Latitude:Longitude: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application Records and Documents Question Areas: 35° 33' 10''82° 49' 60'' 440064 Proposed AWC440064 Compliance Inspection Routine Haywood Asheville Facility Status:Permit:Denied Access Inspection Type: Reason for Visit:County: Date of Visit:11/13/2023 Entry Time:10:00 am Exit Time:11:00 am Incident #: Farm Name:WNC Regional Livestock Center LLC Owner Email:LWARD99@AOL.COM Wnc Regional Livestock Center LLC 828-252-4783 Asheville NC 28806 Canton NC 28716 Interstate 40, exit 33 onto SR 1004 1/4 mi. to SR 1613 and then 1/4 mile. Certified Operator: Secondary OIC(s): Operator Certification Number: On-Site Representative(s):Name Title Phone On-site representative Dan Messer Primary Inspector:Phone: Inspector Signature:Date: Secondary Inspector(s): Timothy R Fox Inspection Summary: Tim Fox with DWQ, DWR, Asheville Regional Office inspected the site. L.T. Ward, Jennifer Ferre, Dan Messer, and Davis Ferguson were present for the inspection. Record keeping provided. Either Dan Messer will re-take certified operator test or the facility will desginate another operator. If new operator designated please submit new operator form. Also discussed general permit requirements. Permit requirement questions can be submitted to: NC Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section Animal Feeding Operations Program 1636 Mail Service Center Page 1 of 6 Permit:AWC440064 Inspection Date:11/13/23 Owner:Wnc Regional Livestock Center LLC Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 440064 Routine Raleigh, NC 27699 Page 2 of 6 Permit:AWC440064 Inspection Date:11/13/23 Owner:Wnc Regional Livestock Center LLC Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 440064 Routine Current promotionsDesign CapacityRegulated Operations Cattle Cattle - Beef Stocker Calf 700 350 Total Design Capacity: Total SSLW: 700 385,000 Page 3 of 6 Permit:AWC440064 Inspection Date:11/13/23 Owner:Wnc Regional Livestock Center LLC Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 440064 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) Page 4 of 6 Permit:AWC440064 Inspection Date:11/13/23 Owner:Wnc Regional Livestock Center LLC Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 440064 Routine Waste Application Yes No NA NE Crop Type 2 Corn (Grain) 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? Crop yields? Page 5 of 6 Permit:AWC440064 Inspection Date:11/13/23 Owner:Wnc Regional Livestock Center LLC Inspection Type:Compliance Inspection Facility Number: Reason for Visit: 440064 Routine Records and Documents Yes No NA NE 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 6 of 6