090023_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20240222

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ROY COOPER _
Governor d C
ELIZABETH S.BISERr
Secretary •E .
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
2/22/2024
R.H. Jessup Swine Farm,Inc.
Robert H Jessup Farms 1&2
PO Box 2107
Elizabethtown,NC 28337
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No.AWS090023
Robert H Jessup Farms 1&2
Swine Waste Collection,Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Bladen County
Dear R.H. Jessup Swine Farm, Inc.:
In accordance with your January 8, 2024 request to combine Two adjoining permitted facilities (Facility
Nos. 09-0023 and 09-0126) into one (Facility No. 09-0023), we are hereby forwarding to you this
Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to R.H. Jessup Swine Farm, Inc., authorizing the operation of the
subject animal waste management system in accordance with General Permit AWG100000.
This approval shall consist of the operation of this system including, but not limited to, the management
and land application of animal waste as specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan
(CAWMP)for Robert H Jessup Farms 1&2, located in Bladen County,with a swine animal capacity of no
greater than the following annual averages:
Wean to Finish: Feeder to Finish: 10,290 Boar/Stud:
Wean to Feeder: Farrow to Wean: Gilts:
Farrow to Finish: Farrow to Feeder: Other:
If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation,there may be one boar for each 15 sows. Where
boars are unnecessary, they may be replaced by an equivalent number of sows. Any of the sows may be
replaced by gilts at a rate of 4 gilts for every 3 sows.
This COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2024 and shall hereby void
Certificate of Coverage Numbers AWS090023 & AWS090126 previously issued to these facilities.
Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the
conditions and limitations as specified in the General Permit, the facility's CAWMP, and this COC. An
adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required monitoring data and operational information
must be established for this facility. Any increase in waste production greater than the certified design
capacity or increase in number of animals authorized by this COC (as provided above) will require a
modification to the CAWMP and this COC and must be completed prior to actual increase in either
wastewater flow or number of animals.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
NORTMcna 512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1636
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Please read this COC and the enclosed State General Permit carefully. Please pay careful attention to the
record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Record keeping forms are unchanged with this
General Permit. Please continue to use the same record keeping. forms.
If your Waste Utilization Plan (WUP) has been developed based on site-specific information, careful
evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current WUP is inaccurate
you will need to have a new WUP developed.
The issuance of this COC does not excuse the Permittee from the obligation to comply with all applicable
laws, rules, standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of a COC to operate
under this permit convey any property rights in either real or personal property.
Per NRCS standards a 100-foot separation shall be maintained between water supply wells and any lagoon,
storage pond, or any wetted area of a spray field.
Please be advised that any violation of the terms and conditions specified in this COC,the General Permit
or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, or penalties in accordance with NCGS 143-
215.6A through 143-215.6C including civil penalties,criminal penalties, and injunctive relief.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to
apply for an individual permit by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on
this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days,this COC shall be final and binding.
In accordance with Condition 11.22 of the General Permit, waste application shall cease within four (4)
hours of the time that the National Weather Service issues a Hurricane Warning,Tropical Storm Warning,
or a Flood Watch associated with a tropical system for the county in which the facility is located. You may
find detailed watch/warning information for your county by calling the Wilmington,NC
National Weather Service office at(910) 762-4289, or by visiting their website at: www.weather. ovg /ilm/
This facility is located in a county covered by our Fayetteville Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at(910)433-3300. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General
Permit,please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at(919)707-9129.
Sincerely,
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Supervisor,Animal Feeding Operations
Division of Water Resources
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Bladen County Soil and Water Conservation District
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512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1636
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