820656_Rescission_20240229

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 29, 2024
Zack McCullen IV
McCullen Livestock Company, LLC 1-8 - 9-16
1058 Wynn Rd
Clinton, NC 28328
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWS820003
McCullen Livestock Company, LLC 1-8 - 9-16
Swine Waste Collection, Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Sampson County
Dear Zack McCullen IV:
In accordance with your request to combine permits AWS820003, McCullen Livestock Company, LLC 9-
16, and AWS820656, McCullen Livestock Company LLC, King 1-8, we are hereby forwarding to you this
Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to Zack McCullen IV, 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 McCullen Livestock Company, LLC 1-8 - 9-16, located in Sampson County, with a swine
animal capacity of no greater than the following annual averages:
Wean to Finish: Feeder to Finish: 11,520 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, shall hereby void
Certificate of Coverage Number AWS820003 previously issued to this facility, and shall hereby rescind
Certificate of Coverage Number AWS820656. 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
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
NORTH CARCLINA
919.707.9129

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Please pay careful attention to the record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Stocking and
Mortali Form(STOCK-1) has been updated; all other record keeping forms are unchanged with this
General Permit. Please use the most current 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 15A NCAC 02T .1304 and NRCS standards a 100-foot separation shall be maintained between water
supply wells and any lagoon, storage pond, or any land application of waste.
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, and/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 II.23 of the General Permit, waste application shall cease within twelve (12)
hours of the time that the National Weather Service issues a Hurricane Warning, Tropical Storm Warning,
or a Flood Watch/Flash 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 Raleigh, NC
National Weather Service office at [phone], or by visiting their website at: www.weather. og v
This facility is located in a county covered by our Fayetteville Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at [phone]. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General
Permit, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Ramesh Ravella
Supervisor, Animal Feeding Operations
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures (General Permit AWG100000)
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Sampson County Health Department
Sampson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Prestage Farms, Inc.
Laserfiche File No: 820003
REQ5 North Carolina Department ofEnvironmental Quality I Division ofWater Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9129
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