WQ0014868_Acknowledgement Letter_20240325

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 25, 2024
ANDREA TUCKER — COMPLEX PLANT MANAGER
SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.
POST OFFICE BOX 99
TARHEEL, NORTH CAROLINA 28392
Subject: Acknowledgement of
Application No. WQ0014868
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
Class B Residuals Program
Residuals Management System
Bladen County
Dear Ms. Tucker,
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0I07(a), the Non -Discharge Branch acknowledges the receipt of your
permit renewal request received on March 25, 2024. The Central Office's primary reviewer of your
application package is Erick Saunders.
Within 90 days of application receipt, Central and Fayetteville Regional Office staff will perform
a detailed review of the provided application and will either contact you with a request for additional
information or take a final permitting action. If the Non -Discharge Branch requests additional information,
the 90-day processing period begins on the date the Non -Discharge Branch receives the additional
information. Please note Fayetteville Regional Office staff may contact you to schedule a site visit.
If you have any questions about this letter or the application review process, please contact Erick
Saunders at erickson.saunders&deq.nc.Rov.
Sincerely,
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Do�cuyySignedby-
Nathaniel D. Thornburg, Branch Chief
Division of Water Resources
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