310848_Add-Info Request_20240424

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Friendship Finishing, LLC
Friendship Farm
185 N Country Club Drive
Kenansville, NC 28349
Dear Friendship Finishing, LLC:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 24, 2024
Subject: Additional Information Request — 2
Application No. ADS310848
Friendship Farm
Duplin County
The Animal Feeding Operations Program of the Division of Water Resources (Division) has completed a
preliminary review of the subject application received on January 24, 2024, for permit coverage under
Swine Farm Digester Waste Management System General Permit AWG400000 to install a new digester to
capture biogas as a part of the proposed farm digester system at the Friendship Farm. Additional
information is required before we may continue our review. Please address and submit the following
item(s) within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of this letter.
❑ Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) —During the site visit on January 26, 2024, it was confirmed
that the proposed digester location (adjacent to Lagoon #3) will affect one or more land application
fields included in the NMP dated February 9, 2022.
o Please provide an updated NMP.
o Please provide updated, legible land application/irrigation maps.
❑ Lagoon embankment maintenance —During the site visit on January 26, 2024, several of the lagoon
embankments have large bare areas and erosion. Please provide update on any repairs made or
provide a repair plan.
Please be aware that you are responsible for meeting all requirements set forth in North Carolina rules and
regulations. Any oversights that occurred in the review of the subject application package are still the
responsibility of the applicant. In addition, any omissions made in responding to the above items shall
result in future requests for additional information.
Please reference the subject application number when providing the requested information. All revised
and/or additional documentation shall be signed, sealed and dated, submitted to my attention at the address
below. Failure to provide this additional information on or before the above requested date may result in
your application being returned as incomplete.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
CDocuSiigned by:
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Christine B. Lawson
Engineer, Animal Feeding Operations
cc: Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section — via email
Laserfiche — File No. 310848
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
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