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Home My WebLink About820235_NOD_20240426ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director William Pope Concord #1&2 5130 Roseboro Hwy Clinton, NC 28328-1017 Subject: Notice of Deficienc Concord #1&2 AWS820235 NOD-2024-PC-0078 Sampson County Dear Mr. Pope: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 26, 2024 On April 26, 2024, staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section (WQROS) inspected Concord #1&2 Farm waste disposal system. We wish to thank Mr. Pope, who was present and assisted during the inspection. As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a non - discharge permit for the subject animal waste disposal system pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes G.S. 143-215 et seq. Section .402, you have been found to deficient in your permit as follows: Deficiency 1: Failure to have a current sludge survey: The Permittee shall conduct a survey of sludge accumulation in all lagoons every year. The survey report should be written on forms provided or approved by the Division and shall include a sketch showing the depth of sludge in the various locations within each lagoon. This survey frequency may be reduced if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Division that the rate of sludge accumulation does not warrant an annual survey. - [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b) and .1304(b)J DffNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources oan caaouNn Fayetteville Regional Office 1225 Green St., Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 M910.433.3300 oep.m.m or em�nmen� Qualm William Pope April 26, 2024 Page 2 If the sludge accumulation is such that the structure does not satisfy the criteria set by NC NRCS Conservation Practice Standard No. 359, a sludge removal or management plan must be submitted to the appropriate Division Regional Office within (90) days of the determination. The plan shall describe removal and waste utilization procedures to be used. Compliance regarding sludge levels must be achieved within two (2) years of the determination. -[15A NCAC 02T .0108(b) and .1307(b)J ( General Permit AWG 100000 Condition V 22) On April 26, 2024, during your routine inspection, it was determined that you did not have a current sludge survey or Plan of Action for both lagoons. The last two that were completed were in 2022 and 2020. Required Corrective Action for Deficiency 1: A current Sludge survey and a Plan of Action for removing the sludge from the lagoon is needed. You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation: The Division of Water Quality requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action above, please submit the following items on or before June 30, 2024. 1. Complete a sludge survey for both lagoons and send it to DWR Staff. 2. A Plan of Action for removal of sludge 3. An explanation from the OIC for this farm regarding how these violations occurred. 4. A list from the OIC concerning the steps that will betaken to prevent these violations from occurring in the future. Failure to comply with conditions in the permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement action, to the Director of the Division of Water Resources who may issue a civil penalty assessment of not more than twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or fails to act in accordance with terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit under authority of G.S. 143-215.6A REQ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1 225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 n_o cnaoun,n 910-433-3300 oeo+ro�.m m emro��w n�sim William Pope April 26, 2024 Page 3 If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Diane Harrison at (910) 835- 9785 diane.haffison(&,,deq.nc.gov or me at (910) 433-3326. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: bmjx 1 E4E1A9691DB248E... 5/21/2024 Mark Brantley Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Fayetteville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office FRO Compliance Animal Files-Laserfiche D North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1 225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 NoarHcnaou n 910-433-3300 oeo+ro�.m m emro��w n�sim REQ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1 225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 n—o cnaoun,n 910-433-3300 o.o+ro..m m emro..�..w n..im REQ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Fayetteville Regional Office 1 225 Green Street, Suite 714 1 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 n—o cnaoun,n 910-433-3300 o.o+ro..m m emro..�..w n..im