550007_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20240531

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
John Beam
Beam Dairy
3058 Johnstown Rd
Cherryville, NC 28021-9058
Dear John Beam:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 31, 2024
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. ADC550007
Beam Dairy
Cattle Farm Digester Waste Collection,
Treatment, Storage, and Application System
Lincoln County
In accordance with your application for coverage received October 30, 2023 and additional information
provided on January 19, 2024, April 22, 2024 and May 20, 2024, we are hereby issuing you this corrected
Certificate of Coverage (COC) under General Permit AWG500000, authorizing the construction and
operation of a farm digester system (including the existing animal waste management system) to produce
biogas for use as a renewable energy resource. The subject farm digester system consists of construction
of one 186,624 cubic foot DVO modified plug flow anaerobic digester, screw presses, an existing 127,991
cubic foot earth lined waste pond, an existing 282,505 cubic foot earthen lined waste pond, an existing
332,268 cubic foot earthen lined waste pond, an existing dry stack, two new pit pump stations, one new
digester reception pit, and all necessary pipes, pumps, and appurtenances, to serve the permitted Cattle
animal capacity at Beam Dairy with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, in conformity with the
project plan, specifications, and other supporting data submitted to and approved by the Department of
Environmental Quality (Department).
This authorization includes the management and land application of animal waste as specified in the
facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) for Beam Dairy, located in Lincoln County,
with a Cattle animal capacity of no greater than the following annual averages:
Dairy Calf: 100
Dairy Heifer: 70
Milk Cow: 1,400
Dry Cow: 250
Beef Stocker Calf:
Beef Feeder:
Beef Brood Cow:
Other:
This COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2024 and shall hereby rescind
Certificate of Coverage Number AWS550007 previously issued to this facility under General Permit
AWG 100000.
Issuance of this new COC is less than 180 days from the expiration of General Permit AWG500000.
Please submit the attached renewal application for ADC550007 within 15 days along with the volume
calculations documentation for the digester and all waste structures. This documentation will be
added to/update the timely renewal application for AWC550007 that was received on March 15, 2024.
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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John Beam
ADC550007
May 31, 2024
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Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the
conditions and limitations as specified in General Permit AWG500000, the facility's CAWMP, and this
COC.
Please read this COC and the enclosed Cattle Farm Digester Waste Management System General
Permit carefully. Condition I.16 requires regional office notification prior to operations of the new farm
digester system. Influent/Effluent monitoring must begin within six months of submission of the Engineer's
Certification for the farm digester system required by Condition I.15. Please pay careful attention to the
record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Please use the most current record -keeping forms.
Session Law 2023-63 requires that the ,gases collected by a farm digester_ system begin to be used as a
renewable energy resource as quickly as feasible, but no later than within six months of the collection of
gases. Until the gases are being used as a renewable energy resource the gas shall be flared rather than
vented.
Please notify DWR within ten (10) dqys of each of the following events:
(1) when the digester cover installation is complete with waste inside the digester, and
(2) when the use of the gases as a renewable energy resource begins.
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 beyond that authorized by this COC (as provided above)
will require a modification to the CAWMP and must be approved by the Division of Water Resources
(Division) prior to actual increase in either wastewater flow or number of animals.
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 complying with all applicable laws, rules,
standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of this 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, General Permit
AWG500000 and/or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, civil penalties per NCGS 143-
215.6A, criminal penalties per NCGS 143-21.613, and/or injunctive relief per 143-215.6C.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you may apply for an
individual permit by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on the application
process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding.
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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John Beam
ADC550007
May 31, 2024
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In accordance with Condition II.23 of General Permit AWG500000, 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
Greenville/Spartanburg, SC National Weather Service office at [phone], or by visiting their website
at: www.weather.gov/gssp/
This facility is located in a county covered by our Mooresville Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at 704-235-2100. If you need additional information concerning this COC or General
Permit AWG500000, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Ramesh Ravella
Supervisor, Animal Feeding Operations
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures (General Permit AWG500000, Renewal Application Form)
cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all ccs)
Lincoln County Health Department
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District
Laserfiche File No.: 550007
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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