NC0088935_Renewal (Application)_20240603

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Felipe Ortiz
Carolina's Best Seafood LLC
975 Gull Rock Rd
Engelhard, NC 27824
Subject: Permit Renewal
Application No. NCO088935
Carolinas Best
Hyde County
Dear Applicant:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 03, 2024
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges the June 3, 2024 receipt of your permit renewal application and
supporting documentation. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the Section's NPDES WW permitting
branch. Per G.S. 150E-3 your current permit does not expire until permit decision on the application is made.
Continuation of the current permit is contingent on timely and sufficient application for renewal of the current permit. The
permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to complete your permit renewal. Please respond in a
timely manner to requests for additional information necessary to allow a complete review of the application and renewal
of the permit.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://www.deg.nc.gov/permits-rules/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely,
,
Cynthia Demery
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
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Application for NPDES
NPDES
`���P� CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS and
CONCENTRATED AQUATIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES
SECTION
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1.1 Indicate the facility/business type. (Check only one response.)
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CAAP 4 Complete Sections 1, 7, and 8.
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1.2
Indicate the operational status of the facility. (Check one.)
Existing facility ❑ Proposed facility
Owner/Operator Contact
2.1
Name (first and last)
Title
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Phone number
Email address
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3. CAFO LOCATIONAND
CONTACT INFORMATION (40 CFR 122.21(i)(1)(ii and iii))
CAFO Location and Contact
3.1
Name
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Address (street, route number, or other specific identifier)
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State
Zip code
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Facility contact name
Phone number
Email address
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3.2
Latitude/Longitude of Entrance to Production Area (see instructions)
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Latitude
Longitude
EPA Form 3510-2B (revised 3-19) Page 1

EPA Identification Number
NPDES Permit Number
Facility Name .
Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No. 2040-0004
3.3
Integrator Name and Address
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SECTION
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAP (40
4.1
Have you attached a topographic map containing all required information to this application? (See instructions for
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specific requirements.)
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❑ Yes 4 SKIP to Section 5.
❑ No
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5.1
Provide information on the type and number of animals in the table below.
Number in Open
Number
Number in Open
Number
Animal Type
Confinement
Housed
Animal Type
Confinement
Housed
Under Roof
Under Roof
❑ Mature dairy
❑ Sheep or
cows
Iambs
❑ Dairy heifers
❑ Chickens
broilers
❑ veal calves
❑ Chickens
(layers)
❑ Cattle (not dairy
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or veal calves)Ducks
❑ Swine
❑ Other
(55 lbs. or more)
(specify)
❑ Swine
❑ Other
(under 55 lbs.)
(specify)
❑ Horses
❑ Other
(specify)
❑ Turkeys
Total Animals
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5.2
Indicate the type of containment and storage, total number
of days, and total capacity for manure, litter, and
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wastewater storage in the table below.
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Type of
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Type of Containment
Total Number of
Capacity
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Containment and
Total Number of
Capacity
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and Storage
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Days
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(specify gallons
Storage
Days
(specify gallons
ortons
ortons
❑ Anaerobic lagoon
❑ Belowground
storage tanks
❑ Evaporation
❑ Roofed
storage shed
❑ Aboveground
❑ Concrete pad
storage tanks
❑ Storage pond
❑ Impervious
soil pad
❑ Underfloor pit
❑ Other
(specify)
5.3
Indicate the total number of acres drained and collected in the containment and
storage structure(s) reported under
Item 5.2.
acres
EPA Form 3510-2B (revised 3-19) Page 2

EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19
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SECTION ..• FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS '
7.1 Is the CAAP facility located on land?
Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 7.3.
7.2
Provide the maximum daily and maximum average monthly discharge at CAAP by outfall.
Outfall
Dischar e
Maximum Daily Discharge
Maximum Month/ Discharge
Number
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gpd
gpd
gpd
gpd
7.3
Indicate the type and number of discharge structures at the CARP. Provide a brief description of each structure.
Also note the name of the receivingwater and the source of the intake water for each structure.
Structure
Number of Each
Description
Receiving Water
Source of Intake
Type
Name
Water
Ponds
Raceways
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Net pens
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Not applicable
cages
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7.4
List the cold -water and/or warm -water aquatic species raised/produced in the table below. For each species
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listed, indicate the total yearly and maximum harvestable weight in pounds).
Cold Water Species
Warm Water Species
Species
Harvestable Weight
Species
Harvestable
Weight
Total Yearly
Maximum
Total Yearly
Maximum
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
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lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
7.5
Indicate the calendar month of maximum feeding and the
total mass of food fed (in pounds) during that month.
Month of Maximum Feeding
Total Mass of Food Fed
lbs.
EPA Form 3510-213 (revised 3-19) Page 4

EPA Identification Number
NPDES Permit Number
Facility Name
Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No. 2040-0004
Manure, Litter,
and/or Process Wastewater Production and Use
5.4
How many tons of manure or litter andgallons of process wastewater are generated annually at the CAFO?
Manure
tons
Litter
tons
Process wastewater
gallons
5.5
Is manure, litter, and/or process wastewater generated at the CAFO land applied?
❑ Yes ❑ No -+ SKIP to Item 5.8.
5.6
How many acres of land under the control of the applicant are available for applying the CAFO's manure, litter,
or process wastewater?
acres
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Check all land application best management practices that are being implemented.
❑ Buffers ❑ Infiltration field
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❑ Setbacks ❑ Grass filter
❑ Conservation tillage ❑ Terrace
❑ Constructed wetlands ❑ Other (specify)
5.8
Is manure, litter, and/or process wastewater transferred to any other persons?
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❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 5.10.
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5.9
How many tons of manure or litter and gallons of process wastewater, produced by the CAFO, are transferred
annually to other people?
Manure
tons
Litter
tons
Process wastewater
gallons
5.10
Describe alternative use(s) of manure, litter, or process wastewater, if any.
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Has the applicant attached a nutrient management plan that satisfies the requirements at 40 CFR 122.42(e)
6.1
and, if applicable, the requirements at 40 CFR 412.4(c)? Note: A permit application is not complete until a
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nutrient management plan is submitted to the NPDES permitting authority.
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❑ Yes 4 SKIP to Item 6.3. ❑ No
6.2
Explain why a nutrient management plan is not attached to the application.
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Is a nutrient management plan being implemented at the CAFO?
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❑ Yes ❑ No
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6.4
What was the date of the last review
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or revision of the nutrient Date
management plan?
EPA Form 3510-2B (revised 3-19) Page 3

EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Form Approved 03/05/19
OMB No.2040-0004
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SECTION•
CERTIFICATION STATEMENT (40 and ./))
8.1
In Column 1, below, mark the sections of Form 26 that you have completed and are submitting with your
application. For each section, specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting
authority. Note that not all applicants are required to provide attachments.
Column 1
Column 2
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❑ Section 2: CAFO Owner/Operator Contact Information
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❑ Section 3: CAFO Location and Contact Information
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Section 4: CAFO Topographic Map
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w/ additional attachments
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❑ Section 5: CAFO Characteristics
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❑ Section 6: CAFO Nutrient Management Plans
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8.2
Certification Statement
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I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or
supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or
those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting
false information, including the possibility of fine and im risonment for knowing violations.
Name (print or type first and last name)
Official title
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Signature
Date signed
EPA Form 3510-26 (revised 3-19) Page 5