130686_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20240625

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Samuel Flowe
Flowe Dairy
PO Box 123
Midland, NC 28107
Dear Samuel Flowe:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 25, 2024
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWC130686
Flowe Dairy
Cattle Waste Collection, Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Cabarrus County
In accordance with your application for permit coverage, we are hereby forwarding to you this Certificate
of Coverage (COC) issued to Samuel Flowe, authorizing the operation of the subject animal waste
management system in accordance with General Permit AWG200000. Please read this COC and the
enclosed State General Permit carefully.
This approval shall consist of the operation of this system including, but not limited to, the management
and land application of animal waste as specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan
(CAWMP) for Flowe Dairy, located in Cabarrus County, with an animal capacity of no greater than the
following annual averages:
Dairy Calf:
75
Dairy Heifer:
100
Milk Cow:
400
Dry Cow:
Beef Stocker Calf:
Beef Feeder:
Beef Brood Cow:
Other:
This COC shall be effective from date of issue until September 30, 2024 and shall hereby void Certificate
of Coverage Number AWC130686 that was previously issued to this facility. Pursuant to this COC, you
are authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the conditions and limitations as
specified in the General Permit, the facility's CAWMP, and this COC. 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 authorized by this COC (as provided above) will require a modification to the CAWMP and this
COC and must be completed prior to actual increase in either wastewater flow or number of animals.
Issuance of this new COC is less than 180 days from the expiration of General Permit AWG200000.
Please submit the attached renewal application form within 15 days along with all the requested
information. This documentation is necessary and required for your renewal application to be
considered received in a timely manner.
Please complete the Attached Operator -In -Charge (OIC) Designation form and submit to the address
shown on that form. The OIC listed in the application no longer has an OIC license.
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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Please pay careful attention to the record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Stocking and
Mortality Form (STOCK-1) has been updated; all other record keeping forms are unchanged with this
General Permit. Please use the most current record keepingforms.
orms.
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 the obligation to comply with all applicable
laws, rules, standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of a 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, the General Permit
or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, or penalties in accordance with NCGS 143-
215.6A through 143-215.6C including civil penalties, criminal penalties, and injunctive relief.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to
apply for an individual permit by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on
this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding.
In accordance with Condition II.23 of the General Permit, 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. og v/gsp/
This facility is located in a county covered by our Mooresville Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at 704-663-1699. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General
Permit, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Enclosures (General Permit AWG200000, General Permit Renewal Application, OIC Designation Form)
cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all ccs)
Cabarrus County Health Department
Cabarrus County Soil and Water Conservation District
Laserfiche File No: 130686
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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