310229_Certificate of Coverage - Combine 310229 and 310828_20240625

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Ronald Gregory Brown
D & B Nursery Site 2 (1-8)
1042 Stockinghead Road
Rose Hill, NC 28458
Dear Ronald Gregory Brown:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 25, 2024
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWS310229
D & B Nursery Site 2 (1-8)
Swine Waste Collection, Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Duplin County
In accordance with your request for irrigation modification and to combine permitted operations
AWS310229 and AWS310828 received on April 20, 2020, we are hereby forwarding to you this Certificate
of Coverage (COC) issued to Ronald Gregory Brown, authorizing the operation of the subject animal waste
management system in accordance with General Permit AWG100000. Please read this COC 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 D & B Nursery Site 2 (1-8), located in Duplin County, with a swine animal capacity of no
greater than the following annual averages:
Wean to Finish: Feeder to Finish: Boar/Stud:
Wean to Feeder: 6,512 Farrow to Wean: Gilts:
Farrow to Finish: Farrow to Feeder: Other:
This COC shall be effective from the date of issue until September 30, 2024 and shall hereby void
Certificate of Coverage Number AWS310229 that was previously issued to this facility and rescind Permit
Number AWS310828. The animal capacity allowed under this COC is equivalent to the combined capacity
of the prior two separate permits and allows for no increase in steady state live weight capacity.
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 AWG100000.
Please submit the attached renewal application form for AWS310229 within 15 days (updated to
reflect the current animal number/type and structures) and current Waste Utilization Plan. This
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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documentation will be added to/update the timely renewal application for AWS310229 that was
received on March 21, 2024.
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
Newport/Morehead City, NC National Weather Service office at [phone], or by visiting their
website at: www.weather.gov/mhx/
This facility is located in a county covered by our Wilmington Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at 910-796-7215. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General
Permit, 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 AWG100000) General Permit Renewal Application
cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all ccs)
Duplin County Health Department
Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Smithfield Hog Production
Laserfiche File No: 310229
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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