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Home My WebLink About310349_NOD-2024-PC-0028_20240305DocuSign Envelope In 18E452CD-E173-4A34-A91 C-EAD3E21717AE ROY COOPER Govemor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 5, 2024 CERTIFIED MAIL 7022 3330 0001 4286 6670 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Benny H. Kennedy New Ground Farm 1330 NC Hwy 241 Pink Hill, NC 28572 Subject: Notice of Deficiency NOD-2024-PC-0028 New Ground Farm Permit Number AWS310349 up m ounty Dear Benny H. Kennedy, As of this date, our records indicate that the above -referenced permit issued to your facility has overdue fees. It is both a condition of your permit and required by Rule 15A NCAC 2T .0105(e) (2) to pay the annual administering and compliance fee within thirty (30) days of being billed by this Division. The following invoices are outstanding: Invoice Number Due Date I Outstanding Fee ($) 2023PR007504 9/1/2023 T $180.00 Failure to pay the fee accordingly may result in the Division initiating enforcement actions, to include the assessment of civil penalties. Failure to comply with conditions in a 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 that twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit under authority of G.S. 143-215,6A. Therefore, it is imperative that you submit the appropriate fee as requested within thirty (30) days of this Notice of Deficiency. North Carolina Depamnentof Eaviromnental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources 512 North SalisburyStree[ 11636.,lad Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 DocuSign Envelope ID: 18E452CD-E173-4A34-A91 C-EAD3E21717AE Please remit the payment, made payable to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), in the above amount. Please include Permit Number on your check and mail this payment to: 1. You may pay either by mail with check/money order OR by electronic payment (eCheck or Credit Card). 2. If payment is by check/money order, please remit payment to: NCDEQ - Division of Water Resources Attn: Animal/Discharge/Non-Discharge Billing 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 3. If payment is electronic, please visit https://deq.ne.gov/epayments/wq to pay electronically. Payments by eCheck will debit your checking account. Credit card transactions will incur a convenience fee. 4. Please include your Permit Number and Invoice Number on all correspondence. 5. A $25.00 processing fee will be charged for returned checks in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 25-3-512. 6. Non -Payment of this fee by the payment due date will initiate the permit revocation process. 7. Should you need to update any Owner/Permit/Contact information or have any questions regarding this invoice, please send email to dwgepay@deq.nc.gov or you may also contact the following: - Animal Operations Program Administrative Contact at 919-707-9129 or= — — — Annual Administering and Compliance Fee Coordinator at 919-707-3698 If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at (919) 707-9129. Sincerely, CDacuS[gned by: Kax1t 5L IQaµt,LLa E3415E2C06B24C0... Ramesh Ravella, Supervisor Animal Feeding Operations cc: Laserfiche File No: 310349 D am Oft'� North Carolina Department of Envimnmenta]Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 919,707.9119 ono m^ enema e,a� /'� DocuSign Envelope ID: 18E452CD-E173-4A34-A91C-EAD3E21717AE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INVOICE Annual Permit Fee II I2I II I2III II I I II II III I II II II Overdue This annual fee is required by the North Carolina Administrative Code. It covers the administrative costs associated with your permit. It is required of any person holding a permit for any time during the annual fee period, regardless of the facility's operating status. Failure to pay the fee by the due date will subject the permit to revocation. Operating without a valid permit is a violation and is subject to a $10,000 per day fine. If the permit is revoked and you later decide a permit is needed, you must reapply, with the understanding the permit request may be denied due to changes in environmental, regulatory, or modeling conditions. Invoice Number: 2023PR007504 Permit Number: AWS310349 Duplin County New Ground Farm Benny H. Kennedy 1330 NC Hwy 241 Pink Hill. NC 28572 Annual Fee Period: 09/01/2023 to 08/31/2024 Invoice Date: 08/02/2023 Due Date: 09/01/2023 Annual Fee: $180.00 Notes: - 1- You may pay either by mail with check/money order OR by electronic payment (eCheck or Credit Card). _ 2. If payment is by check/money order, please remit payment to: NCDEQ -Division of Water Resources Attn: Animal/Discharge/Non-Discharge Billing 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 3. If payment is electronic, please see hftps:l/epay.deg.nc.gov/wq-epayments.htmi to pay electronically. Payments by eCheck will debit your checking account. Credit card transactions will incur a convenience fee. 4. Please include your Permit Number and Invoice Number on all correspondence. 5. A $25.00 processing fee will be charged for returned checks in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 25-3-512. 6. The Department cannot accept checks older than 6 months under Uniform Commercial Code 4-404. 7. Non -Payment of this fee by the payment due date will initiate the permit revocation process. 8. Should you need to update any Owner/Permit/Contact information or have any questions regarding this invoice, please send email to dwgepay ZDdeg.nc.gov or you may also contact the following: - Animal Operations Program Administrative Contact at 919-707-9129 or - Annual Administering and Compliance Fee Coordinator at 919.707.3698 (Return This Portion With Check) ANNUAL PERMIT INVOICE Invoice Number: 2023PR007504 Permit Number: AWS310349 Duplin County New Ground Farm Benny H. Kennedy 1330 NC Hwy 241 Pink Hill, NC 28572 II IZI II I2III II I I II II III I II II II Overdue Annual Fee Period: 09/01/2023 to 08/31/2024 Invoice Date: 8/2/2023 Due Date: 9/1/2023 Annual Fee: $180.00 Check Number: