Response letter

MURPHENTURES
July 111^, 2024
Mark Brantley
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
225 Green Street Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Subject: Notice of Deficiencv
NOD-2024-PC-0076
Singletary Farm Golden Farms Inc AWS 09-0037
Bladen County
Dear Mr. Brantley,
This letter is in response to the Notice of Deficiency received on June 17, 2024, for failure to
remove sludge from the lagoon. In 2020, 375,627 gallons of sludge solids were removed from the lagoon
incurring a cost of $90,288.00. The lagoon was treated with biologicals in 2022 and 2023 while the farm
was still in operation. At the end of year 2023, all the animals were removed from the farm and
production has ceased.
We are confident that the sludge survey taken on 4/18/2024 is accurate. We have on file a Sludge POA
that was completed 5/10/23, due to restructuring in our organization, this POA was never filed with
DEQ. An error for which we take full responsibility.
Land availability in this area is sparse and the land that is available is in a CAWMP, which is
needed to irrigate the lagoon. We will be removing sludge via land application at agronomic rates as
possible while maintaining proper freeboard. We are also considering other options for sludge removal
that do not require land application. We are currently beginning a pilot project of sludge removal at
another facility with EvoAgTec. Pending the results of this project, we would consider using EvoAgTec or
other options to remove sludge at this facility. As previously stated, there are no animals on the farm,
therefore no additional sludge accumulation.
Sincerely,
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MURPHY WENTURES
5752 US Highway 117 - Wallace, NC 28466 - Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Reception Area Specifications
Table 2: ACRES WITH AGREEMENT OR LONG TERM LEASE
Tract Field Soil Crop Lbs. N Acres Lbs. N Month of
# No. Type Per Acre Utilized Gnnlientinn
Russell1
1
Centenary
Bermuda
84
6.5
543
Mar - Sep
2
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
6.4
385
Mar - Sep
3
Centenary
Bermuda
84
5.4
454
Mar -Se
4A
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
1.6
94
Mar - Se
4B
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
6.7
403
Mar - Sep
5
Centenary
Bermuda
84
3.9
325
Mar - Se
6
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
4.6
275
Mar -Se
7
Centenary
Bermuda
84
3.9
325
Mar - Sep
8
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
5.0
302
Mar - Se
9
Centenary
Bermuda
84
4.0
339
Mar -Sep
10
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
4.2
252
Mar - Se
11
LynHaven
Bermuda
60
6.1
364
Mar - Sep
12
L nHaven
Bermuda
60
5.6
335
Mar - Se
13
Centenary
Bermuda
84
1 6.7
564
Mar - Se
14
Centenary
Bermuda
84
6.7
564
Mar - Sep
15
Centenary
Bermuda
84
6.0
505
Mar - Sep
16
Centenary
Bermuda
84
5.7
482
Mar - Se
17
Centenary
Bermuda
84
1.8
149
Mar - Sep
18
Centenary
Bermuda
84
3.9
327
Mar - Se
19
Centenary
Bermuda
84
1.9
156
Mar -Sep
20
Centenary
Bermuda
84
3.5
290
Mar - Se
21
Centenary
Bermuda
84
5.1
426
Mar - Sep
22
Centenary
Bermuda
84
2.1
177
Mar - Sep
8,036
Singletary Sludge Plan 2024

Sludge Nutrient UTILIZATION PLAN
Additional Comments:
An estimated 14.95 Ibs PAN/1000 gallons is used to estimate gallons/acres. Nitrogren
rate indicated is the half rate to allow for additional Nitrogen application to irrigate lagoon
later in the season. This also will reduce the chance of over application of nutrients.
Slurry sampling will be done prior to application and additional sampling will be done
through the course of sludge application.
Singletary Sludge Plan 2024

Sludge Nutrient UTILIZATION PLAN
WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN AGREEMENT
Name of Farm: Singletary Sow Farm
Owner/ Manager Agreement
I (we) understand and will follow and implement the specifications and the operation
and maintenance procedures established in the approved animal waste utilization plan
for the farm named above. I (we) know that any expansion to the existing design
capacity of the waste treatment and storage system or construction of new facilities will
require a new certification to be submitted to the Division of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) before the new animals are stocked. I (we) also understand that there must be
no discharge of animal waste from this system to surface waters of the state from a
storm event less severe than the 25-year, 24-Hour storm. The approved plan will be
filed on -site at the farm office and at the office of the local Soil and Water Conservation
District and will be available for review by DEM upon request.
Name of Facility Owner: Golden Farms Inc.
(please print)
Name of Manager Of different from owne
Name of Technic"al-Spe6alist: (please print): John Wesley Hairr
Affiliation: Murphy Family Ventures LLC
Address (Agency): P.O. Box 1139
Wallace NC, 28466
Signature: Date: - 7 1/1 124-1
Singletary Sludge Plan 2024