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Home My WebLink About020002_BIMS Compliance Report_20180711Division of Water Resources ❑ Division of Soil and Water Conservation ❑ Other Agency Facility Number: 020002 Facility Status: Inpsection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Date of Visit: 06/26/2018 Entry Time: 02:30 pm Farm Name: Herman Dairy Farm, Inc. Owner: Ned C Herman Mailing Address: 530 Ned Herman Rd Physical Address: Three Forks Church Rd Facilit Status: Active Permit: AWCO20002 ❑ Denied Access Inactive Or Closed Date: County: Alexander Region: Mooresville Exit Time: 4:00 pm Incident # Owner Email: Phone: 828-632-5519 Taylorsville NC 28681 Taylorsville NC 28681 y 111111111 Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Integrator: Location of Farm: Latitude: 35° 55'59" Longitude: 81' 12' 33" Take Hwy 90 W from Taylorsville. Turn north on Three Forks Church Rd. (SR 1313) and travel approximately one mile. Farm is on the right. Question Areas: Dischrge & Stream Impacts Waste Col, Stor, & Treat Waste Application Records and Documents Other Issues Certified Operator: Rodney L Herman Operator Certification Number: 20957 Secondary OIC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Name Title Phone 24 hour contact name Rodney L. Herman Phone : 828-632-5519 On-site representative Rodney L. Herman Phone : 828-632-5519 ,--DocuSioned bv: Primary Inspector: Inspector Signature: Secondary Inspector(s): James Bealle Inspection Summary: 02/19/18 > Waste Analysis > N = 1.23 Lbs/1000 Gallons 07/18/17 > Waste Analysis > N = 0.59 Lbs/1000 Gallons 03/30/18 > Soil Analysis DS U2Arb / / IJ45Uy4 / b... Phone: 704-663-1699 Ex Date: 7/11/2018 page: 1 Permit: AWCO20002 Owner -Facility: Ned C Herman Facility Number: 020002 Inspection Date: 06/26/18 Inpsection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Regulated Operations Design Capacity Current promotions Cattle Cattle - Milk Cow 600 I 55 Total Design Capacity: 600 Total SSLW: 840,000 Waste Structures Disignated Observed Type Identifier Closed Date Start Date Freeboard Freeboard Waste Pond WSP 36.00 42.00 Wet Stack WET STACK page: 2 Permit: AWCO20002 Owner -Facility: Ned C Herman Facility Number: 020002 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need Inspection Date: 06/26/18 Inpsection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Discharges & Stream Impacts Yes No Na Ne Hydraulic Overload? 1. Is any discharge observed from any part of the operation? ❑ M ❑ ❑ Discharge originated at: PAN? ❑ Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.? Structure ❑ ❑ Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil? Application Field ❑ ❑ Evidence of wind drift? Other ❑ ❑ a. Was conveyance man-made? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ b. Did discharge reach Waters of the State? (if yes, notify DWQ) ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ c. What is the estimated volume that reached waters of the State (gallons)? d. Does discharge bypass the waste management system? (if yes, notify DWQ) ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 2. Is there evidence of a past discharge from any part of the operation? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 3. Were there any observable adverse impacts or potential adverse impacts to Waters of the ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ State other than from a discharge? Waste Collection, Storage & Treatment Yes No Na Ne 4. Is storage capacity less than adequate? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, is waste level into structural freeboard? ❑ 5. Are there any immediate threats to the integrity of any of the structures observed (Le./ large ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ trees, severe erosion, seepage, etc.)? 6. Are there structures on-site that are not properly addressed and/or managed through a ❑ M ❑ ❑ waste management or closure plan? 7. Do any of the structures need maintenance or improvement? ❑ M ❑ ❑ 8. Do any of the structures lack adequate markers as required by the permit? (Not applicable ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ to roofed pits, dry stacks and/or wet stacks) 9. Does any part of the waste management system other than the waste structures require ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ maintenance or improvement? Waste Application Yes No Na Ne 10. Are there any required buffers, setbacks, or compliance alternatives that need ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ maintenance or improvement? 11. Is there evidence of incorrect application? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Excessive Ponding? ❑ Hydraulic Overload? ❑ Frozen Ground? ❑ Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, etc)? ❑ PAN? ❑ Is PAN > 10%/10 lbs.? ❑ Total Phosphorus? ❑ Failure to incorporate manure/sludge into bare soil? ❑ Outside of acceptable crop window? ❑ Evidence of wind drift? ❑ Application outside of application area? ❑ page: 3 Permit: AWCO20002 Owner -Facility: Ned C Herman Facility Number: Inspection Date: 06/26/18 Inpsection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: 020002 Routine No Na Ne Waste Application Yes No Na Ne ❑ Crop Type 1 Corn (Silage) 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? Crop Type 2 Fescue (Hay, Pasture) Crop Type 3 Small Grain (Wheat, Barley, Oats) WUP? Crop Type 4 Soybeans Crop Type 5 ❑ Crop Type 6 Design? ❑ Soil Type 1 Maps? Soil Type 2 Soil Type 3 ❑ Soil Type 4 Other? ❑ Soil Type 5 If Other, please specify Soil Type 6 14. Do the receiving crops differ from those designated in the Certified Animal Waste ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Management Plan(CAWMP)? If yes, check the appropriate box below. 15. Does the receiving crop and/or land application site need improvement? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 16. Did the facility fail to secure and/or operate per the irrigation design or wettable acre ❑ M ❑ ❑ determination? ❑ 17. Does the facility lack adequate acreage for land application? ❑ M ❑ ❑ 18. Is there a lack of properly operating waste application equipment? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Records and Documents Yes No Na Ne 19. Did the facility fail to have Certificate of Coverage and Permit readily available? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 20. Does the facility fail to have all components of the CAWMP readily available? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. WUP? ❑ Checklists? ❑ Design? ❑ Maps? ❑ Lease Agreements? ❑ Other? ❑ If Other, please specify 21. Does record keeping need improvement? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Waste Application? ❑ Weekly Freeboard? ❑ Waste Analysis? ❑ Soil analysis? ❑ Waste Transfers? ❑ Weather code? ❑ Rainfall? ❑ Stocking? ❑ page: 4 Permit: AWCO20002 Owner -Facility: Ned C Herman Facility Number: 020002 Inspection Date: 06/26/18 Inpsection Type: Compliance Inspection Reason for Visit: Routine Records and Documents Yes No Na Ne Crop yields? ❑ 120 Minute inspections? ❑ Monthly and 1" Rainfall Inspections ❑ Sludge Survey ❑ 22. Did the facility fail to install and maintain a rain gauge? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 23. If selected, did the facility fail to install and maintain a rainbreaker on irrigation equipment ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (NPDES only)? 24. Did the facility fail to calibrate waste application equipment as required by the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 25. Is the facility out of compliance with permit conditions related to sludge? If yes, check the ❑ ❑ ❑ appropriate box(es) below: Failure to complete annual sludge survey ❑ Failure to develop a POA for sludge levels ❑ Non-compliant sludge levels in any lagoon ❑ List structure(s) and date of first survey indicating non-compliance: 26. Did the facility fail to provide documentation of an actively certified operator in charge? ❑ ❑ ❑ 27. Did the facility fail to secure a phosphorous loss assessment (PLAT) certification? ❑ ❑ ❑ Other Issues Yes No Na Ne 28. Did the facility fail to properly dispose of dead animals within 24 hours and/or document ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ and report mortality rates that exceed normal rates? 29. At the time of the inspection did the facility pose an odor or air quality concern? If yes, ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ contact a regional Air Quality representative immediately. 30. Did the facility fail to notify regional DWQ of emergency situations as required by Permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ (i.e., discharge, freeboard problems, over -application) 31. Do subsurface tile drains exist at the facility? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If yes, check the appropriate box below. Application Field ❑ Lagoon / Storage Pond ❑ Other ❑ If Other, please specify 32. Were any additional problems noted which cause non-compliance of the Permit or ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ CAW M P? 33. Did the Reviewer/Inspector fail to discuss review/inspection with on-site representative? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 34. Does the facility require a follow-up visit by same agency? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ page: 5