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Home My WebLink About510020_NOV and Intent to Assess_20190125 (84) ROY COOPER �� „rip ' Governor , MICHAEL S.REGAN ,Ave Secretary ,ta + 'F - LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality January 25,2019 Served by JOHNSTON COUNTY SHERRIF Mr. Sammy Britt 904 Langston Rd Newton Grove,North Carolina 28366-8772 Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION/NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENFORCE NOV-2018-DV-0258 Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2T .1304 Sammy Britt Farm,Houses 1-6,Facility No. 51-0020,Permit No. AWS510020 Johnston County Dear Mr.Britt: On September 21,2018,Joan Schneier and Stephanie Goss of the NC Division of Water Resources(DWR),Water Quality Regional Operations Section, Raleigh Regional Office, inspected the Sammy Britt Farm, Houses 1-6 and the permitted waste disposal system. As a result of this inspection,you are hereby notified that, having been'permitted to have a non-discharge permit for the subject animal waste disposal system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T .1304, you have been found to be in violation of your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) and the Swine Waste System General Permit No.AWG100000 as follows: Violation 1: Failure to operate the facility as a non-discharge system and prevent a discharge of waste that reaches surface water, wetlands, or by other means of conveyance that drains to surface water or wetlands in accordance with Condition I. 1. of Swine Waste System General Permit No.AWG100000. On September 21,2018,DWR staff observed a trail of hog waste leading from the easternmost hog house downhill to a nearby wetland. A series of puddles of waste were observed up to a deeper pool of water leading to a perennial stream,which is an unnamed tributary of Mill Creek in the Neuse River Basin. See attached Figures 1 —5. Required Corrective action for Violation 1: Take all action necessary to abate any damages and to prevent reoccurrence of such discharge event. Violation 2: Failure to notify Division of Water Quality of a discharge in accordance with Conditions III. 9 and 13 of Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000. Condition III. 9 states "The discharge notification shall include the following information: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources �/ Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609 NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental MAN\ r 919.791.4200 a. Description of the discharge:A description of the discharge including an estimate of the volume discharged, a description of the flow path to the receiving surface waters or wetlands and a site sketch showing the path of the waste. b. Time of the discharge:The length of time of the discharge,including the exact dates and times that it started and stopped... c. Cause of the discharge:A detailed statement of the cause of the discharge.If caused by a precipitation event, detailed information from.the on-site rain gauge concerning the inches and duration of the precipitation event. d. All steps being taken to reduce, stop and cleanup the discharge. All steps to be taken to prevent future 1 discharges from the same cause. e. Analysis of the waste: a copy of the last waste analysis as required by Permit Condition III.5. f. A waste sample, obtained within seventy-two (72)hours following the first knowledge of the discharge to surface waters or wetlands, from the source lagoon/storage pond, shall be analyzed for the following minimum parameters: Fecal coliform bacteria Five-day biochemical oxygen demand(BODS) Total suspended solids Total phosphorus Ammonia nitrogen(NH3-N) Total Kjeldahl nitrogen(TKN) Nitrate nitrogen(NO3-N) Monitoring results must be submitted to the Division within thirty(30) days of the discharge event." Condition 111.13 states: "The Permittee shall report by telephone to the appropriate Divisional Regional Office as soon as possible, but in no case more than twenty-four(24) hours following first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following events: a. Failure of any component of the animal waste system resulting in a discharge to ditches, surface waters, or wetlands."... "The Permittee shall also file a written report to the appropriate Divisional Regional Office within five(5)calendar days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report shall outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to correct the problem and to ensure that the problem does not recur." Required Corrective action for Violation 2: In the future you must notify the Division of Water Quality of the occurrence of any reportable events in accordance with your permit. The Division of Water Quality requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action above,please submit the following items on or before November 5,2018: 1. An explanation from the OIC for this farm covering the points detailed above. You are required to take any necessary action to correct the above violations within ten (10) days of receipt of this letter and to provide a written response to this Notice. Please include in your response all corrective actions already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed. As a result of the violations in this Notice,this office is considering a recommendation for a civil penalty assessment to the Director of the Division. If you wish to present an explanation for the violations cited,or if you believe there are other factors, which should be considered, please send such information to me in writing within ten (10) days following receipt of this letter. Your response will be reviewed, and, if an enforcement action is still deemed appropriate, it will be forwarded to the Director and included for consideration. 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. NOTE THIS IS A.DUPLICATE OF NOV-2018-DV-0257 DATED OCTOBER 8, 2018 WHICH WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS BY CERTIFIED MAIL, BUT WAS UNCLAIMED. If you have any questions concerning this Notice,please contact Joan Schneier or me at(919)791-4200 or by email using joan.schneier@ncdenr.gov or rick.bolich@ncdenr.gov. 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