540109_NOV-2019-PC-0013_20190107

NORTH CAROLINA
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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
January 7, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
CM# 7017 3380 0001 0998 7762
Mr. Morris Barwick
2023 Gray Branch Church Road
Deep Run, NC 28525
Subject: Notice of Violation
Morris Barwick Farm #54-109
AWS540109
Lenoir County
NOV-2019-PC-0013
Dear Mr. Barwick:
On September 26, 2018 staff of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality
Regional Operations Section (WQROS), conducted a structural inspection at your facility and
noted severe erosion on the lagoon banks.
As a result of this incident, 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
Section .1300, you have been found to have severe erosion in accordance with your Certified
Animal Waste Management Plan and the Swine Waste System General Permit No. AWG100000
that you are covered to operate under.
Violation 1:
Failure to maintain lagoon banks in accordance with the facility's Certified Animal Waste
Management Plan in accordance with Condition II. 2. of Swine Waste System General Permit
No. AWG100000.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources - Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
252-946-6481

On September 26, 2018, the Division conducted a structural inspection following Hurricane
Florence. Bare areas and severe erosion were discovered on lagoon #2.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
The Division recommends adding top soil, seeding and mulching the bare eroded areas on
lagoon #2. Take all necessary additional steps to ensure lagoon banks have a protective
vegetated cover and are free of woody vegetation.
You are required to take any necessary action to address the above violation. You are
required to provide a written response to this Notice, including any additional information
that you wish to provide related to this incident that you wish for the Division to consider,
within 30 days of receipt of this letter. Please include in your response all corrective actions
already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective actions not addressed.
Failure to comply with conditions in a permit may result in a recommendation of enforcement
action, to the Director of the Division of Water Quality who may issue a civil penalty assessment
of not more than twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars against any "person" who violates or
fails to act in accordance with terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit under authority of
G.S. 143-215.6A
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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David May
Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor
Washington Regional Office
cc: DWR - WQROS - CAFO Unit — Central Office
Lenoir County Soil and Water Conservation District
NCDSWC - WaRO
WaRO Compliance Animal Files
Smithfield Hog Production
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality IDivision of Water Resources - Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
252-946-6481