540146_NOV-PC-2019-0185_20190311

NORTH CAROLINA
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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
March 11, 2019
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Arnold Jarman
6474 Potters Hill Road
Pink Hill, NC 28572
Subject: Notice of Violation
Arnold Jarman 54-146
Lenoir County
NOV-PC-2019-0185
Dear Mr. Jarman:
On February 22, 2019, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) was following up on a litter
complaint at 6283 Potters Hill Road in Lenoir County. The Division found an uncovered
stockpile of poultry litter.
As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, you have been found to be in violation
with 15A NCAC 2T Section .1403 Permitting by Regulation. The violation is as follows:
Violation 1:
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2T Section .1403 Permitting by Regulation, animal waste is not
stockpiled uncovered for greater than 15 days.
On February 22, 2019 DWR was responding to a litter complaint in Lenoir County, at 6283
Potters Hill Road. The Division conducted a site visit and noted a large uncovered stockpile of
poultry litter. With multiple site visits the Division determined the pile was stockpiled
uncovered for more than 15 days.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Division of Water Resources - Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
252-946-6481

Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
Please note that uncovered stockpiled litter must be covered within 15 days in cases where
application events are prolonged. Additionally, stockpiled litter shall not be located closer than
100 feet from a perennial stream or perennial waterbody. Also, any discharge of wastewater
(leachate) to surface waters or wetlands is prohibited. Take all necessary steps to ensure this
does not happen in the future.
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
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality IDivision of Water Resources - Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
252-946-6481