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March 14, 2008
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. George W. Howard Jr.
155 Green Bridge Rd.
Garland NC 28441
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2H,
South River Nursery
Facility No. 9-72
Bladen County
Permit No. AWS090072
Dear Mr. Howard:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretan
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
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 2H .0217, you have been found to be in violation of your 2H .0217 Permit.
Violation 1: Failure to conduct a sludge survey for 2007 in accordance with your permit section ill
condition 19.
On March 5, 2008 a compliance inspection was conducted at your facility. A review of your records showed no
sludge survey was done during calendar year 2007 for your lagoon.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 1:
Conduct a sludge survey of your lagoon for calendar year 2008.
Violation 2: Failure to test or calibrate your waste application equipment once in the first two years after
issuance of the COC. In accordance with your permit section II condition 24.
On March 5, 2008 a compliance inspection was conducted at your facility. A review of your records showed no test
or calibration had been done for your solid set system.
Required Corrective Action for Violation 2:
Conduct a calibration for your solid set system as soon as possible. If a different flow rate is determined change
your 2007/2008 over seeded IRR2 forms using the new flow rate.
North Carolina DWQIAquifer Protection Section 225 Green St./ Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone [phone]
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March 14, 2008
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The Division of Water Quality requests that, in addition to the specified corrective action above, please submit the
following items when sludge survey and calibration are completed.
1. Please have the OIC for this farm include an explanation as to how this violation occurred.
2. Please have the OIC include a list of the steps that will be taken to prevent this violation from occurring in
the future.
3. Please send a copy of your new sludge survey to the Fayetteville Regional Office.
4. Please send a copy of your new calibration for your solid set system to the Fayetteville Regional Office.
Please be advised that this notice does not prevent the Division of Water Quality from taking enforcement actions
for this violation or any past or future violation. Furthermore, the Division of Water Quality has the authority to levy
a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.00 per day per violation.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact either Mr. Steve Guyton
Environmental Specialist or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
5tepherhA. 13arnhardt
Regional ulfer Protection Supervisor
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