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Site Requires Immediate Attention:
Facility No.
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ANIMAL FEEDLOT OPERATIONS SITE VISITATION RECORD
DATE: 1995
Time:
Farm Name/Owner: &'
Mailing Address: z' -
County:
Integrator:
On Site Representative: 4CZ. �
Physical Address/Location •� 5122.37 C
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Phone: 40AM a2ra i
Phone: � —
Type of Operation: Swine -.� Poultry Cattle
Design Capacity: 9,-t sone_g—__ Number of Animals on Site:
DEM Certification Number: ACE DEM Certification Number: ACNEW
Latitude: Longitude:' "
Circle Yes or No
Does the Animal Waste Lagoon sufficient freeboard of 1 Foot + 25 year 24 hour storm event
(approximately 1 Foot + 7 inches) or
Was any seepage observed from the la oon
Is adequate land available for spray? es
Crop(s) being utilized: CEO a
Noctual Freeboard:-a
inches
Inches
(s)? Yes or\l Was any erosion observed? Yes or No
ir N Ia t e cover crop adequate? Yes or No
Does the facility meet SCS minimum setback criteria? 200 Feet from Dwellin 9 Wor No
100 Feet from Wells? Ye r o
Is the animal waste stockpiled within 100 Feet of USGS Blue -Line Stream? Yes or 10
Is animal waste land applied or spray irrigated within 25 Feet of a USGS Map Blue Line: Yes ora
Is animal waste discharged into water of the state by man-made ditch, flushing system, or other
similar man-made devices? Yes or T� if Yes, Please Explain.
Does the facility maintain adequate waste management records (volume manure, land applied,
spray irrigated on specific acreage with cover crop)? Yes or 1 o of
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Additional Comments:
Inspector Name Signature
cc: Facility Assessment Unit Use Attachments if Needed.

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Rufus Johnson
R.J. Farms
Rt 7 Box 222
Fayetteville NC 28306
Dear Rufus Johnson;
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
February 11, 1998
RECEIVED
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Subject: Request for Status Update
Certified Animal Waste Management Plan
R.J. Farms
Facility Number: 26-24
Cumberland County
In accordance with State Regulations (15A NCAC 2H .0217(a)(1)(E)) adopted by the Environmental
Management Commission on February 1, 1993, the owner of the subject facility was required to submit a
Certification Form for the facility's animal waste management system by D-ucember 31, 1997.
This letter is to advise you that this office has no record of having received the required Certification for
the subject facility. Please provide this office with an explanation as to why this Certification was not
submitted as required. This explanation must be received within 30 days following the receipt of this letter.
Any existing facility owner which did not submit the required certification by the deadline is no longer
deemed permitted to operate their animal waste management system. Therefore, if the certification was not
submitted as required and the facility is still in operation, this facility is being operated without a valid
permit. N.C.G.S. 143-215.6(b) allows the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources to take appropriate enforcement actions for this, violation for as long as the violation continues.
As per Senate Bill 1217, which was ratified on June 21, 1996, the Environmental Management
Commission (EMC) may enter into a special agreement with facilities that did not meet the December 31,
1997 deadline. These special agreements can only be issued to facility owners which signed up for assistance
with their local Soil and Water Conservation District Office by September 1, 1996 and which can
demonstrate that they made a good faith effort to meet the December 31, 1997 deadline. The special
agreement, if issued, would contain a specific schedule for the facility to follow to develop and/or implement
an approved animal waste management plan. Attached is an application for a special agreement between the
EMC and the subject facility. If you can demonstrate that this facility can meet the conditions for a special
agreement, you may send this request along with your explanation as to why the plan has not been developed
and implemented. This request would also be due within 30 days from receipt of this letter.
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Also attached is a form (Form RR 2198) that must be filled out if the facility is no longer in operation or is
below the threshold established in15A NCAC 2H .0217(a)(1)(A). Facilities which maintain the number of animals
below certain thresholds are not required to be certified. These thresholds are:
100 head of cattle
75 horses
250 swine
1000 sheep
30,000 birds with a liquid system
Please' ubmit this form if the subject facility is not operating or is below the threshold limit established in 15A
NCAC 2H.0217(a)(1)(A).
Please submit all responses to this matter to the following address:
Attn: Shannon Langley
Division of Water Quality
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh NC 27626-0535
Once your response is received, it will be evaluated in detail along with any supporting information that
you may wish to submit. Following this review, you will be advised, of the results of the review and of any
additional actions that must be taken to bring your facility into compliance.
Please be advised that nothing in this letter should be taken as removing from you the responsibility or
liability for failure to comply with the requirement to develop and implement a certified animal waste
management plan by December 31, 1997. Please also be advised that the submittal of a request for a special
agreement does not assure that one will be issued. Each facility will be reviewed on a case by case basis and
appropriate actions will be taken to bring each facility into compliance.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this issue. If you have any questions concerning this matter,
please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Shannon Langley of our staff at [phone] ext. 581.
Sincerely,
A. Preston Howard,
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DWQ Regional Office
Shannon Langley
Central Files
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
James B. Hunt, Jr.', Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Rufus Johnson
R.J. Farms
Rt 7 Box 222
Fayetteville NC 28306
November 13, 1996
SUBJECT: Operator In Charge Designation
Facility: R.J. Farms
Facility ID#: 26-24
Cumberland County
Dear Mr. Johnson:
Nov 19 1996
FAY��, d tt�ry�i11 1.1
111' :
Senate Bill 1217, An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Study
Commission on Agricultural Waste, enacted by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly,
requires a certified operator for each animal waste management system that serves 250 or more
swine by January 1, 1997. The owner of each animal waste management system must submit a
designation form to the Technical Assistance and Certification Group which designates an
Operator in Charge and is countersigned by the certified operator. The enclosed form must be
submitted by January 1, 1997 for all facilities in operation as of that date. Failure to designate a
certified operator for your animal waste management system is a violation of 15A NCAC 2H
.0224 and may result in the assessment of a civil penalty.
If you have questions concerning operator training or examinations for certification, please
contact your local North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service agent or our office.
Examinations have been offered on an on-going basis in many counties throughout the state for
the past several months and will continue to be offered through December 31, 1996.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions concerning this requirement please
call Beth Buffington or Barry Huneycutt of our staff at 9191733-0026.
Sincerely,
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E Dire or
Division of Water Quality
Enclosure
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