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NUH I H UAHULINA Department of Environmental Qual L, r � - ` y� _ t �, � � �l �� f 4 .•x.. ,ice' s � J,^2!° . "f �;i i ! � '. '� i %� � '1' � - �?i4� 1111�111iREEE' •�- �y • �-� �r •:�� NfAT •,;�?; a � �'�w;.. Y. 't � ,� a s• :G r ���x �, _ e y,*rS1;�1� } �= fall �� k} `�+� { n• s'r ��� t ry .kk ' �„ . �a � � + J' • •��'�P3R '.1 '- .y�'La� .,L +y��, t. � .' c 4 � AT ht lwk � 4 ' � r � �'`� h w C� � ire � - ♦ ' � '! z�'? ' �k 4, G>t•� ' ,I.w,M. _ ..:ray '' �, •k�„;,?i,,, 31, • .i Y i` �:r - .. ,r r t � 4 y4t �; rL ��'�l �� '✓'; ��� �R`,ti Y tom' - I Qi EMPARM, i I 7 la A-- I Animal Waste Management System Operator Designation Form WPCSOCC NCAC 15A 8F .0201 Facility/Farm Name: Permit #: AWS820417 _ Facility ID#: _82 - 417 County: Sampson Operator In Charge (OIC) Name: Cecil Glenn ERegmster First Middle Last Jr, Sr, Ole, Cert Type / Number:_ 1001499 Work Phone: (_910 _ �592-5771 Signature: i " T certify that I agree to my designation as the Operator in Charge for the facility noted. I understand and will abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the responsibilities set forth in 15A NCAC 08F .0203 and failing to do so can result in Disciplinary Actions by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission." Back-up Operator In Charge (Back-up OIC) (Optional) Name: First ofert Type / Number: Signature: Middle Last Jr, Sr, etc. Work Phone: Date: "I certify that I agree to my designation as Back-up Operator in Charge for the facifity noted. I understand and will abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the responsibilities set forth in 15A NCAC 08F .0203 and failing to do so can result in Disciplinary Actions by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission." Owner/Permittee Name: PLestage Farms Inc. Phone #: 9 0 5927.5771 Fax4: ( L Signature: Date: OL 01 — (Owner or au prized agent) Mail, fax or email the WPCSOCC, , 1618 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1618 Fax: 919.715.2726 original to: )Emai7'scertadmin(a�nren eon Mall or fax a copy to the Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh appropriate Regional Office: 2090 US Hwy 70 225 Green St 610 E Center Ave 3800 Barrett Dr Swannanoa 28778 Suite 714 Suite 301 Raleigh 27609 Fax: 828.299.7043 Fayetteville 28301-5043 Mooresville 28115 Fax: 919.571.4718 Phone:828.296.4500 Fax:910.486.0707 Fax:704.663.6040 Phone:919.791.4200 Phoen:910.433.3300 Phone:704.663.1699 Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem 943 Washington Sq Mall 127 Cardinal Dr 450 W. Hanes Mail Rd Washington 27889 Wilmington 28405-2845 Winston-Salem 27105 . Fax:252.946.9215 Fax:910.350.2004 Fax:336.776.9797 Phone.252.946.6481 Phone:910.796.7215 Phone:336.776.9800 (Retain a copy of this form for your records) Revised 05.2015 0� W'4rE9Q Michael F. Easley, Governor A C_ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary rNorth Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources -� Coleen H. Sullins, Director Division of Water Quality July 1, 2007 1 Prestage Farms Inc �, P-20 in2 l 2t7 PO Box 438 _. Clinton, NC 28329 : �i� Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. AWS820417 P-20 Animal Waste Management System Sampson County Dear Prestage Farms Inc: In accordance with your application received on 15-Dec-06, we are hereby forwarding to you this Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to Prestage Farms Inc, authorizing the operation of the subject animal waste management system in accordance with General Permit AW G 100000. This approval shall consist of the operation of this system including, but not limited to, the management and land application of animal waste as specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP) for the P-20, located in Sampson County, with an animal capacity of no greater than the following swine annual averages: Wean to Finish: 0 Feeder. to Finish: 0 Boar/Stud: 0 Wean to Feeder: 0 Farrow to Wean: 890 Gilts: 2915 Farrow to Finish: 0 Farrow to Feeder: 0 If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation, there may also be one boar for each 15 sows. Where boars are unneccessary, they may be replaced by an equivalent number of sows. Any of the sows may be replaced by gilts at a rate of 4 gilts for every 3 sows The COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2009 and replaces the NPDES COC issued to this facility with an expiration date of July 1, 2007. You are required to continue conducting annual surveys of sludge accumulation in all lagoons at your facility; the one-year extension in Condition III.19 does not apply. Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the conditions and limitations as specified in the General Permit, the facility's CAWMP, and this COC. An adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required monitoring data and operational information must be established for this facility. Any increase in waste production greater than the certified design capacity or increase in number of animals authorized by this COC (as provided above) will require a modification to the CAWMP and this COC and must be completed prior to actual increase in either wastewater flow or number of animals. Please carefully read this COC and the enclosed State General Permit. Enclosed for your convenience is a package containing the new and revised forms used for record keeping and reporting. Please pay careful attention to the record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Aquifer Protection Section 1636 Mail Service Center Internet: www.newaterauaiitv.org Location: 2728 Capital Boulevard An Equal OpportunitylAffirmative Action Employer- 50% Recyded110% Post Consumer Paper Ont Wor Carolina ✓vatura!!if Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Telephone: (919) 733-3221 Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax I: (919) 715-0588 Fax 2: (919) 715.6049 Customer Service: (877) 623-6748 If your Waste Utilization Plan has been developed based on site -specific information, careful evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current Waste Utilization Plan is inaccurate you will need to have a new Waste Utilization Plan developed. The issuance of this COC does not excuse the Permittee from the obligation to comply with all applicable laws, rules, standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of a COC to operate under this permit convey any property rights in either real or personal property. Upon abandonment or depopulation for a period of four years or more, the Permittee must submit documentation to the Division demonstrating that all current MRCS standards are met prior to restocking of the facility. Per 15A NCAC 02T .0111(c) a compliance boundary is provided for the facility and no new water supply wells shall be constructed within the compliance boundary. Per MRCS standards a 100-foot separation shall be maintained between water supply wells and any lagoon, storage pond, or any wetted area of a spray field. Per 15A NCAC 02T .1306, any containment basin, such as a lagoon or waste storage structure, shall continue to be subject to the conditions and requirements of the facility's permit until closed to NRCS standards and the permit is rescinded by the Division. Please be advised that any violation of the terms and conditions specified in this COC, the General Permit or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, or penalties in accordance with NCGS 143- 215.6A through 143-215.6C including civil penalties, criminal penalties, and injunctive relief. If you wish to continue the activity permitted under the General Permit after the expiration date of the General Permit, an application for renewal must be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration. This COC is not automatically transferable. A name/ownership change application must be submitted to the Division prior to a name change or change in ownership. If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to apply for an individual permit by contacting the staff member listed below for information on this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding. This facility is located in a county covered by our Fayetteville Regional Office. The Regional Office Aquifer Protection staff may be reached at 910-433-3300. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General Permit, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Unit staff at (919) 733- 3221. Sincerely, for Coleen H. Sullins Enclosures (General Permit AWG100000, Record Keeping and Reporting Package) cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all cc's) Sampson County Health Department Sampson County Soil and Water Conservation District Fayetteville Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section AFO Unit Central Files Permit File AWS820417 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Prestage Farms Inc P-20 PO Box 438 Clinton, NC 28329 Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr„ Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality December 1, 2006 F_REC DEC 0 6 2006 ODA-FAYEM1.1 E REMONAI.OFRCE Subject: Application for Renewal of Coverage for Expiring NPDES General Permit Dear Permittee: Your facility is currently approved for operation under one of the Animal Waste Operation NPDES General Permits, which expire on July 1, 2007. Due to changes in federal rules, facilities that do not discharge nor propose to discharge may choose whether or not to retain coverage under an NPDES General Permit. Copies of the draft animal waste operation NPDES general permits and the State Non -Discharge General Permits are available at http://h2o.enr,state,nc.us/ans/afou/downloa.ds.htm or by writing or calling: NCDENR—DWQ Animal Feeding Operations Unit 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 Telephone number: (919) 733-3221 In order to assure your continued coverage under one of these two types of general permits, you must submit -an application for permit coverage to the Division. Enclosed you will find a 'Request for Certificate of Coverage Facility Currently Covered by an Expiring NPDES General Permit.' The application form must be completed and returned by January 2, 2007.�Please note, you must include two (2) conies of your most recent Waste Utilization Plan with the application form. Failure to request renewal of your coverage under a general permit within the time period specified may result in a civil penalty. Operation of your facility without coverage under a valid general permit would constitute a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and could result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day. If you have any questions about the draft general permits, the enclosed application, or any related matter please feel free to contact the Animal Feeding Operations Unit staff at 919-733-3221. Sincerely, Ted L. Bush, Jr., Chief Aquifer Protection Section Enclosures cc (w/o enclosures): Sampson County Soil and Water Conservation District Fayetteville Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section AFO Unit Central Files - 920417 Prestage Farms Inc Aquifer Protection Section 1636 Mail Service Center Internet: wwwmcwaterquality.org Location: 2728 Capital Boulevard An Equal Opportuno/Af'firmative Action Employer- 50% Recyded110% Post Consumer Paper Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Telephone: Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax l : Fax 2: Customer Service: One NCaro ina turrr�! (919)715-0588 (919)715-6048 (877)623-6748 Ob'xw A '1F • Michael F. Easley, Governor qQ William G. Ross Jr., Secretary . �O G North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources � Alan W. Klimek, P,E. Director > y Division of Water Quality o �c November 16, 2006 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Prestage Farms Randy Barefoot P.O. Box 438 Clinton, NC 28329 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY P-20 Facility No. 82-417 Permit No. NCA282417 Sampson County Dear Mr. Barefoot: On September 6, 2006 you or staff from your farm notified the Fayetteville Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality, as required by General Permit condition 111.6.e that the freeboard level of the lagoon was less than the minimum required by the General Permit. The liquid level of the lagoon 1 was reported as 16 inches. General Permit condition V.3 states "The maximum waste level in lagoons/storage ponds shall not exceed that specified in the CAWMP. At a minimum, maximum waste level for lagoons/storage ponds must not exceed the level that provides adequate storage to contain the 25-year, 24-hour storm event plus as additional 1 foot of structural freeboard." The Division of Water Quality will take no further action for this reported incident at this time. However, if you have not done so, you are asked to please notify this office in writing within 15 days of receipt of this letter as to what date the lagoon was lowered within the specified time frame in which the Plan of Action (POA) allotted. It will also close this event out within your file. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact myself at (910) 433-3300. Sincerely,, Ricky Revels Environmental Supervisor i cc: APS Central Files DS&W FRO Sampson County SWCD m in► Division of Water QualitylAquiler Protection Section 225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, NC 28301-5043 Phone: (910) 433-3300 FAX: (910) 4W-0707 Internet: http://Ciw.ehnr.state;nc.us Customer Service: (800) 623-7748 1- Waste Utilization Plan Producer: Name of Farm Location: Phone: Type of Operation: Number of Animal: Prestage Farms, Inc. P-20 P.O. Box 438 Clinton NC 28328 910-596-5749 County: Sampson Gilt, Breeding, Gestation, and Farrrowing Farm 890 sows 2915 gilts Storage Structure: Anaerobic Lagoon Method of Application: Irrigation Amount of waste produced per year. Amount of plant available N (PAN) produced/year: 17726 ton/year 890 x 5.4 4806 lbs./year 2915 x 4.0 11660 lbs./year total 16466 lbs./year The waste from your animal facility must be land applied at a specified rate to prevent pollution of surface water and/or groundwater. The plant nutrients in the animal waste should be used to reduce the amount of commercial fertilizer required for the crops in the fields where the waste is to be applied. This waste utilization plan uses nitrogen as the limiting nutrient. Waste should be analyzed before each application cycle. Annual soil tests are strongly encouraged so that all plant nutrients can be balanced for realistic yields of the crop to be grown. Several factors are important in the implementing your waste utilization plan in order to maximize the fertilizer value of the waste and to ensure that it is applied in an environmentally safe manner. 1. Always apply waste based on the needs of the crop to be grown and the nutrient content of the waste. Do not apply more nitrogen than the crop can utilize. 2. Soil types are important as they have different infiltration rates, leaching potentials, cation exchange capacities, and available water holding capacities. 3. Normally waste shall not be applied to land eroding at more than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at 5 or more tons per acre annually, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing that adequate filter strips are established. 0 3 231[`9 q�� 4. Do not apply waste on saturated soils , when it is raining, or when the surface is frozen. Either of these conditions may in runoff to the surface waters which is not allowed under DWQ regulations. 5. Wind conditions should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor problems. 6. To maximize the value of the nutrients for crops production and to reduce the potential for pollution, the waste should be applied to a growing crop or applied not more than 30 days prior to planting a crop or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the waste or disking will conserve nutrients and reduce odor problems. This plan is based on the waste application method shown above. If you choose to change methods in the future, you need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for different applications methods are not the same. The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is based on typical nutrient content for this type of facility. Acreage requirements should be based on the waste analysis report from your waste management facility. In some cases you may want to have plant analysis made, which RECEIVED / DENR ! DWQ Aquifer Protection Section MAR 27 2009 4 P-20 Page 2 could allow additional waste to be applied. Provisions shall be made for the area receiving waste to be flexible so as to accommodate changing waste analysis content and the crop type. Lime must be applied to maintain pH in the optimum range for specific crop production. This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements for compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0217 adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. YOUR WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: Tract No. Field No. Soil Type Crop Code Yield/Ac Lbs. N unit Acres Lbs N Used Month to Apply Lbs. N Per Ac. 10977 F1 HA CaB CB -HAY 5 50 3.0 750 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F1HB CaB CB -HAY 5 50 6.2 1550 MAR-OCT 250 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 1 50 9.2 460 OCT-MAR 50 10977 F2HA CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.5 625 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HB CaB CB -MAY 5 50 1.0 250 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HC CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.4 1100 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HD CaB CB -HAY 5 50 3A 775 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HE CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.8 700 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HF CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.7 675 MAR-OCT 250 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 1 50 16.5 825 OCT-MAR 50 10977 F3HA CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.0 1000 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HB CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.0 1000 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HC CaB CB -HAY 5 50 5.4 1350 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HD CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.2 1050 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HE CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.3 1075 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HF CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.2 1050 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HG CaB CB -HAY 5 50 3.8 950 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HH CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.1 1025 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3H1 CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.5 625 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HJ CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.0 5001 MAR-OCT 250 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 1 50 38.5 1925 OCT-MAR 50 Total 64.2 19260 lbs. CB -HAY = Coastal Bermuda (HAY) Available Nitrogen 16466 lbs. OS -HAY= Coastal Bermuda Overseeded (HAY) Surplus or deficit -2794 lbs. Applying the above amount of waste is a big job. You should plan time and have appropriate equipment to apply the waste in a timely manner. Id P-20 Page 3 The applicator is cautioned that P and K may be over applied while meeting the N requirements. In the future, regulations may require farmers in some parts of North Carolina to have a nutrient management plan that addresses all nutrients. This plan only addresses nitrogen. In interplanted fields (i.e. small grain, etc. interseeded in bermudagrass), forage must be removed through grazing, hay and for silage. Where grazing, plants should be grazed when they reach a height of six to nine inches. Cattle should be removed when plants are grazed to a height of four inches. In fields where small grain etc. is to be removed for hay or silage, care should be exercised not to let small grain to reach materity, especially late in the season ( i.e. April or May) Shading may result if small grain gets too high and this will definitely interfere with the stand of bermudagrass. This loss of stand will result in reduced yields and less nitrogen being utilized. Rather than cutting small grain for hay or silage just before heading as is the normal situation, you are encouraged to cut the small grain earlier. You may want to consider harvesting hay or silage two to three times during the season, depending on the time small grain is planted in the fall. The ideal time to interplant small grain, etc. is late September or early October, Drilling is recommended over broadcasting. Bermudagrass should be grazed or mowed to a height of about two inches before drilling for best results. Caution must be exercised in grazing or haying summer annuals under stressed conditions. Nitrate poisoning may occur in livestock. Sampling forage or hay for nitrate levels is recommended. Acres shown in the tables are considered to be the usable acres excluding required buffers, filters strips along ditches, odd areas unable to be irrigated, and perimeter areas not receiving full application rates due to equipment limitations. Actual total acres in the field listed may, and most likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables. See attached map showing the fields to be used for the utilization of animal waste. SLUDGE APPLICATION: The waste utilization plan must contain provisions for periodic land application of sludge at agronomic rates. The sludge will be nutrient rich and will require precautionary measures to prevent over application of nutrients or other elements. Your production facility will produce approximately 2584 lbs. of plant available nitrogen per year in the sludge. If you remove sludge every 5 years you will have approximately 12918 lbs. of PAN to utilize. Assuming you apply this PAN to hybrid bermudagrass hayland at the rate of 300 Ibslacre you will need 43 acres of land. If you apply the sludge to corn at the rate of 125 lbs. of nitrogen per acre you will need 103 acres of land. Please be aware that these are only estmates of the PAN and the land needed. Actual requirements could vary by 25% depending on the sludge waste analysis, soil types, realistic yields, and application methods. APPLICATION OF WASTE BY IRRIGATION The irrigation application rate should not exceed the intake rate of the soil at the time of irrigation such that runoff or ponding occurs. This rate is limited by initial soil moisture content, soil structure, soil texture, water droplet size, and organic solids. The application amount should not exceed the available water holding capacity P-20 Page 4 of the soil at the time of irrigation nor should the plant available nitrogen applied exceed the nitrogen needs of the crop. If surface irrigation is the method of land application for this plan, it is the responsibility of the producer and irrigation designer to ensure that an irrigation system is installed to properly irrrigate the acres shown in tables. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. The following table is provided as a guide for establishing application rates and amounts. Tract No. Field No. Soil Type Crop Code Applic. Rate inlhr Applic. Amount 10977 F1 HA CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F1 HB CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HA CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HB CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HC CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HD CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HE CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HF CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HA CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HB CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HC CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HD CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HE CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HF CaB CB -MAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HG CaB CB -HAY M 1.0 10977 F3HH CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F31-11 CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HJ CaB CB -MAY 0.6 1.0 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 0.6 1.0 P-20 Page 5 This is the maximum application amount allowed for the soil assuming the amount of nitrogen allowed for the crop is not over applied. In many situations the application amount shown cannot be applied because of the nitrogen limitations. The maximum application amount shown can be applied under optimum soil conditions. Your facility is designed for 180 days of temporary storage and the temporary storage must be removed on the average of once every 6 months. In no instances should the volume of the waste be stored in your structure be within the 25 year 24 hour storm storage or one foot of freeboard except in the event of the 25 year 24 hour storm. It is the responsibility of the producer and the waste applicator to ensure that the spreader equipment is operated properly to apply the correct rates shown in the tables. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. Call your technical specialist after you have receive the waste analysis report for assistance in determining the amount of waste per acre and the proper application rate prior to appling the waste. NARRATIVE OF OPERATION Page 6 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN AGREEMENT Name of Farm: P-20 Owner/Manager Agreement Prestage Farms, Inc. (we) understand and will follow and implement the specifications and the operation and maintenance proce- dures established in the approved animal waste utilization plan for the farm named above. I (we) know that any expansion to the existing design capacity of the waste treatment and storage system or construction of new facilities will require a new certification to be submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality before the new animals are stocked. I (we) also understand that there must be no discharge of animal waste from this system to the surface waters of the state from a storm event less severe than the 25-year, 24 hour storm.The approved plan will be filed on -site at the farm office and at the office of the local Soil and Water Conservation District and will be available for review by NCDWQ upon request. Name of Facility Owner: Prestage Farms, Inc. Signature: PA"4cva, 4anwm, � . .U. A.P ,..,.. Name of Manager (If different from owner) Signature: Name of Person Preparing Plan: G. Glenn Clifton Affillation: Prestage Farms, Inc. Address: P.O. Box 438 Clinton, NC 28329 Phone: 910-596-5749 Date: 4 -r I 45 Date: Signature: _JA —, A.(s.,— Qal-66. � Date: 4 -I o5 FU ! A-P-5 Waste Utilization Plan Producer: Prestage Farms, Inc. County: Sampson Name of Farm: P-20 Location: P.Q. Box 438 ga Clinton NC 28328 Phone: 910-596-5749 Type of Operation: Gilt, Breeding, Gestation, and Farrrowing Farm Number of Animal: 890 sows 2915 gilts Storage Structure: Anaerobic Lagoon Method of Application: Irrigation Amount of waste produced per year: 17726 ton/year Amount of plant available N (PAN) produced/year: 890 x 5.4 4806 Ibs.lyear 2915 x 4,0 11660 Ibs.lyear total 16466 Ibs.lyear The waste from your animal facility must be land applied at a specified rate to prevent pollution of surface water and/or groundwater. The plant nutrients in the animal waste should be used to reduce the amount of commercial fertilizer required for the crops in the fields where the waste is to be applied. This waste utilization plan uses nitrogen as the limiting nutrient. Waste should be analyzed before each application cycle. Annual soil tests are strongly encouraged so that all plant nutrients can be balanced for realistic yields of the crop to be grown. Several factors are important in the implementing your waste utilization plan in order to maximize the fertilizer value of the waste and to ensure that it is applied in an environmentally safe manner. 1. Always apply waste based on the needs of the crop to be grown and the nutrient content of the waste. Do not apply more nitrogen than the crop can utilize. 2. Soil types are important as they have different infiltration rates, leaching potentials, cation exchange capacities, and available water holding capacities. 3. Normally waste shall not be applied to land eroding at more than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at 5 or more tons per acre annually, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing that adequate filter strips are established. 4. Do not apply waste on saturated soils , when it is raining, or when the surface is frozen. Either of these conditions may in runoff to the surface waters which is not allowed under DWQ regulations. 5. Wind conditions should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor problems. 6. To maximize the value of the nutrients for crops production and to reduce the potential for pollution, the waste should be applied to a growing crop or applied not more than 30 days prior to planting a crop or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the waste or disking will conserve nutrients and reduce odor problems. This plan is based on the waste application method shown above. If you choose to change methods in the future, you need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for different applications methods are not the same. The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is based on typical nutrient content for this type of facility. Acreage requirements should be based on the waste analysis report from your waste management facility, In some cases you may want to have plant analysis made, which P-20 Page 2 could allow additional waste to be applied. Provisions shall be made for the area receiving waste to be flexible so as to accommodate changing waste analysis content and the crop type. Lime must be applied to maintain pH in the optimum range for specific crop production. This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements for compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0217 adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. YOUR WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: Tract No. Field No. Soil Type Crop Code Yield/Ac Lbs. N unit Acres Lbs N Used Month to Apply Lbs. N Per Ac. 10977 F1HA CaB CB -HAY 5 50 3.0 750 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F1HB CaB CB -HAY 5 50 6.2 1550 MAR-OCT 250 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 1 50 9.2 460 OCT-MAR 50 10977 F2HA CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.5 625 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HB Cali CB -HAY 5 50 1.0 250 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HC CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.4 1100 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HD CaB CB -HAY 5 50 3.1 775 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HE CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.8 700 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F2HF CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.7 675 MAR-OCT 250 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 1 50 16.5 825 OCT-MAR 50 10977 F3HA CaB CB -MAY 5 50 4.0 1000 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HB CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.0 1000 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HC CaB CB -HAY 5 50 5.4 1350 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HD CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.2 1050 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HE CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.3 1075 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HF CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.2 1050 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HG CaB CB -HAY 5 50 3.8 950 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HH CaB CB -HAY 5 50 4.1 1025 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3H1 CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.5 625 MAR-OCT 250 10977 F3HJ CaB CB -HAY 5 50 2.0 500 MAR-OCT 250 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 1 1 50 1 38.5 1925 OCT-MAR 1 50 Total 64.2 19260 lbs. CB -HAY = Coastal Bermuda (HAY) Available Nitrogen 16466 lbs. OS -HAY= Coastal Bermuda Overseeded (HAY) Surplus or deficit -2794 lbs. Applying the above amount of waste is a big job. You should plan time and have appropriate equipment to apply the waste in a timely manner. P-20 Page 3 The applicator is cautioned that P and K may be over applied while meeting the N requirements. In the future, regulations may require farmers in some parts of North Carolina to have a nutrient management plan that addresses all nutrients. This plan only addresses nitrogen. In interplanted fields (i.e. small grain, etc. interseeded in bermudagrass), forage must be removed through grazing, hay and /or silage. Where grazing, plants should be grazed when they reach a height of six to nine inches. Cattle should be removed when plants are grazed to a height of four inches. In fields where small grain etc. is to be removed for hay or silage, care should be exercised not to let small grain to reach materity, especially late in the season ( i.e. April or May) Shading may result if small grain gets too high and this will definitely interfere with the stand of bermudagrass. This loss of stand will result in reduced yields and less nitrogen being utilized. Rather than cutting small grain for hay or silage just before heading as is the normal situation, you are encouraged to cut the small grain earlier. You may want to consider harvesting hay or silage two to three times during the season, depending on the time small grain is planted in the fall. The ideal time to interplant small grain, etc. is late September or early October. Drilling is recommended over broadcasting. bermudagrass should be grazed or mowed to a height of about two inches before drilling for best results, Caution must be exercised in grazing or haying summer annuals under stressed conditions. Nitrate poisoning may occur in livestock. Sampling forage or hay for nitrate levels is recommended. Acres shown in the tables are considered to be the usable acres excluding required buffers, filters strips along ditches, odd areas unable to be irrigated, and perimeter areas not receiving full application rates due to equipment limitations. Actual total acres in the field listed may, and most likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables, See attached map showing the fields to be used for the utilization of animal waste. SLUDGE APPLICATION: The waste utilization plan must contain provisions for periodic land application of sludge at agronomic rates. The sludge will be nutrient rich and will require precautionary measures to prevent over application of nutrients or other elements. Your production facility will produce approximately 2584 lbs. of plant available nitrogen per year in the sludge. If you remove sludge every 5 years you will have approximately 12918 lbs. of PAN to utilize. Assuming you apply this PAN to hybrid bermudagrass hayland at the rate of 300 lbs/acre you will need 43 acres of land. If you apply the sludge to corn at the rate of 125 lbs, of nitrogen per acre you will need 103 acres of land. Please be aware that these are only estmates of the PAN and the land needed. Actual requirements could vary by 25% depending on the sludge waste analysis, soil types, realistic yields, and application methods. APPLICATION OF WASTE BY IRRIGATION The irrigation application rate should not exceed the intake rate of the soil at the time of irrigation such that runoff or ponding occurs. This rate is limited by initial soil moisture content, soil structure, soil texture, water droplet size, and organic solids. The application amount should not exceed the available water holding capacity P-20 Page 4 of the soil at the time of irrigation nor should the plant available nitrocen applied exceed the nitrogen needs of the crop. If surface irrigation is the method of land application for this plan, it is the responsibility of the producer and irrigation designer to ensure that an irrigation system is installed to properly irrigate the acres shown in tables. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. The following table is provided as a guide for establishing application rates and amounts. Tract No. Field No. Soil Type Crop 1 Code Applic. Rate inlhr Applic. Amount 10977 F1 HA CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F1 HB CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HA Cab CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HB CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HC CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F21HID CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HE CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F2HF CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HA CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3H6 CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HC CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HD CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 173HE CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HF CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HG CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HH CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3H1 CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 F3HJ CaB CB -HAY 0.6 1.0 10977 ALL CaB OS -HAY 0.6 1.0 P-20 Page 5 This is the maximum application amount allowed for the soil assuming the amount of nitrogen allowed for the crop is not over applied. In many situations the application amount shown cannot be applied because of the nitrogen limitations. The maximum application amount shown can be applied under optimum soil conditions. Your facility is designed for 180 days of temporary storage and the temporary storage must be removed on the average of once every 6 months. In no instances should the volume of the waste be stored in your structure be within the 25 year 24 hour storm storage or one foot of freeboard except in the event of the 25 year 24 hour storm. It is the responsibility of the producer and the waste applicator to ensure that the spreader equipment is operated properly to apply the correct rates shown in the tables. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in.the tables may make this plan invalid. Call your technical specialist after you have receive the waste analysis report for assistance in determining the amount of waste per acre and the proper application rate prior to appling the waste. NARRATIVE OF OPERATION Page G '~WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN AGREEMENT Name of Farm: P-20 Owner/Manager Agreement Prestage Farms, Inc. 1 (we) understand and will follow and implement the specifications and the operation and maintenance proce- dures established in the approved animal waste utilization plan for the farm named above. I (we) know that any expansion to the existing design capacity of the waste treatment and storage system or construction of new facilities will require a new certification to be submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Duality before the new animals are stocked. I (we) also understand that there must be no discharge of animal waste from this system to the surface waters of the state from a storm event Tess severe than the 25-year, 24 hour storm.The approved plan will be filed on -site at the farm office and at the office of the local Soil and Water Conservation District and will be available for review by NCDWQ upon request. Name of Facility Owner: Prestage Farms, Inc. Signature: PtLt-.o4k.ke... 4WWt44 Name of Manager (If different from owner) Signature: Name of Person Preparing Plan: G. Glenn Clifton Affiliation: Prestage Farms, Inc. Phone: 910-596-5749 Address: P.O. Box 438 Clinton, NC 28329 Signature: A. jk � - Date: Date: Date: c -t c WSW. Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P. E., Director Division of Water Quality April 9, 2003 Prestage Farms P-20 PO Box 438 Clinton NC 28329 Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. NCA282417 P-20 Swine Waste Collection, Treatment, Storage and Application System Sampson County Dear Prestage Farms: On March 14, 2003, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (Division) issued an NPDES General Permit for swine facilities. The General Permit was issued to enable swine facilities in North Carolina to obtain coverage under a single permit that addresses both State and Federal requirements. In accordance with your application received on February 20, 2003, we are hereby forwarding to you this Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to Prestage Farms, authorizing the operation of the subject animal waste collection, treatment, storage and land application system in accordance with NPDES General Permit NCA200000. The issuance of this COC supersedes and terminates your COC Number AWS820417 to operate under State Non -Discharge Permit AWG100000. This approval shall consist of the operation of this system including, but not Iimited to, the management of animal waste from the P-20, located in Sampson County, with an animal capacity of no greater than an annual average of 4500 Feeder to Finish, 1250 Farrow to Feeder swine and the application to land as __.....__specified_ in -the. facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP). If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation, there may also be one boar for each 15 sows. Where boars are unneccessary, they may be replaced by an equivalent number of sows. Any of the sows may be replaced by gilts at a rate of 4 gilts for every 3 sows The COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until July 1, 2007. Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and required to operate the system in conformity with the conditions and limitations -as specified in the General Permit, the facility's CAWMP, and this,COC. An adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required monitoring data and operational information must be established for this facility. Any increase in waste production greater than the certified design capacity or increase in number of animals authorized by this COC (as provided above) will require a modification to the CAWMP and this COC and must be completed prior to actual increase in either wastewater flow or number of animals. Please carefully read this COC and the enclosed General Permit. Since this is a new joint State and Federal general permit it contains many new requirements in addition to most of the conditions contained in the current State general permit. Enclosed for your convenience is a package containing the new and revised forms used for record keeping and reporting. Please pay careful attention to the record kee in and monitoring conditions in this permit. The Devices to Automatically Stop Irrigation Events Form must be returned to the Division of Water Quality no later than 120 days following receipt of the Certificate of Coverage. The Animal Facility _Annual Certification Form must be completed and returned to the Division of Water Quality by no later than March 1st of each year. WDEM Non -Discharge Permitting Unit Internet httpJ/h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ndpu 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Telephone (919) 733-5083 Fax (919)715-6048 Customer Service Center Telephone 1 800 623-7748 An Equal Opportunity Action Employer 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper If your Waste Utilization Plan has been developed based on site specific information, careful evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current Waste Utilization Plan is inaccurate you will need to have a new Waste Utilization Plan developed. The issuance of this COC does not excuse -the Permittee from the obligation to comply with all applicable laws, rules, standards, and ordinances (local, state, and federal), nor does issuance of a COC to operate under this permit convey any property rights in either real or personal property. Upon abandonment or depopulation for a period of four years or more, the Permittee must submit documentation to the Division demonstrating that all current MRCS standards are met prior to restocking of the facility. Per 15A NCAC 2H .0225(c) a compliance boundary is provided for the facility and no new water supply wells shall be constructed within the compliance boundary. Per NRCS standards a 100 foot separation shall be maintained between water supply wells and any lagoon or any wetted area of a spray field. Please be advised that any violation of the terms and conditions specified in this COC, the General Permit or the CAWMP may result in the revocation of this COC, or penalties in accordance with NCGS 143- 215.6A through 143-215.6C, the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR 122.41 including civil penalties, criminal penalties, and injunctive relief. If you wish to continue the activity permitted under the General Permit after the expiration date of the General Permit, an application for renewal must be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration. This COC is not automatically transferable. A name/ownership change application must be submitted to the Division prior to a name change or change in ownership. If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to apply for an individual NPDES Permit by contacting the staff member listed below for information on this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding. This facility is located in a county covered by our Fayetteville Regional Office. The Regional Office —Water Quality Staff may be reached at (910) 486•-1541. If you need additional information concerning --this COC or the General Permit, please contact J R Joshi at (919) 733-5083 ext. 363. Sincerely, for Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Enclosures (General Permit NCA200000, Record Keeping and Reporting Package) cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all cc's) Sampson County Health Department Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality Section Sampson County Soil and Water Conservation District Permit File NCA282417 Permit File AWS820417 NDPU Files ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN P ZQ Producer: Location: Telephone: Type Operation: PRESTAGE FARMS INC. P.O. BOX 438 CLINTON NC 28329 592-5771 Existing Combination FE 8 2 0 20J3 PE,:,i,TTING Number of Animals: 5750.00 swine 11 5o rAR. -F'EE C (Design Capacity) t3a* FEE:p- Flf4rSR STORAGE STRUCTURE: LAGOON i WAS"Ta TRE-ATME9YI AnAeRV8iC. APPLICATION METHOD: Irrigation The waste from your animal facility must be land applied at a specified rate to prevent pollution of surface water and/or groundwater. The plant nutrients in the animal waste should be used to reduce the amount of commercial fertilizer required for the crops in the fields where the waste is to be applied. This waste utilization plan uses nitrogen as the limiting nutrient. Waste should be analyzed before each application cycle. Annual soil tests are strongly encouraged so that all plant nutrients can be balanced for realistic yields of the crop to be grown. Several factors are important in implementing your waste utilization plan in order to maximize the fertilizer value of the waste and to ensure that it is applied in an environmentally safe manner: 1.. Always apply waste based on the needs of the crop to be grown and the nutrient content of the waste. Do not apply more nitrogen than the crop can utilize. 2. Soil types are important as they have different infiltration rates, leaching potentials, cation exchange capacities, and available water holding capacities. 3. Normally waste shall be applied to land eroding at less than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at 5 or more tons per acre annually, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing that adequate filter strips are established. 4. Do not apply waste on saturated soils, when it is raining, or when the surface is frozen. Either of these conditions may result in runoff to surface waters which is not allowed under DWQ regulations. Page: 1 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN 5. Wind conditions should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor problems. 6. To maximize the value of the nutrients for crop production and to reduce the potential for pollution, the waste should be applied to a growing crop or applied not more than 30 days prior to planting a crop or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the waste or disking will conserve nutrients and reduce odor problems. This plan is based on the waste application method shown above. If you choose to change methods in the future, you need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for different application methods are not the same. The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is based on typical nutrient content for this type of facility. Acreage requirements should be based on the waste analysis report from your waste management facility. In some cases you may want to have plant analysis made, which could allow additional waste to be applied. Provisions shall be made for the area receiving waste to be flexible so as to accommodate changing waste analysis content and crop type. Lime must be applied to maintain pH in the optimum range for specific crop production. This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements for compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0217 adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED PER YEAR (gallons, ft3, tons, etc.) 5750 swine x 3.07391304348 tons waste/swine/year = 17675 tons AMOUNT OF PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN (PAN) PRODUCED PER YEAR 5750 swine x 3.21304347826 lbs PAN/swine/year = 18475 lbs. PAN/year Applying the above amount of waste is a big job. You should plan time and have appropriate equipment to apply the waste in a timely manner. The following acreage will be needed for waste application based on the crop to be grown, soil type and surface application. Page: 2 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN TABLE 1: ACRES OWNED BY PRODUCER TRACT FIELD SOIL TYPE & CLASS- CROP YIELD LBS COMM N ** * LBS DETERMINING PHASE CODE AW N PER ACRES AW N PER AC AC USED ----- or ------- APPLY RESID. APPLIC METH N TIME 10977 1 CaB BH 5.0 250 0 9.2 2300 I MAR-OCT 10977 jl 0 I�1 1SG 150 19.2 1460 MAY 10977 2 BH 5.0 0 jCaB I 1 1250 �16.2 14050 MAR-OCT 10977 SG 1 0 �-2 I 150 116.2 1810 SEP-MAY 977 3 BH 5.0 0 jCaB I 1250 I 138.5 19625 MAR-OCT 10977 �3 SG 1 0 I �50 138.5 �1925 SEP-MAY END I TOTAL�19170 Indicates that this field is being overseeded (i.e. interplanted) or winter annuals follow summer annuals. NOTE: The applicator is cautioned that P and K may be over applied while meeting the N requirements. In the future, regulations may require farmers in some parts of North Carolina to have a nutrient management plan that addresses all nutrients. This plan only addresses nitrogen. Page: 3 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN TABLE 2: ACRES WITH NOTARIZED AGREEMENT OR LONG TERM LEASE (Agreement with adjacent landowners must be attached.) (Required only if•operator does not own adequate land. See required specification 2.) TRACT FIELD SOIL TYPE & CLASS- CROP YIELD LBS COMM N ** * LBS DETERMINING PHASE CODE AW N PER ACRES AW N PER AC AC USED ----- or ------- APPLY RESID. APPLIC METH N TIME END TOTAL 10 Indicates that this field is being overseeded (i.e. interplanted) or winter annuals follow summer annuals. In interplanted fields (i.e. small grain, etc, interseeded in bermudagrass), forage must be removed through grazing, hay and/or silage. Where grazing, plants should be grazed when they reach a height of six to nine inches. Cattle should be removed when plants are grazed to a height of four inches. in fields where small grain, etc, is to be removed for hay or silage, care should be exercised not to let small grain to reach maturity, especially late in the season (i.e. April or May). Shading may result if small grain gets too high and this will definitely interfere with stand of bermudagrass. This loss of stand will result in reduced yields and less nitrogen being utilized. Rather than cutting small grain for hay or silage just before heading as is the normal situation, you are encouraged to cut the small grain earlier. You may want to consider harvesting hay or silage two to three times during the season, depending on time small grain is planted in the fall. The ideal time to interplant small grain, etc, is late September or early October. Drilling is recommended over broadcasting. Berrnudagrass should be grazed or mowed to a height of about two inches before drilling for best results. Page: 4 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN ** Acreage figures may exceed total acreage infields due to overseeding. * lbs AW N (animal waste nitrogen) equals total required nitrogen less any commercial nitrogen (COMM N) supplied. The following legend explains the crop codes used in tables 1 and 2 above: CROP CODE CROP UNITS PER UNIT BH SG HYBRID BERMUDAGRASS--HAY SMALL GRAIN OVERSEEDED TONS AC 50 50 TABLE 1 TABLE 2 TOTAL TOTALS FROM TABLES 1 AND 2 ACRES LBS AW N USED 63.9 19170 0 0. 63.9 19170 * BALANCE *** This number must be less than or equal to 0 in order to fully utilize the animal waste N produced. Page: 5 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN *** This number must'be less than or equal to 0 in order to fully utilize the animal waste N produced. Acres shown in each of the preceding tables are considered to be the usable acres excluding required buffers, filter strips along ditches, odd areas unable to be irrigated, and perimeter areas not receiving full application rates due to equipment limitations. Actual total acres in the fields listed may, and most likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables. See attached map showing the fields to be used for the utilization of animal waste. APPLICATION OF WASTE BY IRRIGATION The irrigation application rate should not exceed the intake rate of the soil at the time of irrigation such that runoff or ponding occurs. This rate is limited by initial soil moisture content, soil structure, soil texture, water droplet size, and organic solids. The application amount should not exceed the available water holding capacity of the soil at the time of irrigation nor should the plant available nitrogen applied exceed the nitrogen needs of the crop. If surface irrigation is the method of land application for this plan, it is the responsibility of the producer and irrigation designer to ensure that an irrigation system is installed to properly irrigate the acres shown in Tables 1 and 2. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. The following table is provided as a guide for establishing application rates and amounts. I I I IAPPlication RatelApplic. Amount Tract I Field I Soil Type I Crop ( in/hr) (inches) 10977 I 1 I I CaB 1 BH 1 0.60 I *0.95 977 ! 2 I CaB I BH ! 0.60 ! *0.95 Page: 6 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN i 1 1 10977 1 3 1 Cas 1 BH 1 1 10977 1 -1 1 I SG I 10977 1 -2 1 I SG 1 I 10977 -3 I 1 SG 1 * This is the maximum application amount allowed for the soil assuming the amount of nitrogen allowed for the crop is not over applied. in many situations, the application amount shown cannot be applied because of the nitrogen limitation. The maximum application amount shown can be applied under optimum soil conditions. Your facility is designed for 180.00 days of temporary storage and the temporary storage must be removed on the average of once every 6.00 months. In no instance should the volume of the waste be stored in your structure be within the 25 year 24 hour storm storage or one foot of freeboard except in the event of the 25 year 24 hour storm. It is the responsibility of the producer and waste applicator to ensure that the spreader equipment is operated properly to apply the correct rates to the acres shown in Tables 1 and 2. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. Call your technical specialist after you receive the waste analysis report for assistance in determining the amount of waste per acre and the proper application rate prior to applying the waste. NARRATIVE OF OPERATION Page: 7 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED_ SPECIFICATIONS 1. Animal waste shall not reach surface waters of the state by runoff, drift, manmade conveyances, direct application, or direct discharge during operation or land application. Any discharge of waste which reaches surface water is prohibited. 2. There must be documentation in the design folder that the producer either owns or has an agreement for use of adequate land on which to properly apply the waste. If the producer does not own adequate land to properly dispose of waste, he/she shall provide a copy of an agreement with a landowner who is within a reasonable proximity, allowing him/her the use of the land for waste application. It is the responsibility of the owner of the facility to secure an update of the Waste Utilization Plan when there is a change in the operation, increase in the number of animals, method of utilization, or available land. 3. Animal waste shall be applied to meet, but not exceed, the nitrogen needs for realistic crop yields based on soil type, available moisture, historical data, climatic conditions, and level of management, unless there are regulations that restrict the rate of application for other nutrients. 4. Animal waste shall be applied to land eroding less than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land that is eroding at 5 or more tons, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing grass filter strips are installed where runoff leaves the field. (See FOTG Standard 393 -Filter Strip) 5. Odors can be reduced by injecting the waste or disking after waste application. Waste should not be applied when there is danger of drift from the irrigation field. 5. When animal waste is to be applied on acres subject to flooding, it will be soil incorporated on conventionally tilled cropland. When applied -to conservation tilled crops or grassland, the waste may be broadcast provided the application does not occur during a season prone to flooding. (See "Weather and Climate in North Carolina" for guidance.) 7. Liquid waste shall be applied at rates not to exceed the soil infiltration rate such that runoff does not occur offsite or to surface waters and in a method which does not cause drift from the site during application. No ponding should occur in order to control odor or flies. B. Animal waste shall not be applied to saturated soils, during rainfall events, or when the surface is frozen. 9. Animal waste shall be applied on actively growing crops in such a manner that the crop is not covered with waste to a depth that would inhibit growth. The potential for salt damage from animal waste should also be considered. Page: 8 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 10. waste nutrients shall not be applied in fall or winter for spring planted crops on soils with a high potential for leaching. Waste nutrient loading rates on these soils should be held to a minimum and a suitable winter cover crop planted to take up released nutrients. Waste shall not be applied more than 30 days prior to planting of the crop or forages breaking dormancy. 11. Any new swine facility sited on or after October 1, 1995 shall comply with the following: The outer perimeter of the land area onto which waste is applied from a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be at least 50 feet from any residential property boundary and from any perennial stream or river (other than an irrigation ditch or canal. Animal waste other than swine waste from facilities sited on or after October 1, 1995), shall not be applied closer than 25 feet to perennial waters. (See Standard 393 - Filter Strips). 12. Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 100 feet to wells. 13. Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 200 feet of dwellings other than those owned by the landowner. 14. waste shall be applied in a manner not to reach other property and public right-of-ways. 15. Animal waste shall not be discharged into surface waters, drainageways, or wetlands by a discharge or by over -spraying. Animal waste may be applied to prior converted cropland provided they have been approved as a land application site by a "technical specialist". Animal waste shall not be applied on grassed waterways that discharges directly into water courses, and on other grassed waterways, waste shall be applied at agronomic rates in a manner that causes no runoff or drift from the site. 16. Domestic and industrial waste from washdown facilities, showers, toilets, sinks, etc., shall not be discharged into the animal waste management system. 17. A protective cover of appropriate vegetation will be established on all disturbed areas (lagoon embankments, berms, pipe runs, etc.). Areas shall be fenced, as necessary, to protect the vegetation. Vegetation such as trees, shrubs, and other woody species, etc., are limited to areas where considered appropriate. Lagoon areas should be kept mowed and accessible. Berms and structures should be inspected regularly for evidence of erosion, leakage or discharge. Page: 9 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 18. if animal production at the facility is to be suspended or terminated, the owner is responsible for obtaining and implementing a "closure plan" which will eliminate the possibility of an illegal discharge, pollution and erosion. 19. Waste handling structures, piping, pumps, reels, etc., should be inspected on a regular basis to prevent breakdowns, leaks, and spills. A regular maintenance checklist should be kept on site. 20. Animal waste can be used in a rotation that includes vegetables and other crops for direct human consumption. However, if animal waste is used on crops for direct human consumption it should only be applied preplant with no further applications of animal waste during the crop season. 21. Highly visible markers shall be installed to mark the top and bottom elevations of the temporary storage (pumping volume) of all waste treatment lagoons. Pumping shall be managed to maintain the liquid level between the markers. A marker will be required to mark the maximum storage volume for waste storage ponds. 22. Waste shall be tested within 60 days of utilization and soil shall be tested at least annually at crop sites where waste products are applied. Nitrogen shall be the rate - determining element. Zinc and copper levels in the soils shall be monitored and alternative crop sites shall be used when these metals approach excessive levels. pH shall be adjusted for optimum crop production and maintained. Soil and waste analysis records shall be kept for five years. Poultry dry waste application records shall be maintained for three (3) years. Waste application records for all other waste shall be maintained for five (5) years. 23. Dead animals will be disposed of in a manner that meets North Carolina regulations. Page: 10 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN AGREEMENT Name of Farm: P20 Owner/Manager Agreement I (we) understand and will follow and implement the specifications and the operation and maintenance procedures established in the approved animal waste utilization plan for the farm named above. I (we) know that any expansion to the existing design capacity of the waste treatment and storage system or construction of new facilities will require a new certification to be submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) before the new animals are stocked. I (we) also understand that there must be no discharge of animal waste from this system to surface waters of the state from a storm event less severe than the 25-year, 24-hour storm. The approved plan will be filed on -site at the farm office and at the office of the local Soil and Water Conservation District and will be available for review by NCDWQ upon request. Name of Facility Owner: PRESTAGE FARMS INC. (Please print) Signature: P.irf ate: Name of Manager(If different from Lner): Signature: Date: 9 Name of Person Preparing Plan: (Please print)Randall N. Barefoot Affiliation:Prestage Farms Inc. Phone No. Address (Agency): P.O. Box 438 Clinton NC 28329 Signature; Date:, ?// -71 Page: 11 0 t AL REM= 11001 01/19/04 MON 15:32 FAX 916 592 9552 PRESTAGE FARMS ANIMAL FACILITY ANNUAL CERTIFICATION FORNI Certificate of Coverage or Permit Number jC 6—ag,. Lj1.7 T County - S Year 200.5 Facility Narne (as shown on Certificate of Coverage or Permit)E- Qp �T Operator in Charge for this Facility ;,4,10,v I�), _ U� Certification Land application of animal waste as allowed by the above permit occt.rred during the past calendar year / YES NO, If NO, skip Part I and fart II and proceed to the certification. Also, if animal waste was generated but not land applied, please attach an explanation on how the animal waste was handled. Part I : Facility Information: 1. Total number of application Fields ❑ or Pulls g(please check the zppropriate box) in the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP): Total U.;eable Acres approved in the CAWMP _ .63.9 - _- - 2. Total number of Fields ❑ or Pulls (please check the appropriate box) on which land application occurred during the year: 1S -_ _- Total Acres on which waste was applied 3. Total pounds of Plant Available Nitrogen (PAN) applied during th{: year for all application sites: 4. Total pounds of Plant Available Nitrogen (PAN) allowed to be land applied annually by the CAWMP and the permit: 19 L?o--- _ - _-- 5. Estimated amount of total manure, litter and process wastewater sold or given to other persons and taken off site during the year _ rf _ tons ❑ or gallons Y (please check the appropriate box) 6. Annual average number of animals by type at this facility during thi previous year: .479E 7. Largest and smallest number of animals by type at this facility at any one time during the previous year: Largest _ 4110 Smallest O (These numbers are for informational purposes only since the only permit limit on the number of animals at the facility is the annual average numbers) 8. Facility's integrator if applicable: tZ-C.- Part II: Facility Status: IF THE ANSWER TO ANY STATEMENT BELOW IS "NO", PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AS TO WHY THE FACILITY WAS NOT COMPLIANT, THE DATES OF ANY NON COMPLIANCE, AND EXPLAIN CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN TO BRING THIS FACILITY BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. 1. Only animal waste generated at this facility was applied to the the past calendar year. itttdTtes:du n Yes ❑ No AFACF 3-14-03 DENR - FA1'ET1E&E REGf 0ML OMCE Of1/f9/04 'ON Is:33 FAX 910 502 9552 PRESTAGE FARMS QD02 ?. The facility was operated in such a way that.there was no direct runoff of waste from dYes ❑ No . the facility (including -the houses, Iagoons/storage ponds and the application sites) during the past calendar year. 3. There was no discharge of waste to surface water from this facility during the past -dYes ❑ N . calendar year. 4. There was no freeboard violation in any lagoons or storage ponds at this facility during d Yes ❑ No the past calendar year. S. There was no PAN application to any fields or crops at this facility greater than the dYes ❑ No levels specified in this facility's CAWMP during the past calendar year. 6. All land application equipment was calibrated at least once during the past calendar year. dYes ❑ No 7. Sludge accumulation in all lagoons did not exceed the volume for which the lagoon dYes ❑ No was designed or reduce the lagoon's minimum treatment volume to less than the volume for which the lagoon was designed. 8. A copy of the Annual Sludge Survey Form for this facility is attached to this Certification. dYes ❑ No 9. Annual soils analysis were performed on each field receiving animal waste during the dYes ❑ No past calendar year. 10. Soil pH was maintained as specified in the permit during the past calendar Year? dYes ❑ No 11. All required monitoring and reporting was performed in accordance with the facility's dYes ❑ No permit during the past calendar year. 12.'.All operations and maintenance requirements in the permit were complied with during dYes ❑ No the past calendar year or, in the case of a deviation, prior autho6=ion was received from the Division of Water Quality. 13. Crops as specified in the CAWMP were maintained daring the past calendar year on all dYes [IN, sites receiving animal waste and the crops grown were removed in accordance with the facility's permit. �/ 14. All buffer requirements as specified on the permit and the CAWlvfl? for this facility were (. Yes ❑ No maintained during each application of animal waste during the past calendar year. " I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. l am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations." a Permittee Name and Title (type or print) 2 Lef ot: --IL-a ifi, L'Ilt: Signature of PenTiAtee Date Signature of Operator in Ch. (if different from Permittee) Date AFACF 3-14-03 2 Lagoon Sludge Survey Form A. Farm Permit or DWQ Identification Number �� ~ y% 7 B. Lagoon Identification w f'-d0 C. Person(s) taking Measurements _ Kl p.s 4- )grdQ!yx D. Date of Measurements E. Methods/Devices Used for Measurement of: a. Distance from the lagoon liquid surface to the top of the sludge layer: yen a C b. Distance from the lagoon liquid surface to the bottom (soil) of lagoon: 113,ilf , P .ra r- z c. 'Thickness of the sludge layer if snaking a direct measurement with "core sampler": F. Lagoon Surface Area (using dimensions at inside top of bank): S (acres) (Draw sketch of lagoon on a separate sheet and list dimensions, and calculate surface area.) G. Estimate number of sampling points a. Less than 1,33 acre: Use 8 points b. If more than 1.33 acre, 11 S acres x 6 = , with maximum of 24. (Using sketch and dimensions, develop a uniform "grid" that has number of intersection points that match most closely with the estimated number of sampling points needed. Number the grid intersection points on the lagoon grid to correspond with the data to be recorded for points of measurement.) H. Conduct sludge survey and record data on "Sludge Survey Data Sheet". 1. At time of sludge survey, also measure the distance from the Maximum Liquid Level to the Present Liquid Level (measure at the lagoon gage pole): 1 t 6 J. Determine distance from Maximum Liquid Level to Minimum Liquid Level: •o (Determine from Plan or other lagoon records) K. Calculate distance from present liquid surface level to Minimum Liquid level: Item J — Item 1, assuming present liquid level is below Max. Liq. Level: �{ L. Record from sludge survey data sheet the distance from the present liquid surface level to the lagoon bottom (average for all the measurement points): M. Record from sludge survey data sheet the distance from the present liquid surface level to the top of the sludge layer (average for all the measurement points): N. Record from sludge survey data sheet the average thickness of the sludge layer. T • 1- 0. Calculate the thickness of the existing Liquid Treatment Zone (]tern M —Item K): (Note: If Item 0 is less than 4 ft., a sludge removal and utilization plan may be required by N. C. DWQ. See your specific permit or contact DWQ for more information.) P. Proceed to Sludge Volume Worksheet if desire to calculate sludge volume for rectangular shaped lagoon with uniform side slope. Completed by- �j traps i4rllk C.i nige Date: �- 2!- ��� Print Name G' Signature White - Office Yellow - Producer Sludge Survey Data Sheet Lagoon identification: Sludge Survey Data Sheet _ E-,)n _ Completed by: y rsc +%� .— �rx�,^ �� �_- __ Date: 3- a / - 6S Print Name SigA"ature (A) Grid Point No. (S) Distance from liquid surface to top of sludge (C) Distance from liquid surface to la oon bottom soil (C)-(g) Thickness of sludge layer Ft. & inches Feet tenths Ft. & inches Feet tenths Ft. & inches Feet tenths 1 2 5 2 3 6,1 4 r '! 5 r,1 6 7 8 15, 9 10,�, 11 6, 3 12 5. 13 '7 14 15 16 6M 17 18 5 r7 19 20 5,0 21 r, [, 22 r 23 17,a 24 5,1 - -� Average *All Grid Points and corresponding sludge laver thickness must be shown on a sketch attached to this Slud a Survey Data Sheet. See Appendix 6 for conversion from 'inches to tenths of feet. White - Office Yellow - Producer a S a - (`/ ) 7 A7;A � NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Michael F. Easley, Governor March 18, 2002 Prestage Fauns P,O. Box 438 Clinton, NC 28329 att- Randy Barefoot SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY LAGOON DIKES Prestage Swine Facilities Sampson County Dear Mr. Barefoot: William G, Ross Jr- Secretary Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D, Acting Director Division of Water Quality On February 27, and February 28, 2002, staff from the Fayetteville Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality conducted inspections of the company swine facility in Sampson County. it was observed that the lagoon dikes were in need of the establishment of a cover grass on several facilities. In addition, minor erosion of the lagoon dike was observed on the back slope of one lagoons and the clay liner was observed to be eroding above the wastewater line in a few of the lagoons. . The following is a list of the identified lagoon structures that require attention: P-2, P-3, P-4, P-5, P-6, Px-8, P-11, P-12 A-D, P-19A&B, P-20, P-22B, Px-300, require the establishment of a cover grass on the lagoon dikes in accordance with the NRCS guideliW, primarily to prevent erosion. 2. P-3, P-12C, P-I9A&B, exhibit substantial erosion of the clay liner above the existing lagoon waste level and require an inspection of the remaining liner by a technical specialist and any repair required to conform with the NRCS guidance prior to the establishment of a cover grass. 225 GREEN STREET- SUITE 71411 SYSTEL BUILDING / FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301-5043 P1iONE (910) 436-154I FAX (910) 486-0707 WW .ENR.STATF. Nc.[ iS.I.Nit- AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY I AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER - 500% RECYCLED/10% POST CONSUMER PAPER DENR TOLL FREE HOTLINE: 1-877.623-6748 Prestage Farms Page 2 March 18, 2002 3. P-19D was observed to have minor erosion of the backslope on the right rear corner that requires repair prior to the establishment of a cover grass. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Bob Heath, at (910) 486-1541. Sincerely, ,V:1�� �. Robert F. Heath Environmental Specialist cc. Operations Branch Central Files Glen Clifton - Prestage Farms Wilson Spencer - Sampson Co. MRCS State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director Prestage Farms P-20 PO Box 438 Clinton NC 28329 Dear Prestage Farms: 1 • • A�� NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES December 30,1999 RECEIVED J X rN 1 .i 2000 FAYETTEVILLE REG. OFFICE Subject: Fertilizer Application Recordkeeping Animal Waste Management System Facility Number 82-417 Sampson County This letter is being sent to clarify the recordkeeping requirement for Plant Available Nitrogen (PAN) application on fields that are part of your Certified Animal Waste Management Plan. In order to show that the agronomic loading rates for the crops being grown are not being exceeded, you must keep records of all sources of nitrogen that are being added to these sites. This would include nitrogen from all types of animal waste as well as municipal and industrial sludges/residuals, and commercial fertilizers. Beginning January 1, 2000, all nitrogen sources applied to land receiving animal waste are required to be kept on the appropriate recordkeeping forms (i.e. IRRI, IRR2, DRY1, DRY2, DRYS, SLUR1, SLUR2, SLDI, and SLD2) and maintained in the facility records for review. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) compliance inspectors and Division of Soil and Water operation reviewers will review all recordkeeping during routine inspections. Facilities not documenting all sources of nitrogen application will be subject to an appropriate enforcement action. Please be advised that nothing in this letter should be taken as removing from you the responsibility or liability for failure to comply with any State Rule, State Statute, Local County Ordinance, or permitting requirement. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Sonya Avant of the DWQ staff at (919) 733-5083 ext. 571. Sincere Kerr T. Stevens, Director Division of Water Quality cc: Fayetteville Regional Office Sampson County Soil and Water Conservation District Facility File I617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617 Telephone 919-733-5083 Fax 919-715-6048 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper �U� C'—=` f� State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Non -Discharge Permit Application Form / Survey (THIS FORM MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED FOR USE AS AN ORIGINAL) General Permit - Liquid Animal Waste Operations The following questions ' have been completed utilizing information on file with the Division. Please. review the information for completeness and make any corrections which are appropriate. If a question has not been completed by the Division, please complete as best as possible. Do not leave any question unanswered. Application Date: 9'J'L61 97 RECEIVED I. REQUIRED ITEMS CHECKLIST "'0 17 199I Please indicate that you have included the following required items by signing your initials in the space provided next to each item. PAW ITMAI E c REG. OF-1 One completed and signed original and one copy of the application for General Permit - Animat Waste Operations; 2. Two copies of a general location map indicating the location of the animal waste facilities and field locations where animal waste is disposed; 3. Two copies of the Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP). If the facility does not have a CAWMP, one must be completed prior to submittal of a general permit application for animal waste operations. II. GENERAL INFORMATION: 1. Farm's name: 2. Print Land Owner's name: Prestage Farms Tric . 3. Land Owner's Mailing address: PO Box 438 City: Clinton NC _ Zip: Telephone Number: 4. County where farm is located: 5. Farm Location (Directions from nearest major highway. Please include SR numbers for state roads. Please include a copy of a county road map with the location of the farm identified): 6. Print Farm Manager's name (if different from Land Owner): 7. Lessee's me rator's nam if applicable; please circle which type is listed): PtePrestage Farms 82 - 417 FORM: AWO-G-E 2/26/97 Page 1 of 3 III. OPERATION INFORMATION: RECEIVED 1. Farm No.: 82-417 2. Operation Description: Swine o emra(ign DEC 17 1997 Farrow to Feeder 1250 - Certified Design.Capacity FAYETT MLIZ FILM. OFFICE Is the above information correct? 0 yes; ED no. If no, correct below using t e design capacity of the facility type of Swine No. of Animals No. of Animals Bpe of Cattle No. of Animals 0 Wean to Feeder 0 Layer 0 Dairy 4 Feeder to Finish 4 5C0 0 Non -Layer 0 Beef 0 Farrow to Wean (# sow) 0 Turkey 0 Farrow to Feeder (# sow) _ 12.150 0 Farrow to Finish (# sow) Other Type of Livestock on the farm: No. of Animals: 3. Acreage cleared and available for application: 63JO ; Required Acreage (as listed in the CAWMP): 4. Number of Lagoons: 1 ; Total Capacity: /, 80 8 J_3.39- Cubic Feet (ft3) 5 Number of Storage Ponds: ; Total Capacity: Is animal waste being applied on any field which has subsurface drains? 6. Are subsurface drains present in the vicinity of or under the lagoon? IV. APPLICANT'S CERTIFICATION: ta39 Cubic Feet (ft3) YES or a (please circle one) YES or (please circle one) I, 016SM" FARMS , TAIC . _ (Land Owner's name listed in question 11.2), attest that this application for P • X 0 (Farm name listed in question II.1) has been reviewed by me and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required support in nformation and attachments are not included, this application package will be retur)wd to me as incomplete. -) A / f V . MANAGER'S CERTIFICAHON: (complete only if different from the Land Owner) I, (Manager's name listed in question II.6), attest that this application for (Farm name listed in question ILl) has been reviewed by me and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information and attachments are not included, this application package will be returned as incomplete. Signature Date THE COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKAGE, INCLUDING ALL SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND MATERIALS, SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY SECTION PERMITS AND ENGINEERING UNIT POST OFFICE BOX 29535 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27626-0535 TELEPHONE NUMBER: (919) 733-5083 FORM: kWO-G-E 2/26/97 Page 2 of 3 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN r Z Q Producer: Location: Telephone: Type Operation: PRESTAGE FARMS INC. P.O. BOX 438 RECEIVED nF0 j%1991 CLINTON NC 28329 FAYETTSALLE REG. OFFICE 592-5771 Existing Combination Swine Farm Number of Animals: 5750.00 swine II.5o FAQ -FEED (Design Capacity) 4-$Do FEED- FINISH STORAGE STRUCTURE: LA6oa04, WAWM "TR1VA_"A4EJ471 AnAeRa8m APPLICATION METHOD: irrigation The waste from.your.animal facility must be land applied at a specified rate to prevent pollution of surface water and/or groundwater. The plant nutrients in,the animal waste should be used to reduce the amount'of commercial fertilizer required for the crops in the fields where the waste is to be applied. This waste utilization plan. uses nitrogen.as the limiting nutrient. Waste should be analyzed before each application cycle. Annual soil tests -are strongly encouraged so that all plant nutrients can be balanced for realistic yields of the crop to be grown. Several factors are important in implementing your waste utilization plan in order to maximize the fertilizer value of the waste and to ensure that it is applied in an environmentally safe manner: 1. Always apply waste based on the needs of the crop to be grown and the nutrient content of the waste. Do not apply more nitrogen than the crop can utilize. 2. ' Soil types are important as they have different infiltration rates, leaching potentials, cation exchange capacities, and available water holding capacities. 3. Normally waste shall be applied to land eroding at less than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land eroding at 5 or more tons per acre annually, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing that adequate filter strips are established. 4. Do not apply waste on saturated soils, when it is raining, or when the surface is frozen. Either of these conditions -may result in runoff to surface waters.which is -not allowed under DWQ regulations. Page: 1 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN 5. Wind conditions should also be considered to avoid drift and downwind odor problems. 6. To maximize the value of the nutrients for crop production and to reduce the potential for pollution, the waste should be applied to a growing crop or applied not more than 30 days prior to planting a crop or forages breaking dormancy. Injecting the waste or disking will conserve nutrients and reduce odor problems. This plan is based on the waste application method shown above. If you choose to change methods in the future, you need to revise this plan. Nutrient levels for different application methods are not the same. The estimated acres needed to apply the animal waste is.based on typical nutrient content for this type of facility. Acreage requirements should be based on the waste analysis report from your waste management facility. In some cases you may want to have plant analysis made, which could allow additional waste to be applied.' Provisions shall be made for the. area receiving waste to be flexible so as to accommodate changing waste analysis content and crop type. Lime must be applied to maintain pH in the optimum range for specific crop production. This waste utilization plan, if carried out, meets the requirements for compliance with 15A NCAC 2H .0217 adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED PER YEAR (gallons, ft3, tons, etc.) 5750 swine x 3.07391.304348 tons waste/swine/year = 17675 tons AMOUNT OF PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN (PAN) PRODUCED PER YEAR 5750 swine x 3.21304347826 lbs PAN/swine/year = 18475 lbs. PAN/year Applying the above amount of waste is a big job. You should plan time and have appropriate equipment to apply the waste in a timely manner. The following acreage will be needed for waste application based on the crop to be grown, soil type and surface application. Page: .2 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN TABLE 1: ACRES OWNED BY PRODUCER TRACT FIELD SOIL TYPE & CLASS- CROP YIELD LBS COMM N ** * LBS DETERMINING PHASE CODE AW N PER ACRES AW N PER AC AC USED ----- or ------- APPLY RESID. APPLIC METH N TIME 10977 1 CaB BH 5.0 250 0 9.2 2300 1 MAR-OCT 10977 IM1 I. 1SG 11 �50 IO �9.2 1460 SEP-MAY 10977 2 CaB BH 5..0 250 0 16.2 I . 14050 MAR-OCT 10977 -2 SG 1 50 0 1 I 116.2 1810 SEP-MAY 10977 CaB BH S.O. 13. I 12SO 1.0. 138.5 19625 MAR-OCT 10977 SG 1 50 0 38.5 1925 1-3 1 I SEP-MAY END' I TOTAL119170 - Indicates that this field is being overseeded (i.e. interplanted) or winter annuals follow summer annuals. NOTE: The applicator is cautioned that P and K may be over applied while meeting the N requirements. In the future, regulations may require farmers in some parts of North Carolina to have a nutrient management plan that addresses all nutrients. This plan only addresses nitrogen. ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN TABLE 2: ACRES WITH NOTARIZED AGREEMENT OR LONG TERM LEASE (Agreement with adjacent landowners must be attached.) (Required only if operator does not own adequate land. See required specification 2.) TRACT FIELD SOIL TYPE & CLASS- CROP YIELD LDS COMM N ** * LBS DETERMINING PHASE CODE AW N PER ACRES AW N PER AC AC USED ----- or ------- APPLY RESID. APPLIC METH N TIME END TOTAL 10 Indicates that this field is being overseeded (i.e. interplanted) or winter annuals follow summer annuals. In interplanted fields (i.e. small grain, etc, interseeded in bermudagrass), forage must be removed through grazing, hay and/or silage. Where grazing, plants should be grazed when they reach a height of six to nine inches. . Cattle should -be removed when plants are grazed to a height of four inches. In fields where small grain, etc, is to be removed for hay or silage; care should be exercised not to'let'small grain to reach maturity,.especially late in the season (i.e: April or May). Shading may result if small grain gets too high and this. will definitely interfere with stand of bermudagrass. This loss of stand will result in reduced yields and less nitrogen being utilized. Rather than cutting small grain for hay or silage just before heading as is the normal situation, you are encouraged to cut the small grain earlier. You may want to consider harvesting hay or silage two to three times during the season, depending on time small grain is planted in the fall. The ideal time to interplant small grain, etc, is late September or early October. Drilling is recommended over broadcasting. Bermudagrass should be grazed or mowed to a height of about two inches before drilling for best results. Page: 4 ANIMAL.WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN ** Acreage figures may exceed total acreage in fields due to overseeding. * lbs AW N (animal waste nitrogen) equals total required nitrogen less any commercial nitrogen (COMM N) supplied. The following legend explains the crop codes used in tables 1 and 2 above: CROP CODE CROP UNITS PER UNIT BH SG HYBRID BERMUDAGRASS-HAY SMALL GRAIN OVERSEEDED TONS AC 50 50 TABLE 1 TABLE 2 TOTAL TOTALS FROM TABLES 1 AND 2 ACRES LBS AW N USED 63.9 19170 0 0 63.9 19170 * BALANCE -695 *** This number must be less than or equal to 0 in order to fully utilize the animal waste N produced. Page: 5 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN *** This number must be less than or equal to 0 in order to fully utilize the animal waste N produced. Acres shown in each of the preceding tables are considered to be the usable acres excluding required buffers, filter strips along ditches, odd areas unable to be irrigated, and perimeter areas not receiving full application rates due to equipment limitations. Actual total acres in the fields listed may, and most likely will be, more than the acres shown in the tables. See attached map showing the fields to be used for the utilization of animal waste. APPLICATION OF WASTE BY -IRRIGATION The irrigation application rate'should not exceed the intake.rate of the soil at the time of irrigation such that runoff or ponding occurs. This rate is -limited by.initial.soil moisture content, soil structure,. soil. texture, water droplet size, and organic solids. The application amount should not exceed the available water holding capacity of the soil at the time of irrigation nor should the plant available nitrogen applied exceed the nitrogen needs of the crop. If surface irrigation is the method -of -land application for this plan, it is the responsibility of the producer and irrigation designer to ensure that'an irrigation'system is installed to properly irrigate the acres shown in Tables 1 and 2. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. The following table is provided as a guide for establishing application rates and amounts. Tract I Field 1 Soil Type 10977 1 1 1 CaB 10977 1 2 1 CaB jApplication RatelApplic. Amount Crop I (in/hr) BH 1 0.60 I BH. I 0.60 (inches) *0.95 *0.95 Page: 6 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN ! I 1 I CaB 10977 13 10977 I I -1 I I 10977 I 1 ! -2 I I 10977 I I I -3 I I I I BH 0.50 I *0.95 I SG SG I SG * This is the maximum application amount allowed for the soil assuming the amount of nitrogen allowed for the crop is not over applied. In many situations, the application amount shown cannot be applied because of the nitrogen limitation. The maximum application amount shown can be applied under optimum soil conditions. Your facility is designed for 180.00 days of temporary storage and the temporary storage must be removed on the average of once every 5.00 months. In no instance should the volume of the waste be stored in your structure be within the 25 year 24 hour storm storage or one foot of freeboard except in the event of the 25 year 24 hour storm. It is the responsibility of the producer and waste applicator to ensure that the spreader equipment is operated properly to apply the correct rates to the acres shown in Tables 1 and 2. Failure to apply the recommended rates and amounts of nitrogen shown in the tables may make this plan invalid. Call your technical specialist after you receive the waste analysis report for assistance in determining the amount of waste per acre and the proper application rate prior to applying the waste. NARRATIVE OF OPERATION Page: 7 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 1. Animal waste shall not reach surface waters of the state by runoff, drift, manmade conveyances, direct application, or direct discharge during operation or land application. Any discharge of waste which reaches surface water is prohibited. 2. There must be documentation in the design folder that the producer either owns or has an agreement for use of adequate land on which to properly apply the waste. If the producer does not own adequate land to properly dispose of waste, he/she shall provide a copy of an agreement with a landowner who is within a reasonable proximity, allowing him/her the use of the land for waste application. It is the responsibility of the owner of the facility to secure an update of the Waste Utilization Plan when there is a change in the operation, increase in the number of animals, method of utilization, or available land. 3. Animal waste shall be applied to meet, but not exceed, the nitrogen needs for realistic crop yields based on soil type, available moisture, historical data, climatic conditions, and level of management, unless there are regulations that restrict the rate of application for other nutrients. 4. Animal waste shall be applied to land eroding less than 5 tons per acre per year. Waste may be applied to land that is eroding at 5 or more tons, but less than 10 tons per acre per year providing grass filter strips are installed where runoff leaves the field. (See FOTG Standard 393 -Filter Strip) 5. Odors can be reduced by injecting the waste or disking after waste application. Waste should not be applied when there -is danger of drift from the irrigation field. 5. When animal waste is to be applied on acres subject to flooding, it will be soil incorporated on conventionally tilled cropland. When applied to conservation tilled crops or grassland, the waste may be broadcast provided the application does not occur during a season prone to flooding. (See "Weather and Climate in North Carolina" for guidance.) 7. Liquid waste shall be applied at rates not to exceed the soil infiltration rate such that runoff does not occur offsite or to surface waters and in a method which does not cause drift from the site during application. No ponding should occur in order to control odor or flies. 8. Animal waste shall not be applied to saturated soils, during rainfall events, or when the surface is frozen. 9. Animal waste shall be applied on actively growing crops in such a manner that the crop is not covered with waste to a depth that would inhibit growth. The -potential for salt damage from animal waste should also be considered. Page: 8 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 10. Waste nutrients shall not be applied in fall or winter for spring planted crops on soils with a high potential for leaching. Waste nutrient loading rates on these soils should be held to a minimum and a suitable winter cover crop planted to take up released nutrients. Waste shall not be applied more than 30 days prior to planting of the crop or forages breaking dormancy. 11. Any new swine facility sited on or after October 1, 1995 shall comply with the following: The outer perimeter of the land area onto which waste is applied from a lagoon that is a component of a swine farm shall be. at least 50 feet from any residential property boundary and from any perennial stream or river (other than an irrigation ditch or canal. Animal waste other than swine waste from facilities sited on or after October 1, 1995), shall not be applied closer than 25 feet to perennial waters. (See Standard 393 - Filter Strips). 12. Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 100 feet to wells. 13.'Animal waste shall not be applied closer than 200 feet of dwellings other than those owned by the landowner. 14. Waste shall be applied in a manner not to reach other property and public right-of-ways. 15. Animal waste shall not be discharged into surface waters, drainageways, or wetlands by a discharge or by over -spraying. Animal waste may be applied to prior converted cropland provided they have been approved as a land application site by a "technical specialist". Animal waste shall not be applied on grassed waterways that discharges directly into water courses, and on other grassed waterways, waste shall be applied at agronomic rates in a manner that causes no runoff or drift from the site. 16. Domestic and industrial waste from washdown facilities, showers, toilets, sinks, etc., shall not be discharged into the animal waste management system. 17. A protective cover of appropriate vegetation will be established on all disturbed areas (lagoon embankments, berms, pipe runs, etc.). Areas shall be fenced, as necessary, to protect the vegetation. Vegetation such as trees, shrubs, and other woody species, etc., are limited to areas where considered appropriate. Lagoon areas should be kept mowed and accessible. Berms and structures should be inspected regularly for evidence of erosion, leakage or discharge. Page: 9 WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS 18. If animal production at the facility is to be suspended or terminated, the owner is responsible for obtaining and implementing a "closure plan" which will eliminate the possibility of an illegal discharge, pollution and erosion. 19. waste handling structures, piping, pumps, reels, etc., should be inspected on a regular basis to prevent breakdowns, leaks, and spills. A regular maintenance checklist should be kept on site. 20. Animal waste can be used in a rotation that includes vegetables and other crops for direct human consumption. However, if animal waste is used on crops for direct human consumption it should only be applied preplant with no further applications of animal waste during the crop season. 21. Highly visible markers shall be installed to mark the top and bottom elevations of the temporary storage (pumping volume) of all waste treatment lagoons. Pumping shall be managed to maintain the liquid level between the markers. A marker will be required to mark the maximum storage volume for waste storage ponds. 22. Waste shall be tested within 60 days of utilization and soil shall be tested at least annually at crop sites where waste products are applied. Nitrogen shall be the rate - determining element. Zinc and copper levels in the soils shall be monitored and alternative crop sites shall be used when these metals approach excessive levels. pH shall be adjusted for optimum crop production and maintained. soil and waste analysis records shall be kept for five years. Poultry dry waste application records shall be maintained for three (3) years. Waste application records for all other waste shall be maintained for five (5) years. 23. Dead animals will be disposed of in a manner that meets North Carolina regulations. Page: 10 ANIMAL WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN WASTE UTILIZATION PLAN AGREEMENT Name of Farm: P20 Owner/Manager Agreement I (we) understand and will follow and implement the specifications and the operation and maintenance procedures established in the approved animal waste utilization plan for the farm named above. I (we) know that any expansion to the existing design capacity of the waste treatment and storage system or construction of new facilities will require a new certification to be submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) before the new animals are stocked. I (we) also understand that there must be no discharge of animal waste from this system to surface waters of the state from a storm event less severe than the 25-year, 24-hour storm. The approved plan will be filed on -site at the farm office and at the office of the local Soil and Water Conservation District and will be available for review by NCDWQ upon request. Name of Facility Owner: PRESTAGE FARMS INC. (Please print) p Signature: ?n'r146erWA4TfAW,6,Cate: 7 Name of Manager(If different from wner): Signature: Name of Person Preparing Plan: Affiliation:Prestage Farms Inc. Address (Agency): P.O. Box 438 Date: (Please print)Randall N. Barefoot Clinton NC 28329 Phone No. Signature: Date: Page: 11 TYPES OF MATERIAL ENCOUNTERED IN BORINGS (Use one of system* below) UNWIED CLASSIFICATION USDA CLASSWICATWK Gw -well graded gravels; gravel, send six GP - Poorly graded gravels GU -Silty gravels; gravel-sead-silt mix GC -Clayey gravels; Stevel-sand-clay mix SW - Well graded sands; awW-gravel mix SP - Poorly graded sands SM - Silty sand SC-Clayay sands; sand -clay Mixtures ML- Silts; silty, V. fine sands; sandy orelayey silt g - graved ` s - sand vfs-wry flue sand at- sandy loam tot -fine sandy loam 1- loam gl - gravelly loam al-ailt sit -alit loss CL-Clay& of low to medium plasticity CH -Inorganic clays of lush plasticity MH-Elastic silt* OL-Organic silts and silty clays, low plasticity OH -Organic clays, medium to high plasticity cl-clay loam ■icl - silty clay loom scl-sandy clay loam sic -silty clay c-clay 1. Bnitable zuterW for owbanimaat is available 0 Ya No (hwicnN wimv k=Aw on tA. -k@kA at wrwr a1iN RB.b[AM: 'D eS�, h tr j�is�� ��744o., t��ew roL, 616r�Je, 1 ��r�r� �a do' si a c� t76'{40,w. ?L4 be o v r e X c e `f r. Q ok r o �f Qnd ikC_ A.- jr ''G j ra d e 3,,� f�ca�r4 Ir-4e� qooct ioSc si r e L "_c{ f e r,,4 ( jPraa. 62 t-row fee. 4bd& . AA,',, ,j"ra�p S ! 11zP's'- bauwds "quirive epa W atteatim in design rS+.ar.. AWN&.wa► ow II f Dew#_4r qr A.ec-e$-SA "(6 �roPe rf 1ks-a4f I , fife La pe e r L w �c{ " v e e s- re s cc (-Af o r� � � e ft4 s ,� GQ M- ac7`�dt� G1INB AL IMMARKS. e ��k r�aL rc S o c� fJ�G o �sP r ve r- r 10 [ ct ��D .t , CV rig. SGC r-V C }� rr � fu e11 k / 7-30- q3 >N W 3g 27 !d 29 30 31 32 33 >N X 34 37 W N 40141 42143 44145 461471481 r 10 51 9 ne©� � r��r r� r� ■r r� ��r�r � � r� r ■ �s.r� r�rl -,, �� � ■i■ r � �.� ■ � ■!rl■ � R� ■'rEr ■�� r�r!� �■©tom■fir■r!�RINUMMMEN ME "I llir+■m-�■'rr■'©r�;"! l�1���rr., �'rr��!4r1'?r�lt�rrrr'©r'r?■ Ir. 7C!"lrrr� �rr0 mmm_ NNE c:���*rrrnorrr��rlr��rrr■ �rr�■ cm� ��■r��rr��rlr��r�rrr�*+rr�r �'�A� yflrrrrrr�"J- �r'rrrr'rrr�lrr■ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN ______________________________ This lagoon is designed for waste reatment (permanant s%or,Rge) with min. odor contr0 The time required for the plannE-1d fluid IeveI to be reached (permanen� + temporary storage) may vary due to soil conditions. flushing operations, and -zhe amount of +resh wak6er added t�'e system. T/'�e dtpsigned tamporary storage is an estimated volume ba�e� on: .11, weste fr-om 2) rainfall after evaporation; and 3) the l�rge�t �4 hour (one day) rainfail that occurs on the avers.( F_� O'F once every 25 years. The voIume of generated from a giver) rumber of animals wiIl be through-:)ut t-�e year and frcm year �o year. This estimate. is '--ased on 7 inches.; ccess rainfall which J_S eCual to or exceeds. th�E 6 months excess in a year. The av�r��e annual exce�s rainfall is approximately 8 inch�s. Therefore, an average of B incl,)es of need �o e pumpeeach year^ The 25 year raimfalI wi�l not b E, -:-. factor tz cocsider in ax a,-,nual pumP_�-.g cycle, but tnis storage voIume mus� Lam - I A maxim�m eIevation is Ueter�ined �n each design to �egin �umping � n d this is usualIy the t I e t- invert of piDe(s) fr0m bui.1d-i n g ( s If the outlet pLpe is not �.n��allec on t ht�!, slevoc c� begin pumping, a ermanent marker must bF_ instalIed on t�is elevation to irdicate when oumping should begin. An elovation /ou�t be este�li�hed to st00 -,�umping to maintain minimum treatment depth (6. feet�. Pumpg car, be. star�ed or stopped at any tfme betweer these twc eIevations for operating convenience as site c7,nditions ;�ermit, such as weather, soils, and equipment in order to apply waste without off or leaching- Lz�n_-` application of waste wa-ter is recogn.�.-zed as an �cceptabla method of disposal. Methods of applic8tion include solid set, can�er pivot, �urs, and t-raveling gun irr4gation. Care shouId be taken when applyinn waste to prevent damage -'7:13 crops. T,:-,e following items are to be carried out: 1. 111- is strongly recommended the treatment lagoon be pre- c�arged to 1/2 its capacity to prevent excessive adors during -itart-up. Pre -charging reduce. the concentration of the initial waste entering the lagoon -chereby reducing odcrs. Solids be covered with effluent a� all times. When precharging ie complete, flush buildings with rei:ycled lagcor liquid. Fresh �aLer should not be usad �or flushing after in--iaI filling. 2. The attached utilization plan shall followed. This plan recommends sampling and testing of waste (se� attachm�nt! before land appIication- 3. 74egi1-1 'ump-out of the lagoon when flaid l�vel re�ches eleva- tion 51.3 as marked oy permanent marker. BtQp pump -out when the fluid level reaches elevation 49.1 or bFafore the fluid depth is �ems than 6 feet ��ep (�his prevents the loss of favorable bacteria). The design temporary storage, less 25 year storm is 423948 cubic feet or 3171171 gallons. As stated before, this volume will vary considerably from year to year. 4. The recommended maximum amcunt to apply per irrigation iz one (1) :inch and the recommended maximum app'l .icvi L,.i_on rate is 0.7 inch per- hour. 5. Keep vegetation or, the embankment and areas aQJ-j a(.:ent to the lagoon movied annually. Vegetation shnU'ld be fertilived as needed to maintain a vi.gorOUS stand. 6. Repali.r any areas or areas d-ami age�:i by roden tm and establish in :rFr]etat--?_on . 7. si.:rface r umoff is to be diverted friom the lagoor, -to stable aUtlet'-a. e. Keep 1 iT iniIT, 4_m of +_s� feet .Jf c, r a ss ,,eae'`-F,t--d. bLC;'"-'r- %fir o u n d waS'te Ut.i.." ttiC -, f ..eldS aJiARCent t,-) pE:trenn4.a1. et_!raa.ms. WCA-Zte wi_ 1 not he applied in cipen ditches. D© Mot PUMP wi --hIn 4CY') feet Of a. r esidenrh or 14i th.ln 10C.)feet t7f a :-jell, 9. The C1eG.n Water Act of 1977 prohibits discharge of Pollutants 4_nto waters .of the United State. Ths Department Envi.ronrner:":g +Heal'Ch aii'1d Nztu. ral RF_sourizes, Division of aE..-nV3-ron- mant-al Management, has t1he responsibi.'lity fo,- enforc:_n!� this law.