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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources •
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor � E H N R
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
September 15, 1997
Mark Allen
1357 Odell School Rd.
Concord, NC 28027
Subject: Certification/Notice of Violations
Cox Mill Farm, Facility #: 13-15
Cabarrus County, NC
Dear Mr. Allen:
The deadline for the certified waste management plan to be implemented is December 31, 1997,
and there will be no extension of the deadline. With this in mind, this letter will touch on some of the
general components and issues that are of concern during an inspection.
As a certified, or soon to be certified, farm your files at a minimum must contain the following
information, and need to be available for review during the inspection:
Certification forms
Site diagram - showing fencing, streams, buffer zones
Waste application records/forms
Maps of acreage and irrigated fields
Waste utilization plan
Waste and soil analysis records
Emergency action plan and mortality & odor control checklist
Regarding waste application records, all information should be recorded. This includes (but is
not limited to) the field used, total minutes waste was applied (if required), the amount of waste irrigated/
hauled, the amount of nitrogen applied and the crop nitrogen balance. The crops and fields that are being
utilized for waste application must be specified in the certified waste management plan. For those
facilities that grow hay, the date when the hay is harvested should be recorded. If you feel the plan does
not allow you the flexibility you need, contact a technical specialist to have the farm plan modified.
For lagoons/storage ponds, remember that a freeboard of 12 inches plus an additional 5 - 9
inches (depending on location) for a 25 year/24 hour rain event must be maintained from the top of the
storage pond/lagoon. If there is an emergency spillway/pipe, then the level must be maintained to
compensate'for a 25 yr/24 hr storm. A pumping marker must also be installed. This may be a pipe or
other structure that is already in the lagoon. Whatever the marker is, it must be prominently Identified.
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The question often comes up as to what warrants a Notice of Violation (NOV). An NOV may
be issued for the following instances, among others:
a) inadequate freeboard,
b) inadequate land for waste application,
c) application on an unapproved crop/acreage,
d) discharge of waste from lagoon/facility,
e) excessive vegetation on the sideslopes of a lagoon/pond, or
f) other minor deficiencies.
Examples of a deficiency would be the waste or soil analysis forms not being up to date or the
application records not being filled out properly.
Please note, failure to submit the certification form by December 31, 1997, does not exclude you
from the responsibility of maintaining your storage pond/lagoon levels and waste application records.
Also, please be advised that North Carolina General Statutes provide for penalties of up to $10,000 per
day per violation as well as criminal penalties for violations of state environmental laws and regulations.
If you have any questions concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Alan Johnson or me
at [phone].
cc: Cabarrus SWCD
Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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Sincerely,
Water Qualiso egional Supervisor

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B, Hunt, Jr„ Governor
Mark Allen
1357 Odell School Rd.
Concord, NC 28027
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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
August 25, 1997
Subject: Notice of Violation
Designation of Operator in Charge
Cox Mill Farm, Facility #: 13-15
Cabarrus County, NC
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This Notice of Violation (NOV) is being issued for your failure to designate a certified
Operator in Charge for your facility. This is the third notification and second NOV. You were
notified on December 5, 1996 that you were required to designate a certified animal waste
management system operator as Operator in Charge for your facility by January 1, 1997. Because an
operator had not been designated for your facility, on April 3, 1997 an NOV was issued and you
were again asked to designate an Operator in Charge.
For your convenience, enclosed is a form for you to complete and return designating an
Operator in Charge. Please send it to the address located at the bottom of the form.
The failure to designate an Operator in Charge is a violation of NCGS 90A-47.2. and you
can be assessed a civil penalty for this negligence. If you have any questions on this matter, feel free
to contact Mr. Alan Johnson or me at [phone].
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Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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Sincerely,
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Barbara Christian
Acting Regional Supervisor
919 North Main Street, 4C FAX [phone]
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
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Mark Allen
1357 Odell School Rd.
Concord, NC 28027
Dear Mr. Allen:
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August 13, 1997
Subject: Animal Operation Registration
Cox Mill Farm, Facility #. 13-15
Cabarrus County, NC
Several attempts have been made to contact you concerning your animal operation. A notice was mailed on
April 3, 1997 regarding the registration of your facility. On May 28, 1997 another notice was mailed inquiring about
the removal of your operation from the database if it did not meet the registration criteria. Finally, on August 8, 1997,
Mr. Alan Johnson of this Office called your residence and left a message with a person regarding the animal operation.
Mr. Johnson asked that he be contacted either in person or a message could be left on his voice mail. No response has
yet been received.
If you have more than ninety-nine head of cattle that are kept in a confined area anytime during the year, you
are required to have a certified farm plan. You also are required to take ten hours of training and pass an exam to
become a ceritified operator, or hire someone who is a ceritified operator for your animal operation. Currently, you
should be operating with a designated certified operator until such time you take and pass the test or an operator is
hired. Failure to have a designated operator in charge could result in a fine up to $1000. The certified farm plan and its
components must be in place by December 31, 1997.
If you are below the threshold of 100 head of cattle, someone from this office or the Natural Resource
Conservation Service (NRCS) must visit the site and verify this fact to remove the operation from the state database.
Plus, a written request by you must be mailed requesting removal.
Please be advised that North Carolina General Statutes provide for penalties of up to $10,000 per day per
violation as well as criminal penalties for violations of state environmental laws and regulations. If you have any
questions concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Johnson or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Mark Allen
Cox- Mill Farms
1357 Odell School Road
Concord NC 28027
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Cox Mill Farms
Facility Number 13--15
Cabarrus County
You were notified by letter dated December 5, 1996, that you were required to designate a certified animal waste
management system operator as Operator in Charge for the subject facility by January 1, 1997. Enclosed with that
letter was an Operator in Charge Designation Form specifically for your facility, Instructions for Completing
Application for Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste Management System Operator, and an Application for
Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste Management System Operator. Our records indicate that these
completed Forms have not yet been returned to our office.
As was explained in the previous letter, a training and certification program is not yet available for animal waste
management systems involving cattle, horses, sheep, or poultry (with a liquid waste system). Therefore owners of
these systems were allowed to request that they be issued temporary certifications until December 31, 1997. All that
was required to receive this temporary certification was the completion of the Application Form.
For you convenience, we are sending you additional copies of the Operator in Charge Designation Form specifically
for your facility, Instructions for Completing Application for Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste
Management System Operator, and an Application for Temporary Certification as an Animal Waste Management
System Operator. Please return this completed Form to this office as soon as possible but in no case later than April
25, 1997. This office maintains a list of certified operators in your area if you need assistance in locating a certified
operator.
Please note that failure to designate an Operator in Charge of your animal waste management system, is a violation
of N.C.G.S. 90A-47.2 and you will be assessed a civil penalty unless an appropriately certified operator is designated.
Please be advised that nothing in this letter should be taken as absolving you of the responsibility and liability for
any past or future violations for your failure to designate an appropriate Operator in Charge by January 1, 4997.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact our Technical Assistance and Certification Group at
[phone].
Sincerely,
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Steve W. Tender, Chief
Water Quality Section
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
i Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B, Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B, Howes, Secretary
Mr. Mark Allen
1357 Odell School Rd.
Concord, NC 28027
Dear Mr. Allen:
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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
April 3, 1997
Subject: Animal Inspection
Cox Mill Farm, Facility # 13-15
Cabarrus County, NC
Mr. Johnson of this office attempted to contact you on March 3, 1997 to do an inspection of
your animal facility, but he was not able to contact you directly. On March 7, 1997, be
stopped by your residence on Odell School Rd. and spoke with a lady who identified herself
as your mother.
Mr. Johnson informed your mother of the reason for his visit. After which, she related to him
that you are no longer in the business. If this is correct, you need to ask a representative
from either the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation
District, or the Agricultural Extension Service to verify this fact. In addition, you will need to
send a request to the following address asking that you be removed from the state register.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section, Operations Branch
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 027626-0535
Currently, because you are on the state register, you must apply for and receive a certified
operator's permit which requires ten hours of training and the completion of a test with a
score greater than 70%. You must also have a farm plan developed in accordance with
state rules and regulations. Failure to meet these requirements could result in civil and/or
criminal penalties.
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For now, I have enclosed an Operator in Charge Designation Form which should be
completed. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Johnson or me at [phone]
Sincerely,
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D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
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Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B, Howes, Secretary
Mark Allen
1357 Odell School Rd.
Concord, NC 28027
Dear Mr. Allen:
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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
May 28, 1997
Subject: Removal from State Registry
Cox Mill Farms, Facility #: 13-15
Cabarrus County, NC
Your facility is currently on the state register for animal facilities, Those facilities on the...
register are required to have a designated certified operator as of January 1, 1997 and a certified
farm plan by December 31, 1997. The facilities are also subject to two operational reviews/
inspections per year.
The Division of Water Quality has been informed that your animal facility is no longer in
operation or you are below the threshold number requiring certification. With that in mind, enclosed
is a form for you to complete and forward to Raleigh. The address is on the form. Please send it to
the attention of Sue Homewood.
Be advised that North Carolina General Statutes provide for penalties of up to $10,000 per
day per violation as well as criminal penalties for violations of state environmental laws and
regulations. If you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr.
Alan Johnson or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Enclosure
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Facility Assessment Unit
Regional Coordinator
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Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 An Equal FAX
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