ROBERT WHEELER_CORRESPONDENCE_20171231

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DIVISION -OF MMRONKMAL HANAGMENT -
y MAY 111, 1977
. ` MKi DRANDUM TOr Mr. Re, A. Carton, .Head. I r
Water'Quality Operations. Branch
PROMt . Deanii R. Ramsey;.- /bating Regional figinevr' i
South. ° Central -Yield Off_Lee'
SUBJBCTs _` Robeirt' i�ihesiler'Pa'opaoed 'yaadlaC Oporatioa, "
` . leader., PIS. Piroductio
7 . Raefoxd 9 N. C. t. :17
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On April'21,-4977,•H: J. Nolaad� Bnviroaaontah Rngineai,'South Central
Yield -Office, . inspected' tha proposed site. for, Hr.. Robert ,Wfiieler'a teadlot
b operation located approximately six' (6) miles we't•of Baefoid's city limits
- t N: Co RWY;` 211:
Hr. Wheeler proposes to raise • feeder pigs on approximately 34 :acres of
1 land:.- He will ultimately hava,approxisataly 200 sows,a500 piglets,' twelve•
boa re p ,and possibly two 'larroving houses °•located on thie:,property. - According
to: Mr. Uhselarla" descrip". he plans" to keep tho.:piglets is the farrowing
hoisii" oaly until-'theq are old oriough to be -moved out into open pastures.
Each pasture will -contain approxinitely Z 1/2 acres; therefor&, alter setting .
isaids rS. acres 'for: waste disposal from the fairrorUg house, chess will be elesvan
(ll) "sub-pnstnres„ oa this thirty tour (34j.acrss of land. Each of those
'sub-pasturW..will hold approximately -12-13 sous and- their, litters (nee site
A ekotch).. By'doisig this Mra Wheeler nill'bo bitten able to utilise the waste
aewsimilativa capacity of the e3neire lot, rdthor than juae sections of it Where
ttti4 swains, iwould tend to gather into , $soups.
r ?hi -topography of the` f iedlot ig low rolling hills', made up' of deep, sandy
- material :with good vagetatire cover: The proportp is bounded on the east and
.> . north by tort' Bragg 'Military. Reservation Bind on the: vast by N.C. HWY. 211. Thera -
:.. is one propetty holder (sos sitesketch) whose house I :bounded on three sides
by the feedlot] however_; Mr: Wheeler said ifiiit he tied. spoken with. theses people..
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and they",hed raised no objection.to him operating a-lesdlot. Thais are no.
st?re�ams` within 1/2 mes vile 'nor any nauade ditchwhich bordered or crossed through
any; section of the lot. Mt. Wheeler 'also indicated this •he ,did not intend to
Install say waste flushing `systems. .
The waste from the'fmirowing houses will'be stored in.a ditch alongside the
of the building and ' .will., bs-. removed and spread, using a•manure spreader, on
approximately- 5 acres -of -land which has been 'sit. aside; for this purpose specifically.
r• ' 'Since only approximately 25% of,, the tows riill be icy the farrowing house -at one time,
(tha'rest will be out in the "sub -pastures" whs o ao'waste collection syatin will
...ba nedeosary)pgli fives acres. should'be sufficient to handle"the-waste from 50 sows
and their' -litters.

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May U.• 1477 '
lnitWly Mr. 4 WhusleY pinne "oin having only 30-40 move on this %Isad lot, but'
'• hopes to build ,up to 200 sown within' the nexC � thrss yaws tiays. Tho,.fesdar.
Gigs will 6e; sold` Ann, they, arts- iu. ;the 30 to 50' pound grange,
Althoagh~tyhero: nice .occupied dwalliugs � within 500 fast of this'. feedlot.
Mr. Whaoler felt that with a conscientiaua :effort. on:hir• part to ...rotate the ase'.
of thi Msub .pastures" so, none will ba ovai-uaed,' tie could 'eliminate much of
'the -odor-prablemi. Aiso,; he plans to locate 'the five aare land ••sprsnding
area at the greitast poaa ble distance fron.the dwellings.. approximately 19500
fact..
Sinai do 'discharge : is to occur 'this : to -man-wands -,ditches or stru mas passing
' . through, 'thi 'lot, -:it' is recorded ,o4mi iba 'Oasailt, application subeitted --by
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h. Mr. Wheeler maaagoo the-feddlaC prgparly Chia poCastial problem°dill ba..minimtsed.
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