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Home My WebLink About260005_CORRESPONDENCE_20171231CORRESPONDENCE 2 FORTH CAROUN A DepaMmat of Environmental Qual State of North Caroiina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources DhIsion of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director December 15, 1997 Arnold & Marion Smith Smith Farm Rt 1 Box 28 Roseboro NC 28382 Subject: Dear Arnold & Marion Smith: RECENT® FA ; V',! F ESE%. 0-f"iC,: Removal of Registration Facility Number 26-5 This is to acknowledge receipt of your request that your facility no longer be registered as an active animal waste management system per the terms of 15A NCAC 2H .0217. The information you provided us indicated that your operation's animal population does not exceed the number set forth by 15A NCAC 2H .0217, and therefore does not require registration for a certified animal waste management plan. Under 15A NCAC 2H .0217, your facility is deemed permitted if waste is properly managed and does not reach the surface waters of the state. Any system determined to have an adverse impact on water quality may be required to obtain a waste management plan or an individual permit: You are reminded that a discharge of wastes to the surface waters of the state will subject you to a civil penalty up to $10,000 per day. Should you decide to increase the number of animals housed at your facility beyond the threshold limits listed below, you will be required to obtain a certified animal waste management plan prior to stocking animals to that level. Threshold numbers of animals that require certified animal waste management plans are as follows: ,h _, Swine 250 Confined Cattle 100 Horses 75 ' Sheep 1,000 Pout" with a liouid waste system 30.000 If you have questions regarding this letter or the status of your operation please call Sue Homewood of our staff at (919) 733-5083 ext 502. -a cc: aFa�e Wattr_Qttallty.Reg 2nal•Otltce Cumberland Soil and Water Conservation District Facility File . Sincerely, i A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733.SO83 Fax 919-715-6048 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 509'a recycled/10% post -consumer paper "'`"" Site Requires Immediate Attention: Facility No. _214 Farm Mailing DMSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ANIMAL FEEDLOT OPERATIONS SITE VISITATION RECORD DATE: 1995 Time: Name/Owner: Arrva ld S ^ " � County: Integrator: Phone: On Site Representative: Pion: Physical Address/Location: Type of Operation: Swine Design Capacity: Poultry Cattle Number of Animals on Site: DEM Certification Number: ACE DEM Certification Number: ACNEW Latitude: Longitude: ° _' " Circle Yes or No Does the Animal Waste Lagoon have sufficient freeboard of l Foot + 25 year 24 hour storm event (approximately 1 Foot + 7 inches) Yes or No Actual Freeboard: Ft. Inches Was any seepage observed from the lagoon(s)? Yes or No Was any erosion observed? Yes or No Is adequate land available for spray? Yes or No Is the cover crop adequate? Yes or No Crop(s) being utilized: Does the facility meet SCS minimum setback criteria? 200 Feet from Dwellings? Yes or No 100 Feet from Wells? Yes or No Is the animal waste stockpiled within 100 Feet of USGS Blue -Line Stream? Yes or No Is animal waste land applied or spray irrigated within 25 Feet of a USGS Map Blue Line: Yes or No Is animal waste discharged into water of the state by man-made ditch, flushing system, or other similar man-made devices? Yes or No If Yes, Please Explain. Does the facility maintain adequate waste management records (volumes of manure, land applied, spray irrigated on specific jcreage with cover c op)? Yes or No Additional Comments: �%.� �a.►.�.r� 0 Zft e � _saw/. 4 Z3(� Signature v cc: Facility Assessment Unit Use Attachments if Needed. 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 Arnold & Marion Smith Smith Farm Rt I Box 28 Roseboro NC 28382 Dear Mr. Smith: A&I� 1DF.HNFZ April 3, 1997 --, �_.. APR 0 7 1997 Caeca. r SUBJECT: Notice of Violation Designation of Operator in Charge Smith Farm Facility Number 26--5 Cumberland County You were notified by letter dated November 12, 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 for your facility. Our records indicate that this completed Form has not yet been returned to our office. For your convenience we are sending you another Operator in Charge Designation Form for your facility. 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, 1997. If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact our Technical Assistance and Certification Group at (919)733-0026. Sincerely, J.'X`4�- for Steve W. Tedder, Chief Water Quality Section bb/awdesletl cc: Fayetteville Regional Office Facility File Enclosure P.O. Box 29535, Nt"O'C' FAX 919-733-2496 � Rale€gh, North Carolina 27626-0535 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Telephone 919-733-7015 50% recycles/10% post -consumer paper State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B: Howes, Secretary November 13, 1996 Arnold and Marion Smith Smith Farm Rt 1 Box 28 Roseboro NC 28382 SUBJECT: Operator In Charge Designation Facility: Smith Farm Facility ID#: 26-5 Cumberland County Dear Mr. and Ms. Smith: EWED Ngq 19 1996 cn!'. a;=ri0L. Senate Bill 1217, An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Study Commission on Agricultural Waste, enacted by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly, requires a certified operator for each animal waste management system that serves 250 or more swine by January 1, 1997. The owner of each animal waste management system must submit a designation form to the Technical Assistance and Certification Group which designates an Operator in Charge and is countersigned by the certified operator. The enclosed form must be submitted by January 1, 1997 for all facilities in operation as of that date. Failure to designate a certified operator for your animal waste management system is a violation of 15A NCAC 2H .0224 and may result in the assessment of a civil penalty. If you have questions concerning operator training or examinations for certification, please contact your local North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service agent or our office. Examinations have been offered on an on -going basis in many counties throughout the state for the past several months and will continue to be offered through December 31, 1996. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions concerning this requirement please call Beth Buffington or Barry Huneycutt of our staff at 91gn33-0026. SinaPreston �Y A. ward, Jr., P. ., erector Division of Water Quality Enclosure cc: Fayetteville Regional Office Water Quality Files P,O, Box 27687, �,�� FAX 919-715-3060 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 �� An Equal FAX Action Employer Voice 919-715-4100 500k recycled/10% post -consumer paper