310861_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20180608

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
Nicholas Herring
N.H. Swine Farm #2
306 Alum Springs Road
Mount Olive, NC 28365
Dear Nicholas Herring:
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June 8, 2018
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Subject: Certificate of Coverage g. AWSM086 11
N.H. Swine Farm #2
Swine Waste Collection, Treatment,
Storage and Application System
Duplin County
In accordance with your June 5, 2018 Notification of Change of Ownership, we are hereby forwarding to
you this Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to Nicholas Herring, authorizing the operation of the subject
animal waste management system in accordance with General Permit AWG100000.
This approval shall consist of the construction and operation of the new irrigation system as well as the
continued operation of the existing animal waste management 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 N.H. Swine Farm #2, located in Duplin County, with a swine animal
capacity of no greater than the following annual averages:
Wean to Finish: Feeder to Finish: Boar/Stud:
Wean to Feeder. 2,600 Farrow to Wean: Gilts:
Farrow to Finish: Farrow to Feeder: Other.
If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation, there may be one boar for each 15 sows. Where
boars are unnecessary, 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.
This COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2019, and shall hereby void
Certificate of Coverage Number AWS310861 dated October 1, 2014. Pursuant to this COC, you are
authorized and required to operate the system in c6nformity with the conditions and limitations as specified
in the General Permit, the facilitys 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 read this COC and the enclosed State General Permit carefully. Please pay careful attention to the
record keeping and monitoring conditions in this permit. Record keening forms are unchanged with this
General Permit. Please continue to use the same record keeping forms.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resciuces
Water Qu Wty Regional operations Section
1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919-707-9129

If your Waste Utilization Plan (WUP) has been developed based on site -specific information, careful
evaluation of future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current WUP is inaccurate
you will need to have a new WUP 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.
Per NRCS 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.
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 any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this COC are unacceptable, you have the right to
apply for an individual permit -by contacting the Animal Feeding Operations Program for information on
this process. Unless such a request is made within 30 days, this COC shall be final and binding.
In accordance with Condition 11.22 of the General Permit, waste application shall cease within four (4)
hours of the time that the National Weather Service issues a Hurricane Warning, Tropical Storm Warning,
or a Flood Watch associated with a tropical system for the county in which the facility is located. You may
find detailed watch/warning information for your county by calling the Newport/Morehead City, NC
National Weather Service office at [phone], or by visiting their website at:
http://www.wcather.gov/mhx/
This facility is located in a county covered by our Wilmington Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at 910-796-7215. If you need additional information concerning this COC or the General
Permit, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
Linda Culpepper
Interim Director, Division of Water Resources
Enclosure (General Permit AWG100000)
cc: Certificate of Coverage only for all ccs)
gton.Reg_ional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
-Duplin County Health Department
Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation District
WQROS Central Files (Permit No. AWS310861)
Smithfield Hog Production