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Home My WebLink About370018_HISTORICAL_20171231NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Qual SOL O-R' A L Hl.il ORI'LAL State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director January 15, 1998 Sunshine Swine Farms Inc Sunshine Swine Farms Rt 1 Box 183 Corapeake NC 27926 C_D / • NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Subject: Removal of Registration Facility Number 37-18 Gates County Dear Sunshine Swine Farms Inc : 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 and implement a certified animal waste management plan and notify the Division of Water Quality prior to stocking animals to that level. Threshold numbers of animals that require certified animal waste management plans are as follows: Swine 250 Confined Cattle 100 Horses 75 Sheep 1,000 Poul with a liquid wastes tem 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. Sincerely, REC WASHl11GTON pFFlce L14IV 2 a 1998 A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. cc: Washington -Water QualityRegional.Office_ Gates Soil and Water Conservation District Facility File P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-5093 Fax 919-715-6048 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50 % recycled/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 12, 1996 Sunshine Swine Farms Inc Sunshine Swine Farms Rt1Box 183 Corapeake NC 27926 SUBJECT: Operator In Charge Designation Facility: Sunshine Swine Farms Facility ID#: 37-18 Gates County Dear Farm Owner: 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 919/733-0026. Sincerely, A. jreston Howard, Jr.,Jctor Division of Water Quality Enclosure cc: Washington Regional Office Water Quality Files P.O. Box 27687. N1y� FAX 919-715-3060 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 f An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Voice 919-715-4100 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A�K*T DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Water Quality Section October 9, 1995 Sunshine Swine Farm attn: Andy Greene 281-D Punchbowl Road Hobbsville, North Carolina 27946 Subject: Animal Waste Lagoons Facility Nos. 37-18 Gates County Dear Mr. Greene: On October 4, 1995 staff from the Washington Regional Office of the Division of Environmental Management inspected the lagoons serving your animal feeding operations. It was observed that some of your lagoons had an insufficient amount of freeboard, water level in relation to the lowest point of your dike wall. You should maintain a minimum of nineteen inches of freeboard in the lagoon. This letter is written to bring your attention to this situation and to ask you to, begin spray irrigating wastewater or take the appropriate action necessary to reduce the level of your lagoon(s) immediately. Please note that a buffer of twenty-five feet must be maintained while spray irrigating from any drainage system (ditch, swale, canal, stream, etc.). Please be aware that it is a violation of North Carolina General Statutes to discharge wastewater to the surface waters (farm ditches, creeks streams, etc) of the State without a permit. The Division of Environmental Management has the authority to levy a fine of not more than $10,000 per day for the unpermitted discharge of wastewater into the surface waters of the State. At some point in the future, staff will reinspect your facility. Lagoon dikes should be mowed so they can be visually inspected. If you have any questions in regard to this letter I can be contacted at (919) 946-6481. Sincerely, Lyn ardison Environmental Technician cc: Q.Juinne Wilburn AFO filed 1424 Carolina Avenue. Washinqton, NC 27889 Telephone (919) 946-6481 FAX (919) 975-3716 t1 r Site Requires Immediate Attention: M Facility No. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ANIMAL FEEDLOT OPERATIONS SITE VISITATION RECORD Date: _ L ¢ , 1995 Time: / Farm Name/Owner: Mailing Address: County: C Integrator: On Site Represent Physical Address ve : =ation: C(^A.f CGre yte. Jc& C W_ % v 4.c K c. 3 r _ So r ll^h162: ! 9 N 4 27g4j Phone: Phone: 4-g5z 4- Type of Operation: Swine ✓ Poultry Cattle Design Capacity: p saw& No. of An als on Site: DEM Certification No.: ACE DEM Certification No.: ACNEW Latitude: Longitude:- Elevation: Ft circle Yes or No Does the Animal Waste Lagoon have sufficient freeboard of 1 Ft + 25 year 24 hour storm event? (approximately 1 Ft + 7 ini Yes or No Actual Freeboard: Ft 3 r Inches Was any seepage observed from the lagoon(s)? Yes or +�J Was any erosion observed? Yes or No :519Nc_C Is adequate land available for spray? Yes or No Is the cover crop adequate? or No Crop(s) being utilized:y __P)01,544_� 30 c'-CrE_S Does the facility meet SC�nimum setback criteria? 200 Ft from Dwellings? es r No 100 Ft from Wells? 1 r No Is the animal waste stockpiled within 100 Ft of USGS Blue Line Stream? Yes or No �'� m d Is animal wasted applied or spray irrigated within 25 Ft of a SGS ap Blued Line? Yes or o Is animal waste discharged into waters of the state b -made ditch, flushing system, or other similar man-made devices? Yes or o If Yes, please explain: Does the facility maintain adequate waste management records (volumes of manure, land applied, spray irrigated on specific acreage with cover crop)? Yes or No Inspector Name Signa re cc: Facility Assessment Unit Comments & Sketch on Back of Sheet " , 'j DEM SITE VISITATION RECORD Page Two Comments: Za, k n_r,A,L .7 - 3 Sketch: D(tv 6o 94- rPa�n Est u�� /od 45 L6 / Sow 419.3 - - M `h 1 v' J f �lLo-07 1� ,y- rk.