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Pure Country Farms LLC
PO Box 1139
Wallace, NC 28466-1139
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2018-PC-0032
Permit No. AWS710102
NC Wolf & Pack
Pender County
Dear Permittee:
ROY COOPER
Governor.
XflCHAEL S_ REOAN
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Upon review of the .Non-compliance Reporting records by staff from the Wilmington Regional Office
(WIRO) of the Division of Water Resources (DWR), it was determined that this facility was not in
compliance in.regards to maintaining the waste level in a lagoon/storage pond to not exceed the
maximum level specified in the facility's Certified Animal Waste Management Plan (CAWMP). We wish
to thank you for your cooperation and sending these records.
As a result of this incident, you are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a
non -discharge permit for the subject animal waste management system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2T
.1304, you have been found to be in violation of your CAWMP and the Swine Waste System General
Permit No. AWG1'00000 *as follows:
Deficiency I.:
Failure to maintain storage capacity in a lagoon/storage pond greater than or equal to that required in
Condition V.2 of General Permit No. AWG100000.
On January .15, 2018, staff from the Regional Office received notification of the subject farm's lagoon
being out of compliance -with the designed freeboard levels specified in the facility's. CAWMP. Lagoon 2
bias a designed freeboard level of 19.5 inches. The level reported to DWR on January 15, 2018 was 17,
inches.
You are required to provide a written response within 30 days of receipt of this Notice.
Please include in your response all corrective actions already taken and a schedule for completion, of
any corrective actions not addressed.
State ofNorth Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910-796-7215

You may wish to contact your County Soil & Water Conservation District Office, County Extension
office, a qualified technical specialist, and/or a professional engineer for any assistance they may be
able to provide.
If you should have any questions concerning this notice, please do not hesitate to contact me at
910-796-7215.
Sincerely,
Morella 14tg, Acting Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: Sam Edwards, NCDA
Jason Turner, Pender SWCD
Murphy -Brown, LLC
WQROS CAFO Unit
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910-796-7215