240064_Correspondence_20190410

RECEIVED/NCDENR/M
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-Steven W. Troxier
Commissioner
G�GULTU/�•�y '
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
Veterinary Division
Jinie-25, 2012
APR 10 2019
Water Quality Regional
Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
David T. Marshall, DVM
State Veterinarian
Mr. Randy Britt Swine Farm 911 Address:
B.& F Farms, Inc 888 Mgrtroe Enzor Road
PO Box 463 Fair B3luff, NC 28439
- - Fair -Bluff, -NO 28439- Columbus County - - -
910-641-2106-Cell '
Composting Permit #:12 = 6027
Dear Mr. Britt:
Pursuant to. NCAC 52C.0102, your request. to compost swine mortality on your preniises at 888 Monroe
Enzor,Road; Fair Bluff, 'NC in Columbus.County is approved. Approval is granted under the following
conditions and'stipulations:
1. All North Carolina solid:waste, air; water quality,' acid other applicable regulations must be met in.
siting arid operation' of the. system,
2: Only poultry or swine are to: be processed in this facility; .NO, bovine, caprine; ovine or.cervid -
species shall be processed
3. Mortality to be processed shall originate only from the identified prernises and the finished - - -
-product is used solely on agricultural operations owned; operated, or leased; by the perniitee
4: - The final product of the process must be'stored, treated aiid utilized in accordance with all federal;
state, and local laws, regulations; Arid pd6nit requirements; the filial product. shall not b-e sold .
-_5.- Temperatures shall be'within NRCS:guidelines to reach a ininiinuni of-131 degrees F within 5
days of filling the'unit and rernahi at least'at 13.1 degrees F for- a rninimum.of 5 consecutive.days
to maintain the cornposfing process -and reduce pathogen load .
-6: Dead -animals -are not to be removed from composting until all flesh, internal organs, and other soft
tissire.are ftilly.decomposed
7: The proposed facility shall have the following minimum setback requirernerits*:
160-foot buffer between all property lilies and compost areas
• 1.00-foot buffer between all wells and compost_ areas, except for monitoring wells
0 50-foot,buffei• between perennial streaiiis/rivers and compost areas
9 200400t buffer between, dwellings -and compost areas as long as the facility is considered
a- Small Type.3 facility (less than 1000 cubic yards material.handled per quarter)**
8. A copy of the -permit, plans, and operational reports shall be maintained on site and be available_
upon request by NCDA&CS, Veterinary Division personnel.
9. The, facility -arid operational'records shall be available fonannual inspection be Veterinary Division
personnel and shall'be sent-to'the Veterinary Division upon request
1030 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina- 27699-1030 0- [phone]
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10: Operational reports -shall include temperature monitoring during initial facility start-up and' follow-
up records that contain either 10 days/niontli oil annual laboratory, results of pathogen load testing
11. An application for a, permit modification shall be required for djanges in facility ownership; an
increase in facility capacity, or any other changes from the`stipulations'of this pei7nit'
12. The Veterinary Division must be immediately notified of any coinplicati ig.issues involving
-animal disease or environmental concerns
13. The State Veterinarian reserves the right to cancel this permit if a specific concern for controlling
animal disease arises, or if any of the aforementioned conditions are not met.
This -document shall in no circumstances. be interpreted.as an endorsement of airy, specific inatiufacturer of
type of rortality management system by the State -Veterinarian and the Office of the State Veterinarian
does *not approve or disapprove the technical or performance standards for specific makes or designs of
equipment..
*Additional requirements and regulations.will apply from DENR; Division of Solid Wak6Managenient if
application for off -farm disposition of composted, material' is requested (see G.S. 130A=3-09.29: and 15A _
NCAC-I-3B, Sectiori ..1400
*If greater than 1000 cubic yards of.conlposted inaterial is handled inthe facility per quarter, a setback .
fiom,residences of 500 feet is required.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ton! Ray; DVM. PH
Director of Animal Health Programs/Livestock
cc: Dr. David Marshall, State Veterinarian - _
Dr. Sarah Mason, Dlrector;,AHP-Poultry.
Dr: Betty Herring; Veterinary Medical Officer
Mr. Keith Warren;, Advanced Composting Technologies; LLC
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Steven W.7ro�;ler North Carolina Department of Agriculture R. ooug,as AAeckes, nvnn
Commissioner and- Consumer Services State Veterinarian
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Veterinary Division
SPRUELL RANDY BRITT
B. & F FARM
PO BOX 463
FAIR BLUFF, NC 28439
April 1, 2019 =
Dear SPRUELL RANDY BRITT: '
We are sending you two copies of a modified version of your original composter permit -approval letter. This
modified approval letter includes a newly issued permit number that is replacing your National and State -
Identification Numbers. You may keep a copy for your files, and forward the other copy to NCDEQ' as
required with their new permit renewal application. If you have already forwarded the original letter to
NCDEQ, please forward this copy to use in its place.
Sincerely,
Michael). Neault, DVM
Director of Animal Health Programs/Livestock