310152_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20171121

Environmental
Quality
Bowles & Sons Farm, Inc.
Bowles & Sons Farm, Inc., Farm 2
607 Curtis Road,
Warsaw, NC 28398
Dear Bowles'& Sons Farm, Inc.:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
-LINDA CULPEPPER
RECEIUED/i CDENR/DWR. Interim Director
November17,2017' N 0 V 21 2017
Water Quality Regional
Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Subject: Certificate of Coverage No. NCA231152
Bowles & Sons Farm, Inc., Farm 2
Animal Waste Management System
Duplin County
In accordance with your permit application received on September 29, 2017, we are hereby forwarding to
you this Certificate of Coverage (COC) issued to Bowles & Sons Farm, Inc., authorizing the operation of
-the subject animalwaste management system in accordance with NPDES General Permit NCA200000.
This approval shall consist of the operation of this 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 -the Bowles & Sons Farm, Inc., Farm 2, located in Duplin County, with an animal capacity
of no greater than the following cattle annual averages:
Wean to Finish: Feeder to Finish: 7,344 Boar/Stud:
Wean to Feeder: Farrow to Wean: Gilts:
Farrow to Finish: Farrow to Feeder:
If this is a Farrow to Wean or Farrow to Feeder operation, there may also 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.
The COC shall be effective from the date of issuance until June'30, 2022; and:replaces ithe-COC No.
AWS310152 dated October 1, 2014 issued to this facility. '
Pursuant to this COC, you are authorized and. required to operate the system in conformity with the
conditions and limitations as specified in the General Permit, the facility's 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.
in
Resources by no later than March 1st of each -year.
If your Waste Utilization Plan has been developed based on site -specific information, careful evaluation of
future samples is necessary. Should your records show that the current Waste Utilization Plan is inaccurate
you will need to have a- new Waste Utilization Plan developed.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Division of water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919-707-9129

Per 15A NCAC 02T .0111(c) a compliance boundary is provided for the facility and no new water supply
wells shall be constructed within the compliance boundary. 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 CAWIVIP 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 staff member listed below 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 M.27 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: www.weather.gov/mhx/.
This facility is located in a county covered by our Wilmington Regional Office. The Regional Office staff
may be reached at [phone]. If you need additional information concerning this. COC or the General " y
Permit, please contact the Animal Feeding Operations Program staff at [phone].
Sincerely,
,for, Linda Culpepper
Interim Director; Division of Water Resources
Enclosures (General Permit NCA200000, Record Keeping and Repbrting Package)
cc: (Certificate of Coverage only for all cc's)
Wilmington Re ional.Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Duplin County Health Department
Duplin County Soil and Water Conservation District
WQROS Central Files (Permit No. NCA231152)
Smithfield Hog Production