820443_ENFORCEMENT_20171231

NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Qual

Walft-'arolina
epar ent of Environment and Natural Resources
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Division of Water Quality��
Fayetteville Regional Office
;Michael F. Easley, Governor NCDENR
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
July 23, 2001
CERTIFIED ;+'TAIL
RETURIN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Murphy -Brown, LLC
Attn: Mr. Dave Nordin
P. O. Box 487
Warsaw, NC 28398
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
BOC Farm #I4
Facility No. 82-443 Permit No. AWS 082443
Sampson County
Dear Mr. Nordin:
You are hereby notified that, having been permitted to have a non discharge permit for the subject animal
waste disposal system pursuant to 15A NCAC 2H .0217, you have been found to be in violation of your 2H .0217
Permit.
On June 19, 2001, staff from the Fayetteville Regional Office of the Division of Soil and Water performed an
operation review of Farm #14 in Sampson County. The inspection revealed that the PAN rate for corn had been
exceeded by 24 pounds, per the CAWMP for this facility, on pull #23A. This is a violation of the General Permit
issued to this facility under Section 11., Operation and Maintenance Requirements, Number 4., which states: "Land
application rates shall be in accordance wrath the CAWMP. In no case shall land application rates exceed the Plant
Available Nitrogen rate for the receiving crop or result in runoff during any given application." This inspection
also revealed that the last soil sample for this farm was taken in 1999.
The Division of Water Quality requests that the following item(s) be addressed:
1. Avoid overapplication of nitrogen either agronomically or hydraulically.
2. Overapplication shall be reported to the Division of Water Quality as required by the General Permit.
3. Soil samples shall be taken in a timely matter every 12 months.
Failure to comply with the above conditions may result in the facility losing its General Permit and being
required to obtain an individual non -discharge permit for the facility.
Please be advised that this notice does not prevent the Division of Water Quality from taking enforcement
actions for this violation or any past or future violation. Furthermore, the Division of Water Quality has the
authority to levy a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.00 per day per violation.
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Mr. Nordin
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Please provide this office with a written response on or before August b. 2001 as to the actions taken or
proposed to he taken to avoid this situation in the future. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please
do not hesitate to contact Mr. Paul Sherman, Environmental Engineer, or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Paul E. Rawls
mps/PR Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Cc: Sonya Avant -Compliance Group
Trent Allen-DSWC Fayetteville Office
Wilson Spencer -Sampson Co. NRCS
Central Files -Raleigh

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
March 17, 2000
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Greg Brown
785 Hwy 24 East
P.O. Box 487
Warsaw, NC 27516
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Brown's of Carolina Farm #14
Facility No. 82 - 443
Permit No. AWS820443
Sampson County
Dear Mr. Brown:
On January 31, 2000, you or staff from your farm notified the Fayetteville Regional Office
of the Division of Water Quality, as required by General Permit condition 111.6.e, that the freeboard
level of the lagoon was less than the minimum required by the General Permit. The liquid level of
the lagoon was reported as 15 inches. General Permit condition V.3 states that "The maximum
waste level in lagoons/storage ponds shall not exceed that specified in the CAWMP. At a
minimum, maximum waste level for lagoons/storage ponds must not exceed the level that provides
adequate storage to contain the 25 -year, 24-hour storm event plus as additional 1 foot of structural
freeboard.'.
The Division of Water Quality will take no further action for this reported incident at this
time. However, you are asked to please notify this office in writing within 15 days of receipt of this
letter as to what date the lagoon was lowered to the required freeboard level. This information is
essential in determining if the lagoon was lowered within the specified time frame in which the Plan
of Action (POA) allotted. It will also close this event out within your file. If you have any questions
concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
A/Ay '2Z
Jeffery Brown
Environmental Engineer
cc: Sonya Avant - Compliance Group
Central Files
Trent Allen - DSWC Fayetteville Office
Wilson Spencer - Sampson Co. NRCS.
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P.O. Box 487
Warsaw, NC 28398
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
- Farm # 14 Swine Facility
Registration No. 82-443
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Dear Mr- Vinson:
I - On February 8, 1999, staff from the Fayetteville Regional Office of the
Division of Water Quality inspected the Brown's of Carolina # 14 Company
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` k required minimum according to the lagoon level indicator and that the
weekly lagoon level records were missing for approximately a six week
} Y period between 10/18/99 and 12/23/99. In regard to the deficiencies noted
during the inspection, the following actions are requested:
1 _ Immediately begin lowering the lagoon level to the required freeboard
on a suitable spray field with the required crop as weather permit.
2. Maintain lagoon level records weekly for the facility per the General
yPermit
Please notify this office on or before March 12, 1998 at the address
w below as to the actions taken or proposed to be taken to resolve this
t _ deficiency. Nothing in this letter should be taken as absolving this facility of
the responsibility and liability of any violations that have or may result from
'�• _ these deficiencies.
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Mr. Jimmy Vinson
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February 12, 1999
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Robert Heath, at [phone].
Sincerely,
Robert F. Heath
Environmental Specialist
cc: Operations Branch
Central Files
Audrey Oxendine - FRO DSW
Wilson Spencer - Sampson Co. NRCS
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