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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Water Resources »   Water Quality Permitting »   Animal Feeding Operations »   Agricultural Complaint Data

Agricultural Complaint Data

 

G.S. 143-215.9D (2014-H366) states that complaints against “agricultural operations” and all other records accumulated in conjunction with the investigation of these complaints shall be considered confidential records unless and until a determination of a violation has occurred. However, concerns have been raised regarding access to information related to the department’s response to complaints related to “agricultural operations.”
 
The following table provides a summary of complaints related to agricultural operations. The information in this table covers the previous six months, is updated at least quarterly, and includes:
  • Total number of complaints received
  • Total number of complaints investigated
  • Total number of complaints where a violation was determined
Summary Table: Nov. 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
Summary Table: May 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
Summary Table: April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
Summary Table: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
Summary Table: January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 
Summary Table: April 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 
Summary Table: August 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
 
Below is a list of complaints about agricultural operations where a violation related to the complaint has been determined. The list includes those complaints which have occurred over the previous six months. The list will be updated at least monthly and includes the following information:
  • Incident number
  • Date Received
  • County
  • Regional Office
  • Address of Incident
  • Permit or deemed permit number

List of Complaints in Table Format: Nov. 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
List of Complaints in Table Format: May 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
List of Complaints in Table Format: April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
List of Complaints in Table Format: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
List of Complaints in Table Format: January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021
List of Complaints in Table Format: April 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021
List of Complaints in Table Table Format August 1, 2021 to December 1, 2021

 
Regional Office Contact Information
 
Asheville Regional Office (ARO)
Fayetteville Regional Office (FRO)
Mooresville Regional Office (MRO)
Raleigh Regional Office (RRO)
Winston Salem Regional Office (WSRO)
Washington Regional Office (WaRO)
Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO)
 
The Division of Water Resources submits an annual report to the Environmental Review Commission and Fiscal Research Division on the permitting, inspection, and compliance activity of animal waste operations across the state. Below is the most current annual report.
 
Annual Report 2017-2018
Annual Report 2018-2019
Annual Report 2019-2020

Files

DEQ_Animal Waste Management Annual Report_2019-10-01.pdf

PDF • 276.42 KB - January 23, 2020

DEQ_Animal Waste Management Annual Report_2018-10-01 (002).pdf

PDF • 135.85 KB - January 23, 2020

Aggregate-Data-Nov-2018-April-2019-FINAL.pdf

PDF • 80.17 KB - April 30, 2020

List Complaints-Nov2018-thru-April-2019-Data-FINAL2.pdf

PDF • 154.08 KB - April 30, 2020

AggregateData05012019-03312020.pdf

PDF • 53.45 KB - April 30, 2020

List of ComplaintsViolationDetermined05012019-03312020.pdf

PDF • 70.85 KB - April 30, 2020

Complaint_4-1-20TO9-30-20.pdf

PDF • 59.28 KB - October 14, 2020

ComplaintList_4-1-20TO9-30-20.pdf

PDF • 118.51 KB - October 14, 2020

DEQ_Animal Waste Management Annual Report2019-2020.pdf

PDF • 272.31 KB - January 19, 2021

ComplaintReport 9-1-20To12-31-20.pdf

PDF • 114.94 KB - January 19, 2021

ComplaintSummary9-1-20To12-31-20.pdf

PDF • 74.35 KB - January 19, 2021

ComplaintSummary4-1-21To7-31-21.pdf

PDF • 76 KB - August 27, 2021

ComplaintReport 4-1-21To7-31-21.pdf

PDF • 107.72 KB - August 27, 2021

List Complaints 8-1-21 to 12-31-21.pdf

PDF • 271.52 KB - February 04, 2022
Water

Complaint Summary 8-1-21 to 12-31-21.pdf

PDF • 383.03 KB - February 04, 2022
Water

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