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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
Company Name: Facility Name: Facility Physical Location:
(city, state, zip code) Mailing address:
(city, state, zip code) County/Parish: Facility Phone Number Facility Contact:
10/2/2025 Water CWA
Ottawa County
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
N/A
N/A 112320 0251
Personnel participating in inspection:
Paul Juarez
EPA R6 ECD-WA
Keith Smith
Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
(ODAFF)
Inspector Inspector Supervisor
EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
PAUL JUAREZ Date: 2025.12.17 17:07:27 -06'00' Digitally signed by PAUL JUAREZ
Paul Juarez
Date
ANTHONY LOSTON Date: 2025.12.18 06:45:46 -06'00' Digitally signed by ANTHONY LOSTON
Anthony Loston
Date
6ENFORM-019-R9 (02/27/2025)
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Section I - INTRODUCTION
Inspection Date 10/02/2025
PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION
EPA Region 6 inspector Paul Juarez and ODAFF Inspector Supervisor Keith Smith arrived at the
at 11:01 am on October 2nd, 2025, for an announced inspection. We met with
from
at the Opening Conference. I presented my credentials to
and
and informed them that this was an EPA inspection to determine compliance
with the Clean Water Act (CWA). The scope of the inspection is a full compliance evaluation.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
The unpermitted facility is a broiler operation and has barns. The facility can typically grow the birds to 37 days. The farm stocks 20,000 chickens per house for a total of 200,000 birds. The chickens are fed a corn-soy based diet. After the flock reaches maturity, they are removed and sold. The operator will windrow, de-cake then remove the composted cake material 2-3 times a year. Waste litter is transferred offsite to a 3rd party. Mortalities are composted in a litter barn. Mortalities occur at a rate of 7,500 per month and are composted in the litter barn within 24 hours. The facility has a Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) approved Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)The facility was within the
Watershed. The inspector exited the facility at 11:30 am.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS
x The facility demonstrates good housekeeping practices (Photo 1, Appendix 1). x No cracks or run-off were observed from the litter barn. x Ineffective vegetated buffers were observed next to chicken houses 1 on the south side of the
property (Photo 1, Appendix 1). x There were no signs of track-out at the entrance of any of the chicken houses. x Chicken parts were observed outside containment (Photo 2, Appendix 1).
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN
The exposed mortality outside the litter barn is at risk of being washed away by rainfall, potentially
contaminating nearby water bodies such as
, which is currently impaired for Benthic
Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments & Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Photo 2, Appendix 1) (40 CFR
122.23(b)(7)).
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Inspection Date 10/02/2025
Closing Conference
EPA Region 6 inspector Paul Juarez and ODAFF Inspector Supervisor Keith Smith conducted a closing
conference at
Farm at 11:25am on October 2nd, 2025, for the inspection. During
the closing conference, the inspectors reviewed the one Area of Concern noted during the inspection,
fielded questions from facility personnel, and provided information about the next steps in the
inspection process.
Section IV - FOLLOW UP
No additional information was requested or received by EPA after exiting the Facility on October 2nd, 2025.
Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 - Photo Log - 2 photos taken 10/2/2025
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Inspection Date 10/02/2025
Appendix 1 Photograph Log
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Appendix 1
Facility/Location: City:
Filename: R0010220.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez
Photo No. 1
County: Ottawa County
Photo Date:
State: OK
10/02/2025 Witness Name:
Direction: E
Time: 11:07:04 Keith Smith
Description: Latitude:
The vegetated buffer next to chicken house 1 on the south side of the facility needs to be regrown.
Longitude:
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Appendix 1
Facility/Location: City:
Filename: R0010221.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez
Photo No. 2
County: Ottawa County
Photo Date:
State: OK
10/02/2025 Witness Name:
Direction: E
Time: 11:05:11 Keith Smith
Description: A dead chicken was observed west of chicken house 3.
Latitude:
Longitude: