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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:
10/02/2025 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
Paul Juarez
Digitally signed by PAUL JUAREZ Date: 2025.12.17 16:53:49 -06'00'
Date
ANTHONY LOSTON Date: 2025.12.18 06:34:14 -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 10:12 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 de-
cake and windrow 1-2 times a year. Waste litter logged and transferred offsite to a 3rd party. Mortalities
are composted in a litter barn. Mortalities occur at a rate of 7500 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
inspectors exited the facility at 10:52 am.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS
x Mortalities were not observed outside of containment. x The vegetated buffer between chicken houses 8 and 9 appears to need to be regrown (Photo 1,
Appendix 1). x There were signs of track-out at the entrance of the litter barn (Photo 2, Appendix 1). x No broken wooden wall boards were observed on the northern side of the litter barn (Photo 3,
Appendix 1).
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN
x The contents of the litter barn are vulnerable to precipitation. (Photo 3, Appendix 1) 40 CFR 122.23(b)(7).
Closing Conference
EPA Region 6 inspector Paul Juarez and ODAFF Inspector Supervisor Keith Smith conducted a closing
conference at
at 10:48 am 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.
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Inspection Date 10/02/2025 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 - 3 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: R0010216.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez
Photo No. 1
County: Ottawa County
Photo Date:
State: OK
10/02/2025 Witness Name:
Direction: E
Time: 10:37:30 Keith Smith
Description: Latitude:
The photo was taken between chicken houses 8 and 9. The vegetative buffer meager and need of regrowing.
Longitude:
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Appendix 1
Facility/Location: City:
Filename: R0010217.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez
Photo No. 2
County: Ottawa County
Photo Date:
State: OK
10/02/2025 Witness Name:
Direction: N
Time: 10:31:10 Keith Smith
Description: Litter track-out was observed outside the litter barn.
Latitude:
Longitude:
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Appendix 1
Facility/Location: City:
Filename: R0010218.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez
Photo No. 3
County: Ottawa County
Photo Date:
State: OK
10/02/2025 Witness Name:
Direction: E
Time: 10:35:43 Keith Smith
Description: Latitude:
Litter spillage was observed on the back end of the litter barn due to broken wood boards.
Longitude: