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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: 10/01/2025 Water CWA Ottawa Owner 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 Trent Daily Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF) Inspector Inspector EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date Supervisor Signature/Date PAUL JUAREZ Digitally signed by PAUL JUAREZ Date: 2025.12.11 11:01:38 -06'00' Paul Juarez Date ANTHONY LOSTON Anthony Loston Digitally signed by ANTHONY LOSTON Date: 2025.12.18 06:37:37 -06'00' Date 6ENFORM-019-R9 (02/27/2025) 1 Section I - INTRODUCTION Inspection Date 10/01/2025 PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION EPA Region 6 inspector Paul Juarez and ODAFF inspector Trent Daily arrived at the at 10:49 am on October 1st, 2025, for an announced inspection. We met with from at the Opening Conference. I presented my credentials to 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 54,000 chickens per house for a total of 324,000 birds. The chickens are fed a corn-soy based diet. After the flock reaches maturity, they are removed and sold. The operator will windrow and use tractors for clean out on an annual basis. Waste litter is transferred offsite to a 3rd party. Mortalities are composted in a litter barn. Mortalities occur at a rate of 9500 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 11:22 AM. Section II - OBSERVATIONS x The facility demonstrates good housekeeping practices. x No cracks or run-off were observed from the litter barn. x Good, vegetated buffers were observed around the perimeter 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) (Appendix 1, Photo 1) (40 CFR 122.23(b)(7)). Closing Conference EPA Region 6 inspector Paul Juarez and ODAFF inspector Trent Daily conducted a closing conference at at 11:16am on October 1st, 2025, for the inspection. During the closing conference, inspectors reviewed the one Area of Concern noted during the inspection, fielded 2 Inspection Date 10/01/2025 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 1st, 2025. Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 - Photo Log - 2 photos taken 10/1/2025 3 Inspection Date 10/01/2025 Appendix 1 Photograph Log UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Appendix 1 Facility/Location: City: Filename: R0010210.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez Photo No. 1 County: Ottawa County Photo Date: State: OK 10/01/2025 Witness Name: Direction: NW Time: 11:06:08 Trent Daily Description: A 7-8-foot berm was observed on the northwest corner of the facility. Latitude: Longitude: UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Photograph Log Appendix 1 Facility/Location: City: Filename: R0010211.JPG Photographer: Paul Juarez Photo No. 2 County: Ottawa County Photo Date: State: OK 10/01/2025 Witness Name: Direction: W Time: 11:12:48 Trent Daily Description: A mortality/chicken parts were observed outside containment. Latitude: Longitude: