WQ0028749_Staff Report_20191018

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
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Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
Environmental Quality Interim Director
October 17, 2019
To: Water Quality Permitting Section Central Office Application No.: WQ0028749
Attn: Erick Saunders Permittee: Louisiana Pacific
Regional Log-in No.:
From: Ray
Milosh
Raleigh Regional Office
Person County
1. GENERAL SITE VISIT INFORMATION
1. Was a site visit conducted? ® Yes or❑ No
a. Date of site visit: October 16, 2019
b. Site visit conducted by: Ray Milosh
c. Inspection report attached? ®Yes or❑ No
d. Person contacted: Austen Burk and their contact information: 336) 583—6876 ext.
e. Driving directions:
/L FACILITY AND APPLICATION FOR NEW AND MODIFICATION APPLICATIONS
1. Facility Classification: Is this correct? ® Yes ❑ No
If no, please explain:
2. Are the new treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal system?
®Yes ❑ No
If no, please explain:
3. Are site conditions (soils, depth to water table, etc.) consistent with the submitted
reports? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
4. Do the plans and site map represent the actual site (property lines, acreage, wells, etc.)?
® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
5. Is the proposed residuals management plan adequate? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
6. Are the proposed application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) acceptable? ® Yes ❑ No
❑ N/A -/Nothing Compares'—
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality
1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 276994611
919-707-9000

If no, please explain:
7. Are there any setbacks conflicts for proposed treatment, storage and disposal sites?
❑ Yes ® No ❑ N/A
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
8. Is the proposed or existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No
® N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
9. For residuals, will seasonal or other restrictions be required? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ N/A
If yes, attach list of sites with restrictions (Certification B)
1I1. EXISTING FACILITIES FOR MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ® Yes ❑ No ❑
N/A
ORC: _Billy Brightwell_Certificate#SI 1000087: Backup ORC: Chad Leinbach Certificate#
2. Are the design, maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of
waste and disposal system? ® Yes or❑ No- If no, please explain below in Section IV. Review
Items
3. Are the site conditions(e.g.,soils,topography,depth to water table, etc) maintained
appropriately and adequately assimilating the waste? ® Yes or❑ No-If no, please explain
below in Section IV. Review Items
4. Has the site changed in any way that may affect the permit (e.g., drainage added, new wells
inside the compliance boundary, new development, etc.)? ❑ Yes or® No- If yes, please
explain below in Section IV. Review Items
5. Is the residuals management plan adequate? ®Yes or❑ No- If no, please explain below in
Section IV. Review Items
6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable?®Yes or❑ No-If
no, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no,explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program below in.
Section IV. Review Items
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑Yes or
No
If yes, provide comments below attach a map showing conflict areas.
9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ®Yes or❑ No-If
no, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items
10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ❑Yes❑ No ® N/A If no, please
explain below in Section IV. Review Items.

11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ® Yes❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please complete the following(expand table if necessary):
Monitoring Well Latitude Longitude
O , „ O , 11
O , It O , It
O 1 II O I II
O 1 11 O 1 11
O , „ O 1 II
12. Has a review of all self-monitoring data been conducted (e.g., NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ®Yes❑
No or❑ N/A
Please summarize any findings resulting from this review below in Section IV. Review Items.
13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑Yes or
® No
If yes, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items.
14. Check all that apply:
®No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement ❑ Currently under JOC
action(s)
❑Notice(s)of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under
❑Notice(s)of deficiency moratorium
Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e., NOV,
NOD, etc.)
15. Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ®Yes❑ No ❑
N/A
If no, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items.
16. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing
this permit?
❑Yes® No ❑ N/A
If yes, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items.
IV. REGIONALOFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ❑Yes or® No
If yes, please explain:
2. List any items that you would like Central Office to obtain through an additional information
request:
Item Reason

3. List specific permit conditions recommended to be removed from the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
4. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules recommended to be included in the
permit when issued:
Condition Reason
S. Recommendation: ❑ Hold, pending receipt and review of additional information by
regional office
❑ Hold, pending review of draft permit by regional office
❑ Issue upon receipt of needed additional information
® Issue
❑ Deny(Please state reasons: )
6. Signature of report prepare
Signature of APS regional superviso .
Date:
V. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS
The facility submitted a major modification request in the summer of 2019 to replace a failing
sand filter with Advantex pods. AWT has been hired to do the work. The existing recirculation
tank will be left in place as a top connected flow-through tank. The existing sand filter will be
abandoned in place. A new recirculation tank, control panel and Advantex pod will be installed
while the current system is still operating. The facility and AWT are considering options of how
to stop wastewater flow during the final phase of construction including use of porta johns and
pumping the lift station at the plant.
The facility rarely irrigates from the pond, indicating that there is likely a leak. RRO
recommends issuing the permit to construct the new Advantex unit now to alleviate the failing
sandfilter and will issue an NOV to address the pond separately.