WQ0006242_Staff Report_20200619

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June 19, 2020
State of North Carolina
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Staff Report
To: DWR Central Office — WQ, Non -Discharge Unit Application No.: WQ0006242
Attn: Ranveer Kates Facility name: Town of Sparta RLAP
From: Patrick Mitchell
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Note: This form has been adapted from the non -discharge facility staff report to document the review of both non -discharge and NPDES permit applications and/or renewals. Please complete all sections as they are applicable.
L GENERAL AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION
1. Was a site visit conducted? ❑ Yes or ® No
II. PROPOSED NEW LAND APPLICATION FIELDS:
1. Are site conditions (soils, depth to water table, etc) consistent with the submitted reports? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
2. Do the plans and site map represent the actual site (property lines, wells, etc.)? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
3. Are the proposed application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) acceptable? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
4. Are there any setback conflicts for proposed treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
5. For residuals, will seasonal or other restrictions be required? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
III. EXISTING FACILITIES: MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
2. Are the design, maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal
system? ® Yes or ❑ No
3. Are the site conditions (e.g., soils, topography, depth to water table, etc) maintained appropriately and adequately
assimilating the waste? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
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 ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
Is the residuals management plan adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
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10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
12. Has a review of all self -monitoring data been conducted (e.g., DMR, NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ® Yes or ❑ No
13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® NE
Note: Waiting on a complete application package to start review.
14. Check all that apply:
® No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement action(s) ❑ Currently under JOC
❑ Notice(s) of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under moratorium
Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
15. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing this permit?
❑ Yes ®No❑N/A
IV. REGIONAL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ® Yes or ❑ No
If yes, please explain: We have not recieved a complete application with required data in order to issue a
modification.
2. List any items that you would like the NPDES Unit or Non -Discharge Unit Central Office to obtain through an
additional information request:
Item
Reason
See May 21, 2020 email
request for missing items.
Incomplete application package.
3. List specific permit conditions recommended to be removed from the permit when issued:
4. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules recommended to be included in the permit when issued:
5. 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: )
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Date: June 19, 2020
V. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS
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The subject application was received on May 20, 2020. While downloading the application from Laserfiche, several
items necessary to complete the requested permitting were found to be missing in the application. An email was sent on
May 21, 2020 to the permit reviewer requesting that an add info be generated to request this information or that the
application be returned as incomplete. Other than the cursory review for completeness while downloading, no
review has been completed for this project. Missing items must be received before review can begin.
To date the application has not been returned as incomplete and no add info request letter has been submitted to the
applicant. We are 30 days into the review period, thus warranting an official staff report be generated to officially
request the missing application items. See attached email for missing items.
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Mitchell, Patrick
Subject: FW: Sparta Permit Modification & Renewal
From: Mitchell, Patrick
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 4:35 PM
To: Katyal, Ranveer <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Sparta Permit Modification & Renewal
I cannot do my review without the soils report. This is an incomplete application package and should be returned, or ask
for the missing report very soon. The timeframe that I have for review, site visits and returning a completed staff report
should not start counting down until we receive a complete application package.
Patrick L. Mitchell, REHIS, LSS
Soil Scientist
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: [phone]
Mobile: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
'Nothing Compares,..
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From: Katyal, Ranveer <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 4:31 PM
To: Mitchell, Patrick <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Sparta Permit Modification & Renewal
Hi Patrick,
I did receive your email but I have not started to work on this project. Do you want me to draft an add -info on
Monday based on what your email or I could review this next week and add my comments/ potential issues as
well.
Let me know what works for you.
Thanks,

Ranveer
From: Mitchell, Patrick <Patrick.Mitchel [e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 4:25 PM
To: Katyal, Ranveer <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Sparta Permit Modification & Renewal
Ranveer,
I wanted to check with you to ensure that you received my email below concerning the Sparta RLAP permit application.
It is missing the soils evaluation report and soil sampling results for the proposed new fields. I need that information
before I can begin my review.
Thanks,
Patrick
Patrick L. Mitchell, REHIS, LSS
Soil Scientist
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: [phone]
Mobile: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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From: Mitchell, Patrick
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:25 PM
To: Katyal, Ranveer <[e-mail]>
Cc: Thornburg, Nathaniel<[e-mail]>; Snider, Lon <[e-mail]>
Subject: Sparta Permit Modification & Renewal
Ranveer,
I downloaded the application for the subject modification and renewal project off Laserfiche. I noticed the pdf
application package did not contain a soils report or soil sampling for the proposed new land application fields. I have
not completed a thorough review of the application, so I am not sure if anything else is missing or not. Please double
check to ensure it is not something that I overlooked in Laserfiche. We need to ask for the missing soils report and soil
sampling data for the proposed new fields before I can begin my review.
Thanks,

Patrick
Patrick L. Mitchell, REHIS, LSS
Soil Scientist
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: [phone]
Mobile: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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%'Nothing Compares
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation.