WQ0004381_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (4)

DIVISION OF WATER QUALTI Y
November 5, 1997
Memo To: Michael Allen
a
From : hex Gleason
a
Prepared y: Samar Bou-Ghazale f5
Subject: Application atien No. WQ00043 8 1
Sludge -Land Application
City of Conover
Catawba County
The. Cite of Conover is requesting approval to land apply binsrolids generated from the
City of Lenoir WTl on their nn ver's) approved land application situ. This Office has
reviewed the application aaad offers no objection to this proposal. Pending final review;, d
concurrence by the Non -Discharge Permuting Unit and the Groundwater Section, it is
recommended that the subject request be approve:

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
Division of Water QUality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
k Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
V
rl
MR L1,.OYD,B. BEASLEY
crry OF CONOVfiR
PO BOX 549
CONOVER, NORTH :Al 01-11NA 28613
Dear MR. BEASLEY:
The DiVision's Permits and Engineering Unit
supporting materials on October 10, 199T T]
above.
Your pro.ject has been assignect to Michael All
questions concerning your pr(ject, the. reviewi
information.
Be aware that the Division's re-ional offs e, c
Regional Supervisor or at Pr(xedure Four Eva
Division.
If you have any questions, please contact Mict
is u travail able, you may leave a message on thi
PLEASEREFER TO THE ABOVE APPLICATION NUMBER WHEN MAKING
INQUIRIES ON THIS PROJECT.
Sincerely,
In e-4 n, P.E.
S upervisor, State Engineering Review Group
- n,--, 1/9
CC' M(x)resville Regional Office
EWR, [no.
Pollution Prcventilorr
R0. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carohna 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An EqL1A1 Opptffnmily Affirmative Action Employer

October 4 1997
NCI)ENR
Division of Water Quality
Noti- Dis har Branch
Arta- Michael :Alen
51,21 N. lalislaut-y Street
Raleigh, NC '27604
? rrnit krncndrn nt
Dear N4r, Allen'.
This letter is in reference to discussions berNveen, the City of Conover, the City of Lenoir,
and Envirotunentai Waste y ling, Inc,
The Cite requests a non -discharge permit modification to include, as a source of
residual sJbiosolids produced at The tuity of Lenoir WWTP.
It is understood that tile City of Lenoir will f6flow all requirements of the NCDivision of
Water Quality and will accent stall legal responsibility tnr actions assoclated vvith the leased
application event,
t. a recut your time Land consideration in this matter_let m kmn, if your tiuir� attY
further information.
l
r
City Manager
,.�i� _ r�: ._..< <w"� iG �, -p,. �%'; S3 ��a .�i. n. ., "M taa4:;:�� <� ?• °F - ,. ,tv

f
MAYOR
'NORTH CAROLINA
. agar
G
rW
Scptcrnber 24,i 7 &LWSS
a. GM10036
P H. mooftf
Mr. Rick Beasley, Town Managcr
Town of+ over
PO BOX 549
Conover, NC 2861
Dear Rick:
This letter is to officiallytest that laud that the Town of Conover has pennitted for land
aWfication of residuals be used p y is by the City of Lenoir, Your staff has been
most helpful in responding to our need for additional permitted land and we believe the
property will Fork well far the application of residua
This property will be used ditto source for land applicationby the City of Lenoir, in
doing so follow 4 of the requirenients of the NC Division of Watcr Quality and ° I
accept full lresponsibility for actions associated with the Lind application of residuals
permitted pry, ity`s coamcwr, Euvirourricutal Waste P=ycling,Eno. (
Advance, NC, has much experience land applicaton and will be diligent in ;all aspects of this
project to ass mpliance with the wishes of the property owner and the r f dw state,
We do very mach appreciate the Town of Conover assistings, Id me know if you need any
additionalo
iu riy
CITYAOF LENOIR
4JH7FLpp
Cif er
149 Ya&m Valley Road, Advance, NC 27006
.McGW Associates
Magaman
. Childers
s
POST OMCE SOX 8 * LENOIR, NOWrH CAROUNA (704; 7-
7TAL P.02

September '23. 1997
WR
Environmental VV'iiste Recychn,,4, Inc.
Mr. Lloyd B. Beasley, aJr.
City of Conover
P.O. Box 549
Conover, NC 28613
RE: Amendment to City of Conover'plication permit to include the City of Lenoir as a source
Dear Mr. Beasley:
Environmental Waste Recycling. Inc. (EWR) specializes in providing professional biosolids land
application services across the southeastern United States. EWR has been in business for over 20 years
and has won nurnerous awards from the `U`SEPA recognizing our efforts at providing quality land
application programs. Enclosed is more information on EWRfor Yvour review.
EWR appreciates your willingness to move forward with the project as discussed during our meeting
yesterda-v, Let me assure you that ENVR will perform all land application services in a professional
mariner and adhere to the responsibilities of an applier as required in both federal and state rules.
regulations and permits. EWR will also ensure that the City of Lenoir upholds its responsibilities as
the preparer. These responsibilities, under the Clean Water <ct xkniendments of 1987, are detailed in
the regulation, The Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Shuee "Fitle 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations [CFR], Part 503), and was published in the l ederal Register (58 FR 9248 to 9404)
on February 19, 1993. and became effective on Nlarch 22, 1993. These requirements include'
monitoring, reporting and certification statements, EWR will also provide soils and plant analyses and
lime (if soil test indicates the need) in sufficient amounts to adjust the soil pH to 6,0 and the $400,00
permit amendment fee.
,As discussed in the meeting, EWE can coordinate the permit amendment on the City' s beh lfi Wesvill
need a letter addressed to the North Carolina Div�ision of Water Quality from a representative of the
City requesting the permit amendment, Once we receive the request 1a fax copy will be sufficient),
we will proceed with the amendment.
We appreciate your �villingness to go forward -with this important project. Please call me or Greg
Duhon at our office if there are any questions,
Sincerely,
David J. Wanucha
Director, 'technical Services
Enclosure
c: Jimmy Clark, Public Works
149'Vadkin 'v"allev Road - Advance, NC 27(�()(j I o) 998-8 1 S4 4 FAX [phone]

a
ANALYSIS
i
PROJECT.
City of Lenoir
Sample Mate. 66119 97
% Solids.
4.37
pH: 7.
CONVERSIONTABLE
PARAMETER
%
x 10,000
ppm dry wt. x 0.002
lbsidry toil
Nitrogen TK N
5.15
51,500
103,00
Phosphorus
Z40
24„496
46,00
Potassium
9,34
3„490
65.3
i Sulfur
084
8,400
16.39
Calcium
1 56
15,696
31,20
Magnesium um
0,52
5,266
16.40
Sodium
0,39
3,900
7.69
Ammonia N
1,36
13,800
27.60
Nitrate N
000
39.C�t1
0.0600
Iron
3.39
Co
3390 .00
67,616
AiuminuTl
3,41
j,c,g
34100,00
63.2 00
Manganese
9.39
854.00
1.7080
Copper
9.97
4,3ft 00
CM� 66&00
1.,336
Zinc
6,1136
7<. MOO
zn1130.00
2,2600
Cadmium
3:5902
85,00
Cd 2.90
0.0040
Nickel
0,0035
42&00
:Ivi 35,00
0.0700
Lead
3,3131
840.00
Pb 131,00
01620
Arsenic
9,3903
75.00
AY 3,14
0.0063
Mercury "
9.9093
TT. .. _57.00_..
3.10
9. IJ62
Selenium
0.0004
t to
Se 3.86
0,0077
Molybdenum
0,0024
75,00
Yo 24.00
0,0480
Chlorides
919
16%co
21000
PLANT AVAILABLE NITROGEN CALCULATION (PAN)
TK -
AmN x 30%
+ 1/2 A,m teN 3N x 9.662
lbs. P NIdry tore
Surface
37,790
11,310
18,240
36.43
+ AmN + N 03N
Injection
37,790
11,319
25,140
5028

1 Wthtefke Roravd - Richmond, Virginia inn 23237 4743-9401
Fax No.. (4) 271- 44
R200-042 ACE.uUr"m ," 45 1 T`r a AS
REPORT 14UNABEFR
RNVTR0NMrNT6u
NC
1 r# Y YAD IN VALLEY Rnr i, i,) �, h
a
r`
5=0 r ;.rOL o POW
.
....r �p ¢ q m y p i t
SAMPLE ��� r n.}c i.W .�. �t� ��N. J.S £. 3,'rvkUY'!rED
DE;', . n., ru x #
.£
PARAMEFEP
u�
� d �. t� , _. � o- 4 DATE 1 K 6 b
Sol Ivs
NIaFt
.Jl:?E' s. ow st s ;'." 3, ... ou t 0,' KC• - OR „✓'2y,d sib 7 r ISA 351
"
�.,,_ ��.�2 `�"isudu' 2140 24000 10 Ea M 08126z97 EPA Ja5.4
SULFUR 0.8-4 8400 .100
a' }s'"0 . i i Y h 1/ 2 +,7. 9 f' SW 3 6 - gas 3 ^. r
MAGN S.r'l 3 0.52 5200 1 O oQ!
SODIUM
.„s r
a REIN 33900 't .;CM 08 4x'.r .r 9.' sw 0?, ,.60c d`�3
rt f ri (
s.. ,...:, ' 854 .104 0 E "R 5 S.: .vk ,'S ,,,4 C.: � 846 y 4 ;
u
/ t, N 1130 ti,. CM 08 ,_6,r y I SW 04> A=
� . r, w
r ' P1 5' ., 00/2o/97 9W R46,
1130
H. , i _ >a.
ALL 't A I U a" EXCEPT IOLIDS 1 0 V t 4 a S ,'" g a r fi„" ON A P R Y WEIGHT P 'v '' 5
Ffr £6
Our reports and ratters are too tfie exclusive and Wdential use of our clients. and may not be retrrerttr ed In + hoW ur in part, nor may any reference be., rr ado to the
work, the reruns, or the company in any advertr nrl £ news release, or other pablic announcernwits without obtaanirrq our pmr written authofizatron, Copyright 'f 4 7

A & L EASTERN AGRICULTURAL LABORATORIES, INC.
21 Whitepine Road - Richmond, Virginia 23237 - [phone]'
Fax No. 0271-6446
' , .,
fl Cl
F-r MHRAMCD
T� � �• ``b�
NC
z
r ,
.w
rr ; S tjl.« r r., :"? 1 s t. M1 s4i.. ism>. s
r ...
A 5', s3(..$ a k 1, "m 0 4 j"'!j 0 d,)/ 21 6, .. ;i'. `y�e it R46`
: R 4i a t:.' 8«cr914,11
42 8 IYfi4'Z 4 JSd E., J 6,.
PH i A D!" IW. ON't x3 J` ,d"� 4 +..� ."�. ��5. -r�.° `.)i,i t" 21 ,.k W / 'yW' F A 150 4= P
.�.�.. ,:,
p. g.
�. i"'S E.;€ �'� ;.� �..• ,°. % � , t,� �.°� 6"°, �°� � f di 0 1 ? „k ,i[A 0 �i,` 2 6 ,, `? '117 C A; , t., 1 "'« Al , 1.
'"":.{#, i 4:M i,. 8% Y("HX: �,m .A m>\.w[ 5 3 ,* ✓"4.r '3 ^.yW 04,t ....,8 `„� 0.
1 g
k i,r. irk$rtV V e"&,"Y 81 m`' `�. DVS . 0(1-1
A x_ . s rid s i 1'- ": r X" r $ FIT S C.I' I r r t� "AAM t 1' 1;3 rrt r'i r ON f°� D>is WEIGHT
our reports and letters are for the exciusive and ccoradentiat use of our coonts, and, may not be reproduced in whole or in part, not may any reference be made t the
work, the results, or 1he company to any advertising, news release, of rather Public WMounceakents without obiasning our prior w4ften authorization, Copyright t,977

VOLATILE SOODS REDUCTION IN SLUDGE STORAGE LAGOONS AT
CITY F LEwOIWS LOWER CREEK
volalile Solids u+ n ) in Basin # °
IN - OUT OAF - t.A
VSR Ill -(Itsx OUT) - - w LAC)
_ 0
, - (0,7065 x 0,5692)
I
L;
Volatile lids Pedwcton ) in Sazin # t
t - OUT OAF _ LAG
VAR = IN - {Ili+ x s - LAG)
0,6875 v 7
volatile solids from sludge from dissohoed arr flotaticm system
(expresseda d .j
voiable solids from sludges a lagoon
d a d `mal
Oats d cot t d and tested r Craek WWTP LAborator staft
dunnfg April and May 1997.
RECEIVED DATE : 5/1 1 13,50 FROM

w CAROUNA ENviRONMENTAL LABORATo.RiEs, LLC
REPORT OF ANALYSISPage
T of 2
Client Name: EWR (Lenoir)
L : 3236-42
Address: 149 Yadkin Valley Rd Advance, NO 27006Client
County:
Type of Sample: Sludge
Collection lint; Storage
Date Collected: 5-1 - +"
Collected By: JM
gate Received: 5-15-97
€a} ; EP,PK
ata Reviewed ed y: PK
CERTIFIED BY
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPAMETHOD; EPA/625/4-92/013 WITH STIR METHOD 18TH EDITION 5333
CEL r 3236 3337
3238 3239
CLIENT V 41#¥'3
PARAMETER QLMDrP -
Fecal olif rm/14Q ml < 1,700 0
5,200 < 1, 555
Total Solids 37,300 37,300
33,35 3?, 300
Decal Coliform/gm < 460 480
1,363 < 480
(Geometric Mean < 710)
i <_..�,. �ra7i��1 ��d�k'!1�'M++.t�t4 C:4°t�C , Sanford, Nardi �... �z-��kna 27330
�.. t.� —a �
9 19i 7 ,� 5_ 1 8 8is i�',�: l , t � 6--. 7 2
,xi,t '} 37741

t
m
CAROLINAENviRONMENTAL LABORAToRiEs, LLC
REPORT OF ANALYSIS Pages
Client Name: E R (Lenoir) C"EI ##: 3 3 -4
EPA METHOD: PER FEDERA.L
REGISTER
ICEL
3240
3241
3242
CLIENT#
PARAMETER
1PLE '7 PE 8
Fecal --oliform/100 ml
3, 00
3,300
3,100
Total Solids
36,100
37,000
37,200
Fecal C lifor. /gm
890
890
830
t 229 N,)rt[i Horner BOUlevard, Sanford, Nc.,A, Carolina 27 31330 9 t 9/7 l 5_ 18,80 Fax 9 19, 7 76-5 4: 2

CHAIN OF CUSTODY
CLT ENT NAME: IRO ' L Wk"7rE R 'YCLIM C. I* . L. SAMPLE
( Lab Use)
CLIENT ADDRESS: 4 YAI KIN VALLEY FCC CLIENT IENT SAMPLE
#�
RELINQUISHED BY DAT"EIT'.IM1n D T'EMMI{ SAMPLE CONDITION/COMMENTS
RESULTS REPORTED BY:

y_-
' fit tit
tr,, of Lenoir
Boy: 958
Outs Received:
41 cifo
Report [.Tate.
sample Oat :
Oq-Apr-97
Lab Sample TO.,
LSLD-QOi9(,O
fj nt Sample it):
4 °'-
-Xnalysis
Analysis
�,,ult NIQL:
1. "it
Method ` ;me
'bate
_i-- '',et131-V0C Extr3a:.OH
F" $nicI ed
5 W- 46-1311 q_I 49
421 '
l- )
mil
t,.t e"$ 7rtt
8"97
L
w ciordan
t1
t34,[
SW-S�In;-S0)1'
5r8 9-,
L
G;.. [I i,l3......
«: fi } p it F
'&::? "k
� .,X46-8080
t.A
TR Z_,
Hepwchlor Epoxide
i mtm c
0,1
n lzi i
S VV- -808
" "
AIRL
M4'il:xovv°c.hlor
,... �
iz_,.'I
�i-; ,.Lajt,"'
..
;-%J,%Z.
q5. il�ink
�1:1
tkC *'1
4 f-s f � cC
/9
" krRL
rds4cll. rn.
cresol, 0-
L
'� Z 70:
. "AIRL
44 EC (Total)
l
v 1
i;*• ��
5,'2/ 97
I,
t '. -,..
1,&
+.
S S-16 232 70
4 '2 9 7
AiRL
Mathcsorn. S.
J. jtr
t' t)rnc.rttr°ationr tire below Ntinnrnur
trantn nwsrt an Limit cumt wheI t aot d.
'tit`" Labor°atory CcrdficWNOS 2.*
P-1 ge 2 of

Client{y
i of Lenoir
" pCOMA"
tA*gW« Y -
VOROMM
Air
:: ".
OBox y
Lenoir NC ""S
A"ention:
"Mr "1 Walt
Date Received'.
4,19/97
Report ate,
13-Mav-07
Carte.
Sample�}g
CAP-. a -y-
���y $ y
/.� q
Lab pl 10:
LS I - 0 11300
ClientSample ILA.
4 d-v is
"AnAlysis
Parameter
Result NIQL t.. int
Method Time
Date
Anal y'it
C1� ;i:lt twit i1 ii1
a ,
SW 06-� 5 2'I?
� � ^ �--ViRL
71
t
x c'_ntac 9,IC'i€ip1'tL'no
+ tti I
SW-346_ M 1 t
97
Fvrich tie
T-
ii"ic.ik'"lf aY`jtii'i9..(5�.�."5�
" Li u'�°.^'%•f517"1L;
4.. gx
..
rid or pha.aitti _ ?,. ;a5
"..
t!It :'
.y k:
?r
Reported BN:
l 4 t i :S91w 9 IitCYii,
'' i['ger
Concentrations
jrc b lovv Midi is itAii"Iiwait iiii Limit except where o ted.
C I_aitboratiii ertificate
IN(1, 27
" 7t
RECEIVEDDATE
/13/
13-50 FROM

R
txoot
Rove
w
amoft
gg
`uM
. 0 Boy fit, $ ,
qq
LenNC
A ttentiollm.
k'lL . l °a rd aN
Date Received:
4 Q.=c�`,r
Report plate.
131-Mav-k)
Saniple Gate-
0 -:)Lpr-
Lib Sampic ID:
-00 196 1
lzetat Sample ID-
04 ')o � 7-SB
Analysk
-Analysis
Result
t, fit
Met ad
Time
Date
Analyst
µI 001h .
I',14,1
WS46-8010,'
9:
..a".,".2+0
1.).8 #M
t a� ti ¢t,t ➢ticax ci+
t Ci i
rzs i
4 t=- i:ill,
^ t
' r97
D R�.'�
swwiC Ree IiT'CR
t � �}yy(0
ma i
' �I.`
�$g�y eke
i € ,i�#�+ PC�C. Yt
#J NJi�d
tit,
q rt6.,v•p6-8��:yP
Y `o-'9^gP7• .4„* �.�,s
: 5, * lX'°
..�u: k�.'�
C1W
E 4a It ,a :> tl _
-
#_k(d°
tSS',
W'! 46- 010
17 4)5
'�24/�7
1�.���
pia it1 �r rt tt ,
0 00
mgj
SW4&8iJ➢OI
1.7:05
-Fri'- /97
DRW
4%9 C T ii 1 '
*
Gt liii'
dill 1
;S'�r 846-°,WOIO
i� '
tia ! `l➢Bari
( 10
t?`i
t`r� id31 ,17
f
a" Ifr
.�^,��
Reported By
'i ncetitrations, are
hero N-linijnilm Quantification Limit escept Where Taut tdl
LAbor to
a C:C:rtsfiC3te
NO, ?'
flanc 4 uS

Client <
City of Lenoir
P , '�')
ktten i n:
r Nf `
Elate deceived:
is rt 07
Report Dau:
7
Sasnple Date:
09-Apr- "
BRI, r
R-L-07-00 a-l"
Lab Sample ID.
- [50.-
Client Sample IE13
Anamlvsi
knalYS15
Parameter
EEe ult
NIQL
L nit
'rlethod
Time
Ate
;d'vst
Gd
inz'l
E OO 7
16 2 x
4 `241,'91
Cu
T
rat-,1
EPA 204) 7
16 18
4 4, 9 7
, %—T
EE'm ZQi.w. t
16,-* 8
-4, 274197
KSM
KSNI
Ztt
t1 `"
1
axt:l
E P
It-r:
'Nt
tom'
ra uk?0
1'nt 2
EPA 24 lz. l`
1'" ,,09
4123,97
Nt
' r.
§ f p
1A (4)2
iai`y-,1
,
E A-27 fi ,_T
EPA-2
S
». i f1.
p �q
-, 1'F. ^.N ..
i� qq qq
i*v.�"I.WE.
TTCLa Extra ctrott Metal
�trt���cl
't °»"W'"a 3 D l
10 11
-4-72il
KCI
f
* +l on entr itiorts :are bjelow Uinirrarrrrt QuaArification timilt except where noted,
'SC%.a tsr rtt r `erci r titre No. 1.7
Pago 1 of 4
RECEIVED DATE 05/13f97 13-50 FROM

Blue Ridge Labs, Inc.
Fri Unuk, NAA 28645
Tekphwie PO4) "AMR-0149 FMM (R14) 728-0131
fr
CD
CHAIN OF CUSTODY RECORD
REPORT TO _j�n�._! 2,-�2 1 BILL TO, PROJECT NAME
rr
or NUMBER,
PC) #
-0
" un Rs4jaICIIIField SMov ID 1�amph
Wqm5Wd Awtpis
Type Date Tiftie Fiek! Checked
CMCWMWnWd PH<2 PHS Amp THWO
Yes NO Yes No
I I I i u
u
--------- -
RF,LtNQM',A,1E0 HV-7 ME 7 Ild b R 144'y T I tol t
14
of REV 10/9/96
my.L &,Rves ty',At tl-at the time woo; A conpWtvo, MWn jcvw"'" hie duc
faA trio A fl,nance charqc! -r I v per rmmth WM bu sq-1al 'M A I 100A -W "
n4N No to BIM RuNc Labs, Wyal a0lar"On BIM; LAD-1 t� pel't("i:Yf kltjy
W nj�a ""C"" A" IWY 0141pliAl Moi MuMn" Wei 0 the acv,w4d Lpc,moti

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and NaturalResources
Mooresville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary+ (DEEHNF"Z
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
May 31, 1996
. Lloyd B. Beasley, Jr.:
City of Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina 28613
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004381
City of Conover
a
Land Application of
Wastewater residuals
Catawba County, NC
Dear fir. Beasley,Jr.:
Our records show that Permit 1. WQ0004381 was issued on
May 17, 1996 for the land application of sludge generated by
your wastewater treatment facility. The purpose of this letter
is to advise you of the importance of the Permit and the
liabilities in the event of failure to comply with the: terms and
conditions of the 'Permit. If you have not already done so, it
is requested that you and other appropriate ' employees thoroughly
read the Permit.
The Permit sets forth specific performance standards,
operation and maintenance requirements, monitoring requirements,
including annual reporting` and groundwater monitoring activities
i.es
to be performed by the Permittee, plus general conditions
applicable to non -discharge permits. Failure to comply with the
terms and conditions of the Permit subjects the Permittee to
enforcement action pursuant to:Section 143-215.6 of the North
Carolina General Statutes. A civil penalty of up to $10,000 per
violation > may he assessed for such violations.
Please note that the subject Permit expires on April 30,
1$ Part VI, No. 8 of the Permit requires that. a renewal
request be submitted at lest six months prior to
expiration. Also the Permit is non -transferable until such time
that the Permittee has requested a name change to the new
rermitteeVK
1 +r C1#e Carolina a 1 Are Equal nity/A irmotiv Action Employer
err
Voice _ -16 ,"; Pa l 1 post -consumer popar;

r, Clwyd B. Beasley,Jr.
May 31 1996
Page two
As mentioned previously, the purpose of this letter is to
advise you of the importance your Permit. Please reed > the
Permitcontact this office at 704/663-1699 in Mooresville i
you have any questions or need clarification. We look forward
to providing n assistance.
Sincerely,
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
MLP/ls

wl
State of North CarolinaAM
Department it n rat,
M Health and Natural Resources
r
Division f Environmental Management A&James Hunt, Jr.,Governor
qY, Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary �
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
May 17, 1996
Mr. Lloyd B Beasley, Jr. 14AY
City of Conover
I.C. Box 549
Conover, NC 28613 Subject: Permit No, WQ0004WEHILLE 11MIALUF4
City of Conover
Land Application of Wastewater Residuals
Catawba County
Lear Mr. Beasley, Jr..
In accordance with your application received on March 15, 1996, we are forwarding herewith
Permit No, WQ00 43 1, dated May 17, 1996, to the City of Conover for the operation of a wastewater
residual's land; application program. It is noted, the City of Conover is disposing of the subject residuals at
the Regional Composting Facility owned by the City of Hickory. This land application of residuals is
being Maintained as a backup option for disposal. Please note prier to any application activities, the
residuals roust comply with this permit and 40 CFR fart 503. This permit has removed the following sins
as requested: Shanks Site 3, Field 1, Rector Site 3 and Dollar Site 4. This has reduced the number of
available acreage to 146 acres, Also the total number of dry tons of residuals has increased from 100 to
160 L"T/r.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 2001, shall vivid Permit No.
Q00043 1 issued august 31, 1995, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein, Please pay particular attention to the monitoring and reporting requirements contained in this
permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the rewired operational
information will result in fixture compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjudica ry he in upon written request within thirty (3 ) days following receipt of
this permit. This request Must be in the f art of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North
Carolina general Statutes, and filed with the Office e f Adininistrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 7447,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447.-Unless such demands are made this pen -nit shall be final and binding.
If you; need additional information concerning this matter, phase contact Mr. Dandy Kepler at
to l i 733-5083 extension 544, ;
Sincerely,
, Prest 'l Howaid, Jr., RE,
ec w Catawba County Health Department
Mooresville Regional ional Office, Groundwater Section
Bob Cheek, Groundwater Section, Central Office
Training and Certification Unit o change in ratings
Facilities Assessment Unit
P.O, . s 9535, Raleigh, Forth Carofina 75 -0535 Telephone i 19 33-50 3 FAX [phone]
n Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recyd d/ 10% post -consumer diaper

R
NORTH CROLIN
ENVIRONMENTAL TAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT TMEI T OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIG
RESIDUALS LAND APPLICATION PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, general Statutes of forth Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Taws, Mules; and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Ctty of Conover
Catawba County
FOR T
operation of a wastewater residuals land application program consisting of the application of 160 dry tons
per year of residuals from sources listed in Condition 115, to approximately 1,46 acres of laird in Catawba
County with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters,, pursuant to the application received on March
15, 1996 and in conforrrrit with the pri ject plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently
filed and approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a
part of this pernut.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 2001, shall void Permit No.
Q0004381 issued August 31, 19951, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations
I I'E I" A1
1. The Mooresville Regional Office, telephone number 7 - fa -lfa9 , and the appropriate
local governmental official (county manager/city manager) shall lee notified at least twenty-
four
t hours prior to the initial application of the residuals to site so that air inspection
can be X of the application pp n to the
regional supervisor isor shall be. made sdura thenorr al office hours fromg a.m notification
psis. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays. In addition, the Catawba
County Manager's office must be notified prior to the initial application so that they will be
aware that the operation has commenced,
,, This pertnit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the wastes and
may he rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated in a manner which will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
The land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program,
1

6
The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Pertinttee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or`roundwaters resulting from the operation ofthis proprarn.
In the: event. that the land application program is not operated satisfactorily including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Pennittee shall cease applying residuals to the sites and
t o any immediate corrective actions as may be required by the Division.
Some of the buffers specified below may not have been included in previous permits for
this land application operation.. However, any sites or fields that are included in this
pentut. but were approved with different applicable buffers shall be'reflaed to comply
with the below buffers. The following buffer zones shall be maintained:
a feet from residences or place of public assembly under separate ownership for
surface application method; however, the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a
minimum of 100 feet upon written consentof the owner and approval from the
appropriate DEM regional office,
b) 200 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
subsurface residual injection method; however, the buffer zone requirement may be
reduced to a mini riutn of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner and the
appropriate DENI regional office,
c) 100 feet from any public or private water supply source, waters classified as SA or SB,
and any` lass 1 or Class 11 impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water for
both methods,
d) 100 feet from any streams classified as WS or B, any other stream, canal, harsh or
coastal waters and any other take or impoundment for surface application,
ei 50 feet from any streams classified.. as WS or B, any other stream, canal, marsh or
coastal waters and any other lake or impoundment for subsurface application,
f 100 feet from property lines for both surface and subsurface application methods.
gf 50 feet from public right of ways for both application methods,
h 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions for both
application methe ls,
i) 25 feet from downsiope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater
drainage systems, and surface drainage ditches for both application methods.
A copy of this permit shall be maintained at the land application site when residuals are
being applied during the life of this permit, A spill prevention and control plant shall be
maintained in all residuals transport and application vehicles.
Specific residual application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to
and during application.
No residuals at any time shall be stored at any application site, unless approval has been
requested and obtained from the Division of Environmental Management.
Maximum slope for residual application shall be f 0 for surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications.
When wastewater residuals are applied, the Class A pathogen requirements and site
restrictions in 40 CFR Part 03,32ta or the Class B pathogen requirements and site.
restrictions in 40 CFR Part , 50 .3 (b)', and one of vector attraction reduction requirements
in 40 CFR Part 503.33 shall be met, Additionally, an evaluation must be perfortn d which
demonstrates the residuals ability to comply with this requirement. Upon request, a copy
of this evaluation must be submitted including all test results and calculations.
2

The facilities and application sites shall be properly maintained and operated at all times a
A suitable vegetative cover, as listed in condition It 4, shall be maintained in accordance
with the creep management plan outlined by the local Extension Office of the Department of
Agriculture, or the Stall Conservation Service, or anther agronomist, and approvedby this
Division,
3. An acceptable pH of the soil, residual and Brae mixture, must be maintained at a level
greater than 6.0, on all land application sites to insure optimum yield for the crop(s)
specified below, The agronomist shall provide ire tin on the pal best suited for the
specified crop and the sail type.
41 The application rate shall not exceed the following for the specified crops:
AItalfa 200
Bermuda Grass (Hay. pasture) 220
Blue grass 170
Corn (Grain) 160
Corn (Silage) lay
Cotton 70
Fescue 250
Forest (Hardwood & Softwood) 7
Milo 100
Small Gran (Wheat, barley, oats) 100
Sorghum, Sude (Pasture) 180
Sorghum, Sude (Silage) 220
Soybeans; 200
Timothy, Orchard. & Rye Grass `?(fi0
o residuals other than the following are hereby approved for land application in
accordance with this permit:
permit Volume
Sraurce C�tat�nt° lunabr dry<° drrs�
Conover SE WWTPCatawba NCO024279 59
Conover INE, WWTP Catawba` NC O02425' 100
Conover SW WWTPCatawba wba NCO024261
6.. The metal loading rates shall not exceed the following Cwnulative Pollutant loading rates-
l ilea,rams, Pounds
l'ararra �trs cr 11e taxer acre
Arsenic 41 36
Cadmium
Copper 1,500 1,338
Lead 300 267
Mercury 17 1
Molybdenum __-w w
Nickel 420 17
;zinc 2,800 2,49

PPPPP_
.
The pollutant concentrations in the residuals which will be applied to the land shall not
exceed the following Ceiling Concentrations (Dry Weight basis),
Parameters m�t
Arsenic 7
Cadmium 85
Copper 4,00
Dead 840
Mercury 57
Molybdenum 7
Nickel 420
Selenium 100
Zinc 7,500
.
Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
ernplov a certified land application/residuals operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of
the laird application program. The operator must hold a certificate of the type classification
"ttee
assigned to the land application program by the Certification Commission. The Pe
must also employ a certifiedback-up operator of the appropriate type to comply with the
conditions of Title t 5A 1"VC . , .f 202.
Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
dispersed or stared residuals into any surface waters.
10
Surface applied residuals will be plowed or disced within twenty-four d hours after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
1 t a
For areas that are prone to flooding or within the l 00-year flood elevation, residuals may
be applied only daring periods of dry weather. The residuals roust be incorporated into the
scan withintwenty-four (24) hours after application,
11
appropriate measures must be taken to control public access to the land application sites
durim, active site use and for the 1 -month period following the last residual application
event, Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities being
conducted at each site.
13.
Adequate provisions shall be takers to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from
conveying pollutants from the residuals application area onto the adjacent property or into
any surface water;
14
Residuals shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a rainfall
event:: of 1/2-Inch or greater in 24 hours. Any emergency residuals disposal measures must
first be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
15.
Residuals shall not be applied to any land application site that is flooded, frozen or snow-
covered.
16.
Residuals shall not be applied at rates greater than agronomic rates, unless authorized by
the Division.
17.
Animals shall not be grazed of application site for 30 days after residuals application.
.application sites that are to be used for grazing shall have fencing that will be used to
prevent access after each application:.
18.
Food crops, feed crops and fiber crops that do not c me in convict with h� resid gals shall
not be harvested for 30 days after residuals application.

qqqq
I c9. Food craps with harvested parts that touch the residual/snail mixture and are totally above
the land surface (ex. tobacco, melons cucumbers, squash, etc.) shall not be harvested for
14 months after residuals application.
`fit . food craps with harvested parts below the surface of the land (root crops such as potatoes,
carrots, radishes, etc.) shall not be harvested for 20 months the after application of residuals
when the residuals remain on the land surface for four (4) months or hanger pricer to
incorporation into the sail..
1, Food craps with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not he harvested for 38
months after application of residuals when the residuals remain on the land surface for less
than four ( months prior to incorporation into the sail.
1)1 Turf shall not be h �ested for l year after residuals application if the turf" is to be placed on
land with a high potential for public exposure;
MONrITORING AND REPORTING REQUIRENIENTS
l , Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, residuals, soil, or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of environmental Management to insure
protection of the environment will be established and an acceptable sampling and reporting
schedule shall be followed.
Proper records shall be maintained by the Perrnittee tracking all application activities.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the fallowing information:
a. source of residuals
b, date of residual application
c. location of residual application (site. field, or Lane.
d , method of application
e. weather conditions (sunray, cloudy, raining. etc,)`
f, soil conditions
g • type of crap or craps to be grown on field
h. volume of residuals applied in gallons/acre, dry tons/acre orkilograrns/bectare
i 3 annual and curnulative totals of, dry tons/acre of residuals, annual and cumulative
pounds/acre of each heavy metal (which shall include, but not be limited to arsenic,
cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel. selenium and zinc), annual
pounds acre, of plant available nitrogen (PAN), and annual pounds/acre of phosphorus
applied to each field.
. A representative annual nails analysis ( tandard Sail FertilityAnalysis) shall bu conducted
can each site receiving residuals in the respective calendar' year the results maintained can
file by the. Permittee for a nainimurn, of five years.
The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include, but is not necessarily 'limited to, the
following parameters:
Acidity Manganese Potassium
Calcium Percent Humic )Flatter Sodium
Copper PH Zinc
Magnesium Phosphorus
))rase Saturation (by calculation(
Cation Exchange Capacity

NEW-
TheStandard Soil Fertility Analysis (see above) and an analysis for the following
pollutants shall be conducted once prior to pentrit renewal on soils from each site which has
received residuals during the permit cycle.
.Arsenic Mercury Mickel
`ad urn Molybdenum Selenium
Lead
. A residuals ;analysis will be conducted annually from the date of permit issuance by the
Permittee and the results maintained on file by the; Permittee for a minimum of five years.
If land application occurs at a 'frequency less than annually, a residuals analysis will be
required for each instance of land application. The residuals analysis shall include but is
not necessarily limited to the following parameters
Arsenic Calcium
Cadmium Nitrate -Nitrite itrite Nitrogen
Copper Magnesium
Lead Total Solids
Mercury pal
Molybdenum Phosphorus
Nickel Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
Selenium Potassium
Zinc, Sodium
Aluminum TKN
Ammonia -Nitrogen
Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TIP) analysis shall be conducted by the
Pern' ittee annually. The T LY analysis shall include the following parameters, (please note
the regulatory level in m in parentheses);
Arsenic (5. Barium (100.0)
Benzene (0.5) Cadmium (1.0)
Carbon tetrachloride (0,5) Chlordane (0.03)
hl arobenzene (100.0) Chloroform (6.0)
Chromium (5.) o-Cr sol ( ) `
m-Cresol (200.0) p- resol (200.0)
Cresol (200.0) ; , - D (l 0 )
1,4-Dichloroben ene (7.5) 1, -1 ichlor th e (0.5)
1,1-1 ichlor thylene (0.7) ,4-I initrotoluen (0.1 )
ndrin (0.02) Heptachlor (and its. hydroxide) (0.008)
Hex chlor ben ene ( .13) ale c for -I, -but diene (0.5
He achlor thane (3.0) Lead (5.0)
,indane (0 4) Mercury (flr )
ivletho ychlor (l ) Methyl ethyl ketone ( 00.0
Nitrobenzene ne (.) Pentachlorophenol (100,0)
Pyridine ( D) Selenium (1,0)
Silver (5.) Tetrachlor thylene (03)
To aphen (.5) Trichloroethylene (0,5)
2,4,5-Trichlorophen ol (400,0) 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (2.0)
2,4, -TP (ilve ) (1.0) Vinyl chloride (2)

7.
All residuals included in this permit must be monitored annually, frorn the date of Permit
issuance, for compliance wdth condition I I I of this permit, Data to verify stabilization and
vector attraction reduction of the residuals must be maintained by the Pennittee, The
required data is specific to the stabilization process utilized, but ,should be sufficient to
clearly demonstrate compliance the Class A pathou
.11en requirements in 40 CFR Part
503.32(a) or with the Class B Pathogen requirements and site restrictions in 40 CFR Part
503,32(b), and one of vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33, In
addition, the EPA certification statements concerning compliance with pathogen
requirements, vector attraction reduction requirements and management practices must be
completed annually by the proper authority or authorities if more than one is involved,
either the person who prepares the residuals, the person who derives the material, or the
person who applies the residuals.
Three copies of all required monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in
conditions 111 1, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115 and 1116 shall be subitutted annually on or before
March I of the following year to the following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Noncompliance Notification:
The Perinittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone
number 704-663-1699, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the
next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of
the following:
a. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the land application
of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic.
b . Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of material to receiving
waters.
c. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
which the system was designed.
d . Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate, residual treatment.
e , Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting residuals to the
application site.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within, five (5) days following first knowledge of the occurrence, This report must
outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
7

PPPPP"-
IV. III �' IEIEii
L The COMPLIANCE_BOUNDARYfor the disposal system is; specified by regulations in
15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is
for the disposal system constructed after December 31, 1983 is established at either t 1 250
feet from the waste disposal area, or t? 0 feet within the property boundary, whichever is
closest to the waste disposal area. An e ceddance of Groundwater Quality Standards at or
beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to immediate renrediation action in addition to
the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 1 -2 1 .6 Ata (1).
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2L, a l E is established around the
disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the
waste disposal area. Any exceedance of standards at the review Boundary shall require
rernediation action on the part of the pernattee.
2, any groundwater quality monitoring. as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be
provided
3. No land application of waste activities shad be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three feet below land surface.
1 The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the residuals storage, transport, and application
facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a
nuisance, The Pertnittee shall maintain an inspection lob or summary including at least the
elate and tir e of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken by the Permittee, This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Pemattee
for a period of five years from the elate of the inspection and shall be made available to the
Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority,upon request.
. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division on of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the application site or facility at any reasonable time for
the purpose of determining compliance with this permit,; may inspect or copy any records
that must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; and may obtain samples of
groundwater, surface water, or leachatc,
VL GENERAL Nisi I'
1. This perrint shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carried out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the mariner
approved by this Division.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event that there is a desire for the
facilities to change ownership or a naatne change of the Pern- ittee, a formal permit request
must be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by all
application fee, documentation from the parties involved, and either supporting materials as
may be appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may
or may not be approved

-,qqqq
The following are approved sites for residuals application (see attached tmap(s))
Application Area lacre]
Site No. rf excl d n- tiff rs'
Moser Site 01 Clyde lonni er iarioti Moser 16
i e orchard plortre bite ? Priam Pltel 130
TOTAL AVAILABLE ACRES 146
. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this pertrrit may subject the
Perrmittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 1 3-2 1:5.6(a) to 1 - 1 x t f.
The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the P rmittee within thirty
t / days after being billed by the. Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c(t,.
7. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Pertrrittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction,
,. The l:'erarittee, at least six ( ) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
and tinder such conditions and limitations as it may deers appropriate.
9. This 'permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions,
limitations and irionitoring requirements the Division ofEnvironmental Management deem
necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and public health.
10. This permit shall become voidable rimless the agreements between the Pe rittee and the
landowners/lessees are in full force and effect. The land owner agreements are considered
expired concurrent with the expiration date of the permit and must be renewed at the satire;
time the permit is renewed.
Permit issued this the Seventeenth day of May, 199
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
.LL
A. Preston Howard, Jr., RE,- Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the.. Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0004381
9

State of North Caroling
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Envit` r merit � Management
jonaffian B, Howes,, Secretary
r. Lloyd B Beasley. Jr.
f.
City oConover
P.O. Box 549
Conover. NC 29613
Dear Mr Beale . J r.°.
1
VISION 01 ENYQUYINTAitr
ub ct. Pernat No, 3 tS tE t t t Ft
it,y of Conover
Laird Application of Wastewater Residuals
atavvba Count £
In accordance with your application received on; March 15, 1996, we are, forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0004391, dated May 17. 1996, to the City of Conover for the operation of a wastewater
resrrirrtils lath application program. It is noted. the City of Conover is disposing of the stab ect residuals at
the I e ionai Composting Facility owned by the City of Hickorv, This land application of residuals i
being maintained as a backup option for disposal, Please note, prior to
residuals must comply with thiq permit and 40 CFR Part 503, This permit h
s requested: Shanks Site 3, Held 1. Rector Site d Hollar Site 4. Tl
awvailafile an -acre tr, 146 acres iso the total number of drw tans of rsidt
160 DT /yr
This permit shall be, effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 2001,+ shall void Permit No.
WQ0004381 issued August 11,`'1905, and shall be sutije t to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please foal°' particular attention to the monitoring d reporting requirements contained in this
nennit. failure to establish an adequalesystern for collecting and maintaining the required operational
information will result in future compliance problems.
If any parts.. requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are, unacceptable, was have the
ri-fit to request are adjudicator,.hearing upon wantten request within thirty tx l days follo%ving receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition. conforming t€1 Chapter 150B of North
Carolina General Statutes. and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer .2,71447,
Raleigh- Nam" 1 1- 4 tl Unless such demands are made this pe it shall b final and b ndirr ,
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact lair. Randy Kepler at
t 1 1 1 3-50 3 extension
Sincerely, �
A Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
Catawba Courity I e.alth Department
Mooresville Regional Office, Water QuahtY Section
Mooresvilit I e6onal Office. Groundwater Section
Bob Cheek, Ground' ,.vat r Section. Central Office
Traininc and Certification Unit (No change in rating
Facilities Assessment Unit
Tee phone t o s 733-5063 FAX 1 1 j 733#-073
0" o recycled,," 1% post -consume r paper
An Eoua� Opportunity Aftmkfive Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
RESIDUALS LAND APPLICATION PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Laxs, Rules, and Regulations
C,
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Clity of Conover
Catawba County
MIM11091
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 2001, shall void Permit No.
g
WQ0004381 issued August 31, 1995. and shall be subject to the followin., specified conditions and
llrrutations
I . PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The Mooresville Regional Office, telephone number 704-663-1699, and the appropriate
local governmental official (county manager/city manager) shall be notified at least twenty-
four (24) hours prior to the initial application of the residuals to a site so that an inspection
can be made of the application sites and application method. Such notification to the
regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8-00 a,m. until 5:00
p.in, on Monday through Friday. excluding State Holidays, In addition, the Catawba
County Manager's office must be notified prior to the initial application so that they will be
aware that the operation has commenced,
2 This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequate]), assimilate the wastes and
mav be rescinded unless the sire,, are maintained and operated in a manner which will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface ,rates and ground waters.
z7fl, -
3, The land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non-
Z71
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program.

FpFPP, 4,
5.
The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to s , urface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this program
In the event that the, land application program is not operated satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shal] ceasse applying residuals to the sites and
take any immediate corrective actions as may be required by the Division,
Some of the buffers specified below may not have beeri included in previous permits for
this land application operation. However, any sites or fields that are included in this
permit, but, were approved with different applicable buffers shall be reflagged to comply
with the below buffers, The following buffer zones shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
surface application methodhowever, the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a
minimum of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner and approval from the
appropriate DEM regional office,
b) 200 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
subsurface residual injection method-, however, the buffer .one requirement may be
reduced to a minimurn of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner and the
appropriate DEM regional office,
c) 100 feet from any public or private water supply source, water; classified as S A or SB,
and any Class I or Class 1.1 impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water for
both methods,
d) 100 feet from any streams classified as WS or B, any other stream, canal, marsh or
coastal waters and any other lake or impoundment for surface application,
e) 50 feet from any streams classified as WS or B. any other stream, canal, marsh or
coastal water-, arid any other lake or impoundment for subsurface application,
f) 100 feet front Property lines for both surface and subsurface application methods,
g) 50 feet from public right of ways for both application methods.
h) 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions for both
application methods,
it 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater
drainage systems and surface drainage, ditches for both application methods.
7, A copy of this permit shall be maintained at the land application site when residuals are
being applied during the life of this permit. A spill prevention and control plan shall be
maintained in all residuals transport and application vehicles.
8 Specific residual application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to
and during application.
9. No residuals at any time shall be stored at any application site, unless approval has been
requested and obtained frorn the Division of Environmental Management,
10. Maximum slope for residual application shall be 10% for surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications.
11, When wastewater residuals are applied, the Class A pathogen requirements and site
restrictions in 40 CFR Part 503.32(a) or the Class B pathogen requirements and site
restrictions in 40 CFR Part 503,32(b), and one of vector attraction reduction requirements
in 40 CFR Pan,503,33 shall be met. Additionay, an evaluation must be performed which
demonstrates the residuals ability to comply with this requirement. Upon request, a copy
of this evaluation must be submitted including all test, results and calculations,
I

In
The facilities and application sites shall be property maintained and operated atall times,
A suitable veaetative cover, as listed in condition 114, shall be maintained in accordance
zr
with the crop management plan outlined by the local Extension Office of the Department of
Agriculture, or the Soil Conservation Service, or other agronomist, and approved by this
Division, zl-
3. An acceptable pH of the soil, residual and lime mixture, must be maintained at a level
greater than 6.0, on all land application sites to insure, optimum yield for the crop(s)
specified below. The agronomist shall provide information on the pH best suited for the
specified crop and the soil type.
4 The application rates shall not exceed the follo in for the snecified crons:•
Crop
PAN f1h I---- I---
%
A I falfa
200
Ben-nuda Grass (Hay, Pasture)
220
Blue Grass
120
Corn (Grain)
160
Corn (Silage}
200
Cotton
70
Fescue
250
Forest (Hardwood & Softwood)
75
Milo
100
Small Grain (Wheat, barley, oats)
100
Sorghum, Sudex (Pasture)
180
Sorghum, Sudex (Silage'}
220
Soybeans
200
Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass
200
5. No residuals other than the following are
hereby approved
for land application in
accordance with this permit:
Perrint
Volume
Source raanty
Number
(dry tons/vear)
Conover SEYNI'IvVTP Catawba
NCO024279
58
Conover NE WWTP Catawba
NCO024252
100
Conover SW `TP Catawba
NCO024261
1)
6. The metal loading rates shall not exceed the following Cumulative Pollutant loading rates:
Kilograms
Pounds
Parameter- .'Vgr,.HgcLaEe
r Acre
Arsenic 41
36
Cadmium 39
34
Copper 1,500
1,338
Lead 300
267
Mercury 17
15
Molybdenum ----
----
Nickel 420
374
Selenium 100
89
Zinc 2,800
2,498
3

PPFPPF7.
10,
12
13.
14.
15.
The pollutant concentrations in the residuals which will be applied to the land shall not
exceed the following Ceiling ConeentrationS (Dry Weight Basis):
Parameters
,Axsenic 75
C,adrrdum 85
Copper 4,300
Lead 840
Mercury
Molybdenum 75
Nickel
Selenium 100
Zinc �50
Upon cla s fication of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified land application/residuals operator to be in responsible charge C of
the land application program. The operator must hold a certificate of the type classification
assigned to the land application program by the Certification Commission, The Permittee
must also employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type to comply with the
conditions of title 15A NCAC SA, .0202.
Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored residuals into any surface waters,
Surface applied residuals will be plowed or dis ed within twenty-four ) hears after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
For areas that are prone to flooding or within the I 00-year flood elevation, residuals may
be applied, only during periods of dry weather. The residuals must be incorporated into the
soil within twenty-four (24) hours after application.
Appropriate measures must be taken to control public access to the land application sites
during active site use and for the: 1 -ontn period following the last residual application
event. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities being
conducted at each site..
Adequate provisions shall be tales to prevent winderosion and, surface runoff from
conveying pollutants from the residuals application area onto the adjacent property or into
any surface waters.
Residuals shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 fours following a rainfall
event of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours, Any emergency residuals disposal treasures must
first be approved ley° the. Division of EnvironmentalManagement_
Residuals shall not be applied to any land application site that is flooded, frozen or snow-
covered.
Residuals, shall not be applied at rates greater than agronomic rates, unless authorized by
the Division.
17, Animals shall not be grazed can an application site for 30 days after residuals application.
,application situ that are to be used for grazing shall have fencing that will be used to
prevent access after each application.
18. Food craps. feed crops and filer crops that do n t come in contact with the residuals shall
not be harvested for 30 day-, after residuals application.

l p,. Food: crops with harvested parts that touch the residual/soil mixture and are totally above
the land surface (ex, tobacco, melons, cucumbers, squash, etc.) shall not be harvested for
14 months after residuals application
20C Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land (root crops such as potatoes,
carrots, radishes, etc.( shall not be harvested for `?0 months after application of residuals
when the residuals remain on the hand surface for four (4) months or longer prior to
incorporation into the nail;
21 . Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not be harvested for 38
months after application of residuals when the residuals remain on the land surface for less
than four (4) months prior to incorporation into the soil.
?'. Turf shall not be harvested for l vear after residuals application if the turf is to be: placed on
land with a high potential for public exposure.
1. And monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, residuals; soil, or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management ement o insure
protection of the environment will be established and an acceptable sampling and reporting
schedule shall be followed.
il. Proper records shall be maintained by the Per 'ttee tracking all application activities.
These records shall include. but are not necessarilv li `ted to the followhic,, information:
a. source of residuals
b. date of residual application
c. location of residual application (site. field, or zone
d . method, of application
e. weather conditions (sunny,, cloudy. raining. etc.
f°. sail conditions"
. type of crop or crops to be fro n on field
Via. volume of residuals applied in gallons acre, dry tons/acre or kilograms/hectare
i, annual and cumulative totals of dry` tons/acre of residuals. annual and cutaaralati e
pounds acre of each heavy metal (which shall include, but not be limited to arsenic,
cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel. selenium and zinc), annual
pounds/acre of plant available nitrogen (PAN), and annual pounds/acre of phosphorus
applied to each field.
representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted
on each site recei trap residuals in the respective calendar year and the results maintained on
file by the Permittee for a rtaimmum of five years.
The Standard Soil Fertility, analysis shall include. but is not necessarily limited to, the
following parameters:
AcidityManganese Potassium
Calcium Percent t Hurnic Matter ,Sodium
Copper ply Zinc
Nla nesuffn Phosphorus
Base Saturation (by calculation)
Nation Exchange Capacity

The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis (see above) and an analysis for the following
pollutants shall be conducted once prior to pen -nit renewal`on sails from each site which -
received residuals during the permit cycle.
Arsenic. Mercury Nickel
Cadmium __ Molybdenum Selenium
Lead
. A residuals analysis will be conducted annually from the date of perrint issuance by the
Permittee and the results maintained on file by the Pernuttee for a minimum of five years,
If land application occurs at a frequency less than annually, a residuals analysis will be
required for each instance of land application. The residuals analysis shall include but is
not necessarily lirnited to the following parameters.,
Arsenic Calciurn
Cadmium Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
Copper Magnesium
Lead % Total Solids
Mercury
p
Molybdenum Phosphorus
Nickel Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
Selenium Potassium
Zinc Sodium
Aluminum TKNI
Ammorda-Nitrogen
. A Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure. ( LP) analysis shall be conducted by the
Perrilittee annually. 'The'TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters (please name
the regulatory level in /L in parentheses);
Arsenic (5.0) Barium (100.0)
Benzene (0.5) ; Cad ru (l.fl)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5) Chlordane (0.03)
Chldr ben ene (100. Chloroform (.fl)
Chromium (d.) o-Cresol (200.0)
m-Cresol ("?€l a) p-Cresol (200.0)
Cresol (200.0) , -1 (10.0)
1.-Dichlur benA ne (7.5) 1, -Dichl r eth e (fl. )
l,l-Dichloroethylene (0.7) , -I initrotuluene ( .1 )
Endrin (0.0) Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) (0.008)
l exdchlur aben ene (0.13) Hex chlor - , -1 utadiene (0.5)
Hexachlor th e (3.0) lead (5.0)
Lind e (0.) Mercury (0.2)
Methoxychl r (10.0) Methyl ethyl ketone (t . ),
Nitrobenzene (` .) Pentachlorophenol (100.0) _
Pyridine (5,0) Selenium (I.11)
Silver (5.) Te chlurdethylene (0.7)
"Toxdphene (0.5) Trichloroethylene (0.5)
, _Trichi r phenol (400,0) ,4,6-Trichlor phen l (0)
2, , -° P ( ilve ) (1.0) Vinyl chloride (0.2)

NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Noncompliance Notification:
The Pertnittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone
number 704-663-1699, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the
next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of
the followings
a. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the, land application
of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic.
b. Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of material to receiving
waters.
c . Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
Which the system was designed.
C-
cl. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate residual treatment,
e . Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting residuals to the
application site.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
for within five (5) days following first knowledgeu c of the oce rren e, This report must
outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure, that the problem does not recur.
N

W
M
ROUN
for the disposal system is s
Fications and Standards. Thy
I=
recifted by regulations in
Compliance Boundary is
tabli%hed at either (1) 250
y boundary, whichever is
,r Quality Standards at or
ation action in addition to
aA(a)(I),
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2L. a V W j is established around the
disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the
waste disposal area. Any exceedance of standards at the Review Boundary shall require
remediation action on the part of the peirruttee.
1 Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the bivision, shall be
provided.
3. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three feet below land surface.
I N S PE CTI-0 -N.-,S
The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the residuals storage, transport, and application
facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration., operator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a
nuisance. The Permittee shall'maintain an inspection log or surnimr), including at least the
date and time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken by the Pemattee, This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Perminee,
for a period of five years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available to the
Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority, upon request.
2 Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the application site or facility at any reasonable time, for
the purpose of determining compliance with this permit, may inspect or copy any records
that must be kept under the terms and conditions of thi,, permit-, and may obtain samples of
aroundwater, surface water, or leachate.
,LNERAL CONDITION'S
S
This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carnect out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the manner
approved by this Division.
2, This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event that, there is a desire for the
facilities to change ownership or a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request
must be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an
Z�'
application fee. documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as
C�
tnay be appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may
or inay not be approved.
8

qqqq
The following are approved sites for residuals application (see attached map(s)):
Application Area [acres]
Moser Site 01 Clyde Clonniger/Marion Moser 16
Sipejs Orchard Home Site 02 2-_Brian Phelps 130
TOTAL AVAILABLE ACRES 146
5 Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this perrint may subject the
Pere ittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215,6(a) to 143-215.6(c).
6, The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) days, after being billed by the Division, Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
Z'
the Division to initiate, action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4),
The issuance of this, permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
,agencies (local, state. and federal) which have jurisdiction.
The Pem, tittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will revie%, the adequacy of the
facilities described therein. and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions,
limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Environmental Management deeirns
4�
necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and public health,
This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the Permittee and the
landowners/lessees are in full force and effect. The land owner agreements are considered
expired concurrent with the expiration date of the permit and must be renewed at the same
time the permit is renewed.
Permit issued this the Seventeenth day of May, 1996
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MkNAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Preston Howard, Jr- P.E., Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Comirtission
Permit Number WQ0004381
M

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Mooresville re ville Regional office
James B,, Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathon B. Howes, Secretary`
Linda Diane Long, Regional tanager
DIVISION IO OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANACBM ` T
September 15, 1
Mr. Lloyd B. Beasley, Jr
City Manager
City of Conover`
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina: 28613
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004381
City Of Conover
Land Application of
Wastewater Residuals
Catawba County, MC
Bear Mr. Beasley.
Our records show that Permit No. WQ0004381 was issued on
August 31, 1for the land application of sludge generated by
your wastewater treatment facility. The purpose of this letter
is to advise you of the importance of the Permit and the
liabilities it the event of failure to comply with the terms and;
conditions of the Permit. If you have not already done a, it
is requested that you and other appropriate employees thoroughly
l
read the Permit
The Permit seta forth specific performance standards,
operation and maintenance requirements, monitoring requirements,-
including annual reporting and groundwater monitoring activities
to be performed by the Bermittee, plus general conditions
applicable to non -discharge permits. Failure to comply with the
terms and conditions of the Permit subjects the Permittee to
enforcement action pursuant to Section 1 3- 1 .6 of the North
Carolina General Statutes. A civil penalty of up to $10,000 per
violation may be assessed for such violations
Please note that the subject Permit expires on August 31,
1996. ;dart VI, No. 8 of the Permit requires that a renewal
request be submitted at least six 6 months; prior to
expiration. Also the Permit is non -transferable until such time
that the Bermittee has requested a name change to the new
ermittee
919 North Main Street, Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 Telephone 704®6 3-1699 FAX 704-6 40
An Equal opportunity .A*tirmative Actlion EmpPcyer 5C% recycled/ tci% past-c nsurner paper

r Lloyd . Beasley, Jr.
September 15, 1995
Page Two
Asmentioned previously, the purpose of this letter is t
advise you ; f the importance of your Permit. Please read the
Permit and contact this office at 94,E -1 99 in Mooresville if
you have any questions or need clarification. We look forward
to providing any assistance,
Sincerely,
P
D. Rex Gleason, P. E.
Water Quality Regional i .al Supervisor
MLP
:cf
a:MXWIeY.nIIP

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
ti ision of Environmental Management
�vJames B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
t f -A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.., Director
Y
i .. August 31, 199
Mr. Lloyd B. a-y�.mJr., pity manager
City of Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina 28613
;Subject; Permit No. WQ0004381
arty of Conover
Land Application of Wastewater Residuals
Catawba Count
Dear Mr. Beasley. 1
to accordance with your application received on .April 7, 1995, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ000 381 dated August 31, 1995, to the City of Conover for the operation of a wastewater
residuals land application program. It is noted, the City of Conover is disposing of most of the subject
residuals at the Regional ional Composting Facility, which is owned by the City of Hickory, This permit is for
the addition of approximately 208 acres of new application sites and removes all the existing Robinson
application sites (29 acres) and Cook application situ (20 acres). This permit also revises the residuals dry
trans per year estimated from 232 to 100.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until August 31, 1996, shall void Permit
o. WQ0004381 issued July 31, 1992, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein:. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring and reporting requirements contained in this
permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and rmntaining the required operational
information will result in future compliance problems.,
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty 30) days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form f a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of forth
Carolina General Statutes, and filers with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 2 r11- 2a Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding,.
If you need additional information conceming this matter, please contact Mr. John Seymour at
(919) 33- 083 ext. 546.-
Sincerely,
r'j�
°,� s
A. Prest n Howard, Jr,, P.E.
Catawba County Health Department
Mooresville : glory , Water Quality Section
Mooresville Regional Office, ce, Groundwater r Section
Brian Wootton, Groundwater Section, Central Office
Training d Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina6-o Telephone qt - -a t FAX[phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 0% recycle& t % past -consumer paper

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
RESIDUALS LAND APPLICATION PERMIT
------------------------------------------------------------------------
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Clity of Conover
Catawba County
FOR `FHE
operation of a wastewater residuals land application program consisting of the application of approximately
I W dry tons per year of residuals from the three City of Conover wastewater treatment facilities as listed
in condition 11.5 to approximately 268 acres of land in Catawba County, as listed in condition VIA, with
no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received on April 7, 1995, and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural, Resources and considered a part of this
permit
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until August 31, 1996, shall void Permit
No. WQ0004381 issued July 31, 1992, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations.
PERFORMANCE SIANDARDS
L The Mooresville Regional Office, telephone number 704/ 663-1699 and the appropriate
local governmental official (county manager/city manager) shall be notified at least'twenty-
four (24) hours prior to the initial application of the residuals to a site so that an inspection
can be made of the application sites and application method. Such notification to the
regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00
p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays. In addition, the Catawba
County Manager's office must be notified prior to the initial application so that they will be
aware that the operation has commenced.
2. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the wastes and
may be rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated in a manner which will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
3. The land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program.
4. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaterresulting from the operation of this program.
5. In the event that the land application program is not operated satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Perinittee shall cease applying residuals to the sites and
take any immediate corrective actions as may be required by the Division.
0

F 6.
In
•
a
8. Specific residual application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to
and during application.
9. No residuals at any time shall be stored at any application site, unless approval has been
requested and obtained from the Division of Environmental Management
10. Maximum slope for residual application shall be 10% for surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications.
2. A suitable vegetative cover, as listed in condition 114, shall be maintained in accordance
with the crop management plan outlined by the local Extension Office of the Department of
Agriculture, or the Soil Conservation Service, or other agronomist, and approved by this
Division.
N

3<
An acceptable pal must be maintained in the sail, residual and lime mixture, greater than
.0, on all land application sites to insure optimum yield for the crop(s) specified below.
The agronomist shall provide information on the pH best suited for the specified crop and
the sail type..
.
The, application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops.
r
r'
Alfalfa
200
Bermuda Grass (Hay, pasture)
22
Blue Crass
120
C(Crain)
160
Corn (Silage)
200
Cotton
70
Fescue
250
Forest (Hardwood & ,Softwood)
7
Milo
100
Small Crain heat, barley, oats)
l(l()
Sorghum, aSude (Pasture)
180
Sorghum, Sudex (Silage)
22
Soybeans
200
Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass
200
.
No residuals other than the following are
hereby approved for land application in
accordance with this it
Permit Estimated
n
ru r l
Conover SE Catawba
NCO024279 33
Conover NE Catawba
NCO024252 65
Conover SW Catawba
NCO024261
a
The metal loading rates shall not exceed the following Cumulative Pollutant loading rates:
Kilograms
founds
Parameterser Hectarcr
,arsenic 41
3
Cadmium 39
34
Chromium 3,000
2,677
Copper 1, C1t1
1,33
Lead 300
27
Mercury 17
1
Molybdenum ----
----
Nickel 420
374
Selenium 1
Zinc: 2,811
2„48
3

7 9; The pollutant concentrations in the residuals which will be applied to the land shall not
exceed the following Ceiling Concentrations (Dry Weight Basis):
Tar stars_
Arsenic 7
Cadmium 85
Chromium 3,000
Copper 4,300
Lead 840
Mercury 57
Molybdenum 7
Nickel 420
Selenium 100
Zinc 7,500
10. Surface applied residuals will be plowed or disced within twenty-four 1 1 hours after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
1. For areas that are prone to flooding or within the 1 -year flood elevation, residuals may
be applied only during periods of dry weather. The residuals roast be incorporated into the
soil withintwenty-four hours after application.
12. Appropriate measures roust be taken to control public access to the land application site
during active site use and for the l -month period following :he last residual application
event. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities bein
conducted at each site.
13. adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from
conveying pollutants from the residuals application area onto the adjacent property or into
y surface waters.,
14. residuals shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a rainfall
event of 1-inch or greater in 24 hours. Any emergency residuals disposal measures must
first be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
. residuals shall not be applied to any land application site that is flooded, frozen or snow-
covered,
lbw Residuals shall not be applied at rates greater than agreomic rates, unless authorized by
the Division.
17. Animals shall not be grazed on an application site for 30 days: after residuals application.
Application sites that are to be used for grazing shall have fencing that will be used to
prevent access after each application.
El

MM
M Food crops, feed crops and fiber crops That do not coratigs2= with the reSW��; shall
not be harvested for 30 days after residuals applicatim.
19. Food crops with harvested parts that touch the residual/soil mixture and are totally above
the land surface (ex. tobacco, melons, cucumbers, squash, etc.) shall not be harvested for
14 months after residuals application.
2 1 Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not be harvested for 38
months after application of residuals when the residuals remain on the land surface for less
than four (4) months prior to incorporation into the soil.
12. Tarf shall not be harvested for I year after resaiduals Application if the turf is to be placed on
land with a high potential for public exposure,
PLUMOIN, ", 11 WO
2, Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all application activities.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following information:
a. source of residuals
b . date of residual application
c, location of residual application (site, field, or zone #)
d . method of application
e. weather conditions (sunny, cloudy, raining, etc.)
f, soil conditions
g. type of crop or crops to be grown on field
h, volume of residuals applied in gallons/acre, dry tons/acre or kilograms/hectare
L annual and cumulative totals of dry tons/acre of residuals, annual and cumulative
pounds/acre of each heavy metal (which shall include, but not be limited to arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium and zinc),
annual pounds/acre of plant available nitrogen (PAN), and annual pounds/acre of
phosphorus applied to each field,
3. A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted
of each site receiving residuals in the respective calendar year and the results maintained on
file by the lie rmittee for a minimum of five years.
The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the
following parameters:
Acidity
Calcium
Copper
Magnesium
Base Saturation (by calculation)
Cation Exchange Capacity
Manganese Potassium
Percent Humic Matter Sodium
pH Zinc
Phosphorus
9

0
The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis (see above) and an analysis for the following metals
shall be conducted once prior to permit renewal on soils from each site which has received
sludge during the permit cycle.
Arsenic Lead Nickel
Cadmium Mercury Selenium
Chromium Molybdenum
A residuals analysis will be conducted annually from the date of permit issuance by the
Permittee and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years,
If land application occurs at a frequency less than annually, a residuals analysis will be
required for each instance of land application.
The residuals analysis shall include but is not necessarily limited to the following
parameters:
Arsenic
Aluminum
Cadmium
Ammonia -Nitrogen
Chromium
Calcium
Copper
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
Lead
% Total Solids
Mercury
pH
Molybdenum
Phosphorus
Nickel
Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
Selenium
Potassium
Zinc
Sodium
Magnesium
TKN
5. A Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be conducted by the
Permittee, once prior to permit renewal. The TCLP analysis shall include, the following
pararneters (please note the regulatory level in mg/L in parentheses):
Arsenic (5.0)
Barium (100.0)
Benzene (0.5)
Cadmium (LO)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5)
Chlordane (0.03)
Chlorobenzene (100.0)
Chloroform (6.0)
Chromium (5.0)
o-Cresol (200.0)
m-Cresol (200.0)
p-Cresol (200.0)
Cresol (200.0)
2,4-D (10D)
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (7.5)
1,2-Dichloroethane (0.5)
],I-Dichloroethylene (03)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene 0,1
Endrin (0.02)
Heptachlor (mid its hydroxide) (0.008)
flexachlorobenzene (0.13)
flexachloro-O-butadiene (0.5)
flexachloroethane (3.0)
Lead (5.0)
Lindane (0.4)
Mercury (0.2)
Methoxychlor (10,0)
Methyl ethyl ketone (200.0)
Nitrobenzene (2.0)
Pentachloropbenol (100.0)
Pyridine (5.0)
Selenium (LO)
Silver (5,0)
Tetrachloroethylene (03)
Toxaphene (0.5)
Trichloroethylene (05)
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol (400M)
2,4,6-Tricklorophenol (10)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (1.0)
Vinyl chloride (0.2)
6

uded in must he Itil
Emit
NC Division of Enviromnental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
8. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone
number 704/ 663-1699 as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the
next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of
the following:
a. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the land application
of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic.
b . Any failure of me land application program resulting in a release of material to receiving
waters,
c. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
which the system was designed.
d . Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate residual treatment.
e, Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting residuals to the
application site.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report. in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence, This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
I V. G10IM-A-I-E-A&I-ELE-NI-S
1. The, M—M—PIALANCEE—BMUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in
15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is
for the disposal system constructed after December 31, 1983 is established at either (1) 250
feet from the waste disposal area, or (2) 50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is
closest to the waste disposal area. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards at or
beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to immediate rernediation action in addition to
the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-2'15.6A(a)(1).
7

V1.
. _Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be
provided.
. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table isless than three feet below land surface.
Due to the presence of surrounding homes, private water supply wells, and the steep
slopes, the buffer requirements for eh hector Property (site , 40 acres) shall be strictly
observed.
INSTIECTIOM
l The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the residuals storage, transport, and application
facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a
nuisance. The Permittee shall maintain an inspection log or summary including at least the
date.. d time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken by the Pennittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee
for a period of five years from the date of the inspection and shall be trade available to the
Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority, upon request.
l This penult shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carried out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the manner
approved by this Division.
. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
*. This permit is not automatically transferable„ In the event that there is a desire for the
facilities to change ownership or a name change of the Permittee, aformal permit request
must be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an
application fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as
may be appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may
or may not be approved.

The ft llo n .are approved site for residuals application (see attached map( )):
Application [acres]
Shanks Site 3 Feld I Jack Shanks 60
Moser Site 01 Marion Moser 1
Sipes Orchard Home Site 02 BrianPhelps 130
Rector Site 03 John Rector
cellar Site fly John C. Hollar 22
TOTAL AVAILABLE
5. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action; by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute l - I . a to l m l . (d).
.� The annual administering and compliance fee roust be paid by the Pe rittee within thirty
0 days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC,0205
(c)(4).
The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Perinittee from complying with any and
all statute, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be unposed by other government
agencies local, state and federal) which have jurisdiction.
8. e Permittee, at mast sip ( months prior to the expiration of this pe , it, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the- Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
d under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriates
9. This permit may sae modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions,
limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Environmental Management deems
necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and public health..
10 This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the Permittee and the
landowners/]essees are in full force and effect. The land owner agreements are considered
expired concurrent with the expiration date of the permit and must be renewed at the same
time the permit is renewed..
Permit issued this the 31st day of August, lq
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
�..
A. Preston ward, Jr., p , director
Division of vironrnental aement
y Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

r.
at x
� ''—'�``".:.,.."'"`,a ` N"—,`','>�; w`--.-.,� � � � ,�`'�3� i r44 "tv�u j •. � if r,�h ter. `�" ^•�'` ''`�� ._�.;! �
,
n ,
e
$ i
v ,
rl
\\ F +
y �
1 7:N\
v, m
y`
v
t s�
=`` .'
_� a R j � i r� � pr dk„ k...=.�� k �,�'•! e �. lq1 y. � .� � tm� �} r \ `` ""' J �`'� . mk a:
_J
V7
-WT.
17
� ,, ^"'�'` *gyp "� � a �,°°`' *.-�...�._ � *_ "" � """—'' �'�,,,". .� t� + ak r �• � >*...�, "'�---'' ' �`�` "� � -.."
c,'fit, 'k i li�..`." "-�^vq 4., '`,�,.tt""""",�,�._.. °`.,.'a.,r''"�` ,4.�.w�•*».
i
,
r.
w

J,4rciv
}
l
E co, '40T oof
==73

sm.

t
C. DIFT-Ir or
I
"
19,
w2
State of North Carolina UT , P
Department of Environment, Health and Natural R ° "" U"'+' I' w
Division of en Management
12 North Salisburyt • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Mt Michael Fox, WWTP SupervisOt
City of Conover
t6nover, North Carolina 18615�0�
A, Preston Howard, Jr, P.E.
ActingDirector
Subject: Permit No. WQ,0004381
City of Conover
Land Application of Sludge
Catawba unty
Dear Mr. Fox:
In accordance with your application received April 8, 1992, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0004381 dated July 31, 1992, to the City of Conover for the operation of a land application of
sludge program. This permit amendment consists of the addition of two new land application sites
Please advised, this t s that all sludges includ in this t must be stabilized by
a process to significantly reduce patiho ens has deseri din ,appendix H prior to land
application or incorporation. ctfficient info ati n to dlearly de o tstrate that the City can meet this
requirement has not been p v ded. you ust provide dais info anon within two months (see permit
condition 1.10). Should you des` to rrr f this e tin y way includin the addition of disposal
sites), you must clearly demonstrate that all sludges wi I bee stabilized as required by 40 CFRPart 257,
Appendix iI prior to issuance of a modified permit Should it be determined that the ity's stabilization
process does not meet PSRP criteria, the City must immediately halt all land application op bons,
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until August 31, 1996, and shall be subject
to the conditions and limitations as specifted therein. Please pay particular, attention to the monitoring
requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the
required operational information aeon ill result in future compliance pble . Issuance of this permit hereby
voids Permit No. WQ0004381 issued epte r, 199 1.
Regional Offices
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
7 1-6 91 1 1 7 / -1699 919n - 14 91 6 1 19/ 9 - 919 9 -7007
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 76Telephone [phone]
An Equal a nity Affirmative Action Employer

f any parts, requirements,limitations contained in this permit -are unacceptable to you, you have
the right to request an adjudicatoryhearing upon written request within 310 days following receipt of this
permit, This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer er 44"
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. John Seymour at 91
733-5083.
erely,
r °
AQ Prestonqjarrd1,Jr.,_.E.
Catawba County Health Department
Mooresville Regional c, Water Quality Section
u
Jack Floyd, Groundwater Section etral ice
Training and Certification no rating eh
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURALL l -- .- r t,
-
o'
RAL :IG II
SLR` ' LAND A LICATION P 99
In accordance . the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolinas
amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS BEREBY GRANTED TO
City of Conover
Catawba County
. This permit shall voidable if the soils fail to adequately absorb the wastes and may
rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated in a manner which will protect
e assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
3. e land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any castes resulting from the operation of this
program.
4. The issuance of this pennit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.

in
a
w
i
i
i i ii M i ii _
ii

I . The facilities and disposal sites shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. A suitable vegetative cover as listed in condition U 3, shall be maintained in accordance
with the crop management plan approved by this Division.
3. 'The application rates shall not exceed the Wowing for the specified crops -
Cron
XiCalfa-- 250
Blue Grass 220
Coastal Bermuda Grass 350
Com (Silage & Grain) 200
Cotton 100
Fescue 250
Forest (Hardwood & Softwood) 75
Small Grain (Wheat, barley, milo, oats) 100
Sorghum 120
Soybeans 150
Sudex, (Hay) 160
Sudex (Silage) 200
Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass 200
4. No sludges other than the following are hereby approved for land application in accordance
with this permit: Petmit Estimated
I'Mr%t%Xrov QP NrTW7417-74 30
VVVTP
Conover NE Catawba NCO024252 74
WWTP
Conover SW Catawba NCO024261 3.5
WWTP
5. The lifetime heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following for the corresponding
Cation Exchange Capacities (CEQ:
Lik U
Izad Soo 1000
Zinc 250 500
Copper 125 250
Nickel 125 250
Cadmium 4.5 9
3

,.�
�,
� � � � � •
..
.a
� �
,�
�,
+w �` •

sludge
.., arl shall include but i to
the following parl A
solids
% total Mapesium
Chlorides Sulfate
PhosphorusPotassium
Lead zine
Copper Nickel
Cadmium iur
Sodium Calcium
Total Nitrogen Anunionia Nitrogen
Nitrate/Nitrite
Plant Available Nigee calculation)

The TCLP analysis shall include the following puameters:
Arsenic Barium
Benzene Cadmium
Carbon tetrachloride Chlordane
ChIca robenzene Chloroform
Chromium o-Cre
m-Cresol p-Cresol
Cresol 2,4-D
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethylene 2,4-Dinitrotole ene
Endrin Heptachlor (and its hydroxide)
Hexachlombenzene Hexachloro- 1,3-butadiene
Hexachloroethane I -cad
Metho
xychlor Methyl ethyl ketone
Nitrobenzene Pentachlorophenol
Pyridine Selenium
Silver Tetrachloroethylene
Toxaphene Trichloroethylene
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
2A5-TP (Silvex) Vinyl chloride
All sludges included in'this permit must be monitored for compliance with condition 110 of
this permit. Data to verify stabilization by a process to significantly reduce pathogens as
described in 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix 11) must be miltirained by the lie tree. The
required data is specific, to the stabilization process utilized, but should be sufficient to
clearly demonstrate compliance with 40 CFR Part 257.
Three copies of all monitoring and reporting requirementsas specified in conditions 1111,
1112, 1113, 1114, and 1115 shall be submitted annually on or before March I of the
following year to the following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
7. Noncompliance Notification:
The Pe tree shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone
number 704/ 663-1699 as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the
next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of
the following:
a. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the land
application of significant amounts of wastes which are, abnormal in quantity or
characteristic.
b . Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of sludge material
to receiving waters.
c. Anytime that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
which the system was designed.
a

N

I V.
Cook Boyd Cook
Site 2 Field 1
Cook Boyd Cook
Site 2 Field
Shanks ,Tack Shanks
Site 3 Field 1
t ` Application Area exclud buffer areas.
60
Total 109
3

pennit issues this the 31 st day of Jul
CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
v
Pennit No. wQO004381
91

75 It S
t LERSVILLE,I
t ttC aR; 10,
185 1 360DOO F i
17C
`, ",„,`"``� > • �`s"�fiay"`".J `,) 4"^ ^y'+w".- "^.r� r '-" .,.-.'"`'p, ""`°4�"`n �-„d -44poOa Bar
SIM
��' � �-.��4 `�' �� ��- � f ��,t✓" fit'` w.',�,,�''`� '� ��t � !" "aCluf
J 4
. , w-^Y ., � ,"'• � � .,.E �. I P � 4� , �� ...Y� �
r
a�
r
d t4 ti�E {
y
"
iCL,PG ".
_ t
^—.�. --; `tom �` •..S � y � ���� l ��."� � `M.._,...
INC
00
tr
IN
e
Ova
t
✓ .= nsp
V f
it
m
�" +^`� 'wp � ��"� _ `✓r !` t4 � .e. _.. � `" J,+y���`�J� 1" �'' tu''�" a µ;
U "•" -^ � �. a �w ,, � v" .w
w
.t4 �
4 M` , m
m
x
e-�
f
c

n
v
tr ., �._. �Pc �'° •"w"+ P e"p, ,' Y°r, .�`.wi"""'•<,w,t ^ "`�� p `.`-''.....Jr` �k
s'
,
� � {^E � � is `� ;.-"✓ � r � r,"e��' � wm � �i �x r � � ��� Ai,.
�xy 4(( � � f "ter q`. §i5 .•F �•— � �,,^f �t �� (1 " "*"'" k,��, �� x*./f}�'wp
�+\' ,," � ,`1°\\ , `w..^-.'`�. w'*..• .� ,,.- a ".� t ,� ..., ' " +.y' � �' �*� SY } ."W"'"'�'
F � 4
t .
ilk
01
oxfom
till
iLr .
A 47ti ail
SCALE
1 p 1 MIL
Iwo Q 1 70DO FEET
a 5 1 M OMETER
�i
CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET ro
5 DATUM IS MEAN SEA LEVEL
1 C,p
QuADRANCLE LOCATION
THIS MAP COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS
FOR SALE BY UI S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WASHIN TON, D. C. 20242
A FOLDER CE CRISING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND SYMOOL$ IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

r
M/
ItrM"clA AND
DIVISION OF ENVIggNME
MF
7 t 1SECTION
F
DATE
SUBJECT: Application for l ndm nt of Permit € ��
New perms
' c li y Name
County
Type of Project
Central Office Contact:
d
Applicable rmit Numbers: Wt G ~
EPA _
AC
have received copy of the b yre referenced ppl tl n,
your regional Office for commendon or about
t
You should review the application package for completeness and adequacy of relevant information and submit your request for
additional information to m (grid telephone or memo) by
r, 1 Zsthat all required information rmation Cara be
regi t d from the applicant at one time, A copy of our formal
request to the applicant for additional information ��. b
provided t you
It you do not require additional; information from the
applicant to complete your evaluation of the r a e t
re�rle � applicationp , y should
package and submit your comments to me by
_. i
If a Copy Of the application package;; has not been mart available to your Office,PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY so th,0,
you as �ioon as possible,
�� o

. OF NATURAL
DIVISION OF ENVRIONMENTAL MANAGEMENT<, ESQ C n D
P)MIUNM DLVEU)Pur*�
GROUNDWATER SECTION
UN 1 7 1992
JUNE 15, 1992
MOORESVILtE IMSIUK
AN D'CST
Don Safrit
THROUGH: Bob Cheek
FROM: Brian Wootton
UBJECT : comity of Conover
Amendment to Permit No. WQ0001863
Sludge Land Application
Catawba Count
WQ 00043 '1 212
(,John Seymour:DEM Review Engineer)
The Groundwater Section has reviewed the subject permit
amendment request for the disposal of sludge from the Conover
Northeast WWTP, Conover Southeast WWTP, and Conover Southwest
WTP, to an additional 79 acres in Catawba County. We recommend
end
issuance of the permit with the following conditions:
1 o land application of waste activities shall be
undertaken when the seasonal high water table is less
than three feet below land surface..
2. The Comvliance Boundary for the disposal; system is
specified by regulations in 1 A NCAC 2LGroundwater
Classifications and Standards. An exceedance o
Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance
Boundary is subject to the, penalty provisions
applicable under General Statute 143-215.E(1)a The
sale. of"-p aperty -by the Fermittee, .wh 6i is within or
contiguous to the disposal site, may alter the location
of the Compliance Boundary.
For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983,
the Compliance Boundary is established at the lesser of
250 feet from the perimeter of the land application, or
50 feat within the property boundary,
f the title to any property which may affect the
location of the Compliance Boundary is changed, the
permittee shall notify the DEM Director within 14 days
The Director shall there establish a modified Compliance
Boundary which will be done as a modification to the
Permit ,

The REVIEW BOUNDARY the disposal system is specified by
regulations in 15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications
and Standards. A REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around
disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary
and the perimeter of the waste disposal area® When the
strati
1- 4-11 r-
�L a W11 Lj any substance equals or exceeds the
maximum allowable Concentration of that substance n4-
the REVIEW BOUNDARY, as determined by monitoring, the
permittee shall either (i) demonstrate, through
predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site
conditions, facility design and operational controls
will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance
Boundary; gr, (ii) submit a plan for the alteration of
existing site conditions, facility design or
operational controls that will prevent a violation of
standards at the Compliance Boundary, and implement
that plan upon its approval by the Director,
3. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary
by the Division, shall be provided.
BC/BW/sbp/ 92125.
cc: Barbara Christian
Central Files
Permit Issuance Files

RECORD OF WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW
FIELD INVOqIGATION ? ON) -G-Z�? -2
REVIEW Y2 a i z i DATE
FACILITY NAM E COUNFTY_j��a �eqlj�
LocA'n0N
4
TYPE OF DISPOSAL SYSTEM (LAGOON, ETC,)/a,/1 )t 6ESIGN CAP. GPD)
DESCRIPTION OF FACIA rTY---Z-±",'
@
S12E OF IMPOUNDMEW�'( FL SQ) & /OR SIZE OF APPUCATION AREA r
WASTE —SOURCE -,9MUN, SLUDGE MUN. W, WATER: Ej PRIMARY []SECONDARY TERTEARY
E]IND. SLUDGE E]iND. WWATER OTHERS
DISTANCEFROM'WASTE SOURCE TO NEAREST: STREAM WEU-��61�0- FT,
FOR WELL: TYPE OF USSE DEPTH -mPUMP RATE ( EST,
INCREASE CHANCE OF GW CONTAMINATION: 2
WHAT DESIGN CONDMONS [�L W�LLQ—QQ
WHAT NIATURAL SITE CONDITIONS WILL I F ATE INCREASE CHANCE OF GW CONMAMINLAIION
Ak A.0 -//e a,
'DEP'RI TO: BEDROCK FT. SEASONAL HG-17H W, T� 31) S'0 FT� , ANNUAL W. T, FLUX: FT
SURFICIAL AQUIFER LIBEDR-,OCK ARTESL IAN A-QU',lER
, 4
GE'L LF
h-Y-D . COND, /DAY MEASURED FT./DAB M E L z E D
4Lf— FT ESTIMATED
T H i C K N E S S FT
NO, OF MONITIOR WELLS,': PROPOSED: UP—,49' DOWN NG,'LJP--�2'— DON
EXISn' W
FIR'Of',4 WORKSHEET, Sill NUMERICAL DESCRiPll0N---- -- — --- --- -- — --
T 1 2 3 4 5 6 661'
S3TE-, GRADE HYDROGEOL.) SITUATION GRADE
PROPOSED SAMPLING SCHEDULE & PARAMEETER(S):-4
REMARKS/RE COMMENDATIONS
GW-48 Re,��sed 8/87 HNID, REGIONAL SUPERMSOR

t �r
r
4
ILI
$ P
•41.el
gym°
a SM t'
/A r
�p4I � �++�^\' 1�„ �`",� ✓'`",°M,_.� i � 1 J � � f p P'„✓' ,^' 1 ^'^� �1 ��� �i�a* , ys� i7 ����4..
R v"r 1 qq
771
w.`��'"' a�.". rt if �k �.^p,.. ^`'rr !a„r .,-_...,', .....:,1' �.•'•" `'t ,.�'� '4j p
17
fo
�Jx
,tip
om�.*t*-�• * �., * P 6 �, x n (+^
jJ"� � � ,'-f fi x%��A � � P�r�w�"^�� x 4# `•J {a "` �s
#
t"
'a " °""�` w, J ,.�--� �. ., �^. tip• -"` "
f ""y "'W":A •\ j'6 �«`;.w
"9 1
y4� 4 `„�' r' r"+.'� °4 I1. ' ✓,J1 p' ( t "f E, S a 11 !*,...r,. f:"..^ .,a�""•
fii { �w
At
dMEtiRTE?# a art."
Arw it N-
SCALE 1,24000
bMILE
Dom C P x*1 zcm K00 x)o Woo 60%= FEET
S a 3 KILOMETT^R
CONTOURINTERVAL FEET V
DATUM IS MEAN SEA LEVEL,
NC
r,.
XD RAN LE r
THIS MAMA COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS
FOR SALE aY UJ : GEOLOGICAL >SURVEY, WSHI TON, D.C. 20242
A FOLDER DESCRiSTNG TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS ANO SYMBOLS BOLS IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
p � '

OTVAR�ON OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
cf,
C.rw � 4,0)
S
pf- tmf N-T,
GROUNDWATER sEcrim
19,91 September 5, 1991
'mall,
It
M E M 0 R A N D U M
TO: Doti Safrit
THROUGH: Bob Cheek
FROM: Brian Wootton
SUBJECT: City of Conover
Sludge Land Application
Renewal Permit Application
WQ0004381/GW90374
(Dana Bolden: Review Engineer)
The Groundwater Section has reviewed the subject permit
renewal request and has no objections to reissuance of the permit
with the following conditions:
1. No land application of waste activities shall be
undertaken when the seasonal high water table is less
than three feet below land surface.
2Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary
by the Division, shall be provided.
RBC/BW/sbp/90374.
CC. Barbara Christian
Central Files
Permit Issuance Files

rye.
k
t
State te of' Noi-th Camfina
Department of [,`nvi-ronn-ient, Health, zind NatUral Resources
l c: xille Re, ;E wal Office
Afix,-t 1 I filtcm. k. ,�t�s��tl ti' laria,�I T,
Wilk; m V"'.. G-" ,. `.at, t ,t< l r DIVISION OF ENVIRONMNTAL 'MANAGEMENT
April 5, ;11
City of Conover
Pest Office Bray: 549
Conover, ` North Carolina 28613
Attn: Mr. Michael Fox
St it sec : Monitor Well Abandoniiient
Robinson Farm Site
GW90374/WQ0004381
Catawba County, N.C.
Dear Mr. Fox:
Per your request, the City Conover may ro eed with
abandonment of the monitor wells at the above referenced site.
The wells must be abandoned in accordance with 15A
1 1 3 (a) ( ) , They attached well abandonment forms must also be
completed. Due to the cancellation of the'permitted Robinson Farm
site, you will riot be required to 'conduct additional sampling prior
to abandonment.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel.
freft to contact To,ny McManus or me at (704) 663--1699,
Sincerely,
t
Brenda J. mi`th, P.G.
Regional. upe vi or
Enclosures
C: ibex Gleason, Mooresville Water Quality Section
Jack Floyd, ' Raleigh Permits and Compliance Unit
TLM/pl
9t1) Nortli Main ` met.t, Mooraewille, N C )811 i * Feh:4ahom A 663-1699 * FAX [phone]
n Fqual Oppcirtunity° Affirnutive tires [niploycr

�V
d" x,
ear~tr ent of hv rom-nen , Health, and r ZIU11-k11 e,A. Ur ce
�rrtra ,, iP,)er`w F. Hilton Ref,ioni l
WiUMm, L`+Ef CobcA 1r-
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,
April, 5, 1991
City of Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, NorthCarona 2861
Attn: Mr. Michael Fox
RE: Well AhandonRIEMt Requ r rrrrwxnlL
for r ri l e ^d �,,I e l s
Dear Mr. w
The wells to be abandoned doped at the; Robinson Farm site roust be i
accordance wl th the following:
1 A NCAC 2C .0113(a)(2) requires that drilled wells be abandoned
.n accordance a with the following proved r :
(1) The entire depth of the well shill be sounded before It is
;pealed to insure freedom from obstrucLions that may
interfere with sealing, operation,
(2) The well stall be thoroughly disinfected prior to sealing.
( The well may be filled with cement, sand; or gravel opposite
the zones of consolidated rock. The top of the sand or
gravel fill hall be at least five feet below the top of
the consolidated rock, The remainder of the well shall be
filled with cement grout only.
( The Muter well, casing must be grouted to a. minimum depth' f
20 feet or' removed ri r to abandonment.
99 t' ort}t ,Main Str va r. Mco tsvillt, Nkl' 2 1 i; r Tcic-phon< 7M-M'3-1 ) 0 FA 704—(,'ati3-6O40
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Actiort Employer

City of Conover
April 5, 1991
Page Two
1N . 01 t (b) (1 ) requires that any personabandoning any
well shall submit a record of the abandonment to f: s ; Department on
farms provided by the Department within a period of thirty (0) days
after completion of the abandonment.
l have enclosed well abandonment record forms and a chlorination
table for your use n the abandonment f your well, Should you have
further questions regarding well abandonment, please o not hesitate
to call me at [phone]
Sincerely,
pf
r
�•" 1, ter„ �f. 1W1 h/'"„
Tony McManus
Hydrogeological Technician
Enclosure
TLM/pl

rt.
PPPPa
'ATtTRAL
if" "'41111,710ES AND
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, VANHA[pNy
aJn of ErMtonmental Nlanagement
N
North512 r tRaleigh, North Carolina 2
James G. Martin. Govemor George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Wiliam W. r.,
Secretary Director
March 6, 1991
Mr. Michael Foy
Wastewater Supervisor
City of Conover
P.O. Box 549
Conover, N.C.1 - 5
Dear Mr. Fox
SUBJECT: dd tion l Information Request
Lana Application of Sludge
Catawba County
04 3 1 7
As per your letter of February18, 1991, the Groundwater
Section will require the following information in order to
evaluate the suitability of new land application sites.
1. A general location map, showing orientation of the
facility with reference to at least two ')
geographic raphie references ( numbered roads, named:
streams/rivers, etc.).
site -specific trap, with topographic ;contours
(contour interval should not exceed 10 feet or 25
percent of total site relief, whichever is less) ,
showing all property boundaries surrounding the laps
application site and the location of all wells,
springs, lakes, ponds, or other surface drainage
features within 500 feet of the waste
treatment/disposal site(s) . Wells should be labeled
as to their primary usage (drinking water, process
waster, monitoring, etc.)
P.O. &,)x 27687, Mekgh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone 91 -7 -7 1

ppppr-
3. A site -specific map, to scale, showing all property
boundaries rr ndin each lead application site,
all buffer zones as specified in 15A NCAC 2H. 0219,
and all areas to which sludge will be applied.
soil l evaluation the disposal site by a soils
scientist down to a depth of seven feet or the "C"
horizon, hichev r i ; less, to develop a. soil map
through field evaluation of soil texture, color, the
depth, thickness and type of restrictive h ri zon( ,
the presence or absence of a seasonal high water
table or bedrock, within three vertical feet of the
deepest paint of sludge application, and cation
exchange capacity.
Please feel free to contact the Groundwater Section, at
(3 733-3221, if clarification or information is required.
Sincerely,
x�
M . Gale Johnson
Hydrogeologist MAR 111991
Permits Group
M 9 3 4,
cc: Dana. Bolden Permits & Engineering
Barbara Christian : Mooresville Regional Office
Gale Johnson
Central Files;
Permit Issuance "i le
1r. Rick Beasley, City Manger
City of Conover
P.O. Box 549
Conover, r, .0 1' 3- 4 5

(ZATY OF CO'NeOVEK
PD. BOX 549
March 28, 11
PITBUC WORKS DEPARTMENT
- hone 704-4644808
rp-,-, z
CON".1991
�
Tony EJVP x 3 TAL mAjAS
McManus 1 lINIT
N.C. Department f NRCD OFFICE
Div. of Environmental Mgt,
,
919 NorthMain Street
Mooresville, . . 1
Subject: Caned Application Monitoring well
Dear Mr. McManus:
in reference to our conversation on March 26, 1991 concerning
the abandonment of the Land Application Monitoring Wells can the
City of Conover'sRobinson Field , it is my understanding it
will no longer be necessary ;for the City to monitor these wells.
It is also my understanding that it will be necessary for the City
to use proper procedures for abandonment. Any information your
office could supply concerning these abandonment procedures will
be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your cooperation in dealing with this matter.
If you have any questions, comments, , or need any additional
information you may contact me at 704-465-2279.
Sincerely
Michael Fox
Wa tew t:e Supervisor

CITY OF CONOVER
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT
O E 28613 9
T501'r¢" AND
M
February 11,
1991
Jesse Well
N.C. Department of NRC
Div. of Environmental Mgt
919 North Main Street
Mooresville, N.C. 28115
Subject Application onitorin
Well
Tier Mr. Wells:
Enclosed is a copyof a retest
for Total Coliforin performed
on the city of Conover, Robinson Field #l, well #1. we request
that the Robinson wellsbe abandoned
if possible.
If you have any questions, comments, or needs any additional...
information you may contact me at 704-465-2279.
Sincerely,
�� t
Michael Fax
City of Conover
c Jimmy .lark`PWD

F1
Analytical Services • Aquatic Broassay Testing Aquatic Toxicity Reduction Evaluation$
AATC t Testing Services PDES Testing * Reporting & Data Handling Services
C71 11
P N Aquatic Bioassay Evaluations:
Burlington
Research Post Office Box 2481 • 615 Huffman sill Road (1 4- 5 4 # Burlington, NC 27215
ANALYTICAL REPORT
CUSTOMER: CITY OF CONOVER WORKDER t 1 1 -01
FACILITY.' Conover Cif Hall
REPORT +Michael COL 1'1
RECEIVED.*
01/28/91
SAMPLE.* Land . Well Sample REPORTED** 02/01
Well Grab 1/28/91
"PARAMETER METHOD ANALYZEE? RESULT
Total Coliform, 312 01/31/91Negative Post./Neg.

f"AA
{v
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health,, and NatUral Resources
Jame , Martin., :xcwenior
William , Cobey, Jr.,Secretary Albert F. Hilton, Regiorial Manaj r
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
February 2, 11
r. Michael Fox
City Of Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina 28613
Monitor Well Abandonment
City Of Conover
GW90374,/WQ0004381
Catawba County, N.C.
Dear Mr. Fox:
The Groundwater Section of the Mooresville Regional Office
received your monitoring well abandonment request on February 15,
1991. The recommendation, td abandon these wells has been forwarded
to the Permits and Engineering Section in Raleigh for approval.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter
feel treecontactale at 7 �4 6 3- , � e e
Sincerely,
Tony McManus
Hydrogeological Technician
919 North Main Street, Mooresville, C " 29115 . 'Tdcpl^ one 3.1699 * ,
An Vital opportunity Affirmative tion Emplowr

State of North Carolina
i f
e�partm� nt of: nvir�onme t, Health d N raral our�,,
Division ofEnvironmental Management ����� a.� a,�M aA OfFICE
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, h, earth. Carolina 27611
Jame* G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph
William W. Cobey, Jr,, Secretary Director
February d, 1991
°. lick Beasley, City Manager
City of Conover
Post Office Box
Conover, North Carolina 28613-0485
Subject: jkpplication No. WQ0004381
City of Conover
Additional Information Request
la nd p lication of Sludge
Catawba County
Beasley:
The Division of Environmental Management's xtent's Permit-, and Engineering Unit and
Groundwater Section have completed a preliminary engineering review of the subject application,
ne following items must be addressed before we can complete our review,
lnf rtta�ti n,r d o h �r un r e i n
1) Please provide a general location map, showing orientation of the facility with
reference to at least two ) geographic references (numbered roads, named
streams/rivers, etc.),
) provide a map of the site, with topographic contour intervals not exceeding ten
feet or 25 percent of the natal site relief, whichever is less, and, showing all
sludge application areas, buffer areas, the property bound and the location
of all wells, springs, lakes, ponds pits and quarries, or other surface drainage
features within 500 feet of the perimeter of the waste treatment/disposal area and
should include a note to the effect tht all such features are shown. Wells must
be labeled as to their primary usage inking water; process water; monitoring,
etc.) .
) Provide a sail evaluation of the disposal situ conducted by a nails scientist'
down to a depth of seven feet or the " " hori on, whichever is less, to develop
a sail map through field evaluation of: soil texture; sail color; the depth,
thickness and type of restrictive hori on(s); the presence or absence of a
seasonal high water table or bedrock within three vertical feet of the deepest
paint of waste application; the cation exchange capacity, field estimates or
measurements of the saturated hydraulic conductivity in the most restrictive
horizon; and recommended waste application rates.
Pollution Prevention Pikys
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Pr Application No.'WQ0004381
ity of Conover
Additional, Information
Request
February 6, 1991
Page Two,
)
Conditions of your current permit required > you to install groundwater
monitoring wells. These wells were to be sampled and analyzed according to a
schedule and for parameters specified in the permit. A search of our records
indicates that, as of the date of this letter, no groundwater monitoring data have
been received, Please submit all results of groundwater sampling and analysis
which have been obtained to date.; 1f no sampling and/or analysis have been
conducted, you are requested to sample the wells and report the results of the
analysis as specified in the current permit.
)
please provide boring logs and well construction details for all existing
monitoring wells. Such information should include ground surface, elevations
at each well location and static water level measurements,
Idwrmation mauested bv Lhc Barnits and Engineeringna
1)
Please indicate the size (acreage) of the application area on the map requested to
item two above
)
Tease provide a complete sludge analysis, Please provide :separate analysis for
each wastewater treatment plant, Do not combine sludge. to obtain a'composite
sample. This analysis must have been conducted no earlier than six months
prier to the date of application and must include analysis for the following
parameters:
a, percent total solids b. ply
c. ammonia nitrogen (NH3) as N d. nitrates
e. nitrites f . total kJeldahl nitrogen (TKN)
b total phosphorus li. potassium
i. total lead j total zinc
. total copper _. 1-a total nickel
. total cadmium n ® total chrornium
o. total barium p . total aluminum
q. total sodium r`. total calcium
s . total magnesium
t. sodium adsorption ratio () by calculation (include calculations).
u. plant available nitrogen (PAN) by calculation - indicate and justify assumed
mineralization rate;
a
please provide a " CLP analysts. Tease provide separate analysts for each
wastewater treatment plant. -Igo .not combine sludge to obtain a composite
sample. This analysis must have been conducted no earlier than sat months
prior to the date of application and must include analysis for the following
parameters:
Arsenic Bafium
Benzene Cadmium
Carbon tetrachloride Chlordane
hlorobenzene Chloroform
Chromic o-Cresol
rn-Cresol p-Cresol
Cresol ,_pp
1,-ltchlorolenzene 1,-ltchlor thane
1,1-Dichlor thylene 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
Endrin Heptachlor land its hydroxide)

W MW M1,1 " , W
FPF'Applicafion No. WQ0004381
City of Conover
Additional Information Request
February 6, 1991
Page Three
Hexachloroben zene Hex achloro- 1,3-butadiene
Hexachloroethane Lead
Lindane Mercury
Methoxychlor Methyl ethyl ketone
Nitrobenzene Pen tachlorophenol
Pyridine Selenium
Silver Tetrachloroethylene
Toxaphene Tfichloroethylene
2,4,5-TrichloiDphenol 2,4,6-rrichloroplietiol
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) Vinyl chloride
Note, You may submit EP Toxicity analysis if this analysis was conducted less
than six months prior to date of application but prior to September 25, 1990
(EPA began requiring TCLP on this date,).
4. Please complete the enclosed Land Owner's Agfeementfor each land owner in
your sludge land application program, Feel free to copy the agreement as
needed.
Refer to the subject pernut application number when providing the requested information,
Please submit five copies of all requested information to my attention at the
address below. Also, please note that failure to provide this additional information on or before
April 7, 1991 will subject your application to being returned as incomplete, in accordance with 15A
NCAC 2H ,0208.
If you have any questions regarding the information requested by the Groundwater
Section, please call Gale Johnson at 919/733-5083. If your questions concern the information
requested by the Permits and Engineering Unit, please call n-ie at 919/ 733-5083,
Dana J. olden, E.I.T.
Environmental Engineer
State Engineering Review Group
cc: Gale Johnson, Groundwater Section Central Office
Mooresville Regional Office
�R:c amu,Sft,"tionm
Permit File WQ0004381
G.E. Smithson Associates

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
February 0, 1991
MEMORANDUM TO: Gail Johnson
THROUGH: Barbara ra Chr 1 st i an (:.
FROM; David Eudy�
SUBJECT: Request for Abandonment of Monitor welts
City of Conover
w #90374
Catawba County, N.C.
The Groundwater Section of the Mooresville Regional Office has
reviewed the., latest compliance onitoring results from the subject
facility. Samples from two wells are in compliance although no
results were given for well number throe because it was dry,
The City of Conover has requested er iss on to abandon these
wells (see attached letter). T feel that this is a reasonable
request since this site is no longer a dedicated sludge application
site, and is now only used for emergency applications,
Our Office has not received the additional information that
was requested by you on November 30, 1990. ` Please advise if year
Office his received the information.
DE/p1

CITY OF CONO'
P.O. BOX 549
CONOVER, NC 28613-0549
December 28, 1990
Jesse Well
N.C. Department ent of NRCD
Div. of Environmental Mgt
919 North Main Street
Mooresville, N.C. 28115
Subject: Land Application monitoring wells
Dear Mr, Wells:
1n reference to our telephone conversation on December 27,
1990, the City of Conover recently cleaned out one of the:
monitoring wells that we found to contain wood debris. We are
presently in the process of r:e am ling that well for Total
Coliform and when we obtain that information it will be sent t
you. We request that these wells be abandoned if your office finds
that acceptable.
If you have any questions, comments, or needs any additional
information you may contact me at 704-465-2279.
sincerely,
Michael o ' ,
City of Conover
cc Jimmy Clark PwD

G-�"ROUNDWATER Sl(,'�, TION G W
t-
(")NNON (DF LNVIRON'�,,,11C' ","J Af NT
RE--C-ORD OF WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT API"LICATION REVIEW
:T /14 A-,-,) 141 1 LtD NIVESTIG ATION ? Y
DATE
-A`lU,,rY NAME
LOCATION-t�56 -------
lU ',3YS1 E M PD)
I-YPi' i�'AS;l-,(-`,S',,`,,L, ETC-) f- EISIGN,' CAI:)
-110 N (,,)F FACQ-11-Y-A-0
DESCRIPI
",�IZE OF (FT, SQ) .. . ...... -Al I Of\i�
Y. Of, `,ZE OF PJ'PIK, AREA
ter' ASIIE�,OLI l','(,�,-.,[-.,--[, UN, SLUDGE MUN, W, VVATER: [_]Flf-,JMARY F]SECONDARY L]TERI]ARY
[-]lND,SL0DGE nIND, W.WATER OT H E RS
DISTANCE FROM \NASIE SOURCE TO NEAREST: STREAM WELL -�-b--- FT,
� -FYPE TE ( EK)
FOR WE OF USE DEPTH --ktd-k-v�ik) PUMP RA
WHAT P-ESICN COC\IDIIIONS WILL REDUCE lt�70,CHANCF:OF GW CO Nl-r,%Ml NATION .
e
WHAT NIA11URAL SITE CONDITIONS WILL R-E-9E),&E INCREASE CHANCE OF GW CONTAW NATION
F1 W,l. Fl,� ANNUAL W, T, FLUX
DIEPI'll TO: [3[DR0(,--'K Ff SEASONAL HIG
C, S A ,%CUIFER,
F URi-K BE
L
GEN, LflllQLOGY�t�---
HYD. COND, FT./DAY N�\ S U: R E C� —,-,--�—FT,/DAY hoc SURED
�MAIED
1\1111STWATED
THICKNESS-- FT.
NO� OF MONR OR WEtA-S- PROPOSED - UP- DOWN EXISTI NJG UP DOWN
FROM \,YORKSHEET: SITE NUMERICAL. DESCRIPTION
T 1 2 3 4 5ro
6 6A 6B
SITE GRADE (HYDROGEOL) = ET] SITU. 110N GRADE rL
PROPOSED SAMPLING SCHEDULE & PARAMETER(s):
c b?
4�
jqL-1 712
IVY 4
L4
A
71t
Ad ij �h
A- 6� ,-5 GW-48 Revised 8/87 —S-U-P-E—RVISOR

ry
ct
M.
,,
Mrs ..
so W"m � b E
a. _ w _.
a •'^ t t = f YY:t r
a � �
t, p A"tix y e v
r x
. r t pY
i� b-o- of arw #nai:53-a-s,w }'.<, E5 ter 3 n to
'-" ti rM ae
','i"•"v � �.rs� 4'w^�rEci"9c.,,� � .,.��„"'c ���..�»:�' ,w � *a _� i",rCc�'7aar'ri� �,), �'�+,'.� �.*," �..ri F'i.
'y Y ark kj faE .w a, d� e @ SE 1a+ f#r os7tr cr�t
Ann csa-sr wxr+ Now 0cl CA S,-Dl r<a` 2 p ,&i oo N h' tw,�i A* S ^, "d
c:: � c. to r w. �rR er:r wp , a v' a: ,� "a� i I , •cs:"i1
W:'%101:,E �.x,:r^�,zz ia;.^i X.ar"Py `,"41 Wow
a
,t
w
I
or5nw
wth
1.i*-.q:,x y^ 18
{
LU
Cis -a -k- 6
cy
4^.wt'}' t'° V..nM¢„�q
T 9: '� `a"r. � Go iu i t a`1 d
.a o-
h wK tsar fY
olo
0 ^ c C5 cpf* of c " p.: _z k w., t tx r '` Ut k '; rC-4`
k u 3 r- Gain to « pact
si;xwt5
t&xt r,at.+"r.�.x+� ... '�1z ; �--�t...-,'r C.l Wylh
Y «w 4xx3-(Ack9 LryF k mr." cxi
AONi k'S by Comw,K k'7'"Q+-*
V

i
Or m O 0
r k
d0LKU4
1
*—L it u,�
d
pax «u
I
t D>
a � YItS
Ato
�e��c�a cox
i - o:'" i
ems) MnVA d
iU X Ct}
y
q
i
i
a
U "+I "CO E )
99 c 4 Y C caw i
TZI�4

-rpO t":
�N
�
. r Iitnd �4C1
a
Ir:a rf r �icN.it'let
.<..-
{ -e
. $. '.. .. jo bo S`r ;`t
0� E�"�s�$E"�
, ."�^'�-C
-7
f
.�,.'.::,,�w.". ✓',t L2 two; Y nA'$
� ' -o-3
'
oe ..
t�C Y"ta^y' R,. ,x5z>,2
,�ItiC`„'lt C.-�+✓::'` .t."i °F -
,.
Lk
ly, Th&f afC �, tt rv", � t?f � .;} r+ k _
# 0,1d C,
00
t"�{,( "i''qt..
=y°i�J;
ao.

a=t l o.lr««
+*ata� <{u1 -., r,x „�,yc a i � Mrt a ..wa. «� kF,t,*w t& . t t w ➢ a ,w «R�• .w te.;,c«, .�„
a'a «ar,auw, a,9 a^*°w.i�;+Tara 9, *'+a+,. .tt«c >,ca la9n, ¢t„i.«, nra«wd, .t. 4➢n<.tw y;Ss,e R*a +.«en, .lens,', ao is xa,vx
>v: ru. waa,+wu - +x. Ces x aufl t... tlu tea sy wp,=.cw�, o t"i a exlrcru a rod u e t,r. etl,, ,F.X„�s. «or. ,
,.w , S, a:&1 1 kata, ,+.m' •n B a , � v «!, . sa t8 w r r Ie . a t r€ f , w 0
«tlH. x":cu r$.. oxzjo«Jaw9 a��xl flu ,.. CsYz era v.. s,Vk. �t;0.,ax ik.k£+*n4xP
a..tl.�aa-«sc'as£..+wa�.iieli.soFeornes`mpeeor srt ,ues¢B,rt,»4¢r,a, a«n'>W �p+uk axswTw -.
p£,ai; - wg,.+ vsc.rrn.+ rry 'jo wvc .er+sl.K •trgh' T«nt' n#as.`vn c'
F r< t rra t r x r 1, r ut r l a i ¢ i
­1' 1, 13'gF n,11 t t F 'al ,{g I : gsw «
t, Hi Riw '_."v ., «a rs, shwa .... , "'­1 €.aaa a awtM rhea rnn¢ `
„ .. eYt + apX d. A T` �; j
ar da�'✓� °`ti.S
9d d t ;R f .x ! 8 € tv Fi ax.,`r~al •, ..
3
B 1 F eaa D rte p a F C g¢ +*C €
•,u.ru nar cs "01.41hWo .,a % arm sl..s.1awo s"r'roulp@or 01, ,.la aEGa two « n.a <.1xtc s •.,� a .�a�•.e,.. ,
=saes ,,. ¢z.r w -ttal sg 'i Et.v"-,RD POIT-,NILAL.MA HIX
dr si..mtl�...€6 E.a III. V. 06ti �Ix exC(k'l4 a}Fk ,3ar e..Fl*t "t tT nk5,m' I'*r
"N «%8TA
d €kg cr:c^ of nitaa:aTc.aaS y :
.r + ,wq'W , h uo„ ox n «ur , 4 .0 au.Tx rvrrw.u➢+En:.w
,
vapw«..ti si rin z ,�
i
e "? [3wR f,:5d.,u5' mss
i w9 tk F 6 4 Ll ua h a1a,.8 .�
4 �
! _ a
r
"a w
ek4 cf%iRut='. ad x. `,yet?a e �[aE[sfixu ttd xt.3tr Yry ;ar.,.syi�evx t. ;, `„` ,w • J�
t k at ,. i3.�c+Fc��. R'iF °3-'T'�a�i'�:5 &,�'i
4 i 4 E a}, d in.s,.k t P an6 M M«S r"ACTCE"�.1 zi�Z..FTN
F *1,MR g#
,
'a ss v xl a 1 w tt` s t,cla s
S w
vF P,I r tik 5mCkt D)WAIT'or 5�ki
M M W
a 4 u ; r x � ! t w <,ti+w+- rn. w � _ •r 3Mc�k��dp fi. 1�Y
r
r�
i
4 4.Txvvzdtlesaas (c� Con trrsr € on, rind cwSm L�KS
i
d
t R &a,T "4Im at ik KVIV I tlis.tl
1«l'aatil+ 1+urw;c146aaOn he i+Tx .ax ar i.tre-+.I ar, IN' atnrrs e. ca.dri+➢F n, iFrnDux'n.w d t,atvin,` rarrr.uls
as*pa, areubrtrs+r v.vcr+ia sCx,Wlis <a RF>."<q;F.o ro,`+7 e'mtl�`ro"y �a'rg NrD°4'
av,'rw F4avror arr:ix•Sr......cteraer+u.1icsotFl4 t11lw Ikv L' a,aaNFnuFsovnFot t.ax«w5=ax>•x es if* ' lot ro i, X
o i a n Tc ran ra &v, paq,h k^ tkw Txtrta otan ,da 0+8 s ar t`n',acaar.c#r«s0w
r stoma Imkx lr p.l r ui aaa as b vt `w. ewt Tt d �,Iul+sr a »n, .3t �.Ss, aatvw,+.artr,¢trr r.a, k ..,« *,€anw ., to .aCMtg
,40
Bice Rz� apt _xnUa4k
11r� txs. as crn in Ow.. matrix fiat wb 's< drag i" t .+ 4 tv} Icr.1ing jl, a'kS+an oo Caninuirtaera: t'"'j.xvi ti , nF, i a F S Q 6'c rr
tncea x z a9i ',as.tl aqtdce sc"miml N,,ix xasxltr urtr9 thtv'rvwacw. '4N k"'Vf Ift"s tuna:
t 4 as will ackt A (:p tts cdrd by a u av& tt" Rant ¢nx*:MEancrcnct bt lmr es <nIi&vr 4 ttw site:
uk`"w ,iim i (mm , '. dkx.,t t naa. sss ire �. wai 'v tom• Esutw�san
..�.....�_,_...µ___...:.a.,..,....,_.,.....::.:..,_.,.—..._,...n...,� ..,.m__:
F aarr:eilee d "anrccatiw.. t, aa+. =stays of I?:t ay.c W
v" a al Irift I w,m'u
➢lwn.+, ai c# h,,. xro.-sf wtrcns., sTnEG^wmrn ,r,sx 0. r tcct -e .ak ,ap $sM,'hYN >xnxl, vF s S� Ca,Jt xFn!r«aty:
Rr x x swt t s.tT a„o.+�. x..w., i6 n ar r .fs.
«r ara0 a ee ax a > grena ➢ a tt IlA.. X"k, ]j ,s+..ar a w, .s�.:.e.,.a+ 3 .. 0.,
^r�e4".� h 'F V'u kd N,ffi'rr t'K 4 Rh Q .k P4 I
s„, 64 B sk %c-W 5 xtn aT:
Uaxa%aC
x r.`w9 :+! k� T t asauru to arrt-d & s +g.rx aA C xV^ t 1
m or�F g . cxna 4x +: a a a atv rwt �.n }
'Mllxulllilqj. TXV, 8
k +F w sx ".7+v «%r flaw r w ,. ale tadxvr to t,y
1 rn•. 11�.A �. hBd�.��
�.
R R x d t tt p .,k i 4 ± rP ware +. t t l
x,wf„y
q fl E k k 1 E _ :e.yre to nh�rm`
RJ 8 P h,i 1 4 tl 1 I p
n.rrvn f 1e' W Y& ur,,9 By P 1
tY«•: F .-.k
Tnga;w,p,r4rc s+rtrats l.nrl+vvw+xTax tt,av,nlaa{+re'ail,,:v«an,resns.Fa«xo3a���nv.+wia.i;,pseyn+.sn gvsE,r9. q..
nurna fin.ei.9rz. a "g3*alk ratr?a 11+ AX-V,,�,c 14 Se+.ar.a-,*," rtaPA" a aNahw "On Fc°w...
"J.1 w= 0.4 "t'Y,rw.a's..arr ce�>*x a+a1 t:., t t«'t«, f ao Hats llan,¢r uNrinta' awat . 3i¢rac'✓WFn+••
a+.`e*ant.. —°..

_
ON
- ` 30 ACRES
,�.» �,�.•.�., la s'yu, ,��--_-w.„'�" Y ,� "rA''„�'^�,�-q,c. 0.,.„"�+r,-�-�'"�� '�t .�.r'`.-"` ,r �S ; �„•�� ^'.:'" . ,�.
IV
E"" � �`'.... � ``.a.` � ``.-.,..� ."+fir- ° "". ..-' t �•,� ? r?, �",°� �.,.�M `t��-•.� _ n t " "�",.�., p � '6 ,,,J' �`-
JIFF ROBINSON 58 ACRES
4 # * k M
1� ,''� � y��-,��gi � C � ,� y,\u._ � •- , '' '�,, " �,"`'r` � � ,, �,"} � _``,�, � ,- �` `'sue
5r a
1 Y
P _
T�g r
�� 21
�~ coul i
«� " � vim,• t '" �"w--�---�.4w-~,�:.
w�
tawb
r
�. .•' . CT AirBA
•fit ` .�� �� �,� i �'� �� ,:,� f��' "�
a� �.
sr � t 3
tM
�I M '� �," Y---.,-.., � n'"1'dt g " ` i � ) ��� ^ F yyy''' � `�,�" y+-"">•_. :.�$d"„ }.^ �
:� Jr .�' � � _�--^ �5 Ya...� � ,,�6 � h ✓' � 4 • .4 , „A' � � �. y '4\ . �ra� . p q �
m
a
}
" v
•
gym' t IT O� Ccem
tv
�. K, i'.
e
-µ"- t ti SCALE 1 2 000' CONTOUR INTERVAI

fscnur' k FPS #3FIELD '
ACRES
it° k
j
x 4 C D a++
T
"
.� s s v .. ` � �: '�a � § •t a � � `-----� ... �.,., � ,.:'+ t r,e
n
IC
FA #4 FIELD
ARLIE WHITE
a.,`•u" -...," "-w"..,""+"a• ✓ a . y--.- ACRES
L. 'r= • ..*, !`,_»-- --;v F ,vp^..�.f�;,�.. `=
r• _
+ q A k�"r
✓`s,�'� - ,.�`',v7 �r .A ° '0„ �''`'-.� $� � _ •t � &�' ..�-°-,"., ��,,: p° �` r � " .-^� �, � �� ` t is .�tt� �. ,� ,..
:1.�i`'a m �.�r "tom m " ` y v �'.x'".Y`. �pt"p �.v`"�.�--�"" kfi k•4 d``" N^
. `` �.v,-.. ,�` ` : �„ � ..,,-•. * � ram',^ .� `' "A ,tFi" r +�.° f �u;,.s'." �.z °`«. °'`* _ �( `'-� x L.,a��...,'k,.* _. .. a �,.
� � • t Y'� "` ' , ��., ,'�^'- `°v., . �„ �i v w i (`�� � "gym '"'� ''i, � `, �Y `�'� v� y� ..✓" _ `.,r'.
.�v.,.---_r�'v,.,,r '- ^�.A E ,. Mg 'v ``" "�""�r" "„ E.. a ;\ \•`" ^";✓: r"r4- '+�' �....
+ r * r• F
ik, 6 •°�,-�`°�-�v3 ` � " . "`". 7CAI rn
F -- �e' '�'.`'' n^r•"� a't� a d av €v,+{�a
b
LA,
m
N: e,.�""�'`" • '� �,� m. § � � `s^�"-""�~ ��'�.. �, � � �� �,,. ✓. G ; � a v'°� � 4 % �-'o, ,,1. � `s ,,":..,,.fir„
vs " �t A t. ,✓ -.., t 3 ""•r. '4, vw„•.,. "�'%` i 1. M \ `ai•w« v� /"""`° , vt>F,'"'" t'�" fir-` 4
e."� �� �4'ev •�u'a- t r"" ,r `, ""; y�a-"^- ,,t �"¢��"y��p--"`'e,QW
f'"k*
F „ t kl d. A ti 1�� xL
�­,
_7Z
--�°�tw...� �, � : ttt �. • Av '� °``gg. w. � c._-v �`�m � r» ��*a.._ "" .A ,! ^.,, �'� +
*-..�• � u:: �s� �aaa,p•� �v"tW'"r �+« �✓-,r'�""� t .a. ._�.:+ """_„•., ,`� Y. '��.�,�,,st •r ,
gy""
r `
"
a
5....n
6 * k ✓ t \ _ g
,:.`tt;�:,t' MIN
low,JsN 1 - /. � , �ry,+ '" a.., a�b a +R„;t,•,,�*�°`-� q. k��'. 14`'' r-,-."r , w, r � "a t,.., .�` r
'.
i V
�, "'*`l "`�.? e'.. " ° 4 I� � ;�✓' y yg",",.�+^ i'� 5 � ,... "tom'.✓"` : *"-�'�.g;' .d'F` 'y yy,, O A.+° ,pr f ' ^ "mot v,„` - .
va •s �4 "'^r,-,•`��1 � � �� °^^F.%' . ✓�,�`-", � a"s.'�.;e..,,,. °'"'" ��y„ b„k [y 4 �"
�,.�_ (�.+k `k'�•:. t } °.'a" '° F^" �����Ay�'w� i et,_,� � a„� �,.- _.r^w__1p'y � � t �31 `'�
r Al I
'^,`W�'
WAR
air
An-
il� --�=-_ ".� _,„' ," x F.� ,.-- •,,� � ;
r
fi,v. 4 , poll
al: k 1 I/---. ,
�
YnW
oil
j ; ire , ,�
z
,
µ A ho yF ,y.W. ` A .+A+4 '#r"4'.: ' e.4� /yy ..a.) "f,. ..4x � M, � g- N "y ':. .'� � "t '*�w, � +' N �_.,y• �g '4,,,A� A D APPLICATION OF
SLUDGES
CITY }1lLN4#4,N/
t t
- 1/3/86
� a4"

CITY OF CONOVER PUBLIC WORKS DEPAmEAT
PA BOX 549 Phone [phone]
NV R, NC 28613-0549
IL G , OF ,
URAL
RF*�(1-RC3a AND
January 8, 1
g
9. .
Dana J. Belden "TFVw ;fi _
Permits and Engineering Unit
P.C. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
subject; Land Evaluation for Sludge mend Application
Dear Mr'.. olden:
Enclosed is the information concerning the Boyd Cook
property. This property consist of 2 pasture fields of about 40
acres and two plowed fields of about 15 acres.
Dr. Bob Rueb n has collected soil samples on all three new
proposed sites, and is presently compiling the information. When
we r ci ve the o 1 evaluation we will forward this information
to you along with the lard owner agreements*
Thank you for your, cooperation in denying with this matter
If yr: need any farther information or have any questions or
comments you may contact me at 70 - 5_22 7 .
Sincerely,
Michael
�X-
WWT'P Supervisor
City of Conover
cc: Jimmy Clark, I

era8 !Pig t'r x P-Perry
Shang Road qiQ Cook fields approximately 4 acres
mh 1-40 Exit 131 to Hwy 1 N, 4.0 Miles to Shook Rd. SR1 11,
0.2 Mfiles to house and mobile home on the left,
- t The Cook Fields are behind the house and mobile home.
irtrstt
Cook hells
erk
Shook 1d. SR1711
art'
CAB Farm Road
Id St John's Church Roar.
1-4f
Exit 131 Hwy 1
Conover Taylorsv lle
1- 0 Exit .1 1 to Hwy 16 N, 6.8 miles North to Shang Road,
The Pope property is located at the end of Shang Road
The Pope Property is Approximately 75 acres
1-40 Exit 131 to Hwy 16 1 I, 2.1 miles North to
Farm Road, the Shanks Property is located I aril
down C&13 Farm Road on the right atWade Bryant
Farm Sign Shanks 120 acres

m

X. C. DFPM O NATO R4L
1,14)MICES ,ANY#
'p i a. N i v i)Ev ,opv* ,,
1992
IVISU OF ERVIROMWAI V
VwVLL,

CITY OF CONOVER PUBI.R]WORKS DEPAirrmENT
P-0. BOX 549 Iljwn(! 704-464-1808
CONOVET, NC 28613-0549fi
December 4, 1991
�Cana J. Bolden
Permits and Engineering Unit
P.O. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 IN : UJKL,,,1'4d I
Z
Subject: Land Evaluation for Sludge Land Application
Dear Mr. Bolden:
Enclosed is some of the information you requested concerning
the Gerald Pope property we wish to permit for land application.
This property consist of approximately 75 acres.
I recently found another party interested in land application
and included information on his property in this packet. Dr. Jack
Shanks leases approximately 120 acres within a few miles of the
N.E. WWTP and is interested in land application of sludge for this
property. He feels the land owner will consent to participate,
we are in the process of getting Dr. Bob Rueben to perform
the soil and site evaluations on these properties and as soon as
this information is collected we will send it to you along with
the land owners, agreements.
Thank you for your cooperation in dealing with this matter.
If you need any further information or have any questions or
comments you may contact me at 704-465-2279,
Sincerely,
Michael Fox
WWTP Supervisor
City of Conover
cc: iinuny Clark, PWD

Grrakr# R� 4°t PrvtSY
The Pope Property is Approximately 75 acres
Shang Road
04d Raptil
Chmh
1-40 Exit 131 to Hwy 16 N, 6.8 miles North to Shang Road
The Pope property is located at the end of Shang Real
1-40 Exit 131 to Hwy 16 N, 2.1 miles North to
Farm Road, the Shanks Property is located 1 mile
dawn C&B Farmload on the right at Wade Bryant
MI WWTP Farm Sign
C&B Farm load
Shanks 120 acres
Old St John's Church Road
1-+
Exit 131, Hwy 16
Conover Taylnrsville

The City of Conover has three WWTP producing approximately
22000 gallons of sludge per day.
NE WWTP
13000 gallons per day
0.7%
solids
SE WWTP
8000 gallons per day
0.7%
solids
SW WWTP
1000 gallons per day
1.0%
solids
We plan
to dewater these sludges
with
a gravity dewatering belt
to a solids
level around 3 to 5 percent
solids in order to reduce
the volume
before land application.

L I ENT-- City of Conover
P. 0. Box
Conover, N.C.28613-0549
Attention.- Mr. M..Fox'
RECEIVED:DATE 0 1991
DATE REPORTED: June 13, 1991
SAMPLESAMPLE NUMBER T1
105-0349 SW Sludge for X Solids, Ammonia
NitrogenPhosphorus,'
T, pH, Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr,Ni,n.
RESULTSEARAMETER
TL
-- Ammonia Nitrogen 133 mg/kg/
1 / 1
(nitrite) l
/ 13 1
(nitrate) g6/12/91
Total Phosphorus 58.67 mg/l
1 1
T /
1/9 1
6.57
/4/
- Ba 13-7 mg/kg
.'!Q- i
5.05 m
1
.3 /
/3 1
r mg/kg
6/3/91

PARAMETERESULTr DATIE GTARTtD
�. _C7 -
An
RFC?R T t-7D
D. R, Wessi ngol (metal

yy((gi �K
ie Ridge Labs
CLIENT:
BOX 2 i Pine MIOUW410 ROOdIgn�
oir. y[5 North 28"S
(# ) ix'.. k#
City of Conoyer
.
Conover, N.C.28613-0549
Attention-, Mr. M, Foy
DATE RECEIVED--
May 29, 1991
DATE REPORTED:
June 13, 1991
�jAMPLE NUMBER
SAMPLE DESCRIMON
105-0350
SE Sludgefog Solids, Ammonia Nitrogena Phosphorus,
TKN, pH, 1, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr,
Cu, Pb, Mg, Na, K, Ni, Zn.
EARAMETER
RESULTS�
DATE STARTED
Ammonia r itr4 g mg/kg
/ 10/ 1
- N2 (nitrite)
O,1 mg/1
/ 13/9 1
N rrrtr
A gr 1
caw^� 1 �' 1
Total
Phosphorus T. mg/1
/ 112/ 1
Al
408 r g/k
/31/13'1
1 .mg/kg
6 / /' 1
11.68 g/kIg
art 1 .#� 1

PARAMETER
RESULTS
DATE STARTED
..
�,. ..
a ... ..
Mg
ma — —
�w
`.
`ra1
=
w
.
4 8..W.,:'� .lam:#�:' t g ��{
REPORTED "
Y-
. _ Wessingel
General Manage

V
CLIENT: 'City of Corti oyer
P.O. Box 549
Conover, N.C. 28613-0549
Attention- Mr. M. Fox
DATE RECEIVED: Mai 1991
DATE REPORTED: 'JJu'n'e­ 13,199 I'
NUMBER SAMPLE DESCRIPTION
,a_AMPLE
105-0351 Sludge for Z Sol I ds, Ammoni
a Ni trogen N2, N3, Phosphorus,
�NE
TKN pH, A], Bia, Ca, Cd, Cr,
Cu, Pb, Mg,
RARAMETER RESULTS
QAT STARTE
105-035i Solids X
6/10/91
Ammonia Nitrogen 522 mg/kg
6/ 1 Q/9 I
r4 (nitrite) (0.10 mg/l
6/13/91
(nitrate) 0.35 mg/1
6/12/91
Total Phosphorus 9536 mQ/1
6/12/91
TKN
pH
A]
ca
Cd
Cr
1,628
mg/kg
6/1 1/91
6.65
su
6/4/91
4.58
mg/"kq
6/3/9 1
14-110
mg/ka
6/'3/91
24.88
mg/kg
6/12/9 1
0.564
mg/kg
6 , /3/91
1 °06
mg/kg
6/3/91

Gerald Pope Property

axr mn,.. .w..... m
Scale I ".

V
J r
s.
D partn
x
St 'ate of North Carolina
of Environnient, Health and Natural Resources
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph.l
William W, Cobey, Jr.,,Secretary ' for
September 23, 1991
Rick Beasley, City Manager
City of Conover
Post Office Boat 54
Conover, North Carolina 28613 r3
Subject: Permit No, WQ0004381
City of Conover
Land Application of Sludge
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Beasley:
In accordance with your application for the renewal of Permit Number 13317 received. November
1990,we are forwarding herewith Permit No, WQ0004381, dated September 23 1991, to the City of
Conover for the continued operation of a land application of sludge program, As you requested, all
previously pennitted'sites except the Jim Robinson property have been deleted from the permit.
Please be advised, the disposal sites permitted herein tt7ay, not be adequate for the disposal of all
sludges ,generated by the ty's wastewater treatment facilities. The City should seek additional disposal.
sitesand/or an alternate disposal method immediately. Also, this permit rewires that all sludges included
in this permit must be stabilized by a process to significantly reduce pathogens (as described in 40 CFR
Fart 257, Appendix 11) prior to land application or incorporation, Sufficient information to clearly
demonstrate that the City can meet this requirement has not been provided, You must provide this
information within six months see condition 1-10 . Should you desire to modify this permit in any way
(including the addition of disposal sites), you roust clearly demonstrate that all sludges will be stabilized as
required by 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix 11 prior to issuance of a modified permit.
This pennit shall be effective from the date of issuance until August 31, 1996, and shall be subject
to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay parti ular intention to the monitoring
requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the:
required operational information will result in future compliance problems.
Regional Office ;
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washingi,on Wilmington Winston-Salem
704/251-620 919/4 6-1541 704/663-1699 919/733-231 919/9 6-048l 919/395-3 tlti 919/ 96-7007
Pollution Preiention Pays
P,O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 77626-0535 Telclahone c 19-733-7015
An Equal Opfx)rrunity Affirmative Action Etavloycr

. Rick Beasley, City Manager
r
City of Conover
September 23, 1991
Page
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have
the right to request an adjudi at ry hearing upon written request within 3,0 days following receipt of this
permit. This ;request must be its the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of forth
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of'Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this lertnit shall be final and binding.
One set of approved project documentation is being forwarded to you. It you steed additional
inforination concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Dana Bolden at 1 33-5083..
in rely,
core Eve t
Catawba County Health Department
Michael Fox, City of Conover
Mooresville Regional f ice
Groundwater Section
Training and Certification
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OIL ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RLTII
SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter- 143, General Statutes ref"1` oathCarolina as
t azamantended,1 and ether applicable Laws, RUI S and Reguhations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
City y oF c
Catawba County
l
FORT14E
operation of a sludge =land application program consisting f approximately 29 acres of disposal area with
no discharge of wastes to the surface writers, pursuant to the application received November 9, 199,0 and
in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources third considered a part of this
permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date ofissuance until August 31, 1996, and stall be subject
to the following specified conditions and limitations:
T R T"
L The Mooresville Regional ional Office, phone no. (704)663pl and the appropriate local
governmental official (county manager/city, manager) shall be notified at least twenty -frith
(4) hours prior to the initial application of the sludge so that an inspection can be made of
the application sites and application method. Such notification to the regional supervisor
shall be made during the n rtnal office hours frtarn :00 aa,m, until ;0p.m. on Monday>
through Friday, excluding State Holidays. Also the Catawba County Manager's office
roust be notified prior to the initial application so that they will be aware that the operation
has commenced.
2. This permit shall become voidable if the snails fail to adequately absorb the wastes and may
be rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated d in as manner which will protect
the assigned water quality standards of the surface Nvaaters and ground watens,
. The land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program.
4. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the 1ler^nittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or proundwtater•s resulting from the operation of this futility,
i

5. In the event that the land application program is not operated satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Ise pit shall cease applying sludge to the sites and
take any immediate corrective actions, including the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
6. No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period of 18
months following sludge application,.
7. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10% for Surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications,
8. The following buffers zones shall be maintained:
,a) 400 feet from residences under separate ownership for surface application method;
however, the buffer zone requirement may be, reduced to a nrinimmu of 100 feet
upon written consent of the owner,
b) 200 feet from residences under separate ownership for injection method; however,
the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a minimum of 100 feet upon written
consent of the owner,
c) 100 feet from "SA and SB" classified waters and public surface water supplies for
both methods,
d) 50 feet from "WS" classified waters and other streams, creeks, lakes, rivers, and
surface water drainage ways for injection method,
e) 100 feet from "WS" classified waters and other streams, creeks, lakes, rivers and
surface water drainage ways for surface application method,
f) 100 feet front property lines for both methods; however, this requirement may be
reduced upon written concurrence from the adjoining property owner,
g) 501 feet from public right of ways for surface application methods,
h) 25 feet from public right of ways for subsurface disposal methods,
i) 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions for both
methods,
j) 25 feet frorn downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater
drainage systems and surface drainage ditches for both rnethods.
9 A copy of this permit shall be kept at the land application site when sludge is being applied
during the life of this permit. A spill prevention and control plan shall be, kept in all sludge
transport and application vehicles,
10. All sludges included in this permit must be stabilized by a process to significantly reduce
pathogens as described in 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix 11) prior to application or
incorporation. An evaluation of all sludges as specified in condition It 4 must be conducted
as to their ability to dernonstrate compliance with this requirement, A copy of this report
must be submitted to the Assistant Chief for Operations, Division of Environmental
Management, Water Quality Section, Operations Branch, PO Box 29535, Raleigh, NC
27626-0535, within six (6) months of the permit issue date.
11. Specific sludge application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to and
during sludge application.
12. No sludge at any time shall be stored at any application site,
QJ!ERATION AND MAINICENANtE
r"E--RRLQLJREMEN1:5
I The facilities and disposal sites shall be properly maintained and_operated at all times,
2

2A suitable vegetative cover as listed in condition 11 3, shall be maintained in accordance
with the crop management plan approved by this Division.
3The application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops:
CrQp-a PAN (lbs/acre/vear)
Pasture and Hay Grasses 200
4. No sludges other than the following are hereby approved for land application in accordance
with this permit:
Permit Estimated
Source CountV Number _VQ-1gine ( dry tons6j&r
Conover SE"WWTP Catawba NCO024279 3
Conover NE WW7P Catawba NCO024252 74
Conover SW WWTP Catawba NCO024261 35
5. The lifetime heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following for the corresponding
Cation Exchange Capacities (CEQ:
Parameter (lbs/acret ------ _C'EC_< 5 CEC 5-15 CEC > 15
Lead 500 1000 2000
Zinc 250 500 1000
Copper 125 250 500
Nickel 125 250 500
Cadmium 4,5 9 18
6. Upon classification of the facility by the Certirication Conintission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the
wastewater treatment facilities, The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at
least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the
Certification Commission.
7. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored sludge material into any surface waters.
8. Animals shall not be grazed on sludge applied land within a 30-day period following the
sludge application. Application sites that are to be used for grazing shall have fencing that
will be used to prevent access after each application,
9. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced within twenty-four (24) hours after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
10, For areas that are prone to flooding or within the 100-year flood elevation, sludge may be
applied only during periods of dryweather, The sludge must be incorporated into the soil
within twenty-four (24) hours of application.
11. Appropriate measures must be taken to control public access to the land application sites
during active site use and for the 12-month periodfollowing the last sludge application
event. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities being
conducted at each site.
12. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from
conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto the adjacent property or into the
surface waters,
3

13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a rainfall event
of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours. Any emergency sludge disposal measures must first be
approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
14. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of at least 6.5 prior to sludge application,
Sludge may be applied to sites with at pH of less than 6.5 provided a sufficient amount of
lime is also applied to achieve a final PH of the lime, sludge and soil mixture of at least 6.5.
I. MONITORING AND EEI!QRY_ING REQUIREMENTS
I . Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface Nvater, sludge, soil, or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
protection of the environment will be, established and an acceptable sampling and reporting
schedule shall be followed, If monitoring data indicates minimal or no concern to the
Division, reduction of monitoring requirements may be pursued after two annual reporting
periods.
2Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all disposal activities. These
records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following information:
a) source of sludge
b) date of sludge application
c) location of sludge application (site, field, or zone #)
d) method of application
e) weather conditions
f) soil conditions
g) type of crop or crop to be grown on field
h) volume of sludge applied in gallons/acre and dry tons/acre
0 annual and cumulative totals of dry tons/acre of sludge, annual and cumulative
pounds/acre of each heavy metal (which shall include, but not be limited to
lead,nickel, cadmium, copper and zinc), annual pounds/acre of plant available
nitrogen (PAN), and annual POLinds/acre of phosphorUs applied to each field.
3. A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted
of each site receiving sludge in the respective calendar year and the results maintained on
file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years, The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis
shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the lollowing paratneters:
% Base Saturation Manganese
Magnesium Cation Exchange Capacity
Phosphorus Sodium
Potassium Nickel
Lead Cadmium
Zinc Copper
PH Calcium
4A quarterly sludge analysis shall be conducted by the Permitter and the results maintained
on file by the Permittee for a mininiurn of five years. If land application occurs at a
frequency less than quarterly, sludge analysis will be required for each instance of land
application. The sludge analysis shall tinclude. but is not necessarily limited to the following
parameters:
% total solids Magnesium
Chlorides Sulfate
Phosphorus POWSSiLffu
Lead'7-inc
4

Copper INrcKet
Cathnium Chromium
Sodium Calcium
Total Nitrogen Ammonia Nitrogen
Nitrate/Nitrite Nit s pff
Plant Available Nitrogen eni by calculation)
Three copies of all 'monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in conditions 1111,
Ill 2,1113 and Ill 4 shall be submitted annually on or before March i of the following year
to the following address:
Division of Environmental Management`
'Water yLialaySection
Facility Assessciaennt Unit
PO Box,w
Raleigh, h, NC 27626-0535
. Noncompliance Notification:
n:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville, Regional ional Office telephone no.
[phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence r first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
:
,. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the land
application of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or
characteristic.
b. Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of sludge material
to receiving waters.
C. Any time that self -monitoring infon- nation indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
which the system was designed.
d. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate sludge treatment.
e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting sludge to the
application site.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to enSUre that the problem does not recur.
IV. D s j-
. Any groundwater duality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of
Environmental Management shall be provided.
2No land application of waste activities shall be Undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three feet below land surface.

V,
I The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the sludge stonage, transport, and disposal
facilities to, prevent malfunctions and deterioration, openator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, as threat to human health, or a
nuisance. The Permittee shall keep aii inspection log or surnmary including at least the date
and time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken by the Pernottee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee
for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon
request by the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority,
2. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that
must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit, or may Obtain samples of
groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
V 1. GENERAL CONDITIUNS
L This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carried out in
2.
I
N
This permit is effective only with respect to the natUre and volume of wastes described in
'the application and other supporting data.
This permit is not transferable. In the event there is as desire for the facilities to change
ownership or a name change of the permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to
the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application fee,
documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or may
not be approved.
Prior to any transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives full
details of the materials applied or incorporated at this site.
This Permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the, Pernfittee and the
fandowners/lessees are in full force and effect.
The following are approved sites for sludge application (see attached map):
Owner/Lessee ADDlication Area]
Robinson 1-2, Jim Robinson 29
Application Area excludes buffer areas.
Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Pen-nittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General to 143-215.6.
8 The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the PerTnittee within thirty
(30) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordinglymay cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit Lis specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
6

The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Pennittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules,_regulations, or ordinances which niay be imposed by other government
agencies local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
0. A set; f approved documents for the subject project must be retained by the applicant for
the life of the permit.
11.__ e Permittee, at least six months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
e ten i n, l TF- eeeipl the re cut, the crnts'nis icrrt will review the adetlna y cif the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the perrnit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
12. This permit may ;be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions,
limitations and monitoring requirements the Division n of E nvirt m-nenLal Management deems
necessary in order to adequately protect the environment a,nd public: health.
Permit issued this the 23rd day of September, 1991
RTH CA"ROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
urge T. Everett i for
Division of Env* 'metrtal lei a meat
By Authority of the vir it n 1 Management Commission
Permit No.

�.
,
R
.' � ... * —»r�` .� e� i. � "�,...+ ,� �«, �' •�€ �� « Rio d""
r e
ip
No longer
JIM
Site
JIM ROBINSON
58 ACRES
IN
�ff
�„� • � ^ �{ 0�
°
«
Mom. Id ". _ _- `wwr.� w»,•
Ir
°"•^ �* C"hm�#.m ..""* �4. ,, r `!� Wa" ir.,�4 �` � • � •a y 6i� o. � � .,,t'*a%�,�"
s
t
.%
-_ TOPO MAP
L ND APPLICATION OF SLUDGES
CITY OF LOR N.C.
CONTOUR INTERVAL 20'
r

j
r�
�4
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
1North Salisbury Street * Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, G .ry mom George " , EvCrell, t h.D
William fir . Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
May 16, loll
Mr. Rick Beasley, City Manager
City of Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina28613-0485
Subject. Application No. WQ0004381
City of Conover
Land Application of Sludge
Catawba County
DearMr. Beasley:
This i r f r nee to y rti°t licat on received November 9 1,990 for the,continued
op r�atior caf tlr scr j t l'arrd application of sludge prcagrr.
In a letter datedFebruary 6., 1991 copy enclosed), , you were, advised; to provide
additional technical irifcrrtrration within sixty days to make the application package, complete or your
application package would lie returned as incomplete, This sixty dray req it mint elapsed on April
7,'11 The Division of Environmental Management must receive this information within thirty
drays of receipt of this letter or your request for permit renewal will be denied.
If the Division denies your request for permit renewal, you are advised that the operation
of the suiject disposal facilities without a valid pertrrit is a violation of North Carolina General_
Statute 14 -21 ,1 and may subject the City to appropriate enforcement actions in accordance with.
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6. Civil penalties of up to l 0,000 per day per violation
y be assessed for failure, to secure a permit required by North Carolina General Statute ;
14 - 1 w1.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Maria Bolden at
1. / : - 081
,.e iuc, erely,;
crrtald btfrit,
ul e isear, er�tts �trrd r itreqrirrg Unit
ccw Mooresville Regional Office
G.E. Smithson Associates
Perrnit File WQ0004 81 (Darya Bolden)
Pollwri n Prevepuion Pays
P,O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina " 7611.76 7 Telephone 91 -73 - 70[5
An Equal Opweinit r Affirmative Action Employer
l

`<
at
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Managerne-nt
512 loath SalisbUry Street - Raleigh, h, North Carolina 27611
Willi rtt W, "'aatey_lr., i' r as Director'
February 6, 1991
Rick Beasley, City, Manager
City of Conover
Post Office Box
Conover, North Carolina 61 -
ttbjecta Application No. WQ0004381
City of Conover
Additional Infornsation Request
I -and Application of Sludge
s Catawba County
Mr. Beasley-, .at�t, ttlt
The Division of nvaror a rrta,l.. i;raa eraaenf's Permits and Emaincering Unit and
Groundwater Section have completed a preliminary engineering review of the subject application,
The follmving items must addressed before we, can complete otrrrevlewv
laaforraaati as reducs�� k� � t%„lrounv�ar ect rr,
1) Please provide a general location aatap, shoving orientation of the facility with
reference to at least two ) geographic references (numbered roads, named
streaamsaarivers„ etc).
) Provide a map of the site, with topographic contour intervals not exceeding ten
feet or 25 percent of the total site relief, whichever is less, and showing all
sludge application areas, buffer areas, the property boundary, and the location
of all wells, springs, lakes, ponds, fairs and quarries, or other surface drainage
features within 500 feet of the Perimeter of the -waste t eatra-era 'disposal areaand
srl
should include a mote to tile, effect that all such features are. shown, Wells ultist
be labx_-led as to their primary rape (drink-in(drink-ing water, process water, arararaitori€ g,
�;..
) Pr-caVide al soil evaa cation of the disposal sites conducted by as soils'sciettt�st
de7waa to a depth of seven feat or tlae "C" horizon, whic hev er is less, to develop
as seal map throeaflh field evaluation of: stail texture; soil color- the,, deptlr,
thickness and type of restrictiv�e h rizon(s); tilepresence r absence of � as
seasonal 1iiph water table car- dedreack within three vertical feet of the deepest
point of waste application,- the cation exchange capacity, field estimates or
taaeasurements of the saturated hydTaulic conductivity in thc,, most restrictive
horizon; and recommended waste ,application rates:
Pollution Prevention jlqys
11.07 Dtax 27687, Raleigh Nonh CaTolina 27611-71687 "Telephone [phone]
r Equal C)tpo tun ty Af#`mia'tive Action Employer

pplacation 1" o, Q0004 1
City
of Conover
er
i
Ad
dxtional Information Request
February , 1991
a o
4)
Conditions of YOUr current permit required you to install groundwater
monitoring wells. There wells were to be sampled and analyzed accardtne to a
schedule and for parameters specified in the permit. A search of our ree rd
indicates that, as of the date of this letter, no groundwater monitoring data have
been received. Please submit all results of groundwater sampling and analysis
which have been obtained to date, if no sampling and/or analysis have b en
conducted, you arcs requested to sample the wells and report the results of the:
anal psis as specified in the CLirrent permit,
)
Please provide. poring logs and well construction details for all existing
monitoning wells, Stich information should include ground suiface elevations
at each well location and static w ate, level measurements
Infarntatrota rc�ttrstcd v the, Pe a s d �nanrar �ftt€t
1)
Please indicate the size (acreage) of the application area on the map requested an
item tea above.
)
Please provide a complete shade analysis, Please provide separate analysis for
each wastewater treatment pliant. Do not combine sludge to obtain a corttpositt
sample,, This analysis must have been conducted no, earls r than stew months
prior to the date of applications strati crust include analysis for the folloWincr
parameters
. percent total solids lt. pH
c. ammonia nitrogen (3) as N d. nitrates'
-
e�. nitrites f. total kieldahl nitrogen i f NI
g total phosphorus h; l otassiunt
i . total lead ) . tonal zinc
1 . total copper I. tonal nickel
rn, total cadra-ritatst as, total chromium
o. total barium p, total aluntiaturtt
q1 total sodium r. total calcium
a . total ma € eesiunti.
t, sodiurn adsorptions ratio ( AR) by calculation (include calculations),
u, plant available nitrogen (PAN) by calculations - indicate and jusfify as rlrrted
n-�sneraliz ation rate..
3,
Please provide a TC:.LP analysis. Please provide separate analysis for each
wastewater treatment plant, Do not combine sludge to obtain a composilt
sample, This analysis moist have been conducted net earlier Than six naotths
prayc.�rSc totthe date of application sand inusw include analysis for the, follo 's=*t'.
t-
lFa 6Y.4� A`+�4ers ..
Arsenic B ariunn
Benzene C,admiLlnas
C to -Non tetrachloride chlordane
C'h lorobe at zene Chloroform
C'la omitnrtt a -cresol
ra-Cresol 1-Cresol
C ietail ' ,4wl
1, mf ichloroben ,ene. 1,2-ichloroethtanse
1,1-Diehloroeth Ilene ,d-1, initrotoltae.n
Endrin Heptachlor (and its hyd oxide)

'7Adddyitional
icatz n o. W
.. 1
CitConover
Information Request
February d, 1991
Page Three rt
l e archl robenzerre e aachlorcr*1,-lruladiend
Hexachloroethane Uad
Lindane Mercury
Metlrcr y hl r ledayl ethyl ketone
Nitrobenzene Pentaclrlr rophenrrl
Pyridine Selenium
Silver Tetrachloroethylene
Trap: ph rie Thchloroethylent
,4,-Triclrl ro honol , r-Trichlorcrphenol
> > _Tl3 ( ilve Vinyl hloride.
Note, You may submit EP Toxicity analysis if this analysis was conducted less
than sire months prior to date of application but pricer to September 25, 1990
(EPA began requiring TCLP on this date.)_.
4. Please complete the enclosed Lured Owner's Agfternent for each land owner in
your sludge land application program, Feel free to copy the agsTeernent as
needed.
Defer -n- the subject permit application number when providing the requested inf rt-n tion,
please submit five copies of all requested information to my attention in the
address belcarv, Also, please note that failure to provide this additional infrart-nation on or before
April 7, 1991 v,:ill subject }rarer application to being returned as incomplete, in accordance with 15
If 5'''u have any questions regarding the information requested by the Groundwater
Section, pleasple-ast call tale Johnson at lit/` 33-5 l 3. if your questions conc.ernrr the information
requested by .-, permits and Enla ne.e.ring Unit, please call me at 1 i t 33-5083,
sinc ;
r
iM�arraa :�. alder�, LLT.
p`lIVirarrnmentarl Engineer
State Engineer-ing Review Group
cc: Gale J 'lnson, Groundwater Section Central Office,
Floor-c wille Regional 0ffit:
Barbara Christian, GrOUnd atecr Section, Mooresville Regional Office
Perraft File WQ("381
G.E, li.-xithson Associates

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT
MEMORANDUM TO: Tana Bolden w;
FROM: D. Rex Gleason
PREP Allen Hard
SUBJECT City of Conover
Land Application Renewal
Permit No. WQ 0004381
Catawba County, NC
This Office his received and reviewed the revised information
for the subject project and offers the following ants and
recommendations.
The City of Conover has " requested th at all fields originally
permitted for land application be dropped except for the site
referred to as Jim Robinson property, Farm #1, Field (permitted as
29.1 acres). This Office his no objections provided this field can
accommodate the volume of sludge generated by the 'City and the City
can comply with the annual and cumulative loading rates specified
in the permit.-
If you have any questions, please advise.
WAH/bb

lei
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of EnvIronnienral Management
512 Nonh Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T, L,verCLL, Ph.D.
William W. obey, Jr., Secretary
Director
Cks'll,
2N,
4A, IZ'*Ik
1BITE NJORY INDUM
4uh6l
TO: Allen Hardy, Mooresville Regional Office oil 'Y
k,
Jack Floyd, GI'OLIndwater Section (this was Gale'
S)
Frorn: Dana J. Bolden, Stare Engineering Review Group
Subject: Pet pit Application NUmber WQ0004381 (GW90374)
Date- Auggrust 28, 1991
Attached please find the revised inforniation for the subject project, Conover only wishes to have the
attached sites permitted, They wish to drop all other sites from the permit. Please conunent on the
response as appropriate. If further comments are not required, piease drop me as note or call me at
919/733-5083 Ext, 547,
Thanks!
Rei tiofial Offices
Asheville F'o euci illy`.; %Ioorosilly; Raleigh
War shingtor, 4 ill-1161gLOri winswndcm
704/25 1 -6209 919/486-1541 4/(-,63-1699 919/733-2,314 919/946-6-:1! 919/395-39W 9 1 7 007
1,011116011 lre* ,entiwl flays
P,O- Box 295,, Racigh, ?Nardi Carolina 27626-0535 I'dephone 919-V33-7015
An ELIkEd ACLLn ExnPD-,,,,cr

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
Non -Discharge Permit Application
(THIS FORM MAYBE PHOTOCOPIEDFOR USE AS AN ORIGINAL)
RESIDUALLAND APPLICATION OF
, GENERAL INFORMATION:
1, Applicant (corporation, individual, or other): Citv
. Print Owners or Signing Official'sName and Title (the person who, is legally
responsible for the facility and its compliance):-- `
M..
, Mailing Address: P.O. Box
City. r _ State: N., _ Zip. 28613
Telephone No.:
. Application tionDate: 1 1 5. Fee Submitted:(�)-
6. Name, address, & county of facility where sludge originated, Should
be referenced n any plans/specs., analytical results, Land Owner Agreements, etc..
11
al
NCB pt491
a
7. County (s,)where sludge will be land applied: tip
a x
8. Latitude: : 810 t ; Longitude 0t 4 R and a ' cation sites.
4,41
For multiple sites attach a listing of the sites and a lat til , d l n itu e for each.
}
. caner ad ss f lands where sludge swill land aplt . {* mslpi sites attach
listing:
Jim Robinson Site 1 Field
Route R Sharon School Road Statesville N.C.
FORM: LARS 4 91 Page 1 of 25

LAND PPLl , "I p RESIDUAL SOLIDS
P ( 1
Prilp.1PPERMIT INFORMATION:
1. Permit No. (will be completed -
. Specify whether project is new; renewal*; modification.
If renewal, complete only sections I , land owner agreement, & applicant
signature (on pg 24). Submit only`pgs. 1, 2, 19, 20. 21, 22, and 24 (original and
copies of each). Engineer signature not required for renewal.
. If this application is being submitted as a result of a renewal or modification to an
existing permit, list'the existing it number 13317 issue date b l 19
Specify4. whether the applicant is public or -private.
III. PERMIT FEE INFORMATION-
1. Number of'Total Acres on which residual lids are proposed to be land applied under
e authority of this permit (include both land currently permitted and proposed lands
acres
. The permit processing fee should be as specified in 15A NCAC.0 (c)(). ,
IV, SITE INFORMATION:
1, A vicinity map must be attached. This map must show the location of each site in
relation to at Yeast two geographicalreferences (numbered roads, named streams/rivers,
etc.).
. For all new or modified sites, a detailed site location map must be attached. This map
must be drawn to scale with topographical contour intervals not exceeding tern feet or
of total site relief (whichever is more descriptive) d showing e property lines,
all existing wells, all surface waters d drainage ways and all d ellirn s within 500 feet
of the land application d all buffe
Note: At least the following buffers must be maintained. If residuals are sprayed on the
sites, larger buffers may be required:
a feet from y habitable residence for surface sludge application,
200 feet from any habitable- residence for subsurface sludge injection
b 100 feet between the disposal area and any public or private water supply

1 -
fudge for X Solidso e , N.. Phosphorus,< ..".�
, i, .Phi K, Ni Zn k .
ARE
_
1 5- - Z Solids,
0_ 1
1 .
- Ammonia Nitrogen
133
10 1
- N2 (nitrite)
4.64 m 1
1 1
(nitrate)
1
1 1
Total Phosphorus 1
6/12/91
mg/kg11/91
1
1
1
Ba
174 mg/kg
d 1
ca
.
1 1
d
0.344 mg/kg
6/3/91
Cr1

PARAOE-i"ER
7 ; Q, ,
m
mg
75
7' s
pr ..
�
UY
p terry

frt NO= Lamm
CLIENT:
City of,Conoyer
R. &
Box 549
N.C. 286 1
Attention- r. M. Fo
RECEIVED:DATE , 11
i June 13, 1991
105-0350 Z SolidsL56�
1 1
'Ammonia Nitrogen
208
mk
1 1
(nitrate)
.1
1
1 1
Total
16/12/91
1
11 1
®6/4/91
- Al
1
18.55
1
11.
1 1
0519
1
1

PARAMETER
S
ATE'
:,, w ,,,a ,.r •, ^.._. -. �.....
_ a e i s d+::^
;_�
e -14 tw a
% V f
REPO . t.;.^ _
.._
p_
6 eras ffi

Ammonia Nitrogen
522
mdkg
�. 1
(nitrite)
,.1
1
1 1
(nitrate)
1
1 1
Total Phosphorus
95.76
mg/I
1 1
1
111
.
1
Al
4.58
mg/kg
6/3/91
1 4 1
1
k
1 2 }
F
"., C
0.564
'mg/kg
1
1.
1

PARAMETER
RESULTS
DATE STARTED
Li
Ky.
2. 4
6
Na
X534 mg/klo
6 3i 9 1
rn q 'J'k g
7 n
6
REPORTED 5Y-
D. R- WessTqe::7--
General Manager

CITY OF CONOVER PUBUC WORKISIDES ARTMENT I
O.
Phone [phone]
P,BOX 549
CONOVER, NC 28613-0�549 June 13, 1991
Dana J. Bolden
Permits and Engineering Unit
P.O. Box 77M. A A4
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Subject: Land Application
Dear Mr. Bolden:
A
In order= to renew the Land Application Permit No. WQ000438 4on the
site referred to as Jim Robinson property, Farm 41 Field #2 1 have enclosed in
this package some of the information you have requested. The laboratory
analysis are now being conducted and will be sent as soon as possible. The
other sites that were originally included in this permit we wish to drop from
the permit.
I have included a map of the site location which shows orientation of
the facility with the Catawba River and S.R, 1502. On this map I have also
outlined the field with its buffer zones.'Enclosed also is a contour map. After
discussion with the land owner I have established that their are no wells
within 500 feet of the site location. I have also included a signed land owner
agreement and enclosed a soil report concerning the site.
The analysis on the sludge from our three WWTP are now being conducted
and I plan to have that information collected and in the mail to you by no
latter than June 22, 1991 along with the new application form. In regards to
the TCLP analysis it is my understanding from our telephone conversation that
since the City of Conover has no major industrial contribution it is not
necessary for the City to conduct this analysis.
We are now in the process of looking for new land application sites
which we can utilize in our Land Application Program. When new usable fields
are located, we will request they be added to our permit - We hope to in the
future to be able to use the Regional Composting Facility for our sludge
disposal and use the land application sites for backup.
Than you for your help in dealing with thls matter and if you have
any questions or comments or need any further infcrmation yc�u may contact me at
704-465-2279.
Sincerel,,.,,
Michael
Wastewat,�r AA, C r
City o f -- 3 r1c, r
cc: Rick Beasley, City Manager
Jimmy Clark, PWD

N.
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONNIENT, HEALTH
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIROWENTAL MANAGEA4ENT
INSTRUCTIONS LAND OWNER'S AGREEMENT
1, Fill in each blank of this forth with the appropriate information. Information that is not
complete y cause this form to be invalid.
. Completely describe each xrea to which sludge will be applied. Also include tt detailed map
for each site.
Cornlpl t ly describe the use of craps to be grown and the patterns of planting.
. Please list any restrictions that should be noted in the appropriate section.
. The land Owner, Lessee if appropriate), and the Permittee shall sign this document its the
appropriate areas. The land Owner's signature shall be witnessed;b a registered Notary
Publie,,
6. Please return these instructions with the signed laud owner's agreement.

AGREEMENT FOR TIM LAND APPLICATION OF WASTE SLUDGE
TO PRIVATE LANDS
Contact Person: Michael, Fox
Address of Permittee: F.Q. Box 549 Conover. N.C, 28613
Site ID NUniber.- t
Field Number:_ 2
Location of Land to be used for sludge disposal (include map for each site): Statesville-,
Route 3, Sharon School Road
Owner of Property used for sludge disposal: Jim Rqbin )n
IL -
Lessee of Property (if appropriate):
Land Use or cropping patterns: Cattle I~ its
Intended use or disposition of crrrps: Grass for F Sqding_qf Cattle
The Undersigned land owner or his representative hereby pernilLs __Citv of Conover
hereinafter referred to as the Permittee, to apply the above listed shad es upon the land at the
location shown as described herein in accordance with the restrictions and StipLflations as given
below. The landowner or, his representative receives, in consideration, full use of the nutrient
value of the applied sludge while the Permittee receives, in consideration, the use of the land
described above for the disposal of digested sludge. This, agreement shall remain in effect for the
length of the Division of Environmental Management land application perrpit and shall be renewed
each time the land application permit is renewed. The Undersigned land owner car his
representative and the Permitteeagree to abide with the following restrictions and StiplllatiOits Until
I g
such time as written notification, given thirty (30) days in advance, modifies or cancels this

Land tav n is rn nt
page 2 of
agreement Notification of cancellation of this agreement shall be inunediately forwarded to
Division of Environmental Management
Permits and Engineering Unit
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, 77 11-7 7
I�till![i1111�tICl��lilll�i�1l�11�[i11�11>ci1�Ift1��1�t11E�11111�1�Iiiil�tEl1�11�llii��111'
1. The lando%veer or his representative hereby authorizes the Pe t ttee, County and
State Officials or their representatives to inspect each'parcel of property prior to.
during', and after sludge application and to established monitoring facilities cart or
near the application site as required by the sludge disposal perrnit
. The landowner or his representative authorizes the Permittee, County and State
Officials or their representatives to tale necessary soil, surface and ground, water
samples during the to r of, and twelve 1 months after to -tin tion of, this
Agreement.
` , The Permittee will provide each landowner of his representative with a copy of the
land application permit as issued by the N., Department of Environment, health
and Natural Resources (NODE 1 Division of Envi nrnental; Management
i EMfor the land described above prior to commencement of sludge application.
The NCDEFlI\I - E permit will delineate maximum application rates, limitations
and other restrictions prescribed by the lays and regulations,
The Permittee has provided the landowner or his representative with information and
data concerning the program for land application of sludge to privately owned lairds
which includes art analysis of constituents of the sludge, sludge application methods
and schedules for typical cropping patterns and a description of the equipment used
by the Permittee for sludge application
5. The Pennittee will furnish each landowner or his representative with a copy of the
results of each soil analysis.
The site shall be adequately limed to a sail pR of at least 6.5 prior to sludge
application. Sludge may be applied to sites with a pH of less than 6.5 provided a
sufficient amount of lime is also applied to achieve a final pH of the little, sludge and
soil mixture of at least 6.5.
7. The landowner of his representative will inform the Permittee of any revisions or
modifications to the intended use end cropping patterns shown above prier to each
planting season to enable the Permittee to amend this Agreement and schedule
applications at appropriate periods. Within the firnits of the NC E l -1 Elegy
permit, the owner or his representative and the Pernrittee will determine sludge
application rates and schedules leased on crop patterns and the results of soil
samples,
No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period of
eighteen k1 months following; sludge application.

d
Land
&�.�.±agRg&y9�.$. 4"tl &�L 9
�1g gp g}p�g�yy¢apy}
14 �r�\+4+k i d 4xp b i
o a e 3 of
,
The landowner or his representatives or successors shall adhere to the provisions of
this Agreement for a period of eighteen 1 months from the date of the most recent
sludge application.
10.
Appropriate measures must be taken by the Perrnittee to control public access to the
laud application sites during active site use and for the eighteen f) month period
following sludge application. Such controls may include the posting of signs
indicating the activities being conducted at each site.
IL
Specific sludge application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site by
the Permittee prior to and during sludge application.
12.
Should the landowner or has representative lease or otherwise permit the use of the
land by a third party, the landowner shall be responsible to insure the third party
agrees and complies with tlae terms and conditions of this Agreement,
13.
The existing lessee, if any., of the site agrees, by execution f this Agreement, t
comply with all provisions of this Agreement,
14.
This Agreement shall be binding on the grantees, the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto with reference to the subject matter of this Agreement.
15.
Animals should not be grazed on sludge applied lands within a thirty day period
following the sludge application. Application sites that are to be used for grazing
shall have fencing that will be used to prevent access during these periods after each
application:.
16.
Prior- to a transfer of this land to a new owner, a notice shall be given by the current
landowner to the new landowner that gives full details ofthe materials applied or
incorporated at each site;
17.
:any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of
Environmental Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and
inspect any property, premises or place on or related to the disposal site and
facility at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this
permit; may inspect or copy any records that must be kept;tinder the terms and
conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water,
or leachate

Land i2wner1'L.-A-U_ejmZn
a ae of 4
1,_Jim Robinson have read this land owner's agreement
and do hereby grant permission to the Perrraittee to apply _..
sludge to my lamas as specified herein, c .a fi
Land Owner
.Junp h I. Inn
Date
NORTH CAROLINA, Ca-tawba COUNTY,
1 the undersigned Notary Public, do hereby Certify that ,ties Robinson and Lloyd B. Beasley,Jr.
personally ati pew—e d before me this day and acknowledged the, dUe execution rf the forgoing
instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this l th day, of June 1
7"NOTARY PUBLIC
1,, - .have read this lardowner's aree?mrm
mid do hereby agree, to abide by the stipulations and
r-esu-i :tions as specified herein,
Lessee
.
Date
l; t oyd B . Be � r , ve, read this landowner's at re nient
and do hereby agree to abide by the stipulations and
restrictions as ste-crficd herein,
.., t
Pern-tittee
Date

x
r ` ° No longer wish for this field to be permitted
,AIM ROBINSON
FAMT FIELD #30 ACRES
`=
71
Ne
ell
y�+
Sludge Dismal
site
JIM ROBINSON
FIELD �
58 ACRESALEXANDER COUNTY
s _
� �+ a � � r""� �` `` � a •; " it . � ''� w`
r t
��; 'fir & _ ,., t . � *,� � �� •`�
`.
x4V
+iA
a
CATAWBA COUNTY
Nzw
It
TOPO MAP
LAND APPLICATION OF SLUDGES
+ •
ti
I
i
r °�,.. Ogren^... ,... a�:. ``r,.`^. a. � r. •� �' 'ti.. ,° m. »+ _ w"fl .:.'"a,
m
• ., m ' '"� 9 y ��w is ".� '" �
i CITY OF CONOVER, N.C.
SCALE: I" = 2000' CONTOUR INTERVAL 20'
6/13/91
. a
.a
x..,
° ri

SITE INVESTIGATION
LAM-014 NU. J
tj
Town or Conover U
Conover, North Carolina
The Town of Conover, North Carolina, is planning to land treat municipal
sludge an one of several sites. Three acceptable sites were located in
Alexander County and two suitable sites were located in Iredell County. The
approximate site locations are Indicated on the attached maps. The purpose of
this brief report is to evaluate the potential of those sites as receiver sites
for accepting digested, stable minicipal sludges.
Site Characteristics
Togo2g2LL. 11* top"htiy telling.
The slope encountered on Site 2 in Alexander County was the most severe and
appeared to be approximately 10 percent. The other sites in both Alexander
County and Iredell County appeared to be less steeply sloping and the slopes
ranged from 6 to 10 percent maxi . Slopes in excess of 15 percent are not
generally redo mneended for rwst land treatment facilities, but since the maximim
slope encountered appears to be less than 10 percent, slope should pose no
problem with the operation of these land treatrrent facilities.
Soil. Representative sail saffples were collected for chemical and
physical analysis and hand auger borings were cc fished on each of the
proposed receiver sites. The results of the sampling indicate that the cation
exchange capacity within the 0- inch A horizon Is generally less than
5 MEQ1100 grams of soil, while that encountered in the lower (B) horizon is
nearer 10 WQ/1OO grams of soil on each of the sites investigated. These high
exchange capacities experienced in the lower horizon are expected because of
the greater percentage of clays encountered in those horizons.
I This clay mineralogy in the subsoil will help prevent the migration of
selected chemical constituents from the site. The soils encountered on the
0

EXHIBIT NO. 3
(2 of 5)
2.
proposed receiver sites appeared to be
a 1Tdx of Cecil-Pacolet like Soils or
Georgeville-Herndon like soils. Characteristic soil profile descriptions for
the. soils are:
Cecil a.
A 0-611
dark brown sandy loam; weak,
P
ffedium, granular structure.- fria-
ble; many fine roots.
6-9 It
red sandy clay loam; moderate,
fine to medium suban gular blocky
structure; friable; few patchy
clay filim on ped Facies; many
fine and medium roots.
B21t 9-1211
red clay; moderate, fine and
medium subangular blocky,
structure; friable,- conmon,
distinct clay films on ped facles;
many fine roots.
8 12-2411
red clay; moderate, medium, sub -
22t
angular blocky structure; firm;
slightly sticky and slightly
plastic,- continuous clay filim on
ped facies; few fine mica flakes
encountered with increasing depth.
8 23 24-4811
red clay; wderate, ffedium sub -
angular blocky structure; firm;
slightly sticky and slightly
plastic; continuous clay films on
ped fades ; increasing concentra-
tions of mica flakes.
48 ff
boring terminated.
George ill do
A 0-7t'
yellow red silty loam; weak, fine,
p
granular structure; friable.
8 21t 7-13#1
red clay loam; moderate, fine,
angular blocky structure.- friable;
many fine and medium roots en-
countered.

MMIBIT 'NO. 3
(3 of 5)
3
B 13-36" red silty clay loam,* moderate,
22t medium, subangular blocky struc-
ture; firm; slightly sticky and
slightly plastic.
B 23 36­48 red silty clay loam; comron,
medium distinct reddish yellow
mottles; moderate, medium,
subangular blocky structure;
firm; sticky and plastic.
48" boring terminated. ,
These soils are considered well drained, slowly permeable soils. These soils
are co my encountered throughout the Piedmont physlog eographic province of
the state and considered extremely well suited as receiver soils for both
sludges and wastewater. The very high exchange capacity encountered in the
subsoil and the relatively low exchange capacity encountered In the topsoil and
the presence of the sandy material encountered in the topsoil render these
soils extremely well suited as receiver soils for liquid sludges.
Sludge Characteristics and Recoffmnded Loadings
Four sludge samples were collected from each of the wastewater and treat-
rrent facilities operated by the Town of Conover. The samples were analyzed for
selected nutrients and heavy metals by the Analytical Laboratory in the
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at N. C. State University.
The results of these analyses are presented in the table attached. The sludge
from the Southeast Plant appears markedly different from that generated at the
other three facilities® Continued monitoring of this concentrated sludge
should be acconplished by the wastewater treatment plant operator to ascertain
a more detailed characterization of that sludge. Very high chemical demand
readings may be detrimental to any land treatment facility If proper provisions
are not taken to allow for the long term oxygen demand created by the
decomposition of this high COD waste. The wastewater treatment plant operator

for the Town f Conover should consider collecting safrples of this waste from
the Southeast Plant on a bwsy to monthly basis for analysis. The
recomwndations concerning the loading of this material onto the land are
presented In the table which follow.
Management
The management requirermnts for a land treatment facility vary depending
on the type of soil, the cover crop, and l of maintenance effort upended.
For simplicity of operation, a single r ting plan for all sites is the most
expedirt. Based upon the data presented in the tables, an overall loading
onto each site of between 35,000 and 40,000 gallaclyr would not ennead the
assimilative capai ty of the site for any of the 'constituents rn rn t rod i
the sludge. This uniform loading on all bites ;would greatly ease the
operations and maintenance burden associatedwith any land treatment facility,
.ideally, a land application facility should prevent the discharge of any
pollutants into the surface waters of the; state. This can be ecru li d by:
l maintaining loadings sufficiently lour to preclude runoff
) transporting sledge from the point of origin to the ultimate
receiver site in a water -tight hi l
plying .sludge only when soil and site conditions permit
ensuring adequate rover is available on the .site and adequate
buffers are present around the site to preclude lude runoff`
ensuring ddqu t buffer and set -back distances are met between
seasonal streams and dry -weather streams
ensuring that the fertility requirements of the soil and crop are
t prior to the application of any waste materials

MCHIBIT No. 3
The application of sludge should not be d any Site prior to the
application of lime and supplemental gat potassium. soil tests indicate that
approximately one ton of lirm mist be added to each acre on each of the sites
I proposed as a sludge receiver site. n addition,` approximately to
f supplenental potassium should be added to each of the sites prior to the
application of any sludge. This addition of lime and potassiLo7i can be de
imwdiately prior to the application of sludge, and then the sludge Isupplement
mixture can be lightly disked .into the soil. Slue the line and potassium move
slowly in the soil profile, the addition of this mterial with the liquid'
sludge will facilitate moveaent of these constituents into the soil system.
This moverrent will facilitate the availability of nitrogen to the growing> crop
and will also facilitate the availability f POtasslun to the growing r
conclusion
The sites investigated as potential receiver sites for the Town of
Conover appear to he very well suited as receiver sits for the sludge
generated in this town. The sludge
nested at one plant appears to contain
relatively high organic loadings. Subsequent saaples of sludge from the
Southeast Plant should be taken prior to the intensive application of this
material to the land.
Adequate attention mist be ,paid to supplemental nutrien t
requirements, lime requireffents, and harvesting f the Crop to ensure the long
term viability f this land treatment facility.
sampling of'sil and
vegetation is extremely rtent to ensure the long-term operational success
f this facllltYsed on the data presented, the sludge sites appear to have
sufficient life to more than adequately meet the needs of the Town of Conover.

To: permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Date: December 6, 199
NON -DISCHARGE STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County: Catawba
Permit No. WQ 0004381
PAT I GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: City of Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina 28613
2. Date of Investigation: November 29,1990
3 deport Prepared Allen Hardy, Environmental Engineer I
. persons Contacted and Telephone :r: Michael. Fox; (704)
-2279
. Directions to Site: See attached topo daps.
i Disposal. Site( ) , List for all dispersalsites: See attached
topo maps.
Latitude:
Lo
ngitude:
Attach a USGS Map Extract and indicate treatment plant site
and discharge point on map.
USGS Quad No.: E l
7. Size ( land available for expansion and upgrading): All
available
sites
appeared to limited either r' ro art'
lines, mature forests or topographic limitations.
8. Topography (location map or topographic ' indicating
relationship to 100 year fled plain included): ac
available site is located in rural farming areas with
rolling Mile having slopes' generally less than 1 .
Several of the sites appear to be approaching the borderline
for the slope requirement.
9. Location of Nearest Dwelling and Water Supply Well: All
dwellings ere located ' at least 500 foot from the
application sites.
10Watershed Stream Basin Information:
a. Watershed Classification: C�
b - Brier Basin and Subbasin .: Catawba; 9 - 01-0

Page
Two
C.
Distance to surface water from disposal system: N/A
PART
II -
DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1.
Type
of wastewater, sludge or contaminated soil:
95% Domestic
5% Industrial
a.
Volume: 7.69 dry tons per year
b.
Types and quantities of industrial wastewater: There
are no significant industrial dischargers to the City
of Conover's plants except for car washes, restaurants,
etc.
C.
Prevalent toxic constituents in wastewatert See the
attached analysis submitted with the application for
renewal.
d.
Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
in development approved X
should be required not needed
2.
Production Rates (industrial discharges only) in 'Pounds Per
Day:
N/A
3.
Description of Industrial Process (for industries only) and
Applicable CPR Part and Subpart: N/A
Type of Treat ent tspeci,
N/A
5. Sludge Handling and Dispd
to the application sites
holds approximately 1000
accommodate the land app
6. Treatment Plant Classifi�
Rating (include rating s'
7. SIC Code(s): N/A
wastewater Code(s)*.
Primary: N/A
Secondary:
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant
Funds (municipals only)? No
2. Special. monitoring requests: No

Page Three
3. Air Quality and/or Groundwater concerns or hazardous waste
utilized at this facility that may impact water quality, air
quality, or groundwater? Since the nature of sludge
typically produces foul odors, there may be some air quality
concerns. The Groundwater Section needs to provide comments
before permit issuance. No hazardous waste is utilized at
this facility.
4. Other: N/A
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMBNDATIONS
The applicant, City of Conover, yhas applied to renew their
Permit for the land application of municipal sludge. The sludge
is made up mostly of domestic wastewater and a small percentage
of industrial wastewater.
The City has stated that sites No. 3 and 5, as stated in the
Permit, be dropped from the program. These sites were deleted
due to the 'property owner withdrawing his contract and economic
reasons (i.e. - the site is too far from the treatment works).
Sites 1, 2 and 4 still appear to be suitable for the land
application of sludge.
A review of the most recent annual report revealed that the
annual and cumulative sludge loadings were not exceeded and the
site lives were not being approached. The City has been
submitting the appropriate sludge analysis and sludge application
summary on an annual basis.
Due to the deletion of sites No. 3 and 5 the land
application area has been decreased by almost half. Therefore,
it is recommended,that the adequacy of the remaining sites be
checked to see if they can handle the current amount of sludge
being produced by the City.
Provided sufficient land is available in sites No. 1, 2 and
4, it is recommended that the Permit be renewed.
....... AL
Signature of Report,,
ZZE5�parer Date
;Rater 'QuMtyRdgiom�f Supervisor Date

30 ACRES p
° 1;
mmi�
� ,,.•'"-�; ,.,. �,�.. �� Wes.. ,:^, ,.�"� ^ ~�..•' ,� ' �-•�' �" � ,.,"�--��.,.. � �' u, i � � � �,,.� '" �
fir" � �^�, �" r'� ��� "_.... � '' a � ,.�J' � ..� .-.._'r• `"�' � ��- � �� ���� �".d.� �� • �
— M ROBINS(, T t l
58 ACRES
`. C
AA
qPIT,
r
d``: } >,
�o
r ri
COUNTY
-� '�-� wl'k � t "�, � ,,,,yam �•'-�.^� „�,� � "�'�� �,.. � � ,�• ��. �„'''� � _ - x`^--
IV
k
YYY d Y Vy p t#
o-- `
17
w
pp
e,�• � � Yet � � f't � � i r �� � M *.� *« +._ € r a. + �^.
',^ ,.:.;'d"h �.�"' i •ram"'. ..` Own
TOPO HA
C I `z CAI COWER, N. t.

M 4 ACRES
�
ARLIE WHITE
FARM 04
FIELD
82 ACRES
Ap
T,r^``.'-`•�.. }� t ^. 'WS, k "�"
_' h 4 - ✓'
N
w' BBd r r"' '.may�„, 1 . ,� ^ i ,t °�.r 4-"'
c*
rn
w p x
Ip4
`, "'`'., l t^ , ""^:. ' ✓`° ° l a� �-"' '' $' 1 1. « «
44n% ..^"'.„ Id{y.� P t1 `_.r':fi l ':'�., 'ac ::'.^.•$`„tC / t -. F „.tea
•p"' .� e. � � � f � � x' _ "• ..� �4 Wi �'^. y } h✓� & tf�a � ,�l ,'y. `. J,s!""�: ✓^�"�^ fir" �.�.� ,--
k � rod =�'h `„'� " ��'• °n �rr'a d`" .��� i.•�'"``��'"� $`� � � d
� �.+' �,. ^ & " „ * '� 5E try •a� . �-`�`^"^.,�.,��}��,� d t ""L,.✓" «� 4 ""� t ��� L� � r" ^ Y
A ,
4'� 4 .°: , ya � � «�.,.r��: � �,,.�• by
`ti, > � :: t , S"�°� � (�,, {"� �,� p ..,._.S d'... !".'_w rrp /�� $d f�j^ J' .✓" : d
y '" � # ' ""+,.�""*•"`+, �� ? i e f ,rid • p� 'C. �' r d. 4�,,, p
ti f " °. „! �. a * "`^ ,-e, `" ,..!": dd `".. ' X`^ j�.°'�^° ", *��j " •.. ''�;. .d.`-� ".l k� (^^o � 4i r y ,r'ZN
"r
17
it
'.
AS
�e95z� § ,`�*�„ �
" _ A ,'� t:,� "U
01
04nd
oam�
`OPO Nis
v LAND APPLICATION OF SLUMES
) CITY OF CONOVE
ski � � � . � *' ^•4✓ �`� �� � .4Y t �4..e , Y , N.C.
SCALE: � 20001
}r s } CONTOUR INTERVAL

orth Cartailata Dwisaxtimortat of Eavirortmeat, Ifesifth. *" Notaral RestoftTv" DIEN USE 014LY
Environmental Management Commillawtion
Permit tit ssaar.
pppp,q V�6(�Jk 1331
NMI7
ON -DISCHARGE PERT APPUCATION*
A of tro*rd, Individual. or othelth Application Dattt.
Pjs Omni in
Rick Be asly, Mangtr
act (name of city, Wilage'71= contrary,
of Conover
brief Projoc4 Ogittlpflop:
Non -Discharge Treatmont/01SP0441 F*Ciltttt# Renewal of Land Application Permit
0 Pretreatment Facilities
0 sewer Collection System (private)
0 Extension of Sewer Sy*tem# (public)
0 Sludge Disposal
0 Spray Irrigation
NATURE OF WASTEWATER-
0 Domestic Sewage
Sludge/Industrial Waste Estimated Completion Date:
0 Other Waste
From (sewers, pretreatment plant). Serving (city, Institution, Industry)
Wastewater Treatment Plants (see attached) City of Conover
Into (name of treatment plant): Average Daily Gallons Sew*#* or Waxt* Flow -
N/A
N/A
At (location of plantl- ----TNPDES �No.)
City of Conover NCOO
Name and Complete G.E. Smithson Associates 28603-0694
Address of Engineering firm. Zip Code:
P.O. Box 694 Hickory, NC Tolephont No. 704/327-6911
Applicant &*our** that proposed works will be conetructod, supervised, oporattert afta matnialnea in act;0roanue
with approved piano and specifications or approved changes thereto.
Rick Beady Matting : P.O. box 549
Print Name; Addrosa
Title: City Manager Conover, NC -Zip Cade; __jMjj-JL4jj
Telephone No. /___L04 464-1191
117171111
jj

NON NPDES FACILITY AND PERMITDATA
UPDATE OPTION TRXID SOU KEY W00004381
PERSONAL DATA FACILITY APPLYING FOR PERMIT A P/PE ITFEE- 0.0 REGION
FACILITY NAME> CONOVER, CITY -A SLUDGE LAND A5 COUNTY> CATAWBA 03
ADDRESS: MAILING (REQUIRED) ENGINEER: G.E. SMITHSON ASSOCIATES
STREET: 'PC BOX 549STREET: PO ECG ' 694
CITY; CONC:VER ST NV ZIP 28613 CITY; HICKORY ST NC :ZIP 28603
TELEPHONE [phone] TELEPHONE: [phone]
STATE CONTACT> EC EN FACILITY CONTACT RICK BEASLEY
TYPE OF PROJECT SLUDGE -LAND PLICATION LA': LONG
DATE 'APR RCVD 11/ `9/9 wNEW, i 3DATI , =R I E>'
DATE -=ACKNOWLEDGED 11/09/90 DATE REVIEWED / / RETURN DATE /
REG COMMS 11/13/90 DATE DENIES; / / PIP ES
REC COMMRCVD DATE RETURNED / / THE 0 .0000 C
E INFO REQS / / OT AC COM REQS 1 /13/ 90 TH E
DATE- /
P INFO? RCVD OT AC COM R / /
END STAT APP R 02/07/51 DATE ISSUED / / DATE EXPIRE
FEE CODE( ) 1 ( IMGD) , (I D) , 3 ( KGD) , 4 (<IKG +SF) , S ( 30 ) , 6= (S 300A) ,
7 (SENDEL), S (SEDEL), 9 (C REC)-, -(N FEE) DISC CODES ASN/CHIC PRMT
EPIC CERT DATE LAST NOV DATE / CONBILL ( }
COMMENTS:
MESSAGE: DATA MODIFIED SUCCESSFULLY
w.
t
.., UAL RICE

r
2 1
FIG
November 5, 1990
t
Carolyn McCaskill
Division Of Environmental Management
Permitsand Engineering unit `
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 11- 7
t
t �
Subject: Renewal f Land Application Permit
Dear pis. McCaskill:
The City of Conover request a renewal of it's present Laud
Application Permit slumber 13317. Enclosed ' are Non -Discharge eri it
Applications in triplicate, EP TOXICITYdata on Conov r' a sludge,
and the processing fee. If you have any questions or comments or
need any farther information please contact me at 704-465-2279.
Sincerely
Michael Fox
' Supervisor
Enclosure: Check #12304
cc: City Office

L
'Ok AtA
WASTEWATER T PLANi
QMoy
"b
Southeast WPT Permit No. NCO024279
Northeast WPT Permit No NCO0242,52
Southwest WPT Permit No. NG0024261

cw"
1990
L
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCE S
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NIANAGEMENT
SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PERMIT -ATTACHMENT A
This information will bee used by the Division to determine whether a waste is (1) hazardous
as defined by 10 NCAC 1017, and (2) suitable for disposal at a waste managementfacility permitted
by the Division of Environmental Management.
The Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources reserves the right to request
additional information or waive some of the requirements based on the type of waste if it deems
necessary, The Department may also require some wastes to be treated or altered to render the
wastes environmentally immobile prior to disposal,
The following information is required for an evaluation, Incomplete forms will subject the
Non -discharge permit application to being returned as incomplete.
A. GENERAL IN'FORMATION
I What is the waste:
Sludge from three municipal wastewater treatment plants
2, What volume, on an annual basis, is generated by the source (gallons & percent solids or (try
tons itrvear
1 00—
ea,,c
06, 00 gallons per year & 7.69 dry tons per vear
3. What frequent of disposal or land application will there be (daily, monthly, quarterly, etc.):Wee Weedy
How much sludge storage capacity does the treatment facility contain in days)-
14 days
4For industrial residuals, please explain either the manufacturing process or how the waste
wascerated q?lease provide full and complete details of the en fire process):
I
No , ignificant ndustrial Residuals
5, What DrOCeSS IS utilized for stabilization of the residuals" ' ) All residuals must be stabilized by
a process to significantly reduce pathogens as describjd in 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix 11)
prior to application or i ncor p9ration,

6Will the handling and disposal of this waste create dust emissions which may cause a health
hazard or nuisance to surrounding persons?
7. Specify how the waste will be delivered to the disposal site (in leak proof trucks to a
terragator, etc.) and what type of equipment will be utilized for disposal:
Le proof trucks equjpe �v I -is 11 in"
Do you intend to utilize a contractor who specializes in Residual Management or do you
intend to manage the program. If a contractor is utilized, please provide the name of the
fmn, a contact, address, and telephone number.
No
B. I-INTORIN1ATION FOR HAZARDOUS (RC A) DETERMINATION (10 NCAC 1OF A29)
1. Is the waste listed tinder ,0029(e) (i.e., 40 CF'R 26131-26133): If yes, list the number:
No
2. Does the waste exhibit any of the four characteristics as defined by 0029(d) (i.e.' 40 CFI
261 .21-261.24): Attach laboratory results for EP Toxicity, Reactivity, Ignitability,
Corrosivity):
No
C, INTORMATION FOR LAND APPLICA11ON DETERMINATION
Note- The following are established maximum leachable (E- P Toxicity) contamination levels
and pH established for land application. Chemical analyses should be made at Minimum
Detection Limits permitting assessment below the maximurn levels, (The pH range shown is
for individual data points. The average values accepted are norni ally 4.0- 10,0),
METALS (pp) PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: (ppm)
Arsenic 5,0 Lindane Ou40
3 art u ni IOU Egrin 102
Cadmium 1'0 Methoxychlor 10.0
Chromium 5.0 Toxaphene U0
Uad 5.0 2, 4-D 10,0
Mercury 0.2 2,4,5-TP Silvex 1,00
Selenium 1.0
Silver 5) . 0 pH (2.1 vol/wt.) >2,0-<12.5 s.u.
1, Amach EXI, Toxicity results; sampling should be in accordance with standard pnxedurcs (10
iNCAC 10F.0029; Identification and Usting of Hazardous Wastes-P,tart 261.20 et -al.). Are
any of the above parameters" concentration limitations exceeded? -No
1 C s the wa%te contain.,my hazardous waste constituents listed in .(X)29(e), Appendix Fill
(i,e_40CFR261,AppcndixVI1l)` lfN,es,what COIlStitLIelItSzttidwliittcoticentritiori(Att,,icti
laboratory results):
No

I hereby certify that the Information submitted in regard to
(name of waste)is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief,"
]Michael Fox (print name)
Wastewater Srt er isnr (title)
(date)
____ sigature
All questions concerning this f should be directed to the Division of Environmental
Management, e pits and Engineering Unit at 919f733-5083. Answer specific questions in space
provided. attach additional sheets if necessary,
Complete all information, sign, and submit with the land application permit package:
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural ResdLIroes
Division of Environmental Management
P.C.Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

Analytical Semsces 0 Aquatic Eltoassav Testing # aquatic Toxicity Reductmn Evaluation
17C III ATCC Testing Services * NPOES Testing 'I Reporting & Data Handling Services
P N Aquatic Bioassay Evaluations
Burlington
ResearchPast Office Box 2481 0 615 Huffman Mill Read # (1 ) 584-5564 Burlington, NC 27215
'
CUSTOMER: City of Hickory
t
FACILITY* Regional Cow Facility
SAMPLE:July Sludge Monitoring Conover S.E. Grab 7/25/90
WORK ORDER 90-0 7-3 - 1
SAMPLE R t07/26/90
REPORTDATE08/30/90
REPORT Smith
ITS
R TOX Rest/Hem d i Attached
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen mg/Kg ",3
Arsenic, EP TOXIC<0.01
Barium, EP TOXICITY mg/L 0.063
Cadmium, EP TOXICITY . s
Chromium, RR TOXICITY m
Lead, EP TOXICITY mg/in<0.05
Mercury, EP TOXICITY m<0.0002
Selenium, EP TOXICITY
Silver, EP TOXICITY m

Analytical Services # Aquatic Bioassay Testing Aquatic Toxicity Reduction Evaluations
rC7111 I I AATCC Testing Services ii w PDES Testing * Reporting & Data Handling Services
PMN Aquatic bioassay Evaluations
Burlington
Research Post Office Box 41 615 Huffman Mill Pond (1) 5 -5564 Burlington, NC 27215
v,
..,''. i I
EP TOXICITY PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES 0
PER NC-DEHNR LANDFILL REG. (FORM
�f
Work Order #: 90-07-235-01,
Maximum ll a l Result
_Parameter nnt a ' n ) CAVL1
End.° n 2 <0.2
ind n .
Methoxychlor 1"000.
Toxaphene
2,4-D 1,000<0 .
, ,:; -TP ( i .vex) 100 <0.2
*Results expressed as -ut (i ) of EP TOX extract.

Ana1vtxal Services 0 Aquatic Bioassay Testing 0 Aquatic Toxicity Reduction Evaluatnons
AAT CC Testing Services 6 NPDES-Testing 0 Reporting & Data Handling Services
PMN Aquatic Bioassay Evaluations
rc III
Burlington
Research Post Office Box 2481 0 615 Huffman Mill Road 0 [phone] 0 Burlington, NC 27215
'ANALYTICAL REPORT
AIX'()
CUSTOMER: City of Hickory
FACILITY: Regional Composte Facility Dili
SAMPLE: July Sludge Monitoring
Conover Grab 7/25190
WORK ORDER 90-07-235-03
SAMPLE RECID: 07/26/90
REPORT DATE: 08/30/90
REPORT TO: Mr. Michael Smith
EP TOX Pest/Herbicides ug/L Attached
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen mg/Kg 12 647
Arsenic, EP TOXICITY mg/L <0'.01
Barium, EP TOXICITY Mg/L 0.014
Cadmium, EP TOXICITY mg/L <0.005
Chromium, EP TOXICITY mg/L <0.05
Lead, EP TOXICITY mg/L <0.05
Mercury, EP TOXICITY mg/L 0.0017
Selenium, EP TOXICITY mg/L <0.005
Silver, EP TOXICITY mg/L <0.005

Anah'tical Services a Aquatic Bioassay Testing 0 Aquatic Toxicity Reduction Evaluations
rC7111 AATCC Testmg Services • NPDE5 Testing + Reporting & Data Nam hng Services
PM N Aquatic Biciassay Evaluations
Burlington
Research Past Office Box 2481 615 Huffmantill Road (919) 4- 5 4 . Burlington, NC 27215
i i,aM
EP TOXICITY PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES
PER NC-DEHNR LANDFILLPEG. (FORM 3151)
Work Order 90-07-235-03
Maximumowabl Result*
Parameter
Endrin
.
Th r.
2,4-D 1,000
4 , TP l`' .
*Results expressed PP) of EP TOX extract.,
eeh

w
4
State of' North Cat-ofina
.Dep artri-lent apt � nvirorarla aat, 1-ieafth, and atura l Resources
rce
�IIItc,, (5. i` 1a tir:, WeI'�It ��aaaE. ��. 4�t�1a;,n: Regidma , Ntxim]],;u
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
April Via, 1991
City Conover
Post Office Box 549
Conover, North Carolina 28613
Attn: Mr. Michael Fox
Sub-tuC`t . 11, aa� Faux aye t.l ,bandonment
Robinson Farm Site
W1tt1
C_"aatawba County, N.C.
Fox. -
Per your request, the City of Conover may r ;eed with
abanonaat nt:. of the monitor wells at the above referenced site.
The wells must be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C
. t 1 1 (a ( The attached d well abandonment forms must also be
completed. Due to the cancellation of the permitted Robinson Grin
site, o will not be required to conduct additional l ampl n prior
to abandonment.
If you have any questions regarding thi.s matt r, please feel
fl-ee to contact Tony McManus or arse at 704)663-1699.
Sincerely,
r
Brenda ai . Smith, P.G.
Regional. Supervisor
;cc: hex Gleason, Mooresville' Water Quality Seating
Jack Floyd, Raleigh Permits and Compliance Unit
TLM/pl
919 Nort$ NlJfir StTeCt,gut' x °ilflc, NC 1,s1 fi # 1'c°Icphone 7tw-6t>.3.P )9, • [`AX 704-663 6040
An Equal Opportunity € ffir^ tive Action Employ}^

IP
L"X State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street # Ucigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Gov or R. Paul Wilms
S, Thomas Rhodes, Secretary tit Director
June 12, 1986
J
Mr. Ed Robinette, Mariager
City of Conover
P.O. Box 485
C"'_ onover, North Carolina 28613-0485 pp ,, , R,
SUBJECT: Permit No. 13317
City of Conover
Land Application
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Kortkamp:
In accordance with your application received September 3, 1985, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No.13317, dated June 12, 1986, to The City of Conover for
the construction and operation of the subject land application of wastewater sludge
program.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until June 1, 1991,
and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, to have the right to request An adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request must be
in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh North Carolina 27604.
If you wish to have the hearing before the Hearing Officer with this
Department, you must indicate in the petition that you waive the right to have the
contested case conducted by a Hearing Officer in the office of Administrative
Hearings, and wish to have the matter conducted in the Department of Natural Resources
and Co=unity Development, Unless such demands are,made this permit shall be final
and binding.
Pollution Prevention Pays
RO Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Tclephone 919-731-7015
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

e l) set of approved plans and specification is being forwarded to you. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Cecil G.
Madden, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 122.
Sincerely yours,
µ�
.. pain. Wilms
cc: Catawba County Health Department
. Dennis R. Ramsey
Mooresville Regional Supervisor
x,.q

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General
Statutes of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
City of Conover
Catawaba County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a land application of sludge program at the sites
identified in condition number 28,
pursuant to the application received September 3, 1985, and in coufformity with the
project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filled and
approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and
considered a part of this per-mit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until. June 1, 1991,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I.- This Permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
2. The facilities shAl be properly maintained and operated at all times.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the soil to
adequately absorb the wastes, and may be rescinded unless the facilities are
installed, maintained and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
5. Monitoring wells shall be constructed and sampling schedules arranged as
required by the Division of Environmental Management and constructed in
accordance with 10 A. 2C 0.100.
6. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure surface and ground 'water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.

I FPPOFF�
The land application sites shall be effectively maintained and operated at all
7.
times so that there is no discharge to the: surface waters, nor any contamination
of ground waters which will render than unsatisfactory for normal use. In event
the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, or failure of the irrigation area to adequately absorb the
wastewater, the Permittee, shall take such immediate corrective action as may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management.
8. The Parmittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this Permit,
shall request its extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Comission will
review the adequacy of the facilities described therein, and in indicated, will
extend the Permit for such period of time and under such conditions and
limitations as it may deem appropriate.
9. Adequate facilities shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying
any disposed or stored material into the- receiving scream.
10. 'The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the City of Conover of the
responsibility for damages to surface or ground waters resulting from the
operation of this facility.
11. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge
System to prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of
this facility.
12. No type of sludge other than that from the City of Conover's wastewater
Treatment Plants shall be placed on the land application disposal site.
13. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff
from conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto the adjacent
property and/or surface waters.
14. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24'hours following a
rainfall event of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours. Emergency sludge disposal
measures shall be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
15. A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained between the appropriate land owner's
property line and any applied sludge.
16. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 1OZ for surface application and
18Z for subsurface applications.
17. A 50-foot buffer shall be maintained between drainageways, a 100-foot buffer
shall be maintained between each landownerts property lines, and a 400-foot
buffer shall be maintained between any residence and any applied sludge.
18. A recorded log of applications including amounts applied, dates, whether injected
or incorporated, coordinates of application, etc., shall be maintained at the
wastewater treatment plant as a permanent record.
19. Public access to land application sites shall be controlled during active site
M.
use and for the 12onth period following the land application event.
20. No liquid sludge will be 'applied by surface or subsurface application within 100

FV11'r'
m. feet of any surface water or well, or within 200 feet of any tributary of public
water supply.
21. No sludge shall be disposed in area subject to the 100-year flood.
22. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are operated in
accordance with the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data.
23. Diversion or bypassing of the sludge from the la-nd application sites is
prohibited.
24. No root or leaf crops for direct public consumption shall be raised on these
sites for a period of eighteen (18) months following sludge applications.
25. Sludge applications shall not exceed:
A. Annual Loadings:
1. PAN 220 lbs/acre/year
2. PO4 50 lbs/acre/year
3. K 100 lbs/acre/year
4. Cd 0.45 lbs/acre/year
5. Hydraulic Loading (wet) 35,000 gal/acre/year
B. Cumulative Loadings:
1. Cd 4.4 lbs/acre
2. Pb 500 Ibs/acre
3. Zn 250 lbs/acre
4. Cu 125 lbs/acre
5. Ni 125 lbs/acre
26. Sludge shall be uniformly applied so to avoid runoff, ponding op._*r-6-sVM.
>"
_
27. The •additions should not exceed the needs of the crop being,.OT'awn,baped upon-,,
current soil and sludge analysis.
28. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement betteen Nh'k C1 ty `f
C
force"; d 4*C t onover and the land owners listed below are in full, for.
Site No. Owner Acres (application field'84�i�c'-i-ucludifern;
I Jim Robinson 14.4
2 Jim Robinson 29.1
3 Flats Isenhour— 20.0
4 To Isenhour 5.7
5 Arlie White--- 15.8
29. The Permittee shall submit a current composite sludge analysis report and a
summary of all applications, annually, to the North Carolina Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development, Mooresville Regional Office (919
North Maiu Street, Mooresville, North Carolina 28115). The sludge analysis
report shall contain at least the following.

PPFFP,
Parameter Units
a. Solids
b. Lead lbs/dry ton
c. Cadmium lbs/dry ton
d. Nickel lbs/dry ton
e. Copper lbs/dry ton
f. Zinc lbs/dry ton
g. Residual Chlorine lbs/dry ton
h. PO4 and P lbs/dry ton
i. TKN lbs/dry ton
J. NH3 as N lbs/dry ton
k, NO2 + NO3 lba/dry ton
1. COD mg/1
M. PH S.U.
n. PCB ppm (dry weight)
o. TO C mg/l
Note: The report period shall be for the calendar year (January 1 December
31) and shall be submitted by no later than February 1 of the following
calendar year.
30.
The summary of sludge applications shall specify the date of application,
location of application and loading rates for nutrients, metals and hydraulic.
31.
Should cumulative applications of metals exceed those limitations kndicated in
b
Item No. 25, the Permittee shall take wharever remedial actions may e required
by the Division of Environmental Management including, but not limited to,
inclusion of the following statement as a part of the property deed:
"Portions of this property have received solid wastes at high
metals application rates and care should be taken if food chain
crops are grown due to a possible health hazard."
32.
The owner of the disposal site shall he furnished an analysis of sludge delivered
to the site annually.
j
33,
No land application of sludge shall be conducted where the depth to the seasonal
high water table is less than three feet.
34.
Prior to beginning waste disposal operations: three monitor wells, one
upgradient and down do gradient, shall be installed to monitor groundwater
quality at the Jim Robinson Site (Field #1 30-acres). The, location and
construction details for these wells shall be by approval of the Mooresville
Regional Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained.
35.
The monitor wells shall be sampled initially after construction (and prior to
waste disposal operations) and thereafter every March, July, and November for the
following parameters:
NO3 PH
Total A=onia TOC
TDS Chloride

PPFFF'
Water Levels Total Coliforms
The measurement of; water level shall be made prior to sampling for the
remaining parameters*
36.The perm t tee shall contact the Mooresville Regional Office to obtain proper
forms and assistance in maintaining proper records and submitting reports.`
3. Groundwater monitoring reports shall be forwarded to the Mooresville Regional
Supervisor within sit a days of each sampling.
38. If any nuisance condition arises concerning this land application system
including the transportation, storage, application or creation of an odor
problem, the City of Conover'shall. terminate sludge disposal immediately after
notification by the Division of Environmental Managements
39. Lactating dairy animals shall not be grazed on sludge applied areas for a period
of one year fallowing sludge application. All other animals should not be grazed
on sludge applied land within 3 - ay period following the sludge application.
Application sites that are to be also used for grazing shall have fencing that
will be used to prevent access after each application:
. Each site shall be adequately limed to a soil pp of 6:3 and shall receive a
supplement of fifty 30i s/acre of potassium pricer to initial sludge
applications. Thereafter, soil tests shall be perforated annually and limed and
potassium additions will be made in accordance with the recommendations of a
w recognized snail scientist or agronomist. The PerTaittee shall submit a copy of
the soil test + results and a report of lime and potassium additions to the address
and in accordance with the schedule indicated in Item No. 29 on Page Five.
Permit issued the the l th day of dune, 1986.
NORTH CAROLINAENVIRONMENTAL MANAGE NT C011MISSION
R. Paul: films, Director
Division of Environmental Management
y .authority of the. Environmental Management Coll i.ssion'
Permit No. 131

mt
F
4
,m
m
Stateof North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community ever, Alt
Division of Environmental Management
512 Now Salisbury # Raleigh, forth Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Director
June 12, 1986,
Mr;. Ed Robinette, Manager
City of Conover
P.O. Box 485
Conover, forth Carolina 28613-0485 4�¢
SUBJECT: Permit No. 13317
City of Conover
Lad Application
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Kortkamp
In accordance with your application received September 3, 1985, e are
forwarding herewith Permit No.13317, dated June 12, 1986, to The City of Conover for
the construction and operation of the subject land application of wastewater sludge
program*
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until ,Tune 1, 1991"
and shall be subject to the conditions and 'limitations as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjicatry hearing upon
written request within ail days following receipt of this permit. This request must be
in the form f a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150E of North Carolina
General Statutes,and filed'with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh North Carolina 27604.
If you wish to have the hearing before the Hearing Officer with this
Department, you must indicate in the petition that you waive the right to have the
contested case conducted by'a, Hearing Officer in the office of Administrative
Hearings, and wish to have the matter conducted in the Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development.. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final-
and binding.,
Pollution Prewntion PA2ys
POBoxI7687, *hNorth Carolina 27 11-7 87 Jele rat 19-733-7015
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

If
One (1) set of approved plans and specification is being forwarded to you.
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Cecil G.
Madden, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 122.
Sincerely year,
R. Paul Wilms
4U1;5,"ms '7
cc: Catawba County Health Department
Mr. Dennis R. RAmsey
Mooresville Regional Supervisor

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General
Statutes of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
City of Conover
Catawaba County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a land application of sludge program at the sites
identified in condition number 28,
pursuant to the application received September 3, 1985, and in conformity with the
project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filled and
approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Co=unity Development and
considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance, until June 1, 1991,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This Permit is effective only vith respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
2. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the soil to
adequately absorb the wastes, and may be rescinded unless the facilities are
installed, maintained and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
5. Monitoring wells shall be constructed and sampling schedules arranged as
required by the Division of Environmental Management and constructed in
accordance with 10 NCA C 2C 0.100.
6. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.

PPPPP",
The land application sites shall be effectively maintained and operated at all
times so that there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any Contamination
of ground waters which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In event
the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance`
conditions, or failure of the irrigation area to adequately absorb the
wastewater, the Permittee, shall take such immediate corrective action as may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management.
d. The Permittee, at .least si.x (6) months prior to the expiration of this Permit,
shall request its extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will
review the adequacy of the facilities described therein,, and in indicated, will
extend the Permit for such period of time and under such conditions and
limitations as it may deem appropriate.
. Adequate g ate facilities shall be prodded to prevent surface runoff from carrying
any disposed or shared material into the4 receiving stream.
1. The issuance of thispermit shall not relieve the p City of Conover of the
responsibility for damages to surface or ground waters resulting from the
i operation
ion of this fa
cility.
11. The facilities shall; be effectively maintained and .operated as a non -discharge
system to prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation o
this facility.
12. No type of sludge ether than that from the City of Conover's Wastewater
Treatment
tment plants shall be placed on the land application disposal site
_
13. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff
from conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto the adjacent
property and/or surface waters.
14. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24hours'following a
rainfall event of 1/2-inch or grea
ter in 24 hours, Emergency sludge disposal
measures
shall be approved _ by the Division of Envi
ronmental Management.
15. A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained between the appropriate land owner's
property line and any applied sludge.
4 16. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be lily for surface application and.
18for subsurface applications.
1, A 5-foot buffer
shall be maintained
ai rained between r°ai.ara ew a s a l
g y, � foot buffer
shall be maintained between each la do er's property lines, and a a -foot
buffer shall be maintained between any residence and any applied sludge,.
Y �� recorded log of applications including amounts applied, elates,'Whether injected
or incorporated, coordinates of application, etc., shall be maintained at the
wastewater treatment plant as a permanent record
1. Public access to land application sites shall be controlled during active site
use and for the 12 c nth period following the land application event,
20. No liquid sludge will be applied by surface or subsurface application within 100

PPP7
feet of any surface water or well, or within 200 feet of any tributary of public
water supply
1. No sludge shall be disposed in area subject to the 1 year flood.
. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are operated in
accordance with the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data,.
23. Diversion or bypassing of the sludge from the land application Mites i
prohibited.
. No root or leaf crops for direct public consumption shall be raised on these
sites for a period of eighteen 1 months following sludge applications.
5> Sludge applications shall not exceed.
AAnnual Loadings;
1. PAN 220 lbsacreyear
2. PO4 50 l.be/acre/year
. K 100 lbs/acre/year
. Cd 0.45 lbs acre/year
5. Hydraulic Loading (wet) 35,000 gal/acre/year
B. Cumulative Loadings
s�.
1. Cd 4.4lbs/acre
2. pb 500 l s/ac e
3. gn 250 lbs/acre
4. u 15 is/acre
5. Ni 15 lbs/acre
26. Sludge shall be uniformly applied so to avoid runoff, pondiog �
. The additions should not exceed the needs of the crop being, o -ba ed upon"
current soil and sludge analysis .#
rt ,.
g. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement bet een ilitlkti'tf
Conover and the land owners listed below are in full force`s d f.'
Site o. r Acres application fields ;; ludi b fers
1 Jim Robison 14.4
Jim Robinson 29.1
Flats Isenhour .
Toll* Isenhour 5.7
Arlie White . 0 — ,.. .. 15.
W , lit The Permittee shall submit a current composite sludge analysis report and a'
summary of all applications, annually, to the North Carolina Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development, Mooresville Regional Office 1
North lain Street, Mooresville. North Carolina 28115). The sludge analysis
report shell contain at least the following.
i
s

Parameter Uni t a
a. Solids
b. Lead lbs/dry ton
c. Cadmium lbs/dry ton
d. Nickel lbs/dry ton
e. Copper lbs/dry ton
f. Zinc A lbs/dry ton
g. Residual Chlorine lbs/dry ton
h. PO4 and P lbs/dry ton
i. TKN lba/dry ton
JNH3 as N lba/dry ton
k. NOZ + NO3 lbs/dry ton
1. COD mg/1
M. PH S.U.
n. PCB ppm (dry weight)
o. TOO mg/l
Note: The report period shall be for the calendar year (January I December
31) and shall be submitted by no later than February I of the following
calendar year.
30. The summary of sludge applications shall specify the data of application,
location of application and loading rates for nutrients, metals and hydraulic.
31. Should cumulative applications of metals exceed those limitations indicated in
Item No. 25, the Permittee shall take what I ever remedial actions may be required
by the Division of Environmental Management including, but not limited to,
inclusion of the following statement as a part of the property deed:
"Portions of this property have received solid wastes at high
metals application rates and care should be taken if food chain
crops are grown due to a possible health hazard."
32. The owner of the disposal site shall be furnished an analysis of sludge delivered
to the site annually.
j
33. No land application of sludge shall be conducted where the depth to the seasonal
high water table is less than three feet.
34. Prior to beginning waste disposal operations: three monitor wells, one
upgradient and down do gradient, shall be installed to monitor groundwater
quality at the Jim Robinson Site (Field #1 30—acres). The location and
construction details for these wells shall be by approval of the Mooresville
Regional Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained.
35. The monitor wells shall be sampled initially after construction (and prior to
waste disposal operations) and thereafter every March, July, and November for the
following parameters:
NO3 PH
J Total Ammonia TOC
TDS Chloride

P PPP"
Water Levels Total Coliforms
The measurement of water level shall be made prior to sampling for the
remaining parameters.
36. The Per mittee shall contact the Mooresville Regional Office to obtain proper
forms and assistance in maintaining proper records and submitting reports.
37. Groundwater monitoring reports shall be forwarded to the Mooresville Regional
Supervisor within sixty (60) days of each sampling.
38. If any nuisance condition arises concerning this land application system
including the transportation, storage, application or creation of an odor
problem, the City of Conover shall terminate sludge disposal immediately after
notification by the Division of Environmental Management.
39. Lactating dairy animals shall not be grazed on sludge applied areas for a period
of one year following sludge application. All other animals should not be grazed
on sludge applied land within 30-day period following the sludge application.
Application sites that are to be also used for grazing shall have fencing that
will be used to prevent access after each application.
40. Each site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 and shall receive a
supplement of fifty (50) lbs/acre of potassium prior to initial sludge
applications. Thereafter, soil tests shall be performed annually and limed and
potassium additions will be made in accordance with the recommendations of a
recognized soil scientist or agronomist. The Permittee shall submit a copy of
the soil test results and a report of lime and potassium additions to the address
and in accordance with the schedule indicated in Item No. 29 on Page Five.
Permit issued the the 12th day of June, 1986.
NORTH CAROLNA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGFIZZIT COIDUSSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental nagement Commission
Permit No. 13317

pppppp- -
Non-Disebarge i _Egyl Ap,pi
APN 006302
STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Part I - INSPECTION OF PROPOSED/EXISTING SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION/DISPOSAL SITES
1. a. Place visited: City of Conover
b. Mailing Address: Post Office Box 485
Conover, North Carolina 28613
Catawba County
2. Date of Investigation: 3/18/85 Date of Report: 5/27/86
3. By: J. Thurman Borne
4. a. Persons contj&te d:
Mr. Jimmy Clark, Dr. Bob Rubin
b. Phone No.: 704/464-4808
5. Directions to site: Site No. I (Jim Robinson Farm, Field No. 1):
From the intersection of 14-40 and S. R. 1502, travel south on S. R�
1502 approximately 0.6 mile, turn left on a one lane dirt/gravel.
road and proceed approximately 0.2 mile to the site. Site No. 2
(Jim Robinson Farm, Field No. 2): From the intersection of 1-40
and S. R. 1502, travel south on S. R. 1502 approximately 0.9 mile,
turn right on S. R. 1504, travel southwest approximately 0.2 mile,
turn left on a one lane dirt/gravel road which leads to the proposed
field. Site No. 3 (Fleta Isenhour Farm): From the intersection of'
S. R. 1610 and S. R. 1608, travel north on S. R. 1608 approximately
0.2 mile. The proposed site is on the right (north) side of S. R.
1608. Site No. 4 (Tally Isenhour Farm): From the intersection of
N. C. Highway 16 and S. R. 1610, travel north on N. C. Highway 16
approximately 1.0 mile, turn right on a one lane dirt/gravel road,
travel approximately Cl.2 mile to the proposed site. Site No. 5 (Arlie
White Farm): From the intersection of N. C. Highway 16 and S. R.
1610, travel north on N. C. Highway 16 approximately 0.4 mile. TY
proposed site is on the right (east) side of N. C. Highway 16.
6. USCS Quad No. (maps attached):
Site No. 1; E14NE: Site No. 2: E14NE; Site No. 3: D14SW; Site
No. 4: D14SW ; Site No. 5: D14SW
7. Size (land available for application, including buffers),.
Site No. 1: 14.4 acres Site No. 4: 5®i acres
Site No . T acres Site No. 5: 15.8 acres
Site No. 3: 29 acres
S. Topography: Each of the sites are located In rural farming areas
with rolling terrain having slopes generally less than 15%.
X

ppppp,-,
Pale Two
. Location of nearest dwelling (tag property boundary):
Site No. l: Approximately 300 feet
Site No. 2: None within 1000 feet
Site No. « Approximately 400 feet
Site No. 4: Approximately- 700 feet
Site No. Approximately 200 feet
Part ll-'DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED LAND APPLICATION-PROCEDURE
The City proposes to land apply sludge from its four () Wastewater
treatment ;plants. Each of the facilities are 'activated sludge type facilities,
The majority ufs,ludpe to be applied will be in la.eluid firm, removed from
aerobic di<destors or holding tanks. A small portion may be ales#aat erect on
sludge drying, beds
Sludge will, be transported to the application sites in aa, small tanker
truck (;approximately 5,000 gallon Capacity) and surface aapplied
The applicant has submitted EP Toxicity and conventional sludge analyses
which indicate that the sludge is non -hazardous and fairly typical, of
municipal sludge.
The proposed receiver sites are rural farmland used primarily as pasture
and for the production of ;small. grains (corn, soybeans, etc.).
Part III - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The proposed sites appear to be tell sUf ted for the proposed land
application procedure. As indicated in Dr. Rubins' report, these soils amve
;a low CEC, 'therefore, metals loadings should be restricted to the Lower
allowable mange. Nitrogen appears to be the limiting constituent. Based
on estimated crop uptake for the proposed cover crops and the reported PAN
of the sludge, application rates sbould not exceed 35,000 gal/acreaayr,
s indicated in Dr. Rubins' report, ttae sites should receive lime and
supplemental potassium Prior to sludge application._
ltecuaaaaaandtations and/or ial Conditions: It is recommended that a
permit be issued for a period of five () yaa ars with the following special
conditions
l.. This Permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume
of wastes described in the application and anther supporting data.
1, This Permit is not transferable,
3. This Permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the sail.
to ,adequatel.y absorb the wastes, and may be rescinded unless the
facilities are installed, maintained and operated in a manner which
will protect the assigned water quality standards or the surface
waters and ground waters.

PPP-'
Page Three
4. Knitoring wells shall be constructed and sampling schedules
arranged as required by the Division of Environmental Management and
constructed in accordance with 10 NCAC 2C 0.100.
5. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental
Management to insure surface and ground as protection will be
established and an acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be
followed.
6. The land appliation sites shall be effectively maintained and
operated at all times so that there is no discharge to the surface
waters, nor any contamination of ground waters which will render
them unsatisfactory for normal use, In event the facilities fail
to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, or failure of the application area to adequately absorb
the sludge, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action
as may be required by the Division of Environmental Management.
L The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this
Permit, shall request its extension. Upon receipt of the request,
Ghee Division will review the adequacy of the facilities described
therein, and if indicated, will extend the Permit for such period
of time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem
appropriate.
8. Adequate facilities shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from
carrying any disposed or stored material into the receiving stream.
9. The issuance of this Permit shall not relieve the City of Conover
of the responsibility for da maa es< to surface or ground waters
resulting from the operation of this facility.
10. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a
non -discharge system to prevent the discharge of any waste into the
surface waters of the State.
Ii. No We Of sludge other than that from the City of Conover Wastewater
Treatment Plants shall be placed on the land application disposal
site.
12. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface
runoff from conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto
the adjacent property and/or surface waters.
13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours
following as rainfall event of Pinch or greater in 24 hours.
Emergency sludge disposal measures shall be approved by the Division
of Environmental Management.
14. A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained between the appropriate land
ownerls property line and any applied sludge.
15. Each site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 and shall
receive a supplement of fifty (50) .Lied/acre of potassium prior to
initial sludge applications. Thereafter, soil tests shall be

PW
PPPP""" Page Four
performed annually and lime and potassium additions will be amide is
accordance with the recommendations endations of a recognized soil scientist
or agronomist. The Peraaaittee shall 'submit a copy of the sail 'test
results and a report of lime and potassium additions to the address
and in accordance with the schedule indicated in Item No. 30 on
Page Five.
ld- Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10 for surface
application and 18% for subsurface applications.
17. A 2 -foot buffer shall be maintained between drainage gay and
400-foot. buffer shaall be maintained between any residence and any
applied sludge, and a 100 foot buffer shall be maintained between
ataxy property; boundaries.
. A recorded log of applications including amounts applied, dates,
whether injected or incorporated, coordinates of W,licatfon, etc.,
shall be maintained at the wastewater treatment Plant as a permanent
record.
19. Public access to land application sites shall be controlled during
active site use and for the @.fa -month period following the land
application event.
20. No li.cluid sludge will be applied by surface or subsurface
application within lllfl feet of :any surface ; water or well, or within
200 feet of any tributary of public water supply.
1. No sludge shaalml be disposed In :areas subject to the 100- eaar flood.
e owner of the disposal `""" The site shall be fuf'aaisdacl an analysis of
sludge delivered to the site annually.
23. No root or leaf craps for direct public: consumption shall be raised
on these sites for a period: of eighteen (18) months following sludge
applications.
24. Sludge aPpl icati ons shall not exceed:
A Annual Loadings:
I. PAN 220 lbs/gat re /:yebar
2, a 0 i s/��acre/ eaar
0 lbs/facre/yeaar,
al. ' Ul 0.45 l,las%ac°ie/year
i. Hydraulic Loading (wet) :35,000 gal/acre/year
B. Cumulative Loadings:
1. Cd 4.5 lb/acre
2 Pb 5 lbs/acre
1. Zn 222.5 lbd/acre
4. Ccr 1.11 lb/acre
. :Ni. 111 lb/acre

ppp—
pppppp-.
Page Five
25.
Sludge shall be uniformly
applied so to avoid runoff, ponding or
erosion.
6.
The additions should
not emceed the needs of the crop being grown
based upon current
soil, ,and sludge analyses.
27.
This Permit shall become
voidable unless the agreements between the
City of Conover and
the hand owners lasted below are in full force
aaaad effect.
Site No.
Glasser a to tie}�1np fields,
W�lica
i
.gym.. ,V.,.,,,..,._-.«..._,..u.....�..-........w.
1,
p.`p
Jim
im Robinson 14.4
Jim Robinson 29.1
f,"Icta Isenhour 20.0
Tol ly Isenhour; 5. }`
Arlie White 15. s
28.
if any nuisances condition arises concerning this. hand application
system including the transportation, ;stOrsf;ea, or aa.ppl lc;ation including
creation of an odor
problem, tlae+ City' of Conover shall termnin te
sludge disposal imineadf:ately tarter notification by the Division of
Environmental, Management.
29.
Lactating dairy animals shall not be grazed on sludge applied areas
for a period of one
year following sludge application. All other
animals Should riot be . razed can sludgy applied land within 30--daay
period following the
sludge; application. Application sates that
are to be also usecl
for grazing shall have fencing t z,at will. be
used to prevent {access
after each application.
30;
he Permittee° shall
submit as current i;iimposite sludge` a11L11.,N1Si,S "
report and a summary
cif all applications, annually, to the lords
Carolina Department
of Naaturaal. Resources and Community development,
Mooresville Regional
Office (919 North Main street, Mooresville,
North Carolina 8115.
The sludge analysis report shall. contain: at
least the following-.
Parameter
Units
a: Lead
l.bsl'dry t:eali
c. C.aciatalaut�
teat!
d •.: A C. k'a .i.
Tllisa/�pdgr p
.7$_ :R M ld R C�i Cs
e: «: Copper�
y1„.8
�F;t ¢N..
1. £Ai7 /. e.�yr£ ton
+;�yy
Y r
1,1�s,�dr Lon
t4keq'. g
4". ResidUaJ. Chlorine l.bs/dry ton
la*. POp and P
i.
Ibs/"dr y ton
ro{
on
l . NH as lv
1 bs/dr. y teals
k. No') + NO
lbs/dry ton
1 cob
Mg/1
ra.,pjfH
S. pp
n.
-
ppm (dry eight
n..fCfC
Mg/1

ppp-
Page Six
Note:: The report period shall be for the calendar year (January I
Dec -ember 31) and shall be submitted by no later than February
1 of the following calendar year.
31. The summary of sludge applications shall specify the cute of application,
location of application and loading rates for nutrients, metals and
hydraulic.
lr„ the peraaltt e shall contact the Mooresville Regional office to obtain
groper forms and assistance in maintaining proper records and
submitting reports.
33. No hand application of sludge shall be conducted where the depth to
the seasonal high water table is less than three reef.,
34. Should cumulative applications of metals exceed thane limitations
indicated in Melia No. 25 on Page 5, the Permi ttee shall take whatever
remedial, actions maay be required by the Division of Environmental
tllana ement including, but not limited to, inclusion of the following
statement as a part of the 'property deed:
" portions of this property have received solid waste at high
metals application rates and care should be taken it rood chain
crops are grown due to a possible heath hazard."
5, Groundwater monitoring repots shall be forwarded to the 'Mooresville
Regional nal a er isor within sixty (60)< days of each sampling.
36. This Permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are
operated in accordance with the approved plans, specifications
and anther supporting data.
7, Diversion or bypassing of the sludge from the siudpe land application
site is prohibited.

ppp-
BIO-CHEM LABORATORIES
Past Office Box 40
Granite FaUs, N. C. 28630
".m a x
DatefruneReceived.'`
Date n
t. . Not

x
{ ,, ✓" s rlppppp7\
ROBINSON
.�30 ACRES
r
�,. f � �.� �,r i `�" " _ „ "^. �'� � ,� l �•"` .k .i � ,"R., " � .� red.
a
y{
d
", F Y 1 e 4.. � :. day i . of✓ y 54 re : 4� IRy
�,,,yM 0.. ky � 4 +.. � �" �+r, fr � f t m� +µ.w � � i F ✓ � � E i dR �� II f a 3 d+.r � �4. v...
At
R
f
IIi ROBINSON
—FAR 1/1 — FIELD #
_58 ACRES
w
M+R"`''R. 9
COUNTY
"•,
$ . ��, �``,�. � � • �. r��r" r'� wY s * m -X M '.a."` � tit
a%
°w«
"m L
a Ci + ,
71
'VI
• �"
u y
r w .
TORO MAP
♦ a y 8
+ X'
w
' e `'A' f LAND APPLICATION Or SLUDGES
.m
�•:, CITY OFCONOVER, N.C.
w� SCALE: _ I" tits T CONTOUR INTERVAL 2

r
— _ w
FEET EEEsa
,
FARM #2
r
39 ACRES
FIELD #3
_ s
$I-rt�
0 f
CA,
Y al. "• ,,,..: `t +. "".`-..-.ao ,,!°'sue-' ,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ;a..✓.. v". ,w,",.-. ,,,�`;� 'h,. `w. i, J/'
lK
y w A 4
„� � °�'. � �" ,.�..• . F` � �M � 7,NI
�.. � , �� •: e� arf +*- l.�F � rim *—..`^�,,''. `." t " „N ' �;
i
It
Ar
Nil
i i 9(, i ✓
�`
;":,`• '�.. djw$�
A ,
$�fir,CATAWBA COUNTY
� '� � � �a "„ `' �✓.,.�-^,.�,�,.rr'.�• -'. ��.,., fat
a
ToPo MAP
r
w
r
d a LAND APPLICATION OF SLUDGES
w �..9� �r $� .,� `. , ➢ �»� a,.... �J� 4e �1"' i, CITY OF
OV R ,. k
. C,.
SCALE. F 20 0 " CONTOUR INTERVAL 20'
1/3/86

w
ACE
,
ARLIE WHITE
FARM A FIELD #5
} " »
s ••
,
A
82 ACRES
yam
,
IX!
wr..'"
w
rf
y@a
vi
« y
'
sch
iN
t
n
"
ssI
ter" � � "'. • �..� ��yj #�n� 4 � � ,� "�„ ;,�` -�" � ,,
7
N Yi R
* P
ALEXANDER
D
Orford
sca AA A D $ r i'y k ter
TOPO MAP
LAN' APPLICATION OF SLUDGES
CITY OF CONOVER, N.C.
qy SCALE:
t i FN CONTOUR
INTERVAL
NTEAAY20
uk
/1/386

pppp—
CITY OF CONOVER
Pm 0. Box 48
nov r, N. C. 28613
March 20, 1986
Mr. Thurman Horne
Dept. of Natural Resource's
and Community Dev. F
P.O. Box 950
Mooresville, N.F. 2811-050
Estimate on Sludge to be generated annually a1
Conover'Conover's Treatment Plants
Hear Thurman
Jhis information was
gathered during studies performed
'elating to the Regional COmposting Facility Project and
is assumed to be an accurate estimate.
We estimate the generation of sludge as follows,
M. N.pa-WWTP, N24252 - 45
gal. @ 7% solids,
(2). S.F.-WWTF, NC 242 - 180,750
gal. @ Solids,
4) FG. -WWTF. NCO023264 - 184,125 a1
�
'
% solids
TOTAL EST. 756,375
gal. Annually
As you know these are only estimateand actual sludge
generation will vary. Also Conover only intends to use the
land application sites for approximately t.
wo years until
the COmposting Facility i
corep ltod,
We appreciate your attention regarding Our application
for land applying sludge and are prepared to carry out all
guide lines required, upon approval of our application.
Should any further information regarding this be
needed, please contact rare or Allen Drum at the Public
Works Department.
Sincerely,
Jill my A. Iar
Public Works Supt.,
City of Conover
ern
s

1) Moser Property- Take Exit 135 off 1-40. Go south toward
Claremont on North Oxford Street for 7/10 of a mile to the
stop light. Turn left at stop light on Main Street/64-70. Go
4/10 of a mile to the second stop light. This will be right,
at the Claremont City Hall. Turn right on Lookout Street. Go
2/10 of a mile to the stop sign. Turn left onto Catawba
Street. Go 6/10 of a mile to a fenced cow pasture on the
right. A dirt road runs down right beside the cow pasture.
The Moser Property is a plowed field on the right behind the
pasture.
2) Sipes orchard Home- Take Exit 131 off of 1-40. Go south
toward Conover on Highway 16 for 6/10 of a mile to County
Home Road, Turn right on County Home Road and go 3 4/10
miles and you will see Sipes orchard Home on the left. The
fields are behind and across the road from the home,
3) Rector Property- Take Exit 131 off of 1-40. Go North on
Highway 16 toward Taylorsville. Go 6 6/10 miles to Shell
Hollar Road. Turn right on Shell Holler, Road to Frank
Sherrill Road. Frank Sherrill Road is a dirt road on the
right. Take Frank Sherrill Road 6/10 of a mile. There will be
a house at the edge of a large open meadow on the left. The
Rector Property begins 400 feet from the house.
4) Hollar Property- Take Exit 131 off of 1-40. Go North on
Highway 16 toward Taylorsville. Go 4 9/10 miles to Oxford
School Road. Turn right on Oxford School Road and go 3/10 of
a mile. on the right you will see a long paved driveway and
right down from the driveway there is a dirt road (actually
you can only see two tire tracks). The Hollar property is at
the end of the dirt road.

1
6/10 of a roils Highway 16
l
North Oxford Street
rt Road)
7/ 10 mdo
Lookout Street
-W10 ili l
(Dirt Road)
wad
i