WQ0002004_Correspondence_20180829

NORTH CAROLINA
COOPER a fr6ftM#'ftt' Quality
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secreary
LINDA CULPEPPER
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August 29, 2018
KF, NETH EDWARDS — PRESIDENT
BASS FARMS, INC
POST OFFICE BOX 126
SPRING HOPE, NORTH CAARROLINA 27882
Dear Mr. Edwards:
Subject: Permit No. WQ0002004
Bass Farm Sausage WWTF
Wastewater Irrigation System
Nash County
In accordance with your permit renewal and minor modification request received May 9, 2018, and
subsequent additional information received June 21, 2018 and August 13, 2018, we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0002004 dated August 29, 2018, to Bass Farms, Inc for the continued operation of the
subject wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities. Please note that this renewed permit shall become
effective on November 1, 2018 (i.e., the day after the expiration date of the existing permit).
The modifications to the subject permit are as follows: irrigation field 3 (the field furthest west on
the Bass Farm property) has been removed from the permit. Sprinkler heads and headers are to be
decommissioned in accordance with new permit condition 1.1.
This permit shall be effective from November 1, 2018 until October 31, 2023, shall void Permit
No. WQ0002004 issued July 5, 2013, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements listed in Attachments A and B for
they may differ from the previous permit issuance. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting
and maintaining the required operational information shall result in future compliance problems.
Please note the following permit condition has been removed since the last permit issuance
dated July 5, 2013:
)� Old Condition 11,1.2. —The vaster table height is not monitored at this facility..
North Carolina Department of Ehvironmentai Qualiti i Division of Aster Resources I Dior,Disc#)a=ge Branch
512 Nofth Salssbur�v Street 11617 Mail Service Center f Raleigh, North Carolina 2769946.17
919.707 3664

Mr. Kenneth Edwards
August 29, 2018
Page 2 of 2
Please note the following permit conditions are new since the last permit issuance dated July
5, 2013:
Condition 1. 1. — This condition requires that Field 3 be decommissioned within 30 days of the
effective date of this permit.
➢ Attachment A — The PCS code for Total Nitrogen has been updated.
> Attachment A — Nitrate has been added to the WWTF effluent monitoring parameters. pH
sampling frequency has changed from 3 x Year to Per Event (not to exceed weekly).
> Attachment A — 3 x Year sampling has been changed to March, July, and November (rather
than October).
If any parts, requirements or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, the Permittee
has the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of
this permit. This request shall be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 15013 of the North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings at 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this permit, please contact Emily Gercke at (919)
707-3656 or emitgg!k .
Sincerely,
?inda Culpepper, Interim Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Nash County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Raleigh Regional. Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section. (Electronic Copy)
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