WQ0006242_Correction_20240607

June 7, 2024
SCOTT BUFFKIN – INTERIM TOWN MANAGER
TOWN OF SPARTA
POST OFFICE BOX 99
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA 28675
Subject: Permit No. WQ0006242
Correction
Town of Sparta Class B
Residuals Program
Land Application of Class B
Residuals
Alleghany County
Dear Mr. Buffkin,
In response to a written request from Adam Brigman of Synagro received on April 9, 2024, we are
forwarding herewith a corrected Attachment A of Permit No. WQ0006242 issued on November 17, 2020.
The correction to the subject permit is as follows:
1. The Division has corrected the Approved Mineralization Rate in Attachment A for the Town
of Sparta WWTP to 0.3.
Please replace Attachment A of Permit No. WQ0006242 issued on November 17, 2020, with
the enclosed corrected Attachment A.
If you need additional information concerning this permit correction, please contact Erick Saunders
at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: Alleghany County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Adam Brigman – Synagro (Electronic Copy)
Operator Certification Program (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
Digital Permit Archive (Electronic Copy)
ATTACHMENT A – APPROVED RESIDUAL SOURCES Certification Date: November 17, 2020
Town of Sparta Permit Number: WQ0006242 Version: 5.0
WQ006242 Version 5.0 Attachment A Page 1 of 1
Owner Facility Name County Permit
Number
Biological
Residuals
Maximum
Dry Tons
per Year 1
Monitoring
Frequency for
Non-hazardous
Characteristics 2
Monitoring
Frequency for
Metals and
Nutrients 3, 5
Monitoring
Frequency for
Pathogen &
Vector Attraction
Reductions 4, 5
Approved
Mineralization
Rate

Town of Sparta Town of Sparta WWTP Alleghany NC0026913 Yes 100 Annually Annually Annually 0.3
Total 100
1. Maximum Dry Tons per Year is the amount of residuals approved for land application from each permitted facility.
2. Analyses to demonstrate that residuals are non-hazardous (i.e., TCLP, ignitability, reactivity, and corrosivity) as stipulated under permit Condition IV.2.
3. Testing of metals and nutrients as stipulated under permit Condition IV.3.
4. Analyses of pathogen and vector attraction reductions as stipulated under permit Condition IV.4.
5. Monitoring frequencies are based on the actual dry tons applied per year using the table below, unless specified above .
Dry Tons Applied (metric tons) Dry Tons Applied
(short tons per year)
Monitoring Frequency
(40 CFR 503 and 15A NCAC 02T
.1111(c))
< 290 < 319 Once per year (Annually)
≥ 290 to < 1,500 ≥ 319 to < 1,650 Once per quarter (4 x Year)
≥ 1,500 to < 15,000 ≥ 1,650 to < 16,500 Once per 60 days (6 x Year)
≥ 15,000 ≥ 16,500 Once per month (12 x Year)
If no land application events occur during a required sampling period (e.g., no land application occur during an entire year when annual monitoring is required), then no sampling data is
required during the period of inactivity. The annual report shall include an explanation for missing sampling data. Those required to submit the annual report to United States Environmental
Protection Agency (US EPA) may be required to make up the missed sampling. Contact the US EPA for additional information.

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