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Stormwater Discharge Permit Application
June 291 2012
Owner: Engineer:
McGill Environmental Systems MacConnell & Associates, P.C.
634 Christian Chapel Church Road P.O. Box 129
New Hill, NC 27562 Morrisville, NC 27560
Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Table of Contents
• Notice of Intent (Application)
• Narrative
• Business Corporation Annual Report
• USGS Quadrangle Map

�� Division of Water Quality / Surface Water Protection
NCDENRNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
No- CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NCG240000
FOR AGENCY USE ONLY
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NOTICE OF INTENT
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG240000 for
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as:
SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification Code) 2875 Compost facilities, and like activities.
For questions, please contact the DWQ Central Office or Regional Office for your area. (See page 6)
1) Mailing address of owner/operator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be
mailed): (Please print or type all entries in this application form.)
Legal Owner Name McGill Environmental Systems of N.C. Inc. (Noel Lyons
(Please attach the most recent Annual Report to the NC Secretary of State showing the current legal name.)
Street Address 1100 Herring Road
City Rose Hill State N.C. ZIP Code 28458
Telephone No. [phone] Email nylons(a1mcgillcomPost. Com
Alternate Contact Name Steve Cockman Email (if different) scockman(cDmcgilicompost.com
Alternate Contact Telephone (if different)
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2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name Chatham Facilit
Facility Contact Noel L ons
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Street Address 634 Christian Chapel Church Road
City New Hill
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State N.C. ZIP Code 2756County
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Email nl ons me illcom ost.c3)
Physical location information:
Please provide narrative directions to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and distance and
direction from a roadway intersection). Take US 1 south to Old US 1 Turn Right onto Old US 1 and travel 0.2
miles turn left onto Christian Chapel Church Road site is on right approximately 0.4 miles past intersection.
(A copy of a county map or USGS quad sheet with the facility clearly located on the map is a required part of this application.)
4) Latitude 35 deg. 38 min. 9 sec. N Longitude 79 deg. 0 min. 29 sec. W (deg, min, sec)
5) This NPDES Permit Application applies to the following (check appropriate box):
❑ New or Proposed Facility Date operation is to begin
0 Existing Facility DWQ Permit # N/A
61 Consulting Engineer's (or other qualified design staff's) application information:
Consulting Engineer: Gary S MacConnell PE
Consulting Firm: MacConnell & Associates P.C.
Mailing Address: P. 0. Box 129
City: Morrisville
State: North Carolina Zip Code: 27560
Phone:( 919 ) 467-1239 —Fax:( 919 ) 319-6510
Email: gsmmacassoc(a bellsouth.net
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7) Provide the 4 digit SIC Code that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility
SIC Code 2 8 7 5
8) Provide a brief description of the types of industrial activities and products produced at this facility,
including the DWM compost facility classification
Facility produces compost by blending food wastes and biosolids with amendments (shredded pallets, yard
wastes etc) The DWM facility is classified as Large —Type 4 Solid Waste Compost Faculty
Receivm_g waters
9) Discharge points 1 Receiving waters
Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc ) that convey stormwater and/or process
wastewater off the property
Stormwater only 3 Process wastewater only N/A Both commingled N/A
What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc ) that the stormwater and/or
process wastewater discharges first enter? Unnamed tributary of Shaddox Creek
Receiving water classification (s), if known WS -IV
If the site stormwater discharges to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm
sewer system (e g City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer) N/A
Will this facility discharge to
Shellfishing waters (Classified SA)?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
Trout waters (Classified Tr)?
❑ Yes
0 No
High Quality Waters (Classified HQW)?
❑ Yes
0 No
Outstanding Resource Waters (Classified ORW)?
❑ Yes
0 No
- Primary Nursery Area waters (Classified PNA)?
❑ Yes
0 No
Nutrient Sensitive Waters (Classified NSW)?
❑ Yes
0 No
Water Supply Watershed Waters (Classified WS I — WS V)? 0 Yes
❑ No
'Zero -flow' streams (as described in 15A NCAC 2B
0206)? ❑ Yes
0 No
Note Discharge of process wastewater to receiving waters classified as public water supply WS -II
to WS -V must be approved by the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Water
Resources. If DWR does not approve, coverage under NCG240000 cannot be granted No new
discharges of process wastewater are permitted in receiving waters classified as WS -1 or
freshwater ORW Similarly, the Division of Environmental Health Shellfish Sanitation Program
must approve process wastewater discharges to SA shellfish waters
10) Does the facility use any of the following on site?
❑ Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated phosphorus compounds content?
❑ Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated nitrogen compounds content?
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Process wastewater (Process wastewaters are defined in Part Il Section E of the General Permit text)
11) Will your facility discharge process wastewaters to surface waters?
❑ Yes 0 No
12) Are wastewater treatment facilities planned within the 100 -year flood plains
❑ Yes 0 No *Facility does not discharge process wastewater Raw biosolids, food wastes,
and similar feedstocks are stored inside the building or under cover
3) Consideration of alternatives to surface water discharge for process wastewaters
a) Land Surface or Subsurface Disposal System (e g , spray irrigation)
1) Is a land surface or subsurface disposal technologically feasible (possible)? ❑ Yes ❑fit
Why or Why not? /
i1) Is AQd surface or subsurface disposal system feasible to implement?*
Why o by not?
1i1) What is the feast lity of employing a subsurface or land surface d
discharge to surfac waters?*
b) Connection to a Municipal or
1) Are there existing sewer lines
Sewer Collection
one -mile rads
(1) If Yes, will the wastewater treatmen lant
(a) If No, please attach a letter docu nti
(b) If Yes, is 1t feasible to connect to the
c) Closed-loop Recycle System r
1) Are you already proposing a
(1) If Yes, contact DWQ's
alternatives
(2) If No, 1s this option ech
es ❑ No
as compared to a direct
❑ Yes ❑ No
`P) accept the discharge? ❑ Yes ❑ No
t the WWTP will not accept the discharge
Why or why not?*
9:t/,nthe design require en's of 15A NCAC 2T 1000
sed -loop recycle system (CL S)? ❑ Yes ❑ No
fifer Protection Section's Land A lication Unit for permitting
feasible (possible)? Why or why note''
(3) If No, is dfeasible to build a CLRS on your site? Why or why not?*,
(4) What is the feasibility of building a CLRS compared to direct surface water discharge?*
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d) Direct Discharge to Surface Waters Is discharge to surface waters the most environmentally soun
a ative of all reasonably cost-effective options being considered?* es ❑ No
►) If u may not be eligible for coverage under NCG240000, please contact D s Stormwater
Permitting for guidance
ii) If No, contact D Land Application Unit to determine alternative mitting requirements
*Per NC rules at 15A NCAC 2H 0105(c You may be as o provide further information to support your
answers to these questions after the initial re F ibility should consider initial and recurring costs
You are applying for coverage and CG240000 which enforces pro s wastewater effluent limitations on
1 the pollutants BOD, TSS, p nd fecal coliform Except as specifically pro in the General Permit text,
or DWQ compliance edule, any exceedances of the process wastewater effluen rtat►ons are a violation
of the terms a onditions of the permit, and may be the basis for DWQ enforcement action-,
Also ple note NC rule 15A NCAC 2H 0139 requires that wastewater treatment system desrg
a molished by a North Carolina Professional Engineer
Stormwater
14) Does this facility employ any best management practices for stormwater control?
❑ No ❑✓ Yes
If Yes, please describe briefly BMP's include a combination of sediment basins diversion ditches/swales, drain
pipes/culverts vegetative grass buffers diversion berms with rip rap oultets rock check dams, straw bales, and
filter socks
15) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, when was it implemented? N/A
16) Are vehicle maintenance activities (VMA) occurring or planned at this facility?
❑ No ❑✓ Yes
Other required information, other permitting
17) A complete application must include two 24"x36" site plans drawn to scale with the following
information- bar scale, north arrow, property lines, topographic contour lines, fence lines, roads, paved
areas, location of the various composting activities with identifying labels, site buildings, surface water
- drainage features and wetlands, wells, stormwater and wastewater conveyances, process wastewater
treatment facilities, stormwater BMPs, location of discharge points for both stormwater and process
wastewater discharges, delineation of drainage divides between the various subdrainage areas feeding each
discharge point, delineation of the 100 -yr floodplain if present, and a notation of the water quality classification
of the receiving water that site waters eventually discharge to
18) A complete application must include A general and brief narrative description of the compost
manufacturing sequence at the applicant's site, the general feedstocks, the determination of whether the
site's final product qualifies as 'finished compost' as referenced in the General Permit text (NCG240000) and
as determined by the DWM permitting process, identification of the stormwater BMPs employed, and the
general nature of the wastewater treatment system utilized to meet process wastewater discharge limits
19) Is the facility the subject of any current NCDENR Notice of Violation, consent order, compliance
schedule, or other enforcement action?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, provide a brief explanation N/A
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20) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them N/A
21) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex recycle permits)?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them N/A
22) Does this facility have a Division of Waste Management permit?
❑ No ❑✓ Yes
If Yes, Permit number(s) SWC -19-06
23) Hazardous Waste
a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility?
0 No ❑ Yes
b) Is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg of hazardous waste generated per month)
of hazardous waste?
0 No ❑ Yes
c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator (1000 kg or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of
hazardous waste?
0 No ❑ Yes
d) Type(s) of waste
How is material stored? N/A
Where is material stored? N/A
How many disposal shipments per year? N/A
- Name of transport / disposal vendor N/A
Vendor address N/A
Final Checklist
This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the following items have been included
0 One check for $100 made payable to NCDENR
0 One original and one copy of this completed and signed application
0 Two copies of the most recent Annual Report to the Secretary of State showing the current legal name
0 Two copies of the site plan
0 Two site location maps (county map or USGS quad sheet) with the location of the facility clearly marked
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24) Certification:
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 B(i) provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article; or who knowingly makes a false
statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the
(Environmental Management] Commission implementing this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine
not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
I hereby request coverage under the referenced General Permit. I understand that coverage under this
permit will constitute the permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as
an individual permit.
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my
knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: M Noel Lyons
Title: President (Please note federal rule signatory requirements at 40CFR122.22)
(Signature of Applicant) (Date Signed)
YK_I Notice of Intent must be accompanied by a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDENR
Mail the entire package to:
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Note
The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit.
For questions, please contact the DWQ Central Office or Regional Office for your area.
DWQ Regional Office Contact Information
Asheville............
[phone]
Fayetteville ........
[phone]
Mooresville ........
[phone]
Raleigh .............
[phone]
Washington.........
[phone]
Wilmington..........
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Narrative
General
McGill Environmental Systems of N C , Inc operates the Chatham Facility which is also called
the Merry Oaks Facility This facility is located at 634 Christian Chapel Church Road in New
Hill, North Carolina, 27562 The contact person is Steve Cockman and he may be reached at
[phone] Division of Waste Management permit SWC 19-06 allows the production of
"finished compost" from the Large — Type 4 Solid Waste Compost Facility
When the McGill Chatham facility opened in 2002 it represented the best available and
affordable design available to McGill Through the eight years of operation at Chatham and the
design and construction of two new McGill plants elsewhere in the world a number of design and
operational improvements have been developed and implemented at the Chatham Facility where
at all feasible and beneficial
Compost Manufacturing Sequence
The Glenville Compost Option, which has been in use for a number of years in Ireland, calls for
more active management of the material within the building through earlier screening and
significant curing indoors This results in diminishing outside curing and operating a plant on a
significantly smaller footprint All materials are blended inside the building and then moved to
aerated processing bays The material is screened indoors after one week when Process to
Further Reduce Pathogens (PFRP) has been achieved The screened material is then returned for
further processing/curing for an additional 14 plus days At that point material can be moved a
third time for further curing outside
In a well controlled aerated static pile environment the most intense biological activity takes
place in the first few days The early screening further homogenizes the mix, redistributes
moisture and enzymes stimulating further rapid biodegradation There is also a very significant
space efficiency gained through the screening process
General Feedstock
PnmM Amendments
Biosolids Sawdust and wood chips
Shredded paper, pallets, yard and untreated/unprocessed wood waste
Sheetrock
Restaurant grease trap waste
Agricultural by-products (sweepings, tobacco dust, gm trash waste)
Manures and bedding
Selected Biodegradable Industrial Sludges
Food and food processing wastes
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McGill Environmental Systems of N C , Inc — Chatham Facility (Merry Oaks)
Finished Compost
McGill Environmental Systems of N C , Inc produces "finished compost" for distribution to the
public under Division of Waste Management Permit Number SWC -19-06
Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP)
The McGill Chatham Facility treats stormwater runoff leaving the site using the following
measures and devices
• Diversion ditches and drainage swales
• Drain pipes and culverts
• Vegetative grass buffers
• Three (3) permanent sediment basins
• Diversion berms with periodically spaced rip rap outlets
• Rock check dams
• Straw bales
• Filter socks
Wastewater Treatment
The McGill Chatham Facility does not discharge process wastewater
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Y _ BUSINESS CORPORATION
„tea 4 ANNUAL REPORT
NAME OF BUSINESS CORPORATION McGill Environmental Systems ofN C, Inc
SOSID. 0288603
Date Filed: 3/12/2012 3 59:00 PM
Elaine F Marshall
North Carolina Secretary of State
FISCAL YEAR ENDING STATE OF INCORPORATION NC
SECRETARY OF STATE CORPORATE ID NUMBER 0288603
NA I URF OF BUSINESS admin & support waste
REGISTERED AGENT Lyons, Michael N
REGISTERED OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS 1100 Herring Rd
Rose Hill, NC 28458
REGISTERED OFFICE STREET ADDRESS 1100 Herring Rd
Rose Hill, NC' 28458 SAMP,SON County
SIGNATURE OF THE NEW REGISTERED AGENT
SIGNATURE CONS IITUTES CONSENI TO THE APPOINTMENT
PRINCIPAL OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER [phone]
PRINCIPAL OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS P O Sox 61
Harrells, NC 28444
PRINCIPAL OFFICE STREET ADDRESS 1100 Hernng Rd
Rose Hill, NC 28458
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Name Michael N Lyons
Title President
Address
POBoy 61
Harrels NC 28444
CER IFICATIO ORT MUST BE COMPLETED BY ALL BUSINESS CORPORATIO S
TORM MUST BE SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION DATE
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TYPE OR PRINT NAME TYPE OR PRINT TIME
ANNUAL REPORT FEE $25 MAIL TO Secretary of State • Corporations Division • Post Office Box 29525 • Raleigb NC 27626-0525

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