WQ0000520_Correction_20010815

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT ANE) NATURAL RESOURCES
August 15, 2001
W.R. BAKER, CITY MANAGER
CITY OF BURLINGTON
P O BOX 1358
BURLINGTON, NC 27216
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000520 Correction
City of Burlington
Land Application of Wastewater
Residuals Permit
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Baker:
In accordance with a written request received on August 8, 2001; we are forwarding herewith a corrected
page 3 of Permit No. WQ0000520, issued June 6, 2001, for the subject facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
1. Condition IL 6. Has been corrected to reflect the correct identity of South Burlington
WWTP digesters 3 & 4-
Please replace Page 3 with the corrected Page 3 into Permit No. WQ0000520, issued June 6, 2001.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Theresa Nartea, at
(9l 9) 733-5083, extension 375. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph -D.
cc: Alamance County Health Department
Caswell County Health Department
Chatham County Health Department
Orange County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Groundwater Section, Central Office
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2. A suitable vegetative cover, as listed in Condition II. 5_, shall be maintained in accordance with the
crop management plan outlined by the local Extension Office, the Department of Agriculture, the
Natural Resource Conservation Service, or other agronomist, and approved by this Division.
3. Prior to land application of residuals to any land that has previously or will receive animal waste, the
farmer shall provide the Permittee with information pertaining to the volume applied, and a waste
analysis. This information shall be submitted so that verification can be made as to the amount of
residuals that can be applied at the appropriate agronomic rate. If the maximum agronomic nutrient
amount has been applied to the field, no additional residuals shall be applied to the land application
site.
4. An acceptable pH must be maintained in the soil, residual and Iime mixture, 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.
6.
The application rates of residuals shall be such that the following plant available nitrogen (PAN)
loadings shall not be exceeded for the specified crops:
Crop ' PAN (lb./acre/yr. Crop PAN (lb./acre/yr.)
Alfalfa
Bermuda Grass (Hay, Pasture)
Blue Grass
Corn (Grain)
Corn (Silage)
Cotton
Fescue
200
Forest (Hardwood & Softwood)
75
220
Milo
100
120
Small Grain (Wheat, barley, oats)
100
160
Sorghum, Sudex (Pasture)
I80
200
Sorghum, Sudex (Silage)
220
70
Soybeans
200
250
Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass
200
If the approved land application sites are to be double cropped (i.e., a crop in the spring and a second
crop in the fall, with BOTH crops to receive wastewater residuals), then the second crop shall receive
an application of nutrients at a rate of no greater than 50 lbs/acre/yr. This practice will be allowed as
long as the second crop is to be harvested. If the second crop is to be planted for erosion control only,
and is to be tilled into the soil, then no wastewater residuals shall be applied to these fields because the
nitrogen will essentially be returned to the soil.
No residuals other than the following are hereby approved for land application in accordance with this
Permit:
Permit Volume
Source County Number (dry tons/ ear
East Burlington WWTP
South Burlington WWTP
South Burlington WWTP, Digesters 3 & 4
Mackintosh YTP
Alamance
NC0023868
2,244.0
Alamance
NC0023876
3,656.0
Alamance
NCO023876
800.0
Alamance
NCO083828
1.300.0
Total Residuals Volume: 8,000.0