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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
June 28, 1989
Mr. Harold Bynum
Smith, Helms, Mulliss, and Moore
P. O. Box 21927
-Greensboro, NC 27401
Subject: Permit No. WQ0001348
Miller Brewing Company
Land Application of Sludge
Rockingham County
Dear Mr. Bynum:
In accordance with your application received March 9, 1989 , we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0001348, dated June 28, 1989, to Miller Brewing Company for
operation of the subject land application of sludge program.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 1994, and shall
be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Issuance of this permit shall void
Permit No. 4653R, issued September 21, 1984.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days
following receipt of this pem- t. 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. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are made this permit shall
be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need
additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Rosanne Barona at 919/
733-5083.
Sincerely,
R. Paul Wilms
cc: Rockingham County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Groundwater Section
Pollwion Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
PERMIT
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, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Miller Brewing Company
Rockingham County
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operation of a sludge Iand application program to land apply diatomaceous earth sludge frorn Miller
Brewing Company Eden Brewery at agronomic rates to approximately 150 acres of the Circle S.
Ranch owned by Mr. Sam W. Smith, pursuant to the application received March 9 ,1989 and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved .by the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and considered a
part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 1994, and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are undertaken in
accordance with the approved documents.
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 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. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be required by
this Division, including the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or
disposal facilities.

6. A suitable vegetative cover (pasture) shall be maintained.
7. The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance fee within thirty (30) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to timely pay the fee in accordance with 15 NCAC
2H .0205(c)(4) may cause the Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
S. The Permittee, at least six (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 if warranted, will extend the Permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
9. AlI fields will be flagged prior to land application to assure compliance with buffer zones.
10. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Pennittee of the responsibility for damages to
surface or groundwaters 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 Miller Brewing Company Eden Brewery 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 or into the
surface waters.
14. Sludge shall not be applied when the ground is frozen, saturated, during rainy weather, or
any period when rain is imminent. Satisfactory sludge holding/storage facilities shall be
provided during said periods.
15. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 prior to sludge application.
16. No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period of 18
months following sludge application.
17. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10% for surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications.
18. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between Miller Brewing Company
and Mr. Sara W. Snuth is in full force and effect.
19. In any future 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.
20. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced in immediately after application on lands
with no cover crop established.
21. Surface application of liquid sludge shall not be used on sites that are prone to flooding
conditions. (Below the 100-year flood level.
22. This facility shall notify the Groundwater Section, Winston-Salem Regional Office, prior to
land application of the diatomaceous earth.

23. The permittee shall keep records of•all land application activities including the following:
a. Maps showing locations of the land application site(s).
b. Date(s) and time(s) of application.
C. Amount(s) of diatomaceous earth applied.
d. Identification of the hauler.
24. Animals should 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 during the 30-day periods after each application.Lactating dairy
cattle shall not be grazed on sludge applied land within an 18-month period following the
sludge application.
25. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use and for the
12-month period following the land application event.
26. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Department, shall
be provided.
27. The following buffers shall be maintained:
400 feet from residences for surface application
b. 200 feet from residences for injection method
I-00 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, lakes, rivers and surface water
drainage ways for injection method
100 feet from "WS" classified waters and other streams, lakes, rivers and surface
water drainage ways for surface application method
100 feet from property lines for both methods
g. 50 feet from public right-of-ways for both methods
h. 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversion for both methods
i. 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, and groundwater
drainage systems for both methods.
28. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
applicant for the life of the project.
29. Adequate facilities shall be provided to prevent surface runoff carrying any disposed or
stored material into any surface water.

30. Issuance of this permit shall void Permit No. 4653R, issued September 21, 1984.
31. Application of the sludge shall not exceed 0.2 inch/acre/week.
32. Spreading of the waste sludge will be scheduled in order to facilitate a full weekly loading of
0.2 inches per acre to allow seven (7) days rest prior to additional applications.
Permit issued this the 28th day of June ,1989
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0001348

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