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St2te of Nor', s Carolina
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ubject: Permit No. AVQW0 NO
Dyke P+;ever Cbtripany
McGuij�c_ Ndclear'`Station
Land Apglicad&. of Sludge,
Mecklentrg-Cckkity
accorc<ance witk., your renewal and amendment rewtiesr ' eccive u = t 13; 1991, we arm
fo wwd-k,,z herewith Permit No. WQ0001.860, dateA January 3, 1992, to D,.�,e Power Cloznpivsy f-r the
b.�lr1::`i c . ara* r_a of .. !*nd. application of sludge program.
.<... 13- .,ner v,-ie,3t request consisted of deleting the 07ound-��r Quu'ity _-nonitoririg ,requirements.
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ele atec' :ir-Ve.c- O- ;:3t r•oliform reported in the GroubcIwater Quality rnonitming data the Divisibfrt has
electe,G to .maintain the monitoring requirements for total co'iform, NO3, pH, and
This vermit shad be effective fmm the date of issuance until January 311- and sh i supers e
jl %) i.sstted February 14, 1990, and shall be sub er.t to -the conditions and limit tiMS
1'1 -•'. i- Pay p?xdcular attention tot a-'noniterin *, :. i i �� iEn,L .fri this:perirdt. Fa1�FM `Ee
^. gb7'4.' li' u �:%:�ttte sys7tc;m for collecti€tg and rmaintaim[tg the required r tav atioiial infornnation will•at salt
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' If.r;.' part,, -requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you hive
tho,.fight toieq.nest an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30'days following receipt of this
Pekvm `1'b i.; .-r grest must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North
Car6lina Ccncral.Statutes, and fled with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 27447,
Rate gl , NC 2761.E-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be fins' and binding.
Regional Offices
Mhevitle Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilnington . .Winston-Salem
704.1251-6209 9:91486-1541 704/663-1699 919/733-2314 919/946-6<1,31 919/395-3900 419f896-7007
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.L. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer i.'

Mr. Carty r
Taruary i, 1992
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T you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mark Hawes at 919/ 733-
5083.
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Mecklenburg County Health Department
Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection
Mooresville Regional Office
Groundwater Section
Training and Certification
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SLUDGE LAND APPLICATION PERMIT
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
DUKE POWER COMPANY
Mecklenburg County
FOR THE
operation of a sludge land application program consisting of a six acre land farm located at the McGuire
Nuclear Station for the disposal of residual solids generated by the domestic wastewater treatment facility
located at the McGuire Nuclear Station with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the
renewal and amendment request received August 23, 1991 and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of
Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until January 31, 1993, and shall supersede
Permit No. WQ0001860 issued February 14, 1990, and shall be subject to the following specified
conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program.
2. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
3. In the event that the land application program is not operated satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall cease applying sludge to the sites and
take any immediate corrective actions, including the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
4. No crops for direct Truman consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period of 18
months following sludge application.

5. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10% for surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications.
6. The following buffers zones shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
surface application method; however, the buffer zone requirement may be reduced
to a minimum of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner,
b) 200 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
injection method; however, the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a
minimum of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner,
c) 100 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, creeks, lakes, rivers, and
surface water drainage ways for injection method,
e) 100 feet from "WS" classified waters and other streams, creeks, lakes, rivers and
surface water drainage ways for surface application method,
f) 100 feet from property lines for both methods; however, this requirement may be
reduced upon written concurrence from the adjoining property owner,
g) 50 feet from public right of ways for surface application methods,
h) 25 feet from public right of ways for subsurface disposal methods,
i) 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions for both
methods,
j) 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater
drainage systems and surface drainage ditches for both methods.
9. A copy of this permit shall be kept at the land application site when sludge is being applied
during the life of this permit. A spill prevention and control plan shall be kept in all sludge
transport and application vehicles.
10. All sludges included in this permit must be stabilized by a process to significantly reduce
pathogens (as described in 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix II) prior to application or
incorporation.
11. Specific sludge application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to and
during sludge application.
12. No sludge at any time shall be stored at any application site.
II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities and disposal sites shall be properly maintainer) and operated at all times.
2. A suitable vegetative cover as listed in condition II 3, shall be maintained in accordance
with the crop management plan approved by this Division.
3. The application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops:
CLO-Pla PAN lbs acre ar
Fescue 250
I.espedeza 200
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4. No sludges other than the following are hereby approved for land application in accordance
with this permit:
Source County Permit Number Estimated Volume
McGuire WWTF Mecklenburg NCO024392 20 cubic yards per year
S. The lifetime heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following for the corresponding
Cation Exchange Capacities (CEC):
Parameter (Ibs/acre)
QEQ < 5
CEQ 5-1
Lead
500
1000
Zinc
250
500
Copper
125
250
Nickel
125
250
Cadmium
4.5
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6. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the
wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at
least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the
Certification Commission.
7. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored sludge material into any surface waters.
8. Animals shall 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 after each application.
9. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced within twenty-four (24) hours after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
10. For areas that are prone to flooding or within the 100-year flood elevation, sludge may be
applied only during periods of dry weather. The sludge must be incorporated into the soil
within twenty-four (24) hours of application.
11. Appropriate measures must be taken to control public access to the land application sites
during active site use and for the 12-month period following the last sludge application
event. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities being
conducted at each site.
12. 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.
13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a rainfall event
of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours. Any emergency sludge disposal measures must first be
approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
14. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of at Ieast 6.5 prior to sludge application.
Sludge may be applied to sites with a pH of less than 6.5 provided a sufficient amount of
lime is also applied to achieve a final pH of the lime, sludge and soil mixture of at least 6.5.
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1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, sludge, soil, or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
protection of the environment will be established and an acceptable sampling and reporting
schedule shall be followed. If monitoring data indicates minimal or no concern to the
Division, reduction of monitoring requirements may be pursued after two annual reporting
periods.
2. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all disposal activities. These
records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following information:
a) source of sludge
b) date of sludge application
c) location of sludge application (site, field, or zone #)
d) method of application
e) weather conditions
f) soil conditions
g) type of crop or crop to be grown on field
h) volume of sludge applied in gallons/acre and dry tons/acre
i) annual and cumulative totals of dry tons/acre of sludge, annual and cumulative
pounds/acre of each heavy metal (which shall include, but not be limited to
iead,nickel, cadmium, copper and zinc), annual pounds/acre of plant available
nitrogen (PAN), and annual pounds/acre of phosphorus applied to each field.
3. A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted
of each site receiving sludge in the respective calendar year and the results maintained on
file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years. The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis
shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following parameters:
% Base Saturation
Manganese
Magnesium
Cation Exchange Capacity
Phosphorus
Sodium
Potassium
Nickel
Lead
Cadmium
Zinc
Copper
PH
Calcium
4. A quarterly sludge analysis shall be conducted by the Permittee and the results maintained
on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years. If land application occurs at a
frequency less than quarterly, sludge analysis will be required for each instance of land
application. The sludge analysis shall include but is not necessarily limited to the following
parameters:
% total solids
Magnesium
Chlorides
Sulfate
Phosphorus
Potassium
Lead
Zinc
Copper
Nickel
Cadmium
Chromium
Sodium
Calcium
Total Nitrogen
Ammonia Nitrogen
Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen
pH
Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
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5. Three copies of all monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in conditions III 1,
III 2, III 3 and III 4 shall be submitted annually on or before March 1 of the following year
to the following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
6. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office telephone no.
[phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next
working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the
following:
a. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the land
application of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or
characteristic.
b. Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of sludge material
to receiving waters.
C. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
which the system was designed.
d. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate sludge treatment.
e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting sludge to the
application site.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following fast knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
1. The four (4) existing monitoring wells must be sampled every March, July, and November
for the following parameters:
NO3 (10.0) pH (6.5-8.5 standard units)
Water Level Total Coliforms
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters.
The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to
provide relative elevations of the measuring point for each of the monitoring wells. The
depth of water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the
casing.
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The numbers in parentheses represent the maximum allowable concentrations in
groundwater for the various analytical parameters, as specified in 15 NCAC 2L
[Groundwater Classifications and Standards]. Unless otherwise noted, the concentrations
are given in parts per million. i
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of
Environmental Management on Form GW-59 (Compliance Monitoring Report Form) every
April, August, and December.
2. The Compliance Boundary for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC
2L, Classifications and Water Quality Standards applicable to the groundwater of North
Carolina. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance
Boundary is subject to penalty provisions applicable under General, Statute 143-215.6A.
The sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the disposal
system site may alter location of the Compliance Boundary.
For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is
established at the lesser of 250 feet from the perimeter of waste disposal or 50 feet within
the property boundary.
If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is
changed, the Permittee shall notify the DEM Director within 14 days. The Director shall
then establish a modified Compliance Boundary which will be done as a modification to the
Permit.
The REVIEW BOUNDARY delineated on the attached site map for the disposal system is
specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. A
REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around disposal systems midway between the
Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. When the
concentration of any substance equals or exceeds the maximum allowable concentration of
that substance at the REVIEW BOUNDARY, as determined by monitoring, the permittee
shall either (i) demonstrate, through predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site
conditions, facility design and operational controls will prevent a violation of standards at
the Compliance Boundary; or, (ii) submit a plan for the alteration of existing site
conditions, facility design or operational controls that will prevent a violation of standards
at the Compliance Boundary, and implement that plan upon its approval by the Director.
3. Any groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of
Environmental Management shall be provided.
V . INSPECTIONS
1. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the sludge storage, transport, and disposal
facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a
nuisance. The Permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least the date
and time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective
actions taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee
for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon
request by the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.

2. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that
must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of
groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carried out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit and in the manner approved by this Division.
2. This pem-lit 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. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership or a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to
the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application fee,
documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or may
not be approved.
4. Prior to any transfer of this Iand, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives full
details of the materials applied or incorporated at this site.
5. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the Permittee and the
landowners/lessees are in full force and effect.
6. The following are approved sites for sludge application (see attached map):
Site No. OwnerlLessee Application Areal acres
Duke Power Company 6.0
7. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
8. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specked by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
9. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
10. A set of approved documents for the subject project must be retained by the applicant for
the life of the permit.
11. This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions,
limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Environmental Management deems
necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and public health.
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12. If any additional sludge applications are to occur on this site, the Mooresville Regional
Office shall be notified at least 48 hours prior to that application.
Permit issued this the 3rd day of January, 1992
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