WQ0003760_Final Permit_19930331

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James B. Hunt., Jr., Governor
March 31, 1993
Mr. Arthur J. Toompas
Manager, Water and Air Resources
Cone Mills Corporation
1201 Maple Street
Greensboro, NC 27405
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Subject: Permit No. WQ0003760
Cone Mills Corporation
Guilford County Farm Site
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Toompas:
On April 4, 1991, the Division issued Permit No. WQ0003760 to Cone Mills Corporation for the
continued operation of a spray irrigation facility for the disposal of wastewater treatment residuals. On
May 1, 1991, the Division received a request from Cone Mills Corporation for a change in the monitoring
requirements for the subject facility. The Division has reviewed your request and we forwarded a draft
permit to Cone Mills on October 30, 1992 and understood that the company did not object to the
conditions contained in the permit, therefore, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0003760, dated
March 31, 1993, to Cone Mills Corporation for the continued operation of the subject wastewater
irrigation facility. The following comments are offered in reference to the proposed changes requested for
this permit amendment:
Condition II.8 requires that no waste other than that from Cone Mills Corporation be
sprayed onto irrigation areas. Cone Mills Corporation has requested that this condition be
modified to allow animal waste from the pig farm to be applied to the sites approved by this
permit. The Division has reviewed and hereby approves the request from. Cone Mills for
the application of animal waste to the sites listed in Condition VI.4. Please be advised that
the County of Guilford was issued Permit Number WQ0000949 on April 24, 1989 which
allows for the application of animal waste and domestic waste from the Guilford County
Prison Farm to be applied to sites 9 and 10 of this same farm. Sites 9 and 10 are not
included in this permit and thererfore, no industrial sludge from Cone Mills Corporation is
to be applied to sites that are permitted to Guilford County Prison Farm.
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2. Conditions IIIA and III.S have been amended and combined to require that each lagoon be
sampled on a quarterly basis for a total of eight samples per year. Sludge analysis shall be
conducted on a quarterly basis for each lagoon for the parameters listed in condition III.4.
The samples from the two lagoons shall not be intermixed.
3. An annual Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be required
from the digester.
3. A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) (as required in
condition III.6 of the April 4, 1991, permit) shall be conducted of each site receiving
sludge in the respective calendar year. The permit has been modified to require an analysis
for nickel, cadmium, lead, zinc, and copper once prior to permit renewal on soils from each
site which has received sludge during the permit cycle.
4. The surface water monitoring requirements of condition 111.7 of the April 4, 1991, permit
have been clarified. Surface waters shall be monitored once per month for three months
following an application of sludge. A sample should also be collected following a
significant rainfall event that may cause runoff. The request for deletion of surface water
monitoring has been denied. An evaluation of the site by the Winston-Salem Regional
Office concluded that occasional careless applications have caused direct surface run-off.
5. Condition IV.2 of the April 4, 1991, lists, in parentheses, the maximum allowable
concentrations in groundwater for the various analytical parameters, as specified in 15A
NCAC 2L. The inclusion of these maximum allowable concentrations is hereby deleted.
6. With reference to condition N.1, the Division offers the following comments:
a) The three spring heads that are part of the current monitoring network do not serve as
monitoring points for volatile organic compounds. Since the subject site is being used for
industrial waste application, accurate VOC monitoring is very important.
b) The two water supply wells that are part of the current monitoring network are not
adequate since the wells are producing water from bedrock and not from the saprolite zone.
Since the surfcial aquifer occurs within the saprolite zone, and is the medium through
which contamination will initially travel from the waste application area, the focus of a
groundwater monitoring program should be on the saprolite.
Therefore, the request for deletion of the permit condition requiring the installation of four
new monitoring wells must be denied.
7. As discussed in a meeting with Ms. Carolyn McCaskill and Ms. Jill Little of the Division
on November 23, 1992, condition II 14 does not require that surface applied sludge be
plowed or disced within 24 hours for lands with crop stubble that is left immediately after
harvesting or for land that has an established cover crop. This condition is intended for
sites with no cover crop or land that is bare in order to prevent surface run-off.
PIease be advised that a condition that limits the plant available nitrogen (PAN) for each type of
crop, has been added to this permit as condition no. II, 4. This condition was inadvertently omitted from
the permit that was issued April 4, 1991.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 29, 1996, shall hereby void
Permit No. WQ0003760 issued April 4, 1991, and Permit No. 4220-R2 issued December 30, 1985, and
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the
monitoring requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and
maintaining the required operational information will result in future compliance problems.

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
permit. 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. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms, Carolyn McCaskill at,
919/ 733-5083.
Sin r f r
i
A. Preston Howard,
Director
cc: Guilford County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Groundwater
Groundwater Section, Jack Floyd
Training and Certification Unit (no revised rating)
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SPRAY IRRIGATION SYSTEM 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
Cone Mills Corporation
Guilford County
continued operation of a 0.1 MGD waste sludge land disposal facility consisting of two 3 MG aerated
holding lagoons, irrigation pumps, and approximately 591 acres of disposal area to serve Cone Mills
Corporation with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received June
22, 1990, and the amendment request received May 1, 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 February 29, 1996, shall hereby void
Permit No. WQ0003760 issued April 4, 1991, and Permit No. 4220-R2 issued December 30, 1985, and
shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. The spray irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that
there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters which
will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to
perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the
irrigation area to adequately absorb the wastewater, the Permittee shall take such immediate
corrective action to correct the problem, including actions as may be required by the
Division of Environmental Management.
2. The issuance of this permit small not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
3. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.

4. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under
separate ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainageways or surface water bodies,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
f) 100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells,
g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines,
h) 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions,
i) 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater
drainage systems and surface drainage ditches.
Some of the buffers specified above may not have been included in previous permits for
this waste treatment and disposal system. These buffers are not intended to prohibit or
prevent modifications, which are required by the Division, to improve performance of the
existing treatment facility. These buffers do, however, apply to modifications of the
treatment and disposal facilities which are for the purpose of increasing the flow that is
tributary to the facility. These buffers do apply to any expansion or modification of the
spray irrigation areas and apply in instances in which the sale of property would cause any
of the buffers now complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be violated.
The applicant is advised that any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit
modification.
5. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately absorb the wastes and may
be rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated in a manner which will protect the
assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
6. 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.
7. No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period of 18
months following sludge application.
S. Maximum slope for liquid sludge application shall be 6% unless terraces are constructed to
prevent runoff.
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. An evaluation of all sludges as specified in condition 111.4 must be
conducted as to their ability to demonstrate compliance with this requirement. Condition
I.10 of the April 4, 1991 permit requires that this report be submitted to the Division within
six (6) months of the permit issue date. This due date for this report was October 4, 1991,
and it has not been received. A copy of this report must be submitted to the Assistant Chief
for Operations, Division of Environmental Management, Water Quality Section, Operations
Branch, PO Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 within 30 days of your receipt of it.
11. Specific sludge application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to and
during sludge application.
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1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of
the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and
grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a
certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions
of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at
least weekly and each Class 11, III, and W facility at least daily, excluding weekends and
holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the
facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202.
3. A suitable vegetative cover shall be maintained.
4. The application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops:
Q=
PAN (1121acre )
Alfalfa
250
Blue Grass
220
Coastal Bermuda Grass
350
Corn (Silage & Grain)
200
Cotton
100
Fescue
250
Forest (Hardwood & Softwood)
75
Small Grain (Wheat, barley, milo, oats)
100
Sorghum
120
Soybeans
150
Sudex (Hay)
160
Sudex (Silage)
200
Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass
200
5. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a
condition that will cause runoff.
6. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field.
7. 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.
8. The application rate shall not exceed: a) I inch per hour on cultivated crop land, b) 0.75
inch per hour on forage/pasture land, and c) 1 inch per acre per week on all sites.
9. No type of wastewater other than that from Cone Mills Corporation and hog waste from the
Guilford County Farm shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area.
10. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
11. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such
controls may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each
site.
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12. The lifetime heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following
for the corresponding
Cation Exchange Capacities (CEC):
Lifetime Loadings
Obs/am)
Paramet CEC < 5
CEC 5 - 15
CEC > 1
lead 500
1000
2000
Zinc 250
500
1000
Copper 125
250
500
Nickel 125
250
500
Cadmium 4.5
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13. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored sludge material into any surface waters.
14. 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.
15. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced within twenty-four (24) hours after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of at least 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.
21. A compacted clay liner of at least four to six inches in thickness shall be maintained over
the protruding rock formation on the sides and bottom of the holding basins.
1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses)
deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental -Management to insure surface and
ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting schedule
shall be followed.
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2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater
from Cone Mills Corporation and the amount of hog waste from the Guilford County Farm
disposed. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following
information:
a) date of irrigation,
b) volume of sludge applied in gallons/acre and dry tons/acre,
c) field irrigated,
d) length of time field is irrigated,
e) continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for
each field,
f) weather conditions,
g) soil conditions,
h) type of crop or crops to be grown on field,
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, lead,
nickel, cadmium, copper, and zinc), annual pounds/acre of plant available nitrogen
(PAN), and annual pounds/acre of phosphorus applied to each field.
3. The digester shall be monitored once per month, prior to sludge removal, during any
calendar month that sludge is removed for transport to the Guilford County Farm. The
analysis shall include, but is not limited to, the following parameters:
Ammonia Zinc
Total Kjeldhal Nitrogen Copper
Phosphorus Nickel
Cadmium
Suspended Solids - analysis three times per week when sludge is withdrawn
4. Each lagoon shall be sampled on a quarterly basis for a total of eight samples per year. 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)
The samples from the two lagoons shall not be intermixed.
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S. An annual Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis for the digester
shall be conducted by the Permittee and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a
minimum of five years. A representative sample shall be collected and analyzed. The
TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters:
Arsenic
Barium
Benzene
Cadmium
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlordane
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
Chromium
o-Cresol
m-Cresol
p-Cresol
Cresol
2,4-D
1,44Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethylene
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
Endrin
Heptachlor (and its hydroxide)
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
Hexachloroethane
Lead
Lindane
Mercury
Methoxychlor
Methyl ethyl ketone
Nitrobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Pyridine
Selenium
Silver
Tetrachloroethylene
Toxaphene
Trichloroethylene
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
2,4,5-TP (Siivex)
Vinyl chloride
b. 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
Nickell
Leadl
Cadmiuml
Zinc
Copper
pH
Calcium
l Soils analysis for these parameters shall be conducted once prior to permit renewal on
soils from each site which has received sludge during the permit cycle.
7. Surface waters shall be monitored once per month for three months following an
application of sludge. A sample should also be collected following a significant rainfall
event that may cause runoff. The samples should be analyzed for the following parameters:
Total Kjeldhal Nitrogen Zinc
Nitrite Copper
Nitrate Nickel
Phosphorus Cadmium
pH Chromium
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8. Three copies of all monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in conditions 11111,
1112, III 3, III 4, III 5, III 6, and III 7 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
9. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Winston-Salem 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 renders 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 first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
1. As specified in Permit No. WQ0003760 issued April 4, 1991, four (4) monitor wells, one
(1) upgradient and three (3) downgradient, shall be installed to monitor groundwater
quality. The wells shall be constructed such that the water level in the well is never above
or below the screened (open) portion of the well at any time during the year. The wells
shall be constructed generally in the locations shown on the map attached to the April 4,
1991 permit, however, the exact location and construction details for these wells shall be
approved by the Winston-Salem Regional Office, from which a well construction permit
must be obtained.
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2. The monitor wells must be sampled initially after construction and thereafter every April,
August, and December for the following parameters:
NO3
TOC
Ammonia Nitrogen
Water Level
SO4
NO2
Nickel
Zinc
Volatile Organic Compounds -
TDS
pH
Chlorides
Total Conforms
Total Suspended Solids
Cadmium
Fecal Coliforms
In December only (by Method 1 or Method 2
below)
Method 1: Method 6230D (Capillary - Column), "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater", 17th edition, 1989
Method 2: Method 502.2 " Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Drinking Water", United States Environmental Protection Agency -
600/4-88/039
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.
If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 are detected in any downgradient monitoring
well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual
constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured in
the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/l, this concentration will be taken to represent
the naturally occurring TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring
TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject to the additional sampling
and analysis as described above.
If any volatile organic compounds are detected by method 6230D, or the equivalent method
502.2, then EPA methods 604 and 611 must also be run to detect other organic compounds
which may be present. The results of all analysis specified in the monitoring requirements,
including 604 and 611 if required, must be submitted simultaneously.
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
May, September, and January
3. The Compliance Boundary delineated on the attached site plan for the disposal system is
specified by regulations in 15A 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 prior to December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is
established at the lesser of 500 feet from the waste disposal area, or the property boundary,
whichever is less.
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If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is
changed, the permittee shall notify the Division 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 for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15A
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.
4. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three (3) feet below land surface.
5. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
V. INSPECIJOISS
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
2_ The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment 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 to
the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
3. 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.
VI. GENERAL CON,QUI( S
1. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
2. 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.
3. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the Permittee and the
landowners/lessees are in full force and effect.
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4. The following are approved sites for sludge application (see approved map submitted with
the April 4, 1991 permit). Application area is listed in acres, excluding buffers.
Site No.
Owner/Lessee
Application Area
1
Guilford County Farm
30
2
Guilford County Farm
18
3
Guilford County Farm
52
4A & 4B
Guilford County Farm
51
5
Guilford County Farm
35
6
Guilford County Farm
20
7A & 7B
Guilford County Farm
10
8
Guilford County Farm
12
11
Guilford County Farm
6
12A & 12B
Guilford County Farm
22
13
Guilford County Farm
3
14A & 14B
Guilford County Farm
8
15A & 15B
Guilford County Farm
36
16
Guilford County Farm
17
17
Guilford County Farm
6
18A & 18B
Guilford County Farm
21
19
Guilford County Farm
15
20
Guilford County Farm
15
21
Guilford County Farm
12
22
Guilford County Farm
30
23
Guilford County Farm
10
24
Guilford County Farm
17
25 - 29
Guilford County Farm
49
30
Guilford County Farm
14
31
Guilford County Farm
2
32
Guilford County Farm
56
33
Guilford County Farm
2
34
Guilford County Farm
5
35
Guilford County Farm
7
36
Guilford County Farm
10
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Total 591
Sites 9 and 10 are not approved for application of sludge by Cone Mills Corporation. They
are utilized for hog production and domestic waste sludge application by the Guilford
County Farm. No domestic waste is to be applied to any sites other than 9 and 10.
5. Over the road tankers or transport vehicles shall not be utilized to apply sludge. Only the
permitted spray system or vehicles approved by the Division's Winston-Salem Regional
Office shall be utilized for application.
6. A set of approved documents for the subject project must be retained by the applicant for
the life of the permit.
7. 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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8. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
IL Prior to any transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives full
details of the materials applied at this site.
12. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
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 specified by 15A NCAC 2H ,0205 (c)(4).
13. 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.
Permit issued this the 31 st day of March, 1993
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.Panagement
irector
Division of Environmental
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0003760 Amendment
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