WQ0019753_Final Permit_20020304

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
MR MICaAEL O. MORRISON
TOWN OF MADISON, DIRECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES
120 N MARKET STREER
MADISON Nc 27025
Dear Morrison:
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
March 4, 2002
Subject: Permit No. WQ0019753
Town of Madison
Town of Madison Water Treatment Plant
Distribution of Alum Residuals
Rockingham County
In accordance with your application received on March 21, 2001 as well as the additional
information received June 30, 2001; July 5, 2001; and July 24, 2001; we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0019753, dated January 23, 2002, to the Town of Madison for a program to land
apply/distribute alum residuals from potable water treatment processes.
This permit is being issued to approve the use of alum residuals for distribution as a fill
material on the old Town of Madison landfill and on North Carolina Department of Transportation
(DOT) road projects. Note that the residuals shall not be referred to as "biosolids" or as meeting
Class A requirements as stipulated in 40 CFR Part 503 in marketing them to potential recipients.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 28, 2007 and shall be
subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the
monitoring and reporting requirements contained in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate
system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result in future
compliance problems. Upon renewal, the conditions of this permit may change due to alum residuals
policy issues.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, 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, 6714 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final
and binding.
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Sine rely,
regory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
cc: Rockingham County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Groundwater Section, Central Office
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
James C. Alexander, Precision Land Application, Inc.
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
PERMIT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ALUM RESIDUALS
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
Town of Madison
Rockingham County
FOR THE
operation of a program for the distribution of alum residuals from the treatment of potable water on the old
Town of Madison landfill and the North Carolina Department of Transportation road projects. The program
shall result in the use of up to 100 dry tons per year of residuals from the source listed in Condition H.2., with
no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received on March 21, 2001 as well
as the additional information received June 30, 2001; July 5, 2001; and July 24, 2001; and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 28, 2007 and shall be subject to
the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
I. The distribution of residuals 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. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the residuals program to adequately
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and groundwaters.
3. 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 program.
4. In the event that the residuals program is not operated satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take any immediate corrective actions as may be required
by the Division of Water Quality (Division).
5. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated residuals or leachate from the residual treatment facilities
is prohibited.
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6. The following buffer zones shall be maintained:
a. 100 feet from any public or private water supply source, waters classified as SA or SB, and
any Class I or Class II impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water for both
methods,
b. 100 feet from any streams classified as WS or B, any other stream, canal, marsh or coastal
waters and any other lake or impoundment for surface application,
c. 50 feet from any streams classified as WS or B, any other stream, canal, marsh or coastal
waters and any other lake or impoundment for subsurface application,
d. 50 feet from property lines for both surface and subsurface application methods;
e. 50 feet from public right of ways for both application methods,
f. 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater drainage
systems and surface drainage ditches for both application methods.
A copy of this permit and a spill prevention and control plan shall be maintained in all residuals
transport and application vehicles.
No residuals shall be stored at any location other than at the water treatment facility at any time,
unless approval has been requested and obtained from the Division.
9. Specific residual application area boundaries shall be clearly marked prior to and during land
filling.
11. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCEREQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities and residual distribution program shall be properly maintained and operated at all
times.
2. No residuals other than the following are hereby approved for distribution as fill material in
accordance with this permit:
Permit Volume
Source County Number _ _(Dry Tons/Year)
Town of Madison WTP Rockingham PWS ID# 02-79-030 100
All residuals shall be adequately stored to prevent Ieachate runoff until treated. The finished
product may be placed on a concrete pad, placed under shelter or covered until such time as it is
distributed/land applied. If an alternate storage site is to be used, approval must be obtained from
the Division.
4. No other residuals other than those specified under Condition 11.2. above may be land applied.
The Permi.ttee shall request and obtain a permit amendment from the Division for each additional
residual source prior to acceptance of that residual.
5. For residuals to be land applied, the residuals shall be essentially pathogen -free, as evidenced by
the testing of seven separate and representative samples of the residuals for the presence of fecal
coliform in accordance with Condition III.3. of this permit. Distribution of the residuals shall be
strictly forbidden if any sample results in a fecal coliform density of 1,000 most probable number
(MPN) or coliform forming units (CFU) per gram of total dry solids. Note that utilization of the
geometric mean shall not be allowed to meet this condition.
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b. For a residual to be applied to the land, the following must be satisfied:
The Ceiling Concentrations (Dry Weight Basis) and the Pollutant Monthly Average
Concentrations (Dry Weight Basis) must be maintained:
Ceiling Monthly Average
Concentrations Concentrations
Parameters mgIR mg/kg
Arsenic
75
41
Cadmium
85
39
Copper
4,300
1,500
Lead
840
300
Mercury
57
17
Molybdenum
75
--
Nickel
420
420
Selenium
100
100
Zinc
7,500
2,800
7. Upon classification of the facility by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification
Commission (WPCSOCC), a certified residuals operator shall be appointed to be in responsible
charge (ORC) of the residuals program. The operator must hold a certificate of the type
classification assigned to the residuals program by the WPCSOCC. A certified back-up operator
of the appropriate type should also be appointed to comply with the conditions of 15A NCAC 8G
.0202.
8. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from conveying
pollutants from the residuals treatment area onto the adjacent property or into any surface waters.
9. For sites that are prone to flooding or those that are within the 100-year flood elevation, residuals
shall be land applied only during periods of dry weather.
10. Residuals shall not be land applied during inclement weather or until 24 hours following a rainfall
event of 0.5-inch or greater in 24 hours. Any emergency measures shall first be approved by the
Division.
11. Residuals shall not be land applied to any site that is flooded, frozen, or snow covered.
12. Adequate provisions shall be taken to control public access to sites during active use.
13. The land fill and DOT personnel utilizing this material shall be provided with an information/data
sheet that contains the following minimum information:
a. The name, address, and telephone number of the person who prepared the residuals.
b. The name, address, and telephone number of the person distributing/land applying the
residuals.
c. A description of the source of or the process by which the residuals were generated.
d. A summary of the results from the most recent round of residuals sampling/monitoring.
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III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,
1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, residuals, soil, or plant tissue analyses)
deemed necessary by the Division to insure protection of the environment will be established and
an acceptable sampling and reporting schedule shall be followed.
2_ Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all residual distribution activities.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily Iimited to the following information:
a. source, volume and analysis of each residuals
b. name of residuals'recipient, volume received, and intended use
3. All residuals included in this permit shall be monitored annually by the Permittee for compliance
with Condition 11-5. of this permit. The results of all analyses shall be maintained on file by the
Permittee for a minimum of five years.
After the residuals have been monitored for two years at the above frequency, the Permittee may
submit a request to the Division for a permit modification to reduce the frequency of monitoring
for pollutant concentrations. In no case, however, shall the frequency of monitoring be less than
once per year when residuals are sold or given away.
4. A residual analysis shall be conducted annually from the date of permit issuance by the Permittee.
The results of all analysis shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five
years. The residuals analysis shall include the following parameters:
Cadmium Copper Lead
Nickel Zinc Arsenic
Mercury Molybdenum Selenium
Aluminum Ammonia -Nitrogen Calcium
Magnesium Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen % Total Solids
PH Phosphorus Potassium
Sodium TKN
5. A Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be conducted by the
Pernuttee once per permit cycle. The TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters
(please note the regulatory level in mg/L in parentheses):
Arsenic (5.0)
Cadmium (1.0)
Chlorobenzene (100.0)
o-Cresol (200.0)
Cresol (200,0)
1,2-Dichloroethane (0.5)
Endrin (0.02)
Hexachlorobenzene (0.13)
Lead (5.0)
Methoxychlor (10.0)
Pentachlorophenol (100.0)
Silver (5.0)
Trichloroethylene (0.5)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (1.0)
Barium (100.0)
Benzene (0.5)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5)
Chlordane (0.03)
Chloroform (6.0)
Chromium (5.0)
m-Cresol (200.0)
p-Cresol (200.0)
2,4-D (10.0)
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (7.5)
1, 1 -Dichloroethylene (0.7)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene (0.13)
Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) (0.008)
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (0.5)
Hexachloroethane (3.0)
Lindane (0.4)
Mercury (0.2)
Methyl ethyl ketone (200.0)
Nitrobenzene (2.0)
Pyridine (5.0)
SeIenium (1.0)
Tetrachloroethylene (0.7)
Toxaphene (0.5)
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol (400.0)
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (2.0)
Vinyl chloride (0.2)
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6. Three copies of all required monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in conditions 111.1;
111.2; IH.3; IHA; and IH.S. shall be submitted annually on or before March I st of the year
following the residual distribution event to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Winston-Salem Regional Office, telephone number
[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 residual distribution program which results in the land use of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic.
b. Any failure of the residual distribution program resulting in a release of 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 residual treatment.
e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system during transportation of residuals.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form
within five 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.
IV. INSPECTIONS
The Pen ittee or his designee shall inspect the residuals storage, transport, and treatment 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 maintain 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 five years from the
date of the inspection and shall be made available to the Division or other permitting authority,
upon request.
2. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division may, upon presentation
of credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or related to the treatment site
or 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; and
may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate.

V. GENERAL CONDITIONS
This permit shall become voidable unless the residual distribution activities are carried out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the manner
approved by this Division.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of residuals described in the
application and other supporting data.
This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event that 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 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. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
5. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within 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 specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205 (c)(4).
6. 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.
The Permittee, at least six 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.
This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions, limitations
and monitoring requirements the Division deems necessary in order to adequately protect the
environment and public health.
Permit issued this the fourth day of March, 2002
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting`6irector
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0019753

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