The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutWQ0033587_FP AttA_20120420NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor Bryan A. Smith - President Granville Farms, Inc. P.O. Box 1396 Oxford, North Carolina 27565 Dear Mr. Smith: Division of Water Quality Charles Wakild, P.E. Director April 20, 2012 Dee Freeman Secretary Subject: Attachment A Certification Permit No. WQ0033587 Granville Farms, Inc. Distribution of Class A Residuals Granville County In accordance with your permit major modification request received March 26, 2012, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0033587, dated April 20, 2012, to Granville Farms, Inc. for the continued operation of the subject residuals management program. This certification is being issued to add the Town of Franklinton Water Treatment Plant to the Attachment A as a source of Class A biological residuals for the Granville Farms, Inc. residuals distribution program. Please replace the existing Attachment A of Pentnit No. WQ0033587 that was previously certified on May 25, 2011, with this modified Attachment A. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that a complete permit is created by inserting this modified Attachment A into Permit WQ0033587, issued on May 25, 2011. This modified Attachment A shall be effective from the date of certification; shall void Attachment A of Permit No. WQ0033587 that was previously certified on May 25, 2011, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements listed in Attachment A for they may differ from the previous permit issuance, Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information shall result in future compliance problems. If any parts, requirements or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, the Permittee has the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request shall be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings at 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714- Unless such demands are wade, this permit shall be final and binding. AWFER PROTECTION SECTION 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 Location: 2728 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 One Phone: 919-733-3221 1 FAX 1: 919-715-0588; FAX 2: 919-715-60481 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 .NQrffiCarolxna Internet: ht D.'//oortal.ncdenr.om/wehhualaps [ `! Lyf An Equal Opporiunily 1 Affirma€ive Action Employer A" " �" i"'allY Mr. Bryan A. Smith Page 2 of 2 If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Alice M. Wessner at (919) 807-6425 or alice.wessner@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, S,t Chuck Wakild, P.E. cc: Granville County Health Department Raleigh Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section C. Scott Carpenter, LSS -- Soil Plus (208 Williams Street; Greenville, NC 27858) Permit File WQ0033587 Notebook File WQ0033587 ATTACHMENT A - Approved Residual Sources Granville Farms, Inc. Certification Date: April 20, 2012 Permit Number: WQ0033587 Version; 1,2 1, Maximum Dry Tons per Year is the amount of residuals product approved for distribution from the permitted facility. 2. Analyses to demonstrate that residuals are non -hazardous (i.e., TCLP, ignitability, reactivity, and corrosivity) as stipulated under permit Condition IV.2. 3. `resting of metals and nutrients as stipulated under permit Condition IV.3. 4. Analyses of pathogen and vector attraction reductions as stipulated under permit Condition IVA Permit application indicated that heat drying will be performed to meet pathogen reduction requirements for biological residuals generated at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities facility, and drying of stabilized residuals will be performed to meet vector attraction reductions for the biological residuals generated at the Winston-Salem/Fursyth County Utilities facility, However, other methods listed under 15A NCAC 02T .1106(b) and .1107(a) can also be used to demonstrate compliance with this permit requirement. 5. Monitoring frequencies are based on the actual dry tons applied per year using the table below, unless specified above. Dry Tons Generated short tons per ear Monitoring Frequency Established in 40 CFR 503 and 15A NCAC 02T .1111 <319 1/Year =>319 - <1,650 Maximum Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Frequency for Approved Owner Facility Name County Permit Number Biological Residuals Dry Tons Frequency for Non -hazardous Frequency for Metals and Pathogen & Mineralization Per Year Characteristics 1 Nutrients 3,5i Vector Attraction Rate Reduction 4.5'6 City of Elizabeth City Elizabeth City Water Treatment Plant Pasquotank PWS -04-70- 010 No 1,048 Annually See Table Below See Table Below 0.40 City of Elizabeth City Elizabeth City Treatment Stora Plant Residual Storage Facilitx Pasquotank WQ0014808 No 1,273 Annually See `fable Below See Table Below 0.40 Town of Smithfield Town of Smithfield Water Treatment Plant Johnston NCO083348 No 363 Annually See Fable Below See Table Below 0.40 Winston- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Salem/Forsyth County Utilities Thermal Biosolids Dryer Forsyth WQ0029804 Yes 12,264 Annually See Table Below See Table Below 0.20 Utilities Commission Management Facility Town of FranklintoA Town of Franklinton Water Treatment Plant Franklin PWS -02-35- 010 No I5 Annually See Table Below See Table Below 0.40 Total 14,963 1, Maximum Dry Tons per Year is the amount of residuals product approved for distribution from the permitted facility. 2. Analyses to demonstrate that residuals are non -hazardous (i.e., TCLP, ignitability, reactivity, and corrosivity) as stipulated under permit Condition IV.2. 3. `resting of metals and nutrients as stipulated under permit Condition IV.3. 4. Analyses of pathogen and vector attraction reductions as stipulated under permit Condition IVA Permit application indicated that heat drying will be performed to meet pathogen reduction requirements for biological residuals generated at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities facility, and drying of stabilized residuals will be performed to meet vector attraction reductions for the biological residuals generated at the Winston-Salem/Fursyth County Utilities facility, However, other methods listed under 15A NCAC 02T .1106(b) and .1107(a) can also be used to demonstrate compliance with this permit requirement. 5. Monitoring frequencies are based on the actual dry tons applied per year using the table below, unless specified above. Dry Tons Generated short tons per ear Monitoring Frequency Established in 40 CFR 503 and 15A NCAC 02T .1111 <319 1/Year =>319 - <1,650 1/ uarter 4 times er ear =>1,650 - <16,500 1160 Das 6 times per ear =>16,500 1/month I2 times per ear 6. Water Treatment Plant residuals are exempt from meeting the vector attraction reduction requirements in Condition IV.4, provided they are not mixed with residuals that have been generated during the treatment of domestic wastewater, the treatment of animal processing wastewater, or the biological treatment of industrial wastewater. The Water Treatment Plant residuals must be treated and processed in a manner as to not meet the definition of `Biological Residuals" as defined in 15A NCAC 02T ,1102(6). If no land application events occur during a required sampling period (e.g. no land application occur during an entire year when annual monitoring is required), then no sampling data is required during the period of inactivity. The annual report shall include an explanation for missing sampling data. Those required to submit the annual report to EPA may be required to mare up the missed sampling, contact the EPA for additional information and clarification. Page 1 of I . �]il{l��C E?Flfiil r 3J . 529WGreen5:'�r3*10nlorl Nc " 419 ^ �.� d v to Ar a Lal�0' lee �'al th