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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSLAS2723_PERMIT_RENEWAL_20200924 June 18, 2021 Mr. Jonathan Younts Island Septic 5003 The Woods Road Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 RE: SLAS-27-23 Permit Renewal Island Septic Chase Drive in Currituck County Dear Mr. Younts: The NC Division of Waste Management has reviewed your application to renew Septage Land Application Site Permit, SLAS-27-23, in Currituck County. Your application has been approved in accordance with NC Septage Management Rules and your permit, SLAS-27-23, is enclosed. Please read all permit conditions carefully. The nutrient management and soil erosion and runoff control plans you submitted have been incorporated into your permit. Do not exceed the maximum annual application rate listed within Permit Condition 7 or the monthly application rates listed in your nutrient management plan. This permit shall expire on March 1, 2022. An application for permit renewal must be submitted ninety (90) days prior to permit expiration. Violations to NC Septage Management Rules or this permit could subject you to administrative penalties of up to $15,000 per violation per day. If you have any questions concerning your permit or septage in general, please do not hesitate to contact me at (919) 707-8283. When communicating to the Division about this permit, please refer to it as "SLAS-27-23." Sincerely, Chester R. Cobb, Environmental Program Consultant Division of Waste Management. NCDEQ Enclosures cc: Central Files Finley Newbern and Horatio Newbern III, Landowners Jeffrey Bullard, Environmental Specialist II, Raleigh Central Office Currituck County Health Department Digitally signed by Chester R. Cobb DN: cn=Chester R. Cobb, o=Solid Waste Section, ou=DWM, email=chester.cobb@ncdenr.gov, c=US Date: 2021.06.18 17:13:46 -04'00' Facility Permit No.: SLAS-27-23 Island Septic Permit to Operate September 24, 2020 Page 1 of 4 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE SECTION PERMIT TO OPERATE A SEPTAGE LAND APPLICATION SITE Island Septic Jonathan Younts 5003 The Woods Road Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 is hereby permitted to operate Septage Land Application Site with permit # SLAS-27-23 located on Chase Drive in Currituck County at approximate position 36.15479° N latitude and -75.83920° E longitude. This site is permitted only for operations that are conducted in accordance with the representations made in the approved application, with all conditions attached to this permit, and with all of the provisions of 15A NCAC 13B.0800 -- Septage Management. Failure to operate as permitted may result in the Department suspending or revoking this permit, initiating action to enjoin the unpermitted operation, imposing administrative penalties, or invoking any other remedy as provided in Chapter 130A, Article 1, Part 2 of the North Carolina General Statutes. This permit shall be reviewed annually to determine if soil test results and management activities are in compliance with the Septage Management Rules and the conditions of this permit. Modifications, where necessary, shall be made in accordance with rules in effect at the time of review. ____________________________ Adam Ulishney Environmental Compliance Branch, Solid Waste Section Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ Adam Ulishney Digitally signed by Adam Ulishney Date: 2020.09.24 11:10:46 -04'00' Facility Permit No.: SLAS-27-23 Island Septic Permit to Operate September 24, 2020 Page 2 of 4 CONDITIONS OF OPERATING PERMIT 1. This permit shall become void if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the septage and shall be rescinded unless the site is maintained and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned water quality standards of both surface and ground waters. 2. This site shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the nutrient management plan submitted by Jonathan Younts and approved by the Division of Waste Management. The 20-acre site has been established in Coastal Bermudagrass and shall be divided into two equal fields as Field 1 (10 acres) and Field 2 (10 acres). The Coastal Bermudagrass shall be overseeded with a small grain during September or October. A 30-day waiting period between the last application of septage and the harvest of the crop for hay shall be met as described in the nutrient management plan. All discharges shall occur within the permitted area and shall be consistent with the crop rotation in the approved plan. 3. This site shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the erosion and runoff control plan submitted by Jonathan Younts in such a manner as to prevent the migration of wastes off the designated waste receiving site. A 50-foot vegetative buffer shall be maintained around the perimeter of the site. Any site improvements noted in the plan must be installed within 30 days of plan approval. The installation of groundwater monitoring wells shall be required as deemed necessary by the Division. 4. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other local, state, and federal government agencies which have jurisdiction. It is the responsibility of the Permittee to be in compliance with the Federal Regulations listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 503. 5. This permit may be modified or reissued at any time to incorporate any conditions, limitations and/or monitoring requirements the Division deems necessary to adequately protect the environment and public health. Facility Permit No.: SLAS-27-23 Island Septic Permit to Operate September 24, 2020 Page 3 of 4 6. This site is only permitted for the land application of domestic septage (including portable toilet waste) and grease septage. The pH of domestic septage shall be raised to 12 or higher by alkali addition and, without the addition of additional alkali, shall remain at 12 or higher for 30 minutes prior to land application as per 15A NCAC 13B .0842(c)(1). The pH of grease septage or grease septage mixed with domestic septage shall be raised to 12 or higher by alkali addition and, without the addition of additional alkali, shall remain at 12 or higher for 2 hours prior to land application as per 15A NCAC 13B .0842(c)(2). Grease septage shall be diluted as required by 15A NCAC 13B .0842(a)(14) when applied over perennial vegetation. 7. This site contains approximately 20 acres that are available for land application of septage. The maximum annual application rate shall be 50,000 gal/ac/yr. At this application rate, a maximum annual volume of 1,000,000 gallons may be applied to this site. The maximum annual application rate assumes equal septage distribution, on an annual basis, over the entire permitted area. Application rates to each disposal field shall not exceed the maximum annual application rate or monthly application rates listed in the approved nutrient management plan. 8. An approved septage detention facility with a minimum design capacity of 20,000 gallons shall be available prior to operation of this site as per 15A NCAC 13B .0838(a) unless an approved wastewater treatment plant or other approved septage treatment facility is available for use during periods of adverse weather. The storage capacity may be adjusted if it is demonstrated during the operation of the site that this volume of storage is inadequate. 9. Only the area designated on the attached site map shall be utilized for septage disposal. Each load of septage discharged at the site shall be distributed from a moving vehicle in such a manner that there is no standing water when the discharge is complete. 10. Septage shall not be applied during any precipitation event, or if there is standing water on the soil surface, if the soil surface is frozen, or if the soil surface is snow covered. The Permittee shall consider pending weather conditions when making the decision to land apply in order to prevent any discharge of septage outside of the permitted boundary. 11. Septage shall not be applied during periods of high soil moisture. Septage applications that will result in ruts greater than three inches in the soil surface are prohibited. 12. Any discharge of septage outside of the permitted boundaries via runoff, aerial drift, etc. is prohibited. Facility Permit No.: SLAS-27-23 Island Septic Permit to Operate September 24, 2020 Page 4 of 4 13. This permit shall become void unless the land application activities are carried out in accordance with the conditions of this permit and in the manner approved by this Division. No one other than the Permittee or an employee of the firm named in this permit shall discharge septage at this site without prior appropriate notification and written approval from the Division. 14. Prior to any 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. The Division shall be notified prior to site closure. This permit is non-transferable. 15. This permit shall expire on March 1, 2022. An application for permit renewal shall be submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the permit renewal date. When necessary, an application for permit modification shall be submitted for any proposed change listed in 15A NCAC 13B .0840(g). Along with the application for permit renewal or modification, septage application records for the time this permit was valid shall be submitted. 16. Records shall be kept in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0842(e)(1) and the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 503.17(b) to document all septage applications to the site. These records shall be made available to a representative of the Division upon request. 17. 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 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 conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate. 18. Field separations in the nutrient management plan and all pertinent setbacks shall be clearly located on the site. Boundaries of the permitted septage land application fields shall be clearly marked on the ground. 19. The areas that can be used for land application of septage shall be maintained to meet the minimum setback distances as described in 15A NCAC 13B .0841(d) such as 500 feet from any existing wells, residences, places of business, or places of public assembly. Also, septage shall not be disposed of within 50 feet of any property line, within 100 feet of any ditch, or within 200 feet of any surface water unless specified otherwise.