SLAS3114_PERMIT_RENEWAL_20200924

June 18, 2021

Mr. James A. Dobson
Dobson Septic Tank Pumping Service
278 Graham Dobson Road
Magnolia, NC 28453

RE: SLAS-31-14 Permit Renewal
Dobson Septic Tank Pumping Service
SR 1981 in Duplin County

Dear Mr. Dobson:

The NC Division of Waste Management has reviewed your application to renew Septage Land Application Site Permit,
SLAS-31-14, in Duplin County. Your application has been approved in accordance with NC Septage Management Rules
and your permit, SLAS-31-14, 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 August 17, 2021. 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 [phone]. When communicating to the Division about this permit, please refer to it
as "SLAS-31-14"
Sincerely,

Chester R. Cobb, Environmental Program Consultant
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
Enclosures
cc: Central Files
Landowners: Jannette Mathis, Cicero G. Dobson Jr, Annette Miller, Jimmy Dobson, and Billy Dobson
John Farnell, Environmental Specialist II, Wilmington Regional Office
Duplin County Health Department

Digitally signed by Chester R. Cobb
DN: cn=Chester R. Cobb, o=Solid Waste
Section, ou=DWM,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2021.06.18 17:32:20 -04'00'

Facility Permit No.: SLAS-31-14
Dobson’s Septic Tank Pumping Service
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

Dobson’s Septic Tank Pumping Service
James A. Dobson
278 Graham Dobson Rd.
Magnolia NC 28453

is hereby permitted to operate Septage Land Application Site with permit # SLAS-31-14 located on SR 1981 in
Duplin County at approximate position 34.91594° N latitude and -77.94721° 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
11:05:40 -04'00'

Facility Permit No.: SLAS-31-14
Dobson’s Septic Tank Pumping Service
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 James A. Dobson and approved by the Division of Waste Management.
The 4.2-acre site has been established in bermudagrass and shall be overseeded with
a small grain between September and November 15. 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 James A. Dobson 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-31-14
Dobson’s Septic Tank Pumping Service
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 4.2 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 210,000 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 4,200 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-31-14
Dobson’s Septic Tank Pumping Service
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 August 17, 2021. 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.

SLAS-31-14

• James A. Dobson
• Off of SR 1981
• Position: 34.9156° N latitude -77.9469° W longitude

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Source: 2010 NAIP Color Imagery, NCDA; site boundary, NC DENR Division of Waste Management.Map created by NC DENR Division of Waste Management, Compost and Land Application Branch for permitting purposes only.
UTM North NAD 1983 (Conus)
crc, June 2011
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