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Home My WebLink AboutSLAS6705_PERMIT_RENEWAL_20210413 June 21, 2021 Ms. Linda Melville Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Service, Inc. 2032 Belgrade – Swansboro Road Maysville, NC 28555 RE: SLAS-67-05 Permit Renewal Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Services Inc. SR 1434 in Onslow County Dear Ms. Melville: The NC Division of Waste Management has reviewed your application to renew Septage Land Application Site Permit, SLAS-67-05, in Onslow County. Your application has been approved in accordance with NC Septage Management Rules and your permit, SLAS-67-05, 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. Currently Fields 5, 6, and 7 are inactive as stated within Permit Condition 20. Approval must be granted by the Division prior to any septage applications to Fields 5, 6, or 7. The enclosed permit shall expire on January 1, 2022. 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-67-05." Sincerely, Chester R. Cobb, Environmental Program Consultant Division of Waste Management. NCDEQ Enclosures copies: Central File Connie M. Melville, and Anthony S. Melville, Landowners John Farnell, Environmental Specialist II, WiRO Onslow 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: 2021.06.21 10:06:43 -04'00' Facility Permit No.: SLAS-67-05 Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Services Inc. Permit to Operate April 13, 2021 Page 1 of 5 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE SECTION PERMIT TO OPERATE A SEPTAGE LAND APPLICATION SITE Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Service, Inc. Linda Melville 2032 Belgrade – Swansboro Road Maysville, NC 28555 is hereby permitted to operate Septage Land Application Site with permit # SLAS-67-05 located on SR 1434 in Onslow County at approximate position 34.81839° N latitude and -77.22056° 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: 2021.04.13 09:57:34 -04'00' Facility Permit No.: SLAS-67-05 Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Services Inc. Permit to Operate April 13, 2021 Page 2 of 5 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 Linda Melville and approved by the Division of Waste Management. The 70.2 – acre is divided into eight (8) fields. Field 1 (4.8 acres), Field 2 (14 acres), Field 3 (1.8 acres), Field 3a (4.8 acres) and Field 4 (20.7 acres) are active and have been established in Coastal Bermudagrass. Field 5 (7.1 acres), Field 6 (6.6 acres) and Field 7 (10.4 acres) are inactive and require the Division’s approval prior to use. The bermudagrass in Fields 1, 2, 3, 3a, and 4 shall be over-seeded with annual ryegrass between September 15 and November 15 of each year. Areas where the bermudagrass stand falls below 80% in coverage shall be re-sprigged. The mandatory 30-day waiting period between the last application of septage and the crop harvest shall be met by alternating septage applications, the waiting period, and crop harvests among the five (5) active fields. All discharges shall be at locations on the site 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 Linda Melville in such a manner as to prevent the migration of wastes off the designated waste receiving site. A 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-67-05 Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Services Inc. Permit to Operate April 13, 2021 Page 3 of 5 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 currently has five (5) fields identified as Fields 1, 2, 3, 3a and 4 for an approximate total of 46.1 acres that have been approved for land application of septage. The maximum annual application rate shall be 50,000 gallons per acre per year for a total maximum annual application amount of 2,305,000 gallons. Fields 5, 6, and 7 are inactive and require the Division’s approval prior to any septage applications. Application rates to each approved disposal field shall not exceed the maximum annual application rate or the monthly application rates listed in the approved nutrient management plan. The maximum annual application rate assumes equal septage distribution, on an annual basis, over the entire permitted area. 8. An approved septage detention facility with a minimum design capacity of 44,500 gallons shall be available prior to operation of this site as per 15A NCAC 13B .0838(a) unless an approved wastewater treatment plant 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. Facility Permit No.: SLAS-67-05 Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Services Inc. Permit to Operate April 13, 2021 Page 4 of 5 12. Any discharge of septage outside of the permitted boundaries via runoff, aerial drift, etc. is prohibited. 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 January 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. Facility Permit No.: SLAS-67-05 Atlantic All-Pro Septic Tank Services Inc. Permit to Operate April 13, 2021 Page 5 of 5 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 (unless a perennial forage buffer is established), residences, places of business, or places of public assembly. Also, septage shall not be disposed of within 10 feet of the woods bordering each field, within 25 feet of any paths, within 50 feet of any property line, within 100 feet of any ditch, or within 200 feet of any surface water unless specified otherwise. 20. Fields 5, 6, and 7 are inactive until further notice. Each field shall be inspected by the Division for compliance with Septage Management Rules, conditions of this permit, and the approved nutrient management plan. Approval must be granted prior to use. Please notify the Division at least two (2) weeks prior to when you wish to reopen a field or fields. The field or fields must be included in the approved nutrient management plan prior to the inspection. Field 7Inactive Field 6Inactive Field 1 Field 3a Field 2 Field 4 Field 5Inactive Field 3 Well 250 ft 200 ft 25 ft fromcenter of path for fieldsbordering path SLAS-67-05 - Source: 2010 NAIP Color Imagery, NCDA; site boundary, NC DENR Division of Waste Management.Map created by NC DENR Division of Waste Mangement, Compost and Land Application Branch for permitting purposes only. 500 0 500250 Feet crc, Apr. 2016