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Permit Number NCG240001 Permit Tracking Slip
Program Category Status Project Type
NPDES SW Active Minor modification
Permit Type Version Permit Classification
Compost Operations Stormwater/Wastewater Discharge COC 1.10 COC
Primary Reviewer
la".wade
Coastal SWRule
Permitted Flow
Facility
Permit Contact Affiliation
Facility Name Major/Minor Region
City of Sanford Compost Facility Minor Raleigh
Location Address County
601 N 5th St
Lee
Facility Contact Affiliation
Sanford NC 27330 Larry Craig
Owner
601 N 5th St
Sanford NC 27330
Owner Name Owner Type
City Of Sanford Government - Municipal
Owner Affiliation
Victor I. Czar
PE
PO Box 3729
Dates/Events Sanford NC 27330372
Scheduled
Orig Issue App Received Draft Initiated Issuance Public Notice Issue Effective Expiration
4/28/2014 6/24/2014 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 9/30/2016
Regulated Activities Requested /Received Events
Composting - large Type I discharges
Outfall 001
Waterbody Name Streamindex Number Current Class Subbasin
Little Buffalo Creek 17-42 C 03-06-11
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Larry Craig
City of Sanford
601 North 5"' Street
Sanford, NC 27331-3729
Dear Mr. Craig:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
June 26, 2014
Subject: General Permit No. NCG240000
City of Sanford Compost Facility
COC NCG240001
Lee County
In accordance with your email correspondence for an NPDES stormwater discharge permit
received for a Type 1 facility on June 24, 2014 we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate
of coverage to discharge under the subject state — NPDES general permit. This permit is issued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum
of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated
October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Based on your representation , the City of Sanford Compost Facility is a Type 1 compost facility,
the provisions of the recently enacted Session Law 2012-200 pertain to the facility. Consistent
with the provisions of SL 2012-200, the Division of Energy Mineral and Land Resources
(DEMLR) will permit all the composting discharges from your Type 1 facility under the
stormwater discharge provisions of the permit, and the General Permit requirements related to
process wastewater discharges do not apply to the composting discharges from your Type I
facility.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required
by DEMLR or permits required by any other federal, state, or local governmental agency.
Please note that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon the specific action of
DEMLR.
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section - Geological Survey Section - Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-92001 FAX: [phone]
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: hftp://portal.nodenr.org/web�
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled 110% Post Consumer Paper

If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Larry Wade PE, at telephone
number [phone], or at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
/,�' 1!!r4�
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E.
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Program Files
Enclosures
Certificate of Coverage NCG240001
Copy of General Permit NCG2400000, permittee only
4, Quarterly stormwater monitoring forms, permittee only
4, Visual monitoring forms, permittee only

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENERGY MINERAL & LAND RESOURCES
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG240001: authorizing SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 as amended by North
Carolina Session Law 2012-200, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by
the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended,
City of Sanford
is hereby authorized to discharge from a Type l composting facility (as defined in 15A NCAC 13B
.1400) located at
City of Sanford Compost Facility
601 North 51h Street
Sanford
Lee County
to receiving waters designated as Little Buffalo Creek, a class C, water in the Cape Fear River Basin.
Pursuant to the provisions of Session Law 2012-200, a Type l composting facility is not required to
have a NPDES permit for discharge of process wastewater. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions
in the General Permit, all discharges of stormwater, including stormwater which comes into direct
contact with or results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished
product, byproduct, or waste product are authorized which comply with the stormwater pollution
management requirements, monitoring requirements, reporting requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Part 1, Part II A - D, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, and Part VII of General Permit No. NCG240000.
In accordance with the provisions of Session Law 2012-200, the process wastewater mana eg ment
requirements do not apply to the composting discharges from this Type 1 facility, and all composting
operation discharges are authorized when the facility complies only with the stormwater provisions of
the General Permit. To the extent any provisions may be read to impose the process wastewater
standards in the General Permit to discharges from the permittee's facility, the provisions are
suspended and do not apply.
This Certificate of Coverage is an enforceable part of General Permit NCG240000, and shall become
effective for the permittee on June 26, 2014.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit
Signed this day, June 26, 2014.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., Director
Division of Energy Mineral & Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

NCG240001
Map Scale 1: 24, 000
City of Sanford
City of Sanford Compost Facility
Latitude: 351 29' 36" N
Longitude: -79° 10' 18" W
County: Lee
Receiving Stream: UT to Little Buffalo Creek
Stream Class: C
Sub -basin: 03-06-11 (Cape Fear River Basin)
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Facility Location

Wade, Larry __
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:37 AM
To: Larry Craig
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley; Georgoulias, Bethany; Wilson, Donna
Subject: RE: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Thanks, Larry,
We will consider your email Sanford's your official request to revise the COC. This is all that is required at your end; we
will proceed with the revision.
expect we will have that back to you in less than two weeks.
Thanks for working with us,
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. pickleCa)ncdenr.gov
Website: http://Qortal.ncdenr.ora/web/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Larry Craig[mailto:larry.craiciO)sanfordnc.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:31 AM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Ken- we have been re-classified as a type I facility. Please draft a revised Certificate of Coverage as such that excludes
Sanford from the wastewater provisions of General Permit NCG240000. Thanks again for your help concerning this
matter.
Larry Craig
City of Sanford, N.C.
Solid Waste Supt.
From: Pickle, Ken [ma ilto:ken. [e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:40 AM
To: [e-mail], steven.Fl nn sanfordnc.net
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley; Wilson, Donna; Georgoulias, Bethany
Subject: FW: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Hi Larry,

I see from Donna's letter yesterday that DWM has changed yoar composting permit to a Large Type 1 permit under their
rules.
As per our several previous discussions together, I presume you will want to begin abiding by the relaxed provisions in
your water quality discharge permit that pertain to Type 1 facilities. Please confirm that via an email response to this
note, and we will begin drafting a revised Certificate of Coverage NCG240001 that specifically excludes Sanford from
the wastewater provisions of General Permit NCG240000.
Thanks,
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. ickle ncdenr, ov
Website: http://Porta1.ncdenr.oEg/web/ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations."
From: Wilson, Donna
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 5:47 PM
To: larry.craig@)sanfordnc.net; Steven Flynn (steven.flynn0 sanfordnc.net)
Cc: Pickle, Ken
Subject: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Attached to this email are the following documents:
Doc ID 21266 — Cover letter for permit issuance, Sanford Compost Facility, Permit No. 5303-COMPOST-1992
Doc ID 21265 — Permit to Operate, Sanford Compost Facility, Permit No. 5303-COMPOST- 1992
Only Mr. Larry Craig will receive a copy in the mail. You may print out a hard copy for your files.
The stamped approved copy of the application is available for viewing and printing from our website, Doc ID 21264. The
electronic (pdf) version of the application has bookmarks to easily navigate to specific sections, and it is also word
searchable (using Ctrl - F) when downloaded.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Donna J. Wilson
Environmental Engineer
Solid Waste Section/Division of Waste Management/NC DENR
Phone [phone]
Email - [e-mail]
Section webpage - http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Larry Craig
City of Sanford
601 North 5 h Street
Sanford, NC 27331-3729
Dear Mr. Craig:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
June 26, 2014
Subject: General Permit No. NCG240000
City of Sanford Compost Facility
COC NCG240001
Lee County
In accordance with your email correspondence for an NPDES stormwater discharge permit
received for a Type I facility on June 24, 2014 we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate
of coverage to discharge under the subject state — NPDES general permit. This permit is issued
pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum
of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency dated
October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Based on your representation , the City of Sanford Compost Facility is a Type 1 compost facility,
the provisions of the recently enacted Session Law 2012-200 pertain to the facility. Consistent
with the provisions of SL 2012-200, the Division of Energy Mineral and Land Resources
(DEMLR) will permit all the composting discharges from your Type 1 facility under the
stormwater discharge provisions of the permit, and the General Permit requirements related to
process wastewater discharges do not apply to the composting discharges from your Type I
facility.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required
by DEMLR or permits required by any other federal, state, or local governmental agency.
Please note that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except upon the specific action of
DEMLR.
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section • Geological Survey Section - Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-92001 FAX: [phone]
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: hUp://portal.ncdenr.org/webllrl
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled 110% Post Consumer Paper

If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Larry Wade PE, at telephone
number [phone], or at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E.
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Program Files
Enclosures
Certificate of Coverage NCG240001
Copy of General Permit NCG2400000, permittee only
4, Quarterly stormwater monitoring forms, permittee only
4, Visual monitoring forms, permittee only

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENERGY MINERAL & LAND RESOURCES
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG240001: authorizing SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 as amended by North
Carolina Session Law 2012-200, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by
the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended,
City of Sanford
is hereby authorized to discharge from a Type 1 composting facility (as defined in 15A NCAC 13B
.1400) located at
City of Sanford Compost Facility
601North 51h Street
Sanford
Lee County
to receiving waters designated as Little Buffalo Creek, a class C, water in the Cape Fear River Basin.
Pursuant to the provisions of Session Law 2012-200, a Type I composting facility is not required to
have a NPDES permit for discharge of process wastewater. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions
in the General Permit, all discharges of stormwater, including stormwater which comes into direct
contact with or results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished
product, byproduct, or waste product are authorized which comply with the stormwater pollution
management requirements, monitoring requirements, reporting requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Part I, Part II A - D, Part IV, Part V, Part V1, and Part VII of General Permit No. NCG240000.
In accordance with the provisions of Session Law 2012-200, the process wastewater mana eg ment
requirements do not apply to the composting discharges from this Type I facility, and all composting
operation discharges are authorized when the facility complies only with the stormwater provisions of
the General Permit. To the extent any provisions may be read to impose the process wastewater
standards in the General Permit to discharges from the permittee's facility, the provisions are
suspended and do not apply.
This Certificate of Coverage is an enforceable part of General Permit NCG240000, and shall become
effective for the permittee on June 26, 2014.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day, June 26, 2014.
r
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., Director
Division of Energy Mineral & Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

NCG240001
Map Scale 1: 24, 000
City of Sanford
City of Sanford Compost Facility
Latitude: 35° 29' 36" N
Longitude: -790 10' 18" W
County: Lee
Receiving Stream: UT to Little Buffalo Creek
Stream Class: C
Sub -basin: 03-06-11 (Cape Fear River Basin)
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Facility Location

Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:37 AM
To: Larry Craig
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley; Georgoulias, Bethany; Wilson, Donna
Subject: RE: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Thanks, Larry,
We will consider your email Sanford's your official request to revise the COC. This is all that is required at your end; we
will proceed with the revision.
expect we will have that back to you in less than two weeks.
Thanks for working with us,
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR l DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken.pickle(o)ncdenr.gov
Website: http://portal.ncdenr.orgZweb/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this.address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Larry Craig[mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:31 AM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Ken- we have been re-classified as a type I facility. Please draft a revised Certificate of Coverage as such that excludes
Sanford from the wastewater provisions of General Permit NCG240000. Thanks again for your help concerning this
matter.
Larry Craig
City of Sanford, N.C.
Solid Waste Supt.
From: Pickle, Ken [mailto:ken.pickleCa)ncdenr gov]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:40 AM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley; Wilson, Donna; Georgoulias, Bethany
Subject: FW: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Hi Larry,

i see from Donna's letter yesterday that DWM has changed your composting permit to a Large Type 1 permit under their
rules.
As per our several previous discussions together, I presume you will want to begin abiding by the relaxed provisions in
your water quality discharge permit that pertain to Type 1 facilities. Please confirm that via an email response to this
note, and we will begin drafting a revised Certificate of Coverage NCG240001 that specifically excludes Sanford from
the wastewater provisions of General Permit NCG240000.
Thanks,
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: htti)://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Wilson, Donna
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 5:47 PM
To: Iarry.craig sanfordnc.net; Steven Flynn ([e-mail])
Cc: Pickle, Ken
Subject: Permit issuance - Sanford Compost Facility
Attached to this email are the following documents:
Doc ID 21266 — Cover letter for permit issuance, Sanford Compost Facility, Permit No. 5303-COMPOST-1992
Doc ID 21265 — Permit to Operate, Sanford Compost Facility, Permit No. 5303-COMPOST-1992
Only Mr. Larry Craig will receive a copy in the mail. You may print out a hard copy for your files.
The stamped approved copy of the application is available for viewing and printing from our website, Doc ID 21264. The
electronic (pdf) version of the application has bookmarks to easily navigate to specific sections, and it is also word
searchable (using Ctri - F) when downloaded.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Donna J. Wilson
Environmental Engineer
Solid Waste Section/Division of Waste Management/NC DENR
Phone [phone]
Email - donna.wi[[e-mail]
Section webpage - http://portal,ncdemr.org/web/wm/sw

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Permit Number NCG240001
Central Files: APS — SWP _
4/28/2014
Permit Tracking Slip
Program Category
Status Project Type
NPDES SW
Active New Project
Permit Type
Version Permit Classification
Compost Operations Stormwater/Wastewater Discharge COC
1.00 COC
Primary Reviewer
Permit Contact Affiliation
larry.wade -
RECEIVED
Coastal SWRule
APR 2 9 2014
Permitted Flow
CENTRAL FILES
DWQ{BOG
Facility
Facility Name
Major/Minor Region
City of Sanford Compost Facility
Minor Raleigh
Location Address
County
601 N 5th St
Lee
Facility Contact Affiliation
Sanford NC
27330
Larry Craig
601 N 5th St
Owner
Sanford NC 27330
Owner Name
Owner Type
City Of Sanford
Government - Municipal
j
Owner Affiliation
Victor I. Czar
PE
PO Box 3729
Dates/Events
Sanford NC 27330372
Scheduled
prig Issue App Received
Draft Initiated Issuance
Public Notice Issue Effective Expiration
4/28/2014 6/11/2012
4/28/2014
4/28/2014 4/28/2014 9/30/2016
Regulated Activities
Requested /Received Events
Composting - only wastewater discharges
RO staff report received 117113
RO staff report requester! 117113 r
Outfa ll 001
Waterbody Name
Streamindex Number Current Class 5ubbasin
Little Buffalo Creek
17-42
C 03-06-11

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Larry Craig
City of Sanford
601 North 5th Street
Sanford, NC 27331-3729
Dear Mr. Craig:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
April 28, 2014
Subject: General Permit No. NCG240000
City of Sanford Compost Facility
COC NCG240001
Lee County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on June 11,
2012, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge
under the subject state - NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency
dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except
after notice to the Division of Energy Mineral & Land Resources (DEMLR). If the facility
changes ownership or is closed, DEMLR may require modification, revocation, or
reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the owners legal obligation to obtain other permits
which may be required by DEMLR, or permits required any other federal, state, or local
governmental authorities.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Larry Wade PE
at telephone number [phone], or email at [e-mail]. .
Sincerely,
4-- 1
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E.
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Program Files
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section • Geological Survey Section • Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-92001 FAX: [phone]
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: http:/Iportal.ncdenr,org_/web/lrl
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled 110% Post Consumer Paper

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG240000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE Nv. NCG240001
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER D[SCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
City of Sanford
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and process wastewater from a facility
located at
City of Sanford Compost Facility
601 North 5ch Street
Sanford
Lee County
to receiving waters designated as UT to Little Buffalo Creek, a class C water in the Cape
Fear River Basin, in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, III, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No. NCG240000 as
attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective April 28, 2014.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day April 28, 2014.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., Director
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Wade, Larry t
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 12:47 PM
To: Wilson, Donna; Gallagher, Tony
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley
Subject: Sanford Compost facility
Hi friends,
We are finally getting around to cleaning up our backlog on composting facilities.
I have been holding the City of Sanford stormwater discharge permit for a while, waiting for their transition from a Type
3 to a Large Type 1. Have they met your requirements for that transition, yet? It makes a difference to us in that we
will provide slightly different permit documentation for them depending on which Type they are.
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
5t2 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. pickle(ancdenr.gov
Website: htt ortal.ncdenr.org/web/` rVstormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations."

Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:21 PM
To: Gallagher, Tony
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley; Wilson, Donna
Subject: Sanford Compost facility
Hi Tony, nice to speak with you today,
Sanford's stormwater permit application came into our office in 2012 as a Type 3 facility. We encountered permit
processing delays related to both Sanford's consideration of a Type 1 status, and our own considerations of how to deal
with Type 1 facilities in light of Session Law excusing Type 1 facilities from wastewater permitting (but not from
stormwater permitting). Finally after a lengthy delay in our process we are ready to act now.
Donna has been sending me correspondence indicating that Sanford is almost there with you all, but we will be ready in
the next couple of days (really, two days or so) to issue the permit.
Based on the application status of Type 3 from 2012, we are going to issue our General Permit with our standard
Certificate of Coverage (COC) for the facility.
When Sanford successfully completes the transition with you, we will be happy to re -issue a new Certificate of Coverage
as a Type 1 facility. It may be that we are looking at a half hour of extra work at our end, maybe. It's no big effort for us,
and there won't be much of a delay in issuing.a new COC, we can turn it around within a week of receiving Sanford's
request to do so based on your issuing the Type 1 permit for them.
1 have left a courtesy message for Larry Craig at Sanford alerting him to the pending issuance of his stormwater permit,
and our readiness to change the COC when he indeed achieves Type 1 status through you all. Until then, he will be
treated as a Type 3 facility under our stormwater permit.
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://Qortal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**

Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:05 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: Comments on the City of Sanford Compost application
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. ickle ncdenr. gov
Website: htto://i)ortal.ncdenr.ora/web/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Wilson, Donna
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 10:27 AM
To: Steven Flynn ([e-mail]); [e-mail]
Cc: Hearn, Robert; Pickle, Ken
Subject: Comments on the City of Sanford Compost application
Hello Steve and Larry — I've reviewed the application for modification to the City of Sanford Compost Facility, to
downgrade the site from a Type 3 to a Type 1, and there a few comments that need to be addressed:
1. Please provide an update to the status of the water discharge permit. Since the site has changed to Type 1, have
you applied for the NCG24 stormwater permit? Please contact Ken Pickle if you have not yet applied.
2. Section 4, LDA and III.C.3 —The temperature in the piles should not be averaged. The temperatures at all points
must meet the minimum temperature requirement for 3 days.
3. Section 4, I.E.1, Flow Diagram, and possible other sections — Compost testing for metals, pathogens, and foreign
matter is not required for Type 1 facilities.
4. Section 4, F — It should be stated that stockpiling of finished compost will be in piles no larger than 30 feet high,
50 feet wide, with unlimited length.
5. Section III. F and G — These sections do not appear to apply to the compost facility. Please explain or clarify
discussion of fill, concrete, asphalt, pipes, and leachate basins.
6. Section 5, page 4 — Does the sign at the entrance have the correct permit number? The permit number listed in
the text is incorrect, 50-03-YW. It should be 5303-Compost (53-03-YW would be OK too).
7. Section S, page 6 —Temperatures have to be maintained for 3 days instead of 15 days, for a Type 1 compost site.
8. Section 3, page 6; Section 3 page 9; and Section 5, page 23 —The text should be corrected to exclude chicken
manure.
Please make corrections to the text of the application and submit a revised application. The drawings/large maps do not
need to be resubmitted. An electronic copy (pdf) of the revised application is acceptable, or one paper copy.
if you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks, Donna

Donna J. Wilson
Environmental Engineer
Solid Waste Section/Division of Waste Management/NC DENR
Phone [phone]
Email - [e-mail]
Section webpage - http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw
Office address - 217 W. Jones St, Raleigh NC 27603
Mailing and delivery address - 1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1646
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Low and may be disclosed to third parties.

Wade, Lar
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:05 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: Sanford's leaf litter
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://portal.ncdenr,org/web/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Smith, Danny
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:52 AM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Sounds good. Please go ahead...( Let me know if I can be of assistance.)
Happy new year sir!
Danny
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:44 AM
To: Smith, Danny
Cc: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: FW: sanford's leaf litter
Hi Danny,
Hope your holiday season was good, and refreshing.
And I hope we are all here together next year at this time.
I'm going to try in January 2013 to dispose of my permitting backlog with some expedited procedures. One new
approach I'm willing to risk is to selectively skip the review loop through the ROs on some permit applications,
particularly the ones that I am so far behind on. Several are in RRO. I'm proposing to notify you each time I pick one up,
and ask you to pass on it. Let me know if you would prefer not even to consider such an approach.
First: Well, the Raleigh Yardwaste Center was the first one, last year. You were ok on that based on RRO's past
involvement in the discussions, and presumably also on my immersion in the topic and with this applicant. I'm still
working with Kathy Cooper and City of Raleigh on that one.

But, First this year: City of Sanford composting facility. Application NCG240001, submitted June 2012. Natalie and
Tom Ascenzo visited the site to make a stream call in May 2011. The City has a layout that is a natural for very minor
construction (maybe a weir and wall across the drainage Swale) to establish a single good clean discharge sampling
point. They have a highly vegetated drainage flat that runs through the center of the facility, and it's likely a good bit of
vegetative treatment is accomplished during low flow periods from small to medium rain events (I wouldn't necessarily
think the same thing about high flow events, however.) They are a Type III -facility, so the legislation in summer 2012
excusing Type I facilities does not apply, and we can issue NCG24 without that complication. Recall that the text of the
permit requires that permittees with already existing facilities must appear before RRO within 6 months of the issuance
of the COC. At that time he is required to present his plan for moving forward and towards compliance with all aspects
of the permit for your review and approval. On the basis of my immersion with the development of the permit; and on
the basis of my past site visit to Sanford; and on the basis of RRO staff establishing that the on -site feature is not a
'waters of the state', but is an anthropogenic feature; and with the prod of my past inaction over several months,
asking if you can let me skip RRO prior review in the issuance of COC #NCG240001 to Sanford.
Let me know if you wish to discuss either my current request on Sanford's compost facility, or more generally my
proposal to selectively skip the RO review step on some permit applications.
Thanks,
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DWQ I Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://r)ortal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/`ws./su
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Landry, Natalie; Smith, Danny; Ascenzo, Tom
Cc: 'FRFR (Frank Franciosi)'; Mouw, Scott; Scott,
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Thanks Natalie and Tom,
Michael; Jones, Jennifer; Georgoulias, Bethany; Bennett, Bradley
All: The significance of this determination by the Raleigh Regional Office is that now Sanford can utilize the fairly sizable
'drainage ditch' area for the installation of some kind of BMP for the control of the discharges from their site. if the on -
site ditch had been determined instead to be 'waters of the State', then they would have had to construct their BMPs in
the otherwise spoken for composting process areas. (DWQ does NOT permit SMPs built in -stream.) From a site retro-fit
design perspective, this gives Sanford a much easier/cheaper set of site conditions to deal with, when they get ready to
come into the DWQ NPDES permitting program via draft General Permit NCG24, or individual permit.
ken
From: Landry, Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:48 PM

To: Smith, Danny
Cc: Ascenzo, Tom; Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Hi Danny,
Tom and I did a stream determination at the Sanford Compost facility today. The stream origin is located approximately
20 linear feet downstream of the facility's property line. We tied a flag at the origin and shared thi.5 information with
the Town.
Natalie
From: Smith, Danny
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:51 AM
To: Landry, Natalie
Subject: sanford's leaf litter
Natalie, Thanks for calling Sanford. This is stemming from a discussion with Ken Pickle regarding a stormwater permit
NCG21?. They need a jurisdiction determination/stream ID, they likely need to build a stromwater pond/treatment unit
(so placement/landscape position is key), and general discussions of their leaf mulch operation for the City and
stormwater expectations..
Larry Greg
8427442
775-8314
My email has changed to danny smith@ncdenrgov
* *E-mail correspondence to and from this address maybe subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and maybe disclosed to third
parties.

Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:04 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: Sanford compost
Attachments: Stream ID for Sanford Compost Facility.PDF
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR j DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://portal. ncdenr.orglweb/ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations.**
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:36 AM
To: Georgoulias, Bethany
Subject: FW: Sanford compost
FYI, No Action
kbp
From: Landry, Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:18 PM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: Sanford compost
Hi Ken,
Attached are the score sheets we used to identify the stream origin. Since you were interested, I thought you might
want to see how we did it. Natalie
Natalie Landry
DENR - Surface Water Protection
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
[phone]
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.

Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:03 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: sanford's leaf litter
FYI,
Please add to SPP permit file.
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: htt ://por-tal.ncdenr.orci/web/Ir/stormwater
** Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations."
From: Georgoullas, Bethany
Seat: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:32 PM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Wow — interesting. Shows what 1. don't know about streams... I would have thought that "ditch" was a feature for sure
when we were out there.
Bethany Georgoulias
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DWQ I Stormwater Permitting unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
NEW Website: http:l/portal.ncdenr.org/web/wa/ws/su
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public
Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Landry, Natalie; Smith, Danny; Ascenzo, Tom
Cc: FRFR (Frank Franciosi); Mouw, Scott; Scott, Michael; Jones, Jennifer; Georgoulias, Bethany; Bennett, Bradley
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Thanks Natalie and Tom,
All: The significance of this determination by the Raleigh Regional Office is that now Sanford can utilize the fairly sizable
'drainage ditch' area for the installation of some kind of BMP for the control of the discharges from their site. If the on -
site ditch had been determined instead to be 'waters of the State', then they would have had to construct their BMPs in

the otherwise spoken for composting process areas. (DWQ does NOT permit BMPs built in -stream.) From a site retro-fit
design perspective, this gives Sanford a much easier/cheaper set of site conditions to deal with, when they get ready to
come into the DWQ NPDES permitting program via draft General Permit NCG24, or individual permit.
ken
From: Landry, Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:48 PM
To: Smith, Danny
Cc: Ascenzo, Tom; Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Hi Danny,
Tom and I did a stream determination at the Sanford Compost facility today. The stream origin is located approximately
20 linear feet downstream of the facility's property fine. We tied a flag at the origin and shared this information with
the Town.
Natalie
From: Smith, Danny
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:51 AM
To: Landry, Natalie
Subject: sanford's leaf litter
Natalie, Thanks for calling Sanford. This is stemming from a discussion with Ken Pickle regarding a stormwater permit
NCG2V. They need a jurisdiction determination/stream ID, they likely need to build a stromwater pond/treatment unit
(so placement/landscape position is key), and general discussions of their leaf mulch operation for the City and
stormwater expectations..
Larry Greg
8427442
775-8314
Myemail has changed to danny.smithdncdenrgov
* *E-mail correspondence to and from this address maybe subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and maybe disclosed to third
parties.

AGADivision of Water Quality / Surface Water Protection
NCDENR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NCG240000
NOTICE OF INTENT
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG240000 for
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as:
SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification Code) 2875 Compost facilities, and like activities.
For questions, please contact the DWQ Ceniraf Office or Regional Office for your area. (See page B)
1) Mailing address of ownerloperator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be
mailed): (Please print or type all entries in this application form.)
i
t.
Legal Owner Name City of Sanford
(please attach the most recent Annual Report to the NC Secretary of State showing the current legal name.) NIA
Street Address 601 N. 5'Street, P.O_Box 3729 - _ Fannatted: SuperSmpt
City Sanford State NC ZIP Code 27331-3729
Telephone No. 919 _775-8247 Email _lany.craic[o(�.sanfordnc.net
Alternate Contact Name _Larry Craig Email (if different)
Alternate Contact Telephone (if different) 919 7758319
2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name City of Sanford Compost Facility
Facility Contact Larry Craig
Street Address 601 N. C Street rrorn,atued: Superscript
City Sanford State NC ZIP Code 27330
County Lee
Telephone No. 919 775-8247 Email
✓ 3) Physical location information:
Please provide narrative directions to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and distance and
direction from a roadway intersection). Facility located at the north end of 5u' street off Weatherspoon_ Formatted: superscript
Street, behind Public Works Service Center
(A copy of a county map or USGS quad sheet with the facility clearly located an the map is a required part of this applications
t/ 4) Latitude 79010' 14.62 "E Longitude _35o29' 39.08"N (deg, min,
sec)
5) This NPDES Permit Application applies to the following (check appropriate box):
❑ New or Proposed Facility Date operation is to begin
12 Existing Facility DWQ Permit #
v 6) Consulting Engineer's (or other qualified design staffs) application information:
Consulting Engineer: _NIA
Consulting Firm: (Optional)
Mailing Address: Staple Business Card Here:
City:
Slate: Zip Code:
Phone: {) Fax: (
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✓ 7) Provide the 4 digit SIC Code that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility:
SIC Code: 2 8 7 5
✓ 8) Provide a brief description of the types of industrial activities and products produced at this facility,
including the DWM compost facility classification: Large Type 111 facility grinding residential brush
Into woodchips and sold to the public and composting residential loose leaf collection and selling to the public
Receiving waters
9) Discharge points 1 Receiving waters:
Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc.) that convey stormwater andlor process
wastewater off the property:
Stonnwateronly: Process wastewater only: Both commingled. _f
What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc.) that the stormwater and/or
process wastewater discharges first enter?
x" Receiving water classification(s), if known: Ral.Regional Water determination established that on site
drainage is not water of the state, letter attached.
If the site stormwater discharges to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm
sewer system (e.g. City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer). NIA
Will this facility discharge to:
Shellfishing waters (Classified SA)? ❑ Yes ® No
Trout waters (Classified Tr)? ❑ Yes ® No
High Quality Waters (Classified HOW)? ❑ Yes ® No
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Form : Indent: Left: 0" '
Outstanding Resource Waters (Classified ORW)? ❑ Yes W No
Primary Nursery Area waters (Classified PNA)? ❑ Yes 41 No
Nutrient Sensitive Waters (Classified NSW)? ❑ Yes ® No�� l2f
Water Supply Watershed Waters (Classified WS I — WS V)? ❑ Yes ® No
'Zero -flow' streams (as described in 15A NCAC 213 .0206)? ❑ Yes ❑ No?
Note: Discharge of process wastewater to receiving waters classified as public water supply WS4I
to WS-V must be approved by the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Water
Resources. If DWR does not approve, coverage under NCG240000 cannot be granted. No new
discharges of process wastewater are permitted in receiving waters classified as WS4 or
freshwater ORW. Similarly, the Division of Environmental Health Shellfish Sanitation Program
must approve process wastewater discharges to SA (shellfish) waters.
✓ 10) Does the facility use any of the following on site?
© Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated phosphorus compounds content?
IN Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated nitrogen compounds content? 61<;4�
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Process wastewater (Process wastewaters are defined in Part It Section E of the General Permit text-)
11) Will your facility discharge process wastewaters to surface waters?
® Yes ❑ No
12) Are wastewater treatment facilities planned within the 100-year flood plain?
❑ Yes ® No
13) Consideration of altematives to surface water discharge for process wastewaters
a) Land Surface or Subsurface Disposal System (e.g., spray irrigation):
i) Is a land surface or subsurface disposal technologically feasible (possible)? ........ ..G7 Yes ® No
k Why or Why not? _Sloping hand — can not apply
ii) Is a land surface or subsurface disposal system feasible to implement?' .... ............ ❑ Yes 10 No
Why orWhy not? Not cost effective
iii) What is the feasibility of employing a subsurface or land surface discharge as compared to a direct
discharge to surface waters?' not feasible
b) Connection to a Municipal or Regional Sewer Collection System:
i) Are there existing sewer lines within a one -mile radius? ..................................... ®Yes ❑ No
y�(1) If Yes, will the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) accept the discharge? ....... ❑ Yes M No
(a) If No, please attach a letter documenting that the VAWP will not accept the discharge.
(b) If Yes, is it feasible to Connect to the VWVTP? Why or why not?' _see attached letter
c) Closed -loop Recycle System meeting the design requirements of 15A NCAC 2T .1000:
i) Are you already proposing a closed -loop recycle system (CLRS)? ................ ............. ❑ Yes Ell No
(1) If Yes, contact DWQ's Aquifer Protection Section's Land Application Unit for permitting
alternatives.
(2) If No, is this option technologically feasible (possible)? Why or why not?*water balance, won't
work way too much rainfall
,/(3) If No, is it feasible to build a CLRS on your site? Why or why not?.* No- water balance doesn't
work: too _costlY
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V'(4) What is the feasibility of building a CLRS compared to direct surface water discharge?" surface
water discharge is more feasible
✓ d) Direct Discharge to Surface Waters: Is discharge to surface waters the most environmentally sound
alternative of all reasonably cost-effective options being considered?* .................. .® Yes E3 No
i) if No, you may not be eligible for coverage under NCG240000; please contact DWQ's Stormwater
Permitting Unit for guidance.
ii) If No, contact DWQ's Land Application Unit to determine alternative permitting requirements.
'Per NC rules of 15A NCAC 2H .0105(c)(2). You may be asked to provide further information to support your
answers to these questions after the initial review. Feasibility should consider Initial and recurring costs-
Process wastewater treatment system performance
You are applying for coverage under NCG240000 which enforces process wastewater effluent limitations on
the pollutants BOD, TSS, pH, and fecal coliform. Except as specifically provided in the General Permit text,
or DWQ compliance schedule, any exceedances of the process wastewater effluent limitations are a violation
of the terms and conditions of the permit, and may be the basis for DWQ enforcement action.
Also please note: NC rule 15A NCAC 2H .0139 requires that wastewater treatment s stem design be
accomplished by a North Carolina Professional Enoineer.
Stormwater
t/ 14) Does this facility employ any best management practices for stormwater control?
❑ No ® Yes
If Yes, please describe briefly: berm at lower end of windrows
✓ 15) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
® No ❑ Yes
If Yes, when was it implemented?
✓16) Are vehicle maintenance activities (VMA) occurring or planned at this facility?
M No ❑Yes
Other required information: other permitting
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17) A complete application must include two 24"x36" site plans drawn to scale with the following
information: bar scale, north arrow, property lines, topographiccontour.lines, fence lines, roads, paved
areas, location of the various composting activities with identifying labels, site buildings, surface water
drainage features and wetlands, wells, stormwater and wastewater conveyances, process wastewater
treatment facilities, stormwater BMPs, location of discharge points for both stormwater and process
wastewater discharges, delineation of drainage divides between the various subdrainage areas feeding each
discharge point, delineation of the t00-yr floodplain if present, and a notation of the water quality classification
of the receiving water that site waters eventually discharge to.
18) A complete application must include: A general and brief narrative description of the compost
manufacturing sequence at the applicant's site, the general feedstocks, the determination of whether the
site's final product qualifies as `finished compost' as referenced in the General Permit text (NCG240000) and
as determined by the DWM permitting process, identification of the stormwater BMPs employed, and the
general nature of the wastewater treatment system utilized to meet process wastewater discharge limits.
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19) Is the facility the subject of any current NCDENR Notice of Violation, consent order, compliance
schedule, or other enforcement action?
® No ❑ Yes
If Yes, provide a brief explanation:
✓20) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
® No ❑ Yes
If Yes. list them:
/21) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex: recycle permits)?
W No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them:
✓ 22) Does this facility have a Division of Waste Management permit?
❑ No ' ® Yes
If Yes, Permit number(s): 5303
,/23) Hazardous Waste:
a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility.?
IN No ❑ Yes
b) Is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg. of hazardous waste generated per month)
of hazardous waste?
® No ❑ Yes
c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator (1000 kg. or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of
hazardous waste?
® No ❑ Yes
d) Type(s) of waste:
How is material stored? NIA
Where is material stored?
How many disposal shipments per year?
Name of transport/ disposal vendor.
Vendor address:
Final Checklist
This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the following items have been included:
One check for $100 made payable to NCDENR. ell —
IN One original and one copy of this completed and signed application. I l�t �✓
iy'A ❑ Two copies of the most recent Annual Report to the Secretary of State showing the current legal name. f3
® Two copies of the site plan. j Gf
t3l Two site location maps (county map or USGS quad sheet) with the location of the facility clearly marked. (pr110)
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/ 24) Certification:
✓✓✓ North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 B(I) provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article; or who knowingly makes a false
statement of a material fact in a ruiemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the
[Environmental Management] Commission implementing this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine
not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
I hereby request coverage under the referenced General Permit. I understand that coverage under this
permit will constitute the permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as
an individual permit.
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my
knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: _Hal Hegwer
Titie: r (Please note federal rule signatory requirements at 40CFR122.22)
I 4SSi
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(Signature of A !cant
Notice of Intent must ..comp nied 17y a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDENR
Mail the entire package to:
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Note
The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit
For questions, please contact the DWQ Centre! Office or Regional Office for your area.
DWQ Regional Office Contact Information
Asheville............ [phone]
Fayetteville ........ [phone]
Mooresville ........ [phone]
Raleigh ............. [phone]
Washington......... [phone]
Wilmington.......... [phone]
Winston-Salem... [phone]
Central Office ..... [phone]
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SANFORD
P. 0. sox 3729
TELEPHONE [phone]
FAX [phone] North Carolina 2 7331-3 729 OR919-775-8231
Paul M. weeks, Jr., P.E.
City Engineer
May 22, 2012
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Re: NCG240000 Notice of Intent — Discharge of Stormwater to the Sanitary Sewer System
The City of Sanford has spent millions of dollars to decrease the amount of inflow and infiltration into our sanitary
sewer system. The purpose of this work is to (1) stay within the confines of our permit by striving to eliminate
sanitary sewer overflows, (2) decrease the load on the wastewater treatment plant during wet weather events,
and (3) regain poorly utilized capacity at our wastewater treatment plant.
To that end, the City of Sanford Ordinances (Section 38-241 b 12) prohibits the discharge of stormwater to the
sanitary system. The City is also undertaking a $48 million expansion of the wastewater treatment plant to provide
for the projected growth in Lee County over the next 20 years. These projections do not include the treatment of
stormwater.
The intentional introduction of stormwater into the sewer would be counter to the City's efforts, require millions
of dollars of infrastructure upgrades to convey the stormwater, and require millions of dollars to further expand
the wastewater treatment plant to treat the additional flows.
Therefore, the City's wastewater treatment plant will not accept the intentional discharge of stormwater into our
sanitary sewer system. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact meat any time.
Sincerely,
PauTM.Weeks, Jr., P.E.
City Engneer
Enclosures
cc: Memo file
R:\Engineering Files\MEMOS\FY 11-12\0062 pw -SPU, discharging stormwater to the sewer.doc

3/5/12
Ref. NCG240000
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Leaves are dumped into two long, separate rows within each numbered windrow.
Approximately sixteen cubic yards of chicken manure is added before these
separate rows are combined. These rows are periodically watered, turned, and
peaked to build temperatures. This process breaks the material down gradually and
/can take five to seven months to produce mature compost. Samples are then taken
and sent to the NCDA&CS Agronomic Division for waste analysis testing. After
the results are in, the compost is then transferred to an onsite stockpile location
for consumer purchase. Storm water runoff from the site is channeled through
grass swales along drainage ways that existed prior to development. The drainage
ways are stable ditches and swales covered with well -established ground cover
containing only runoff. No composted materials. are_ removdd-&o-te: site via' _ % ✓f
storm water runoff. Leaves, e pinstraw, grass clippings and am in , i . m - al amount of
chicken manure is composted on site therefore, runoff passes through composting
materials and grassed swales. The leachate generated is minimal. There are
woodchip berms located at the bottom of each windrow that helps with filtration
before runoff reaches these drainage ways.

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
fit,
Date: xf �;;,s
Project/Site: `1�
Latitude:
Evaluator: ;`.-..r f�
County:
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Determination circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent 2-
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Larry Craig
City of Sanford
601 North 5th Street
Sanford, NC 27331-3729
Dear Mr. Craig:
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
April 28,-2014)
Subject: General Permit No. NCG240000
City of Sanford Compost Facility
COC NCG240001
Lee County
In accordance with your application for a discharge permit received on June 11,
2012, we are forwarding herewith the subject certificate of coverage to discharge
under the subject state - NPDES general permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection Agency
dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Please take notice that this certificate of coverage is not transferable except
after notice to the Division of Energy Mineral & Land Resources (DEMLR). If the facility
changes ownership or is closed, DEMLR may require modification, revocation, or
reissuance of the certificate of coverage.
This permit does not affect the owners legal obligation to obtain other permits
which may be required by DEMLR, or permits required any other federal, state, or local
governmental authorities.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Larry Wade PE
at telephone number [phone], or email at [e-mail].
Sincefrely,,
/ /Z"A'
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E.
cc: Raleigh Regional Office
Central Files
Stormwater Permitting Program Files
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section • Geological Survey Section • Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-92001 FAX: [phone]
512 north Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: http;llportal.ncdenr.orglweb/lr/
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG240000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG240001
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
City of Sanford
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater and process wastewater from a facility
located at
City of Sanford Compost Facility
601 North 5th Street
Sanford
Lee County
to receiving waters designated as UT to Little Buffalo Creek, a class C water in the Cape
Fear River Basin, in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, 11I, IV, V, and VI of General Permit No. NCG240000 as
attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective April 28, 2014
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day April 28, 2014.
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for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., Director
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG240000 for
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as:
SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification Code) 2875 Compost facilities, and like activities.
For questions, please contact the DWO Central Office or Regional Office for your area. (See page 6)
1) Mailing address of ownerioperator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be
mailed): (Please print or type all entries in this application form.)
Legal Owner Name City of Sanford
(Please attach the most recent Annual Report to the NC Secretary of State showing the current legal name.) N/A
Street Address 601 N. 51h Street P.O. Box 3729 _ Formatted: _Superscript
City Sanford State NC � ZIP Code 27331-3729
Telephone No. 919 _775-8247 Email _larry.craig _sanfordnc.net
Alternate Contact Name —Larry Craig Email (if different)
Alternate Contact Telephone (if different) (919) 7758319
2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name City of Sanford Compost Facility
Facility Contact Larry Craia
Street Address 601 N. 5'" Street r-oR„atted: Superscript
City Sanford State NC_ ZIP Code 27330
County Lee
Telephone No. 919 _775-8247 Email
3) Physical location information:
Please provide narrative directions to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and distance and
direction from a roadway intersection). Facility located at the north end of e_"" street off Weatherspoon_ r-o,mamed: Superscript
Street, behind Public Works Service Center
(A copy of a county map or USGS quad sheet with the facility clearly iocated on the map is a required part of this application.)
4) Latitude 79010' 14.62 "E Longitude _35o29' 39.08"N (deg, min,
sec)
5) This NPDES Permit Application applies to the following (check appropriate box):
❑ New or Proposed Facility Date operation is to begin
IF Existing Facility DWO Permit #
6) Consulting Engineer's (or other qualified design staffs) application information:
Consulting Engineer. _NIA
Consulting Firm:
(Optional)
Mailing Address: Staple Business Card Here:
City:
State: Zip Code:
Phone:( Fax:(
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7) Provide the 4 digit SIC Code that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility:
SIC Code: 2 8 7 5
8) Provide a brief description of the types of industrial activities and products produced at this facility,
including the DWM compost facility classification: Large Type 111 facility grinding residential brush
Into woodchips_and sold to the public and composting_ residential loose leaf collection and selling to the public
Receiving waters
9) Discharge points i Receiving waters:
Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc.) that convey stormwater and/or process
wastewater off the property:
Stormwateronly: Process wastewater only. Bothcommingled._1
What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc.) that the stormwater and/or
process wastewater discharges first enter?
Receiving water classification(s), if known: Ral.Reoional Water determination established that on site
drainage is not water of the state. letter attached.
If the site stormwater discharges to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm
sewer system (e.g. City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer). N/A
Will this facility discharge to:
Shellfishing waters (Classified SA)?
❑ Yes
® No
Trout waters (Classified Tr)?
❑ Yes
® No
High Quality Waters (Classified HOW)?
❑ Yes
® No
Outstanding Resource Waters (Classified ORW)?
❑ Yes
® No
Primary Nursery Area waters (Classified PNA)?
❑ Yes
10 No
Nutrient Sensitive Waters (Classified NSW)?
❑ Yes
® No
Water Supply Watershed Waters (Classified WS I — WS V)? ❑ Yes ® No
`Zero -flow' streams (as described in 15A NCAC 28 .0206)? ❑ Yes ❑ No ?
Note: Discharge of process wastewater to receiving waters classified as public water supply WS41
to WS-V must be approved by the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Water
Resources. If DWR does not approve, coverage under NCG240000 cannot be granted. No new
discharges of process wastewater are permitted in receiving waters classified as WS-1 or.
freshwaterORW. Similarly, the Division of Environmental Health Shellfish Sanitation Program
must approve process wastewater discharges to SA (shellfish) waters.
Formatted: Indent: Left: 01,
10) Does the facility use any of the following on site?
❑ Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated phosphorus compounds content?
® Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated nitrogen compounds content? C1c
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Process wastewater (Process wastewaters are defined in Part Il Section E of the General Permit text)
11) Will your facility discharge process wastewaters to surface waters?
® Yes ❑ No
12) Are wastewater treatment facilities planned within the 100-year flood plain?
❑ Yes IN No
13) Consideration of alternatives to surface water discharge for process wastewaters
a) Land Surface or Subsurface Disposal System (e.g., spray irrigation):
i) Is a land surface or subsurface disposal technologically feasible (possible)? .......... ❑ Yes ® No
Why or Why nof? Sloping land —cannot apply
ii) Is a land surface or subsurface disposal system feasible to implemenr?'................❑ Yes 0 No
Why or Why nor? Not cost effective
iii) What is the feasibility of employing a subsurface or land surface discharge as compared to a direct
discharge to surface waters?' not feasible
b) Connection to a Municipal or Regional Sewer Collection System:
i) Are there existing sewer lines within a one -mile radius? ..................................... ® Yes ❑ No
(1) If Yes, will the wastewater treatment plant (VVKrP) accept the discharge? ....... ❑ Yes 118 No
(a) If No, please attach a letter documenting that the WWCP will not accept the discharge.
(b) If Yes, is it feasible to connect to the WWfP? Why or why not?" see attached letter
c) Closed -loop Recycle System meeting the design requirements of 15A NCAC 2T .1000:
i) Are you already proposing a closed -loop recycle system (CLRS)? .............................❑ Yes ® No
(1) If Yes, contact DWQ's Aquifer Protection Section's Land Application Unit for permitting
alternatives.
(2) If No, is this option technologically feasible (possible)? Why or why not?`water balance, won't
work way too much rainfall
(3) If No, is it feasible to build a CLRS on your site? Why or why not?* No- water balance doesn't
work; too Costly
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(4) What is the feasibility of building a CLRS compared to direct surface water discharge?* surface
water discharge is more feasible
d) Direct Discharge to Surface Waters: Is discharge to surface waters the most environmentally sound
V� alternative of all reasonably cost-effective options being considered?` ..............................9 Yes f3 No
i) If No, you may not be eligible for coverage under NCG240000,- please contact DWQ's Stormwater
Permitting Unit for guidance.
ii) if No, contact DWQ's Land Application Unit to determine alternative permitting requirements.
'Per NC rules at 15A NCAC 2H .0105(c)(2). You maybe asked to provide further information to support your
answers to these questions after the initial review. Feasibility should consider initial and recurring costs.
Process wastewater treatment system performance
You are applying for coverage under NCG240000 which enforces process wastewater effluent limitations on
the pollutants BOD, TSS, pH, and fecal colitorm. Except as specifically provided in the General Permit text,
or DWQ compliance schedule, any exceedances of the process wastewater effluent limitations are a violation
of the terns and conditions of the permit, and may be the basis for DWQ enforcement action.
Also please note: NC rule 15A NCAC 2H .0139 requires that wastewater treatment system design be
accomplished by a North Carolina Professional Engineer.
Stormwater
14) Does this facility employ any best management practices for stormwater control?
❑ No ® Yes
If Yes, please describe briefly: berm at lower end of windrows
15) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
® No ❑ Yes
If Yes, when was it implemented?
16) Are vehicle maintenance activities (VMA) occurring or planned at this facility?
19 No ❑Yes
Other required information; other permitting
17) A complete application must include two 24"x36" site plans drawn to scale with the following
information: bar scale, north arrow, property lines, topographic contour lines, fence lines, roads, paved
areas, location of the various composting activities with identifying labels, site buildings, surface water
drainage features and wetlands, wells, stormwater and wastewater conveyances, process wastewater
treatment facilities, stormwater BMPs, location of discharge points for both stormwater and process
wastewater discharges, delineation of drainage divides between the various subdrainage areas feeding each
discharge point, delineation of the 100-yr floodplain if present, and a notation of the water quality classification
of the receiving water that site waters eventually discharge to.
18) A complete application must include: A general and brief narrative description of the compost
manufacturing sequence at the applicant's site, the general feedstocks, the determination of whether the
site's final product qualifies as 'finished compost' as referenced in the General Permit text (NCG240000) and
as determined by the DWM permitting process, identification of the stormwater BMPs employed, and the
general nature of the wastewater treatment system utilized to meet process wastewater discharge limits.
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19) Is the facility the subject of any current NCDENR Notice of Violation, consent order, compliance
schedule, or other enforcement action?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, provide a brief explanation:
20) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
® No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them:
21) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex: recycle permits)?
U No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them:
22) Does this facility have a Division of Waste Management permit?
❑ No ® Yes
If Yes, Permit number(s): 5303
23) Hazardous Waste:
a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility?
® No ❑ Yes
b) Is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg. of hazardous waste generated per month)
of hazardous waste?
U No ❑ Yes
c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator (1000 kg. or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of
hazardous waste?
IN No ❑ Yes
d) Type(s) of waste:
How is material stored? NIA
Where is material stored?
How many disposal shipments per year?
Name of transport 1 disposal vendor.
Vendor address:
Final Checklist
This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the following items have been included:
5 One check for $100 made payable to NCDENR.
® One original and one copy of this completed and signed application.
N1A❑ Two copies of the most recent Annual Report to the Secretary of State showing the current legal name.
® Two copies of the site plan.
® Two site location maps (county map or USGS quad sheet) with the location of the facility clearly marked.
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24) Certification:
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 B(i) provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes arry false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Artide; or who knowingly makes a false
statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies, tampers with. or knowingly
renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the
[Environmental Management] Commission implementing this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine
not to exceed ten thousand dollars (§10,000).
1 hereby request coverage under the referenced General Permit. I understand that coverage under this
permit will constitute the permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as
an individual permit.
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my
knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed ame of Pe n Signing: _Hal Hegwer
Title: 7 (Please note federal rule signatory requirements at 40CFR122.22)
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(SignaturoultbIll-c)
(Date Signed)
Notice of Intentparried by a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDENR
Mail the entire package to:
Stornwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Note
The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPAES permit.
For questions, please contact the DWO Central Office or Regional Office for your area.
DWQ Regional Office Contact Information
Asheville............ [phone]
Fayetteville ........ [phone]
Mooresville ........ [phone]
Raleigh ............. [phone]
Washington......... [phone]
Wilmington.......... [phone]
Winston-Salem... [phone]
Central Office ..... [phone]
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NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: t 1 f
Project/Site: ~f� {?��
Latitude:
Evaluator: fl� /�". � ti, --�
County: ��
Longitude:
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Total Points:
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intennittent
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
if a 19 orperennial if a 30"
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 1/1/1-
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a- Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
2
3'
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
1
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
(, 2)
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
r1 1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent, alluvial deposits
D
1
2
3
B. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0)
0.5
1
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10. Natural valley
0
0.5
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11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0 ..
Yes = 3
B. Hvdroloov (Subtotal = }
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
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2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
' 21
3
14. Leaf litter
1 1.5)
1
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15. Sediment on plants or debris
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0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
t~0
0.5
1 _
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = / . S
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
7 0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
{' 0'
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
% 1�
2
3
22. Fish
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0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
170.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
"d�
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other = 0
"perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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Date: t i I
Project/Site:
Latitude:
Evaluator: IV .,�,z ��7�E��
County:
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream DeterminationJcircie one)
Other
Stream is at /east intermittent
Ephemeraltlntermittent)Perennial
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e.g. Quad Name:
if>_ 19 or erennialif? 30'
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 1i )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1' Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
'
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
( 2 j
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
(1)
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0`j
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1.5
10, Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5�
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = :.a )
12. Presence of Baseflow
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
f, 0
1
2
3
14, Leaf litter
(1.5i
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
Q5
1
1.5
16.Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1"
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
To = 0'1
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = �a )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
i 3
2
1
0
20, Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
i'o _}
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
(0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
(-0-)
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0 }
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other 0 }
'Perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p, 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SANFORD
P. 0. BOX 3729
TELEPHONE [phone]
FAX [phone] North Carolina 27331-3729 OR 919-775-8231
Paul M. Weeks, Jr., P.E.
City Engineer
May 22, 2012
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Re: NCG240000 Notice of Intent — Discharge of Stormwater to the Sanitary Sewer System
The City of Sanford has spent millions of dollars to decrease the amount of inflow and infiltration into our sanitary
sewer system. The purpose of this work is to (1) stay within the confines of our permit by striving to eliminate
sanitary sewer overflows, (2) decrease the load on the wastewater treatment plant during wet weather events,
and (3) regain poorly utilized capacity at our wastewater treatment plant.
To that end, the City of Sanford Ordinances (Section 38-241 b 12) prohibits the discharge of stormwater to the
sanitary system. The City is also undertaking a $48 million expansion of the wastewater treatment plant to provide
for the projected growth in Lee County over the next 20 years. These projections do not include the treatment of
stormwater.
The intentional introduction of Stormwater into the sewer would be counter to the City's efforts, require millions
of dollars of infrastructure upgrades to convey the Stormwater, and require millions of dollars to further expand
the wastewater treatment plant to treat the additional flows.
Therefore, the City's wastewater treatment plant will not accept the intentional discharge of stormwater into our
sanitary sewer system. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
Paul M. Weeks, Jr., P.E.
City Engineer
Enclosures
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3/5/12
Leaves are dumped into two long, separate rows within each numbered windrow.
Approximately sixteen cubic yards of chicken manure is added before these
separate rows are combined. These rows are periodically watered, turned, and
peaked to build temperatures. This process breaks the material down gradually and
can take five to seven months to produce mature compost. Samples are then taken
and sent to the NCDA&CS Agronomic Division for waste analysis testing. After
the results are in, the compost is then transferred to an onsite stockpile location
for consumer purchase. Storm water runoff from the site is channeled through
grass swales along drainage ways that existed prior to development. The drainage
ways are stable ditches and swales covered with well -established ground cover
containing only runoff. No composted materials are removed from the site via
storm water runoff. Leaves, pine straw, grass clippings and a minimal amount of
chicken manure is composted on site therefore, runoff passes through composting
materials and grassed swales. The leachate generated is minimal. There are
woodchip berms located at the bottom of each windrow that helps with filtration
before runoff reaches these drainage ways.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF S'ANFO"
P. 0, BOX 3729
TELEPHONE [phone]
FAX [phone] North Carolina 2733I-3729 OR 919-775-8231
Paul M. weeks, Jr., P.E.
City Engineer
May 22, 2012
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Re: NCG240000 Notice of Intent — Discharge of Stormwater to the Sanitary Sewer System
The City of Sanford has spent millions of dollars to decrease the amount of inflow and infiltration into our sanitary
sewer system. The purpose of this work is to (1) stay within the confines of our permit by striving to eliminate
sanitary sewer overflows, (2) decrease the load on the wastewater treatment plant during wet weather events,
and (3) regain poorly utilized capacity at our wastewater treatment plant.
To that end, the City of Sanford Ordinances (Section 38-241 b 12) prohibits the discharge of stormwater to the
sanitary system. The City is also undertaking a $48 million expansion of the wastewater treatment plant to provide
for the projected growth in Lee County over the next 20 years. These projections do not include the treatment of
stormwater.
The intentional introduction of stormwater into the sewer would be counter to the City's efforts, require millions
of dollars of infrastructure upgrades to convey the stormwater, and require millions of dollars to further expand
the wastewater treatment plant to treat the additional flows.
Therefore, the City's wastewater treatment plant will not accept the intentional discharge of stormwater into our
sanitary sewer system. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact meat anytime.
Sincerely,
Paul M. Weeks, Jr., P.E.
City Engineer
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Leaves are dumped into two long, separate rows within each numbered windrow.
Approximately sixteen cubic yards of chicken manure is added before these
separate rows are combined. These rows are periodically watered, turned, and
peaked to build temperatures. This process breaks the material down gradually and
t/can take five to seven months to produce mature compost. Samples are then taken
and sent to the NCDA&CS Agronomic Division for waste analysis testing. After
the results are in, the compost is then transferred to an onsite stockpile location
for consumer purchase. Storm water runoff from the site is channeled through
grass swales along drainage ways that existed prior to development. The drainage
ways are stable ditches and swales covered with well -established ground cover
containing only runoff. No composted materials are removed -from the site via
storm water nru off. Leaves, pine straw, grass clippings and a minimal amount of
chicken manure is composted on site therefore, runoff passes through composting
materials and grassed swales. The leachate generated is minimal. There are
woodchip berms located at the bottom of each windrow that helps with filtration
before runoff reaches these drainage ways.

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Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 12:47 PM
To: Wilson, Donna; Gallagher, Tony
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley
Subject: Sanford Compost facility
Hi friends,
We are finally getting around to cleaning up our backlog on composting facilities,
have been holding the City of Sanford stormwater discharge permit for a while, waiting for their transition from a Type
3 to a Large Type 1. Have they met your requirements for that transition, yet? It makes a difference to us in that we
will provide slightly different permit documentation for them depending on which Type they are.
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: htti)://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/stormwater
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Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:21 PM
To: Gallagher, Tony
Cc: Wade, Larry; Bennett, Bradley; Wilson, Donna
Subject: Sanford Compost facility
Ni Tony, nice to speak with you today,
Sanford's stormwater permit application came into our office in 2012 as a Type 3 facility. We encountered permit
processing delays related to both Sanford's consideration of a Type 1 status, and our own considerations of how to deal
with Type 1 facilities in light of Session Law excusing Type 1 facilities from wastewater permitting (but not from
stormwater permitting). Finally after a lengthy delay in our process we are ready to act now.
Donna has been sending me correspondence indicating that Sanford is almost there with you all, but we will be ready in
the next couple of days (really, two days or so) to issue the permit.
Based on the application status of Type 3 from 2012, we are going to issue our General Permit with our standard
Certificate of Coverage (COC) for the facility.
When Sanford successfully completes the transition with you, we will be happy to re -issue a new Certificate of Coverage
as a Type 1 facility. ft may be that we are looking at a half hour of extra work at our end, maybe. it's no big effort for us,
and there won't be much of a delay in issuing a new COC, we can turn it around within a week of receiving Sanford's
request to do so based on your issuing the Type 1 permit for them.
I have left a courtesy message for Larry Craig at Sanford alerting him to the pending issuance of his stormwater permit,
and our readiness to change the COC when he indeed achieves Type 1 status through you all. Until then, he will be
treated as a Type 3 facility under our stormwater permit.
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: htti)://Porta1.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/stormwater
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Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:05 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: Comments on the City of Sanford Compost application
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR II Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://i)ortal.ncdenr.om/web/Ir/stormwater
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From: Wilson, Donna
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 10:27 AM
To: Steven Flynn ([e-mail]); [e-mail]
Cc; Hearn, Robert; Pickle, Ken
Subject: Comments on the City of Sanford Compost application
Hello Steve and Larry — I've reviewed the application for modification to the City of Sanford Compost Facility, to
downgrade the site from a Type 3 to a Type 1, and there a few comments that need to be addressed:
1. Please provide an update to the status of the water discharge permit. Since the site has changed to Type 1, have
you applied for the NCG24 stormwater permit? Please contact Ken Pickle if you have not yet applied.
2. Section 4, I.D.4 and III.C.3 — The temperature in the piles should not be averaged. The temperatures at all points
must meet the -minimum temperature requirement for 3 days.
3. Section 4, LE.1, Flow Diagram, and possible other sections — Compost testing for metals, pathogens, and foreign
matter is not required for Type 1 facilities.
4. Section 4, F — It should be stated that stockpiling of finished compost will be in piles no larger than 30 feet high,
50 feet wide, with unlimited length.
5. Section Ill. F and G — These sections do not appear to apply to the compost facility. Please explain or clarify
discussion of fill, concrete, asphalt, pipes, and leachate basins.
6. Section 5, page 4 — Does the sign at the entrance have the correct permit number? The permit number listed in
the text is incorrect, 50-03-YW. It should be 5303-Compost (53-03-YW would be OK too).
7. Section 5, page 6 —Temperatures have to be maintained for 3 days instead of 15 days, for a Type 1 compost site.
8. Section 3, page 6; Section 3 page 9; and Section 5, page 23 —The text should be corrected to exclude chicken
manure.
Please make corrections to the text of the application and submit a revised application. The drawings/large maps do not
need to be resubmitted. An electronic copy (pdf) of the revised application is acceptable, or one paper copy.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks, Donna

Donna J. Wilson
Environmental Engineer
Solid Waste Section/Division of Waste Management/NC DENR
Phone [phone]
Email - [e-mail]
Section webpage - http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw
Office address - 217 W. Jones St, Raleigh NC 27603
Mailing and delivery address - 1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1646
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Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:05 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: sanford's leaf litter
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. pickle(ftcdenr.gov
Website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/ir/stormwater
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From: Smith, Danny
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:52 AM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Sounds good. Please go ahead...( Let me know if I can be of assistance.)
Happy new year sir!
Danny
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:44 AM
To: Smith, Danny
Cc: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: FW: sanford's leaf litter
Hi Danny,
Hope your holiday season was good, and refreshing.
And I hope we are all here together next year at this time.
I'm going to try in January 2013 to dispose of my permitting backlog with some expedited procedures. One new
approach I'm willing to risk is to selectively skip the review loop through the ROs on some permit applications,
particularly the ones that I am so far behind on. Several are in RRO. I'm proposing to notify you each time I pick one up,
and ask you to pass on it. Let me know if you would prefer not even to consider such an approach.
First: Well, the Raleigh Yardwaste Center was the first one, last year. You were ok on that based on RRO's past
involvement in the discussions, and presumably also on my immersion in the topic and with this applicant. I'm still
working with Kathy Cooper and City of Raleigh on that one.

But, First this year: City of Sanford comgosti Lfacility. Application NCG240001, submitted June 2012. Natalie and
Tom Ascenzo visited the site to make a stream call in May 2011. The City has a layout that is a natural for very minor
construction (maybe a weir and wall across the drainage swale) to establish a single good clean discharge sampling
point. They have a highly vegetated drainage flat that runs through the center of the facility, and it's likely a good bit of
vegetative treatment is accomplished during low flow periods from small to medium rain events (I wouldn't necessarily
think the same thing about high flow events, however.) They are a Type III facility, so the legislation in summer 2012
excusing Type I facilities does not apply, and we can issue NCG24 without that complication. Recall that the text of the
permit requires that permittees with already existing facilities must appear before RRO within 6 months of the issuance
of the COC. At that time he is required to present his plan for moving forward and towards compliance with all aspects
of the permit for your review and approval. On the basis of my immersion with the development of the permit; and on
the basis of my past site visit to Sanford; and on the basis of RRO staff establishing that the on -site feature is not a
'waters of the state', but is an anthropogenic feature; and with the prod of my past inaction over several months, i
asking if you can let me skip RRO prior review in the issuance of COC #NCG240001 to Sanford.
Let me know if you wish to discuss either my current request on Sanford's compost facility, or more generally my
proposal to selectively skip the RO review step on some permit applications.
Thanks,
Ken
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DWQ I Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ws/su
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From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Landry, Natalie; Smith, Danny; Ascenzo, Tom
Cc: TRFR (Frank Franciosi)'; Mouw, Scott; Scott, Michael; Jones, Jennifer; Georgoulias, Bethany; Bennett, Bradley
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Thanks Natalie and Tom,
All: The significance of this determination by the Raleigh Regional Office is that now Sanford can utilize the fairly sizable
'drainage ditch' area for the installation of some kind of BMP for the control of the discharges from their site. If the on -
site ditch had been determined instead to be 'waters of the State', then they would have had to construct their BMPs in
the otherwise spoken for composting process areas. (DWQ does NOT permit BMPs built in -stream.) From a site retro-fit
design perspective, this gives Sanford a much easier/cheaper set of site conditions to deal with, when they get ready to
come into the DWQ NPDES permitting program via draft General Permit NCG24, or individual permit.
ken
From: Landry, Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:48 PM

To: Smith, Danny
Cc: Ascenzo, Tom; Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Hi Danny,
Tom and I did a stream determination at the Sanford Compost facility today. The stream origin is located approximately
20 linear feet downstream of the facility's property line. We tied a flag at the origin and shared this information with
the Town.
Natalie
From: Smith, Danny
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:51 AM
To: Landry, Natalie
Subject: sanford's leaf litter
Natalie, Thanks for calling Sanford. This is stemming from a discussion with Ken Pickle regarding a stormwater permit
NCG21?. They need a jurisdiction determination/strearn ID, they likely need to build a stromwater pond/treatment unit
(so placement/landscape position is key), and general discussions of their leaf mulch operation for the City and
stormwater expectations..
Larry Greg
8427442
775-8314
Myemail has changed to dannY srn&1?@ncdenrOov
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Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:04 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: Sanford compost
Attachments: Stream ID for Sanford Compost Facility.PDF
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/ir/stormwater
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disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations."
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:36 AM
To: Georgoulias, Bethany
Subject: FW: Sanford compost
FYI, No Action
kbp
From: Landry, Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:18 PM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: Sanford compost
Hi Ken,
Attached are the score sheets we used to identify the stream origin. Since you were interested, I thought you might
want to see how we did it. Natalie
Natalie Landry
DENR - Surface Water Protection
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
[phone]
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Wade, Larry
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:03 PM
To: Wade, Larry
Subject: FW: sanford's leaf litter,
FYI,
Please add to SPP permit file.
Ken Pickle
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DEMLR I Stormwater Permitting Program
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: ken. [e-mail]
Website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/LLstormwater
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disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulations."
From: Georgoulias, Bethany
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:32 PM
To: Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Wow — interesting. Shows what I don't know about streams... I would have thought that "ditch" was a feature for sure
when we were out there.
Bethany Georgoulias
Environmental Engineer
NCDENR I DWQ I Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
NEW Website: http://Portal.ncdenr.ora/web/wa/ws/su
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Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Pickle, Ken
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Landry, Natalie; Smith, Danny; Ascenzo, Tom
Cc: FRFR (Frank Franciosi); Mouw, Scott; Scott, Michael; Jones, Jennifer; Georgoulias, Bethany; Bennett, Bradley
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Thanks Natalie and Tom,
AIL The significance of this determination by the Raleigh Regional Office is that now Sanford can utilize the fairly sizable
'drainage ditch' area for the installation of some kind of BMP for the control of the discharges from their site. if the on -
site ditch had been determined instead to be 'waters of the State', then they would have had to construct their BMPs in

the otherwise spoken for composting process areas. (DWQ does NOT permit BMPs built in -stream.) From a site retro-fit
design perspective, this gives Sanford a much easier/cheaper set of site conditions to deal with, when they get ready to
come into the DWQ NPDES permitting program via draft General Permit NCG24, or individual permit.
ken
From: Landry, Natalie
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:48 PM
To: Smith, Danny '
Cc: Ascenzo, Tom; Pickle, Ken
Subject: RE: sanford's leaf litter
Hi Danny,
Tom and I did a stream determination at the Sanford Compost facility today. The stream origin is located approximately
20 linear feet downstream of the facility's property line. We tied a flag at the origin and shared this information with
the Town.
Natalie
From: Smith, Danny
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:51 AM
To: Landry, Natalie
Subject: sanford's leaf litter
Natalie, Thanks for calling Sanford, This is stemming from a discussion with Ken Pickle regarding a stormwater permit
NCG21?. They need a jurisdiction determination/stream ID, they likely need to build a stromwater pond/treatment unit
(so placement/landscape position is key), and general discussions of their leaf mulch operation for the City and
stormwater expectations..
Larry Greg
8427442
775-8314
My email has changed to danny smlth�ncdenr. Corr
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