WQ0004563_Acknowledgement Letter_20200401

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Kevin B. Greer, P.E.
Asst. Public Services Director
City of Hickory
P.O. Box 398
Hickory, North Carolina 28603-0398
Dear Mr. Greer:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 1, 2020
Subject: Acknowledgement of Receipt of the 2019 Annual
Report for Hickory Regional Compost Facility (RCF)
and Catawba ORGRO Distribution Program
Permit No. WQ0004563
Distribution of Residual Solids (503)
Catawba County
The staff of the Mooresville Regional Office (MRO) has received and reviewed the 2019 Annual Report
(AR) for the Hickory Regional Composting Facility (RCF). This facility receives treated residuals from
partners of the consortium which is comprised of 9 separate facilities that transfer treated biosolids to
the RCF.
In the 2018 AR review, the MRO made a request that the Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) calculation be
presented in the AR. The formulas for Sodium Absorption Ration (SAR) and Plant Available Nitrogen
(PAN) were not presented in the 2019 AR. Although the results of the tests appear to be accurate, the
calculations for these values should be presented in future AR reports. The MRO will be sending an
attachment via email regarding the Instructions for Residuals Application Annual Reporting Forms and
the submittal of Annual Reports. Please use this document as a guideline for future Annual Reports.
The attached report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions, feel free to
contact our office by phone at 704-235-2198 or by email at [e-mail].
SIncepe LIStignedby:
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Andrew Itner, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Attachment: Inspection Report
CC: Paul Spencer (via email)
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