WQ0003487_Residual Annual Report 2019_20200421

CLASS A ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING/ SURFACE DISPOSAL CERTIFICATION AND SUMMARY FORM
WQ PERMIT #: 3487 Novozymes North America. Inc.
PHONE: [phone] Franklin OPERATOR: Novozymes North America. Inc.
FACILITY TYPE (please check one): J Surface Disposal (complete Part A(Source(s) and "Residual In" Volume Only) and Part C)
J Distribution and Marketing ( complete Parts A. B, and C)
Was the facility in operation during the past calendar year" Yes No w J If No skip parts A, B, C and certify form below
Part A*: Part B*:
Month
Sources(s) (include NPDES # if
applicable)
Volume (dry tons)
Recipient Information
Amendment/'
Bulking Agent
Residual In
Product Out
Name(s)
Volume (dry tons)
Intended use(s)
WAS
SBM
January
88
48
1065
1201
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
February
125
53
577
1582
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
March 1
106
46
1146
1129
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
April
207
77
1177
1379
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
May
140
90
1114
1153
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
June
126
69
1041
1390
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
July
151
135
1695
1025
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
August
167
119
1047
1840
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
September
147
76
910
1127
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
October
155
64
1153
1262
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
November
1
0
68
749
1098
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
December
135
36
809
989
see attached DMSDF (Supp)
Total from FORM DMSDF (sup)
0
0
0
0
Totals:
Annual (dry tons): 1547
881
12483
14911
14911
Amendment(s) used: 1 Hydrated Lime
I Bulking A enus) used: None
* If more space is required. attach additional information sheets (FORM DMSDF (supp)): Total Number of Form DMSDF (Supp)0
Part C:
Facility was compliant during the past calendar year with all conditions of the land application permit (including _]Yes
but not limited to items 1-3 below) issued by the Division of Water Quality: JNo If No, Explain in Narrative
1. All monitoring was done in accordance with the permit and reported for the year as required and three (3) copies of certified laboratory results are attached.
2. All operation and maintenance requirements were compiled with or. in the case of a deviation. prior authorization was received from the Division of Water Quality. ��
3. No contravention of Ground Water Quality Standards occurred at a monitoring well. 1=r ,/ Fn
"1 certify, under penalty of law, that the above information is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. 1 am aware that there are signif"A" ynpl�jfsZ�
for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations." t' GG 11 CUU
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Signature of Permittee Date Signature of Preparer** Date
(if different from Permittee)
**Preparer is defined in 40 CFR Part 503.9(r) and 15A NCAC 2T .1102 (26)
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ANNUAL RESIDUAL SAMPLING SUMMARY FORM - B
Report all sampling analysis results for parameters not listed in FORM RSSF that are part of the WQ permit or were analyzed for over the past
calendar year. Use additional forms as needed.
WQ Permit Number: 3487 Laboratory: 1) ENCO
Facility Name: Novoyzmes North America, Inc.
2)
Residual Source
3)
NPDES # or WQ#:
4)
WWTP Name:
5)
Residual Analvsis Data
Sample or Composite Date
Parameter
(mg/kg)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Aluminum
9,781
21,600
11,125
1,510
1,664
89
504
11,373
9,775
135
981
14,291
Magnesium
1,300
1,822
1,462
729
1,182
784
193
1,675
948
605
1,335
1,165
Calcium
64,687
74,800
74,375
55,238
72,564
46,591
36,250
84,902
41,250
51,220
72,258
65,273
Potassium
13,312
9,340
7,875
7,595
9,872
10,136
5,054
7,098
28,500
10,024
11,387
12,491
Sodium
13,812
8.760
12,531
5,738
5,795
5,727
5,161
7,294
41,500
8,756
9,548
4,200
PAN
18,678
13,414
16,618
17,333
9,759
11,407
7,981
9,712
1,602
14,444
1,426
12,746
SAR
2.63
1.93
2.22
1.36
1.15
1.51
1.76
1.53
1 t.00
2.13
1.69
1.04
pH
12.16
12.4
12.25
12.24
12.14
12.4
12.2
12.2
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.3
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document was prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system
designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information submitted. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
Signature of Preparer * Date
*Preparer is defined in 40 CFR Part 503.9(r) and 15A NCAC 2T .1102 (26)
DENR FORM RSSF - B (12/2006)

Rick Trone
North Carolina Dept. Of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Quality
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 February 27, 2020
Subject: Permit WQ0003487 -High SAR in Spent Biomass Residuals
(incident20200836)
Dear Mr. Trone,
This letter serves as a follow up to a phone call placed to the Division on Thursday,
February 20, 2020, reporting a high SAR number in spent biomass residuals that were
land applied on September 3 and September 4, 2019 (Incident # 20200836). Novozymes'
current permit number is WQ0003487.
On February 19, 2020 during the historical data review and analysis, it was noticed that
a SAR value on September 3, 2019 was 11 versus a permit limit of 10. This was due to
a sodium level that was higher than normal (1660 mgH) and calcium that was lower than
normal (1650 mg/I), causing the SAR value to be higher than normal, as seen in table
below.
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�—Calcium Sodium SAR
After conducting a problem solving, it was found that on August 30, 2019, a valve on a
production bulk caustic tank (KOH and NaOH blend) opened due to a programming error,
filling a receiving tank. Diluting the caustic for use in production was unfeasible due to
the tank capacity and it was discharged to the SBM treatment system. The high caustic
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load raised the pH in SBM treatment system causing the pH system to not require lime
addition. Lack of lime addition and increased caustic concentration in SBM raised the
SAR to 11. The high SAR mixture continued downstream to the existing residuals at
FLF96A and FLF96B SBM storage tanks. Approximately 800,000 gallons of these resid-
uals were land applied on September 3 and September 4, 2019 on three landowners'
application sites.
The SBM composition has historically been much lower in concentrations and SAR than
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the ceiling values and the SBM composition has typically been consistent. Thus, the sys-
tem in place contained no visual indicators to highlight this deviation.
While the problem solving is still in progress, we have identified the following actions and
the areas of improvement:
• Our upstream recovery plant has conducted a problem solving; the unin-
tended caustic transfer to specific tank and other tanks with the same po-
tential of overdosing occurrence have been addressed via improved pro-
gramming.
• Our process workbooks that contain the SBM data will be conditionally for-
matted to highlight deviations and reviewed monthly after the certified lab
data is received.
Please do not hesitate to call or email me should you have any questions regarding this
incident.
regards,
Best
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Emily Hon
Manager— Environmental & Utilities Operations
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919-339-8248
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor, RRO, NCDEQ
Brion Byers, Hydrogeologist, RRO, NCDEQ
Scott Creech, Production Coordinator (ORC), Novozymes
Mads Thaysen, Director of Operations, Novozymes
Jelena Cvetic El Barigi, Environmental Compliance Specialist, Novozymes ..
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