WQ0002648_Permit Issuance_19880426

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor April 26, 1988 R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Director
Mr. G. B. Bourns
Vice -President and Plant Manager
Luck's, Inc.
Seagrove, N.C. 27341
SUBJECT: Reissuance of Permit No. 1477R
Luck's Incorporated
Wastewater Treatment & Spray Irrigation
System
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Bourns:
In accordance with your request received March 17, 1987, we are forwarding
• herewith Permit No. 1477R2, dated April 26, 1988, to the Luck's Incorporated for
the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and spray irrigation
disposal system.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 1990,
shall void permit 1477R, issued September 19, 1985, and shall be subject to the
conditions and limitations as stiecified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request must
be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. Unless such demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter-, please contact Mr.
Randy Jones, telephone No. 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
R. Paul Wilms
cc: Randolph County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Supervisor
• Groundwater Section
John Campbell.
Pollution Prrrrntion Pars
P.O. Box 27687, IZACO, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
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• NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT "`
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes
of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Luck's Incorporated
Randolph County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 0.3 MGD non -discharge wastewater treatment and disposal
.facility to treat the combined sewage and industrial wastes of the Luck's, Inc.,
Seagrove Plant, consisting of aerobic digestion and chlorination facilities for
domestic waste pretreatment; washwater screening, grease removal and aerobic
digestion facilities for process waste pretreatment; a 350,000 gallon capacity
holding pond to collect the combined waste flow; and an automated spray irrigation
system utilizing approximately 40 acres of woodland and grassland for the disposal of
the treated wastewater with no discharge to the surface waters of the State, pursuant
to the request received March 17, 1987, and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and considered a part of
this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 1990,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
2. The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be adequately treated
prior to spray irrigation and shall not result in a discharge to the surface
Waters of the State.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the soil to
adequately absorb the wastes, and may be rescinded unless the facilities are
• maintained and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned water quality
standards of the surface waters and groundwaters.

• 5. In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as
may be required by this Division, including the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
6. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
7. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
8. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is
in a condition that will cause runoff.
9. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray
field.
10. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities
is prohibited.
11. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the
responsibility for damages to surface or ground waters resulting from the
operation of this facility.
12. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator in
responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must
hold a certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.
13. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this Permit,
shall request .its extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will
review the adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if indicated, will
extend the Permit for such period of time and under such conditions and
limitations as it may deem appropriate.
14. The three (3) existing monitoring wells shall be sampled every March, July and
November for the following parameters:
TOC NO2
TDS Cl
pH Sulfate
Sodium Water. Level*
* The measurement of water level should be made prior to sampling for the
remaining parameters.
The results of the sampling & analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of
Environmental. Management on Form GW-59 [Compliance Monitoring Report Forml.
15. The spray irrigation field soil shall be tested semi-annually for sodium content
and the results submitted to the Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office.
• 16. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the
Department, shall provided.

Permit issued this the 25th day of April, 1988.
Permit No. 1477R2
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NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director /
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission