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Control Number
County Number.
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GROUNDWATER POLLUTION -SOURCE INVENTORY
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Source Name
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OWNERSHIP
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Private
2 Municipal
Source Address
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3 County
4 State
City
County
Region
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5 Federal
6 Military
Owner/Operator
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7 QName
u ip a Sources at Si
YES NO
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-County Tource Vs
POTENTIAL SOURCE OF GROUNDWATER POLLUTION
LOCATION
OPERATION TYPE
TYPE OF WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY
OTHER SOURCE
�1 Facility
1 Municipal
1 Gasoline/diesel
lO Lagoon, etc.
1
Agricultural Activity
2 Highway
® Industrial
2 Other oil
2 Landfill-contro.
2
Salt water intrusion
3 Railroad
3 Agricultural
3 Solvents
3 Landfill-uncont.
3
Chemical stock pile
4 Waterway
4 Oil and gas
4 Corrosives
4 Land application
4
River infiltration
5 Pipeline
5 Mining
5 Other chemical
5 Abandoned site
5
Mine drainage
6 Dumpsite
6 Other Source
O6 Sewage/septage
6 Sewer system
6
Intentional dump
7 Other
7 Sludge,
7 Septic tank
7
Spill
8 Leachate
8 Injection well
8
Leak --above ground
9' ."Other solids
9 Disposal well
9
Leak --underground
1 In use
10 Gas
WASTE:
STATUS OF SOURCE: 9 Inactive
11 Pest/herbicides
3 Other
12 Fertilizers
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POLLUTION STATUS.AND
CROSS-REFERENCES
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION
FACILITY PERMITTED:
Yes No
1 Confirmed 1 Rank
1 NPDES
6 Mining
® Potential 9 Tabulate
No: tj C e) n 0
5 1 No:
i
2 DEM Nondischarge
7 Hazardous
Waste (RCRA)
MONITORING WELLS
No:
�
No:
1 No monitoring
2 State has data
3 Well Construction
8 Solid Waste
(Landfill)
3 Data at facility
No:
No:
®,Status unknown
4 Capacity Use
9 Oil Terminal
Registration
DATABASE CROSS-REFERENCE
No:
No:
1 ERRIS (CERCLA) list
5 UIC
0 Air Quality
ID:
No:
No:
2 Surface Impoundment (SIA)
Comments
ID: re) —:27_
3 GW Pollution Source Inv.
Date:
4 Other DEM investigation
Date:
Compiler:
Date:

EPA Form 7500-44 (6-78) STATE COPY

GROUND WATER DIVISION
OFFICE OF WATER AND AIR RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
RECORD OF GROUND WATER POLLUTION SOURCE
RECORD BY: Charles Jones-- DATE 4+ 17/74 W.D. PERMIT NO.
TOWN: Hiddenite COUNTY: Alexander
LOCATION (SKETCH ON BACK: SR 1005
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OWNER(S) OF FACILITY OR INSTALLATION: Holly Farms Poultry Ind.
TYPE SOURCE: (LAND FILL, LAGOON, ETCH `three lagoons
CHARACTER AND QUANTITY OF POLLUTANTS: liquid & semi -solids
DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY (SKETCH ON BACK:
HYDROGEOLOGIC CONDITIONS AT SITE:
POLLUTION CONFIRMED BY ANALYSIS? DATE ANALYST:
MONITORING FACILITIES INSTALLED:
SAMPLING SCHEDULE:
NEAREST STREAM: small stream DISTANCE 75'
NEAREST WATER SUPPLY WELL: at the plant DISTANCE 500'
ANALYSES AND OTHER DATA AVAILABLE:
REMARKS: Lagoons discharge into small stream
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FORM GW-46

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FACILITY:ZHarms PoultryIndOWNERSHIP: Holly Farms Poultry Ind., Inc.
COU er Individual in Charge: Operator in Charge:
Mr. James N. AndrewsMr. Clay Hunter
SUB-BASIN6 Research & Quality Assurance
R Holly Farms Poultry Industries, Inc.
P. 0. Box 88
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
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„M DISCHARGE POINT:
,. , °°
,„ 35 Longitude
? Il.II Rol,,oq [1P'/.IBIe `O / ,MSIGM
-Y= �u^; Directions - Discharge located 0.1 mile upstream from
I�RY`°"°e^�'' 16" SR 1632 near Hiddenite
r i Rolnlo rw p levy , s Ive � _ ,� .a
{,l „ . % �,al;"a •. ? "" HYDROLOGIC:
' IIII-' ,•," 'rt)=.,. , 'Lh..`� ,M, , Sm(IA � 'i�RCr.y. Q
._" [e.v°- q' yv.''r' - lu' w to a,• ,.,,,,,, ,� Receiving Stream -
a°p'd u,l ,.n V> rs v Iwo „r"'•'+
Name - Third Creek
., Ini,.. ' �? ,„ Class - C
' <a�"
Drainage Area 3.2 sq. miles
J`� z 'y _ A ;" Average Discharge - 3.8 cfs
„„.. "^ ;: �' 7/10 Low Flow - .0.6 cfs
.�' ru __._...ice • _. - _.�'un'(� _
ar. Stream System - Third Creek - 37.1 miles
South Yadkin River - 7.0 miles
_ w, f • Y Yadkin River - 95.9 miles
1.
I IQ/ ,ems ` ,Rfl
4 FACILITY DATA:
ch ` { Type Tertiary
Class - II
Design Capacity - .5. MGD
Influent Flow - .471 MGD
Percent Industrial - 100
RIVER o `-V S T ��, ` Priority Number -
° �a r Date in Operation - 9/15/61
•� /I, Population Served - 250
Components - Grease removal final polishing basin
Contact Stabilization Plants-2
Ch rination
2-Aera ion Dasin
PERMIT DATA: NPDES STATE
— 0113
Number - 7/28/61
Effective - 12/31/41
Expiration - Final
Effluent Limits - Interim
Parameter Daily Avg. Dail Max. Daily Avq. Daily Max.
i
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: The Company is not producing a satisfactory effluent, due to the BOD and Total Suspended
—Kesi ue increase rough the lagoon system. The system appeared reasonably clean and well maintained.
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SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS PROPOSED By DISCHARGER: The Company advised that in -plant changes were being strongly considered
o reduce both the daily water use at this plant as well as the influent BOD5.,
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ORIGINAL FIRST UPDATE PAGE I SECOND UPDATE THIRD UPDATE
- 30- /S YAD06-V-69

ALEXANDER COUNTY HOLLY FARMS POULTRY IND.
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS ASSIGNED TO SEWAGE
Process from Which 4-Digit
Name of Establishment Wastewater Is Discharged_ SIC No.
Hiddenite Processing Plant Poultry Processing 2015
Domestic 9999
*Gallons per day.
GFGI IIr7MT nATA
Approximate Dail
Wastewater Vo ume
465,500
5,500
i TESTS REQUIRED BY MONITORING ACT
DATA CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
F." "TFR
I" , rs
I STO;tET
N0.
SAMPLE
FREQUENCY
NO.
SAMPLE
MEAN
MAX
MIN
BEG
DATE
END
DATE
pH
S.U.
00403
Daily
7.4
Temperature
of
00011
Daily
22
Settleable Matter
ML L
00545
Daily
Turbidity
JTU
00070
Residual Chlorine
MG L
50060
naily
BOD, 5-day, 200C
MG/L
00310
Mnnfh1v
20
COD
MG/L
00335.
Monthly
Color, true
PT -CO
00080
Formaldehyde
MG L
71880
Grease & Oil
MG L
00550
ldahl Nitro
00625
Quarterly
13
Phenols
32730
Total Phosphorous
00665
Total Residue
MG/L
00500
Quarterly
460
Total Susp. Res.
MG/L
00530
Quarterly
40
Detergents (MBAS)
MG/L
38260
OTHERS:
Central iLaboratory
eport 9
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YAD06-V-70

- FORM APPROVED
p 0416 NO. 158-S780C4-j
DATE
PREPARED
U.S. ENVIROPiMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT ASSESSMENT (S!A)
LOCATION AND COUNT OF IMPOUNDMENTS
SECTION I
SERIAL NUMBER
t ;..
_
MOhfThl
DAY
-
YEAR
{
75 76
77 78 179
80
6— FACILITY IDENTIFICATION
How many impoundments are
located at this site.
STATE IDENTIFICATION NO. (Optional)
1e;
STATE
CNTY..'CITY
PLACE
CATEGORY
_
SIA SITE NUMBER E .;
_
t
i
1 2
3 - 5
6 - 10
11 - 13
14 - 18
22
23 - 25
{
26 - 37
NPDES NUMBER
YFT
S'i'ANDAKD INDUSTRIAL
CLASSIFICATION (SIC Code)
SITE LOCATION
DEGREES
MINUTES
SECOND
DEGREES
MINUTES
CF (JHDS
17.
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LATITUD --f�
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55 56
LONGITUDE—,0-
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I,-31
38 _ 46
47 _ 0
51 52
53 54
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57 - 59
60 61
62 63
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OWNER
NAME OF OWNER
22
OWNER'S MAILING ADDRESS (S.:eet No. or P.O. Box)
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22 -
CITY OR TOWN STATE Z'P CODE
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22 -- - 52 53 54 55
22
22
7 I
22
EPA Form 7500-44 (6=78)
OPERATOR
NAME OF OPERATOR
Ill
OPERATOR'S MAILING ADDRESS (Street No. or P.O. Box)
CITY OR TOWN
59
STATE ZIP CODE
I—= I i I ,
52 53 54 S5 - 59
STATE COPY

GROUND WATER DIVISION
OFFICE OF WATER AND AIR RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES
RECORD OF GROUND DATER POLLUTION SOURCE
RECORD BY: har es Jones DATE 4 17/74 W.D. PERMIT NO.
TOWN: Hiddenite COUNTY: Alexander
LOCATION (SKETCH ON BACK) : SR 1005
OWNER(S) OF FACILITY OR INSTALLATION: Holly Farms Poultry Ind.
TYPE SOURCE: (LAND FILL, LAGOON, ETC) three lagoons
CHARACTER AND QUANTITY OF POLLUTANTS: liquid & semi -solids
DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY (SKETCH ON BACK):
HYDROGEOLOGIC CONDITIONS AT SITE:
1
POLLUTION CONFIRMED BY ANALYSIS? DATE ANALYST:
MONITORING FACILITIES INSTALLED:
SAMPLING SCHEDULE:
NEAREST STREAM: small stream DISTANCE 75'
NEAREST WATER SUPPLY WELL: at the plant DISTANCE 500'
ANALYSES AND OTHER DATA AVAILABLE:
REMARKS: Lagoons discharge into small stream
ORM GW-46

a.' Age of imp rd
ou
b. IS IMPOUNDMENT
Y' USED"
PRESENTLY
c. If answer to IIis
d. If answer to Ill.b is
e.Surface area of impoundment.
f. Surface area of AU iml
ment in years.
yes', give no.. of
'no', give last year
at this site (in acres),
1. Yes 2. NO
years in operation.
of operation.
(in acres)
I
Ll
I
I
I
I
3
35 6
6 3.9
40 43
44 49
50
III. IMPOUNDMENT DESCRIPTION (q
h. Average effluent ford is impoundment (gallons per day and year of record),
i. Average daily influent forte impoundments at this facility
of record).
YEAR OF
YEA
GALS./DAY
I
I
GALS./DAY
J
RECORD
REC
36 44
45 48
49 57
III. IMPOUNDMENT DESCRIPTION (C
k. TYPE OF BOTTOM LINER (Enter no. from the types listed into blocks 23 and 24.)
IF CLAY LINER NO. 2,3 OR 4 IS SELECTED, GIVE THICKNESS IN INCHES (Enter in blocks 25 thru 27.)
01. None 04. Chemically Modified Clay 07. Metal 10. Butyl Rubber Sheeting 13. 'Chlorinated Polyethylene
0.2. Clay 05. Concrete 08. Polyethylene 11. Hypalon Sheeting 14. Other -Membrane type (Specify
03..'Bentonite Modified 06. Asphalt 09. Plasticized PVC 12. Ethylene Propylene 15. Other (Specify in blocks 28 th
14
22
23 24
25 2 7
28 39
wp_
IV. GROUND —WATER MONITORING
a. Number of ni—
b. FREQUENCY OF GROUND —WATER QUALITY SAMPLING FROM
a. HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN GROUND—WAT
toting, wells asso—
MONITORING WELLS.
OBSERVED IN ANALYSIS FROM MONITORING WE
ciated with this
and describe below how the site was corrected.)
impoundment (if 101
enter and go to
1. None 4. Monthly 7. Yearly
1. Yes 2. No 3. Unknown
questionV.b..),
2. Daily 5. Quarterly 8. other (Specify in blocks 50 thru 61.)
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — -
EXPLAIN:
3. Weekly 6. Semi —Annually
62
47 48
49
50 61
�7 X
VI. RATING OF THE GROUND —WATER CONTAMINATION
POTENTIAL (See instru
STEP I
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP
UNSAT. ZONE
1C ONFIDENCE
G.W. AVAIL.
CONFIDENCE
G.W. QUAL.
CONFIDENCE
WASTE
CONFIDENCE
G.WCON
.
POTENT
. . ....
..
[His
22
23 24
25
26 27
28
a
30
,
31
1...
3 2
12
33 3
HPA Form 7500-44A (6-78)

APPLICATIO`l FOR DISCHARGE PEITMIT
Priority Handling Required
( all actions should be ni tialed by p� on
ec �der_tifi cation: —__a& /,,alf�ULG�
i� Co-ordinator
12
king action)
i,4, ( %5 �0 %)
Date _ ecei ved in Raleigh / S ' %j Date Logged in Ra1ei gh
Tra__s=i -ted to ^��� ' =_ Regional Office j- f ,S - % S�
Regional Engineer:
?eceived in Regional Office Logged _
(date). (date)
Protect assigned to on
date Assignment aclino-wl edged
Check one and Complete:
!T� Application not complete. Returned to Raleigh ..,ith letter to appli-
cant describing deficiencies
77
AcknowledgemEnt'(for Mr.,A ard's signature) Returned to Raleigh
7 5`'�""
(date)
Date returned to Applicant
Co_�p-e ted Evaluation and Site Inspection. on
and--c'_neck off
Svaff Report a. Recommendations
TOP 1
T,
�b11 C O l e
act Sheet
Letter of Notice Transmitted
to Local i+ezTspa-per
ngineering llec� 3'�°-7S'L_, Concur
_eChil:LCal Services
/ , Concur
- _eid. Services
�? CSn
�r,��G� .L"� ✓ram 7
l
date.
Draft Permit
Letter of t Totice Tra nS-
rnitted to Clerk of Court
cuti _r_g She et l A a1i ca-
�ti1on and dilate (l copy)
0,7r]IJ L' yG�- iL�[."J` /j J?n�j
Co ::eiit s
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NORTH CAROLI.IA
—M
Ei��TItZO\:tI's.iTILL 1,! AGE`iE'-vT CC,.ITSSIO_i
DEPAZTMIENT OF NATURAL AND ECO` O"jTC RESOURCES .
Raleigh
For the Discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Tdastes
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 GRAi;TED TO
Holly Farms Poultry Industries, Inc.
Hiddenite Division
Alexander County, North Carolina
FOR TUE
cox;tinued operation of a 0.471 MGD wastewater treatment plant cons__sting of
s Yrtse tra , a:i_r flotation grease and solids pretreatment, activat^d carbon
addition, a 100,000 gpd aerobic digestor, a 150,000 gpd aerobic digestor,
p1l. and flow equalization, sludge drying beds, chlorination facilities and
t1;.1 discharge of the treated effluent into Third Creek in the Yadkin River
pursuant to the application received January 1_5-, 1975, and in conformity
with the project plans, specifications, and other supporting data, subsequently
filed and approved by the'Division of Environmental Manage7«ent.
This Permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until
, and shall be subject to the follo�,.ing specified conditions and
limitations:
1. This Permit shall. be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment
facilities are operated in such manner as to<achieve compliance with. the
effluent limitations specified herein.
2. The Permit is effective with respect to the limitations pertaining to the
nature and volume of effluents set forth as fello;as:

Page Two
Final Rffl.uent L:iniitations
In m44/1 (lbs/clay)
During the period beginning on. the effective
dale of this Permit and lasting until the date
of e.;pir.ation of this Permit, discharges from
Holly Farms Hiddenite Treatment Plant shall be
limited as specified below:
Other Units
E-Ef:luent Characteri.stics Daily Average
Daily Maximum Avera e Maximum
Flow
0.379 0.471
BOD, 5-day 12 (39.2)
15 (58.8)
TSS 12 (39.2)
15 (58.8)
A:mioni a 1.8 (12)
4.8 (19)
Oil & Grease 12.7 (40)
15.3 (60)
Fecal Coliform Bacteria
200 400
per 100 m1
The following definitions apply to this
ri T7,.
condition:
a. The daily average flow is defined as
the average of t?ie` e�ai_'ly.
e-,:luent flows in million gallons per day (1.IGD) during the
calendar month.
b. The daily average effluent by concentration
is defined as the average
of the daily effluent concentrations
in milligramsper 11tE''t (mg/1)
during the calendar month.
c. The daily average effluent by weight
is defined as the daily average
effluent by concentration multiplied
by the daily average flow
multiplied by 8.34.
d. The daily maximum flow is defined as
the maximum flow for one day
during the calendar month.
e. The daily effluent by weight is defined
as the flow in MGD multiplied
by the daily concentration for the same
day multiplied by 8.34..
f. The daily maximum effluent by weight is defined as the maximum daily
effluent by weight for one day during the calendar month.
3. The Permittee shall clean out, refill with uncontaminated water (by
June 30, 1976) and maintain the aeration lagoons and stabilization lagoon
so that the flow may be diverted into them in case of plant break-do�•m
and ir•. the event that the receiving stream quality is being contravened.
4. This Permit shall become void unless the Permittee conducts monitoring and
reporting in accordance with "Regulation Relating to Monitoring and
Reporr_:+n� i•iasterfater Discharges and Their Effect Upon Receiving Waters",
adopted on May 17, 1973, by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Corimission.

Paoe Th.re
day of 1975.
NORTH CAROLIP:A ENVIRONINENTAL T ANAGE-MEPT'T CO PMISSTO'•�
Lewis R. Martin, Director"
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Secretary of the
D.partment of Natural and. Economic Resources
5. Pursuant to Chapter 90 A of the General Statutes, this is a Class II
wastewater treatment plant Which requires that the operator in responsible
charge hold a valid Gracie II Certification.
6. No discharge shall be made from this project after the above date of
expiration. In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the above
date of expiration, the Permittee shall submit a written request for
extension of this Permit no later than 180 days prior to the above date
of e <p1ration.
Permit :issued this the
Permit No.
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GROUNDWATER
POLLUTION SOURCE EVALUATION
RANKING CP.-L.TEP.IA
THREAT TO GROUNDWATER
THREAT -TO PEOPLE OR ECONOMY
THREAT OF POLLUTANTS
Probability of Groundwater.Uiolations
How Hazardous to Health/Economy
How Toxic. -are Pollutants (use Sax)
Violations documented or'highly probable
3 People or.business advised,of contamination
3,. High value
2 Default
0 Default
n2M d value
1 Violations unlikely.,,
,1 No expected impacts on people or business
l Low or None value .
Extent of Gr..oundwater Contamination.
Number of People at Risk
nUantity of Pollutants in Ground
3 )Mappable; migrating plume •
3 4 or more family units, or $10,000 loss.
3 Reportable quantity of hazardous material`.
(CERCLA def.) or quantity of real concern
2. Default.
'
ODefault
Default
1 Insignificant contamination expected . •'
1 No people or other interests at; risk
1 Not of concern to regional -office .. .
Seriousness of Groundwater Threat
Seriousness of People Threat,
Seriousness of'Pollutant Threat.
3 One of most.serious in,DEM region'
3 Strong DEM concern over threat to people
3 One of most serious in DEM region
2 Default
.Default
/ 2Default`
1 Not. considered a serious problem
1 No threat,to, people or economy
1 Not a serious threat
g FEASIBILITY FOR TAKING ACTION
) FEASIBILITY.OF RECLASSIFYING GROUNDWATER
RANK SCORE:
Feasibility for Remedia1.Action
Need .to Reclassify Groundwater.
Remedial action both feasible and desirable
3 Groundwater should be rel,assified RS or'. GC
Source' Name:
2 Default
Default .
1 No remedial action, recommended
I'. No'reclass. nor remedial action recommended
Control Number: O
Desirability of Remedial Action.
Desirability of Reclassification
3 One of top regional priorities .
.3 One of top reclassification priorities
County:
;office
/ 2) Default
Default
Ranker:
1 Not a priority incident
1 Not,a priority incident
Date: