WQ0038580_More Information (Received)_20210611

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Brent Collins
Lloyd, Chloe D
"Marie Strandwitz"; Thornburg, Nathaniel; Manuel. Vanessa; nathan.catesCa hillsboroughnc.gov
Subject:
[External] Non -Discharge Permit No. WQ0038580 (Town of Hillsborough DCAR) - Additional Information Request
Date:
Friday, June 11, 2021 12:19:08 PM
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Deleaation Authority Non Discharoe.Ddf
0&M Plan.Ddf
Proaram Information.Ddf
Residuals Information Sheet.Ddf
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Chloe,
I am submitting the requested information on behalf of the Town of Hillsborough. After looking back
over the files, a previous draft of the renewal was submitted that left out some of the information. I
have included it here along with a previously signed Signature Authority Delegation Letter. Please let
me know if you have any questions.
Brent Collins
Director of Technical Services
EMA Resources Inc.

7owN ol: HILLSBOROUGN
November 20, 2018
Division of Water Resources
PERCS Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Subject: Signature Authority Designation
Town of Hillsborough
To Whom It May Concern:
As an appropriate signing official for the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina as designated by 15A
NCAC 2T .0106, I hereby delegate authority to sign and certify all permit applications, reports or other
permit related documents to the following staff for the following permit types (sewer, spray, land
application) and/or permit numbers:
Permit Type or Permit
Position
Person Currently in Position
Number
Utilities Director
Marie Strandwitz
All
If you have any questions, please contact me at the following:
Eric Peterson, Town Manager
PO Box 429
Hillsborough, NC 27278-0429
Telephone number: [phone]
Facsimile number: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Sincerely,
ePeter�so�n�
Town Manager
Cc: Raleigh Regional Office (3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh NC 27609)
101 E. Orange St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-732-1270 1 www.hillsboroughnc.gov I @HillsboroughGov

Standard Operating Procedure and Operation and
Maintenance Plan for the Town of Hillsborough -
Land Application Program
1. Purpose
a. Ensure the requirements of the Town of Hillsborough, NC Non -Discharge
Permit# W00038580
2. Personnel
a. The following is a list of personnel in order they are to be contacted when
information needs to be shared.
i. EMA Resources inc.
1. Boger Hartsell - Project Manager 336-477-4002
2. Roy Whitaker -Director of Bus.Dvlpmt./Ops. 336-909-1718
3. Brent Collins -Director of Technical Services 336-399-3646
ii. Town of Hillsborough, NC
1. K. Marie Strandwitz, PE, -Utilities Director 919-732-1270 Ext. 75
2. Nathan Cates - WTP Superintendent 919-732-3621
3. Operational Functions
a. The operational function of this project it going to involves transporting the
thickened liquid residuals via tanker trailers to a staging area in the receiver sites.
The liquid residuals will be off-loaded into tractor/pull tank spreader and land
applied in a uniform application. It is going to be spread at agronomic rates that
are determined using the Realistic Yield Expectations (RYE) as outlined in the
permit, the amount of other nutrient sources the landowner and operator has
applied, and the residuals nutrient and metal sample that is current for that
monitoring period. The material is going to be land applied on fields that have a
crop growing on them that are going to either be grazed or cut for animal feed
or row crops for feed or fiber. Application rates will be reduced by 25% on fields
that are primarily used for grazing in accordance with USDA-NRCS 590. Grazed
fields will be determined by the farmers and EMA project managers.
4. Maintenance Schedule

a. EMA Resources Inc. will follow the maintenance schedule as recommended by
the EMA Resources EHS&T Director for the equipment necessary to complete the
job.
5. Safety Measures
a. The Town of Hillsborough and EMA Resources Inc. believe in operating in a
safety conscious manner and all employees participate in safety training that is
designed to help employees recognize safety issues and take steps to prevent
accidents from occurring. In addition, EMA Resources employees have the
authority to stop operations if they think any aspect of the operation is going to
cause environmental or personal harm.
6. Spill Response Plan
a. In the unlikely event of a spill, the following action shall be taken immediately.
i. Management of Spill Clean-up Activities: The EMA Resources Project
Manager shall take immediate charge and initiate clean-up activities.
EMA Resources labor and equipment is to be utilized. In the event
additional labor and equipment is required, assistance may be requested
from the Town of Hillsborough, The NC Department of Transportation,
and other private contractors as necessary.
ii. Halt the Source of the Spill: Such as a ruptured container or damaged
transport unit.
iii. Contain the Spill: Form a barrier. Sufficient quantities of straw shall be
used for such purposes. Earthen barriers may be constructed to augment
the straw bale containment area of the spill. The Operations Manager or
the person in charge on the spill site will be advise the clean-up
personnel where to get the straw, lime, and other items necessary to
complete the clean-up operation. le. local farmers, farm supply centers,
nurseries.
iv. Initial Clean -Up: Employ front-end loaders, vacuum equipment, sludge
application vehicles, and/or local septic tank service to remove as much
of the spilled material as possible. Straw and/or sand should be scattered
in the spill area to soak up the remaining material. The straw and sand
soaked material will be collected and removed to a disposal area
approved by representatives of the state regulatory agency.
v. Final Clean -Up. Employ rotary brush sweeper if needed and apply lime
to the spill area upon the approval of the clean-up efforts by the state
regulatory representative. If the event occurs on private property, the
clean-up will be completed to the satisfactory of the property owner and

state regulatory representatives. The ultimate goal will be restore the
spill area to its original condition if possible.
vi. Notification: As soon as possible after the spill occurs, the EMA
Resources Project Manager or designee will notify the Town of
Hillsborough and the EMA Resources main office. EMA Resources office
staff is then responsible for notifying other key EMA Resources personnel.
vii. Reporting_ EMA Resources staff will notify the Raleigh regional office of
the NCDENR by telephone [phone] as soon as possible, but not
more than 24 hours after, or on the next working day following the
occurrence. The EMA Project Manager shall provide a written report with
48 hours of the spill to the EMA Resources Director of Technical Services
and the Town of Hillsborough staff. The report shall list all relative
information and actions taken. With the assistance of EMA Resources
personnel, and the Town of Hillsborough personnel, a written report will
be filed with the Raleigh regional office within 5 days of the occurrence.
For after-hours reporting, the Division's emergency number shall be
called to report all incidences [phone].
7. Inspection Plan
a. Inspection for the land application of residuals will conducted on a minimum of
a weekly basis at the land application site during land application activities. The
inspection frequency is based on the time frame that it is going to take to
complete the project and the amount of dry tons to be land applied from this
facility. The inspections will consist of inspecting a current field that is being
applied as well as inspecting random fields that have been completed.
Inspections will be conducted by Boger Hartsell - Project Manager. These
inspections will consist of the following:
i. Verifying the application rates for each field that plan on receiving
material.
ii. Checking the calculated loads to ensure the correct amount of residuals
are being land applied.
iii. Ensure that all manned equipment has a copy of the permit and the
operation and maintenance plan.
iv. Ensure that the field has been flagged properly and that all buffers are
being adhered to.
v. Ensure proper signage has been posted
vi. Verify that the proper number of samples of the residuals have been
taken and that it meets the criteria for land application.

vii. The records will be kept in the EMA Resources project files in the main
office. Copies of all analyses and records will be forwarded to the Town
of Hillsborough and kept on file.
viii. EMA Resources and the Town of Hillsborough staff will immediately
inform the other party if any of the following conditions are noted.
1. Any occurrence with the distribution program resulting in the
land application of significant amounts of material that is
abnormal in quantity or characteristics.
2. Any failure of the distribution system that results in the release to
surface waters.
3. Any time that self -monitoring indicates that the facility has gone
out of compliance with the permit.
4. Any process failure that results in the system not adequately
treating the residuals.
5. Any spill or discharge from a vehicle or piping system during
residuals transportation.
6. Any release that requires immediate reporting outside normal
business hours shall be called in by EMA Resources staff to DENR
at [phone]. This number is to be called in the event of a
release to surface waters or imminent failure of a storage system
when the event occurs outside of normal business hours.
8. Sampling and Monitoring Plan
a. Sampling for this project consists of sampling the residuals prior to land
application occurring in order to ensure that the residuals are suitable for land
application.
b. The samples will be collected from the two storage lagoons that holds the
thickened residuals
c. Boger Hartsell, Brent Collins, or other designee will be responsible for sample
collection for nutrient and metal, TCLP, and fecal coliform.
d. Nutrient, metal and TCLP sample aliquots will be collected randomly and consist
of at least 7 individual aliquots mixed together in order to get the composite
sample for these parameters.
e. The residuals will be sampled annually for TCLP including the RClls.
f. Metal and nutrient parameters will be collected and analyzed based on the
requested dry ton numbers in the permit application.
g. Residuals will be sampled for fecal coliform to demonstrate pathogen
requirements have been met. Seven separate samples will be collected and
analyzed.

9. Environmental Impacts
a. The environmental impacts for residuals may be affected by this procedure.
b. This procedure helps assure that land application is conducted in a safe and
efficient manner while ensuring compliance with the laws and regulations and
to minimize exposure, negative environmental impacts and public relation
concerns.

D. Program Information
1. Provide a narrative explaining the following:
a. How will the materials be handled and transported from where the residuals were
produced to where it will be treated?
The water plant residuals are strictly sediment which has settled in the sedimentation
basin and accumulated in the filters. The residuals are drawn off the bottom of the
sedimentation basins on a daily basis and pump to the lagoons. The filter wash water is
pumped to the lagoons on a daily basis where any remaining residuals will settle.
b. How will the residuals be processed/treated?
The residuals are thickened via decanting of the water to the sewer system.
c. How will leachate collection be handled?
There is no leachate in this system. The decant from the storage lagoon is discharged
into Town of Hillsborough sewer system
d. Where will the residuals be stored until processing?
The thickened liquid residuals will be stored in one of two 1.5 MG lagoons
e. How will the final product be distributed?
The residuals will be delivered to local farmers via 6500 gallon tankers Each load will
be off-loaded to a tractor/pull tank spreader for application on a receiver site (grassland
or row crop).
2. Attach a marketability statement detailing destinations and approximate amounts of the
final products to be distributed.
The residuals have limited major (N, P, K) nutrient value, but they have additional micro
nutrients that can be utilized by crops for optimum plant growth. The program will recruit
local farmers to participate in the bulk land application program. They will be advised as to
the limited nutrient value of the residuals, but they will be offered up to one ton of agricultural
lime for soil pH adjustment where soil analysis indicated a need.
3. Provide either a label that shall be affixed to the bagged processed or an information
sheet that shall be provided to the person who receives the processed residuals. The
label or information sheet shall contain, at a minimum, the following information.
Note: Residuals will be distributed through bulk land application of liquid managed by
contracted land application firm.
See Attached information Sheet.

Residuals Information Sheet
Generator: Town of Hillsborough
Facility:
Hillsborough WTP
Address:
711 Dimmock's Mill Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone:
919-296-9631
Contact:
Marie Strandwitz
Land Application Contractor: EMA Resources Inc.
755 Yadkinville Rd
Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone: [phone]
Contact: Roy Whitaker
Please Note: The application of these residuals is only allowed in accordance with subject permit.
(WQ0038580)
All applicable setbacks in accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .1108(b) will be adhered and is the
responsibility of the land application contractor.
Application rates shall be applied at agronomic rates for intended uses.
No residuals shall be applied to any site that is flooded, frozen, or snow covered.
Adequate procedures will be implemented to prevent surface runoff of residuals in any surface waters.
The attached residuals analysis report is a summary of major and micro -nutrients available in the
residuals.
If you have any questions concerning this information, you may contact EMA Resources Inc, at the
number listed above.