WQ0004967_Final Permit_19901128

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph.D.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
November 28, 1990
M.C. Trivedi
Carolina Apple Proc
Route 5, Box 87-B
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Subject: Permit No. 4041R2
Administrative Modification to Include
Expiration date
Henderson County
Dear Mr. Trivedi:
The Division has recently reviewed the files associated with your permit and has determined
that it is appropriate to modify the permit to include an expiration date.
This permit modification shall be effective from the date of issuance and the expiration date
of the permit shall be October 31, 1991. This permit modification shall not alter or modify any
additional terms or conditions contained in the current permit.
If this requirement is unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory
hearing upon written request within 60 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, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604.
Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Forrest Westall, Water
Quality Regional Supervisor of the Asheville Regional Office at 704/251-6452 or Mr. Donald
Safi -it, Supervisor of the Permits and Engineering Unit at 919/733-5083.
gJt,or.
cc: Asheville Regional Office
Permits and Engineering Unit
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 276I E
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
Mr. Mark D. Crane, Supervisor
Quality Control
Carolina Apple Processors, Inc.
P.O. Box 1126
Hendersonville, N.C. 28739
Dear Mr. Crane:
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August 6, 1986
R. Paul Wilms
Director
SUBJECT: Permit No. 4041-R2
Carolina Apple Processors, Inc.
Spray Irrigation -Land Application
Wastewater Treatment System
Henderson County
In accordance with your application received June 30, 1986, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No.4041-R2, dated August 6, 1986, to Carolina Apple Processors, Inc.
for -the continued operation of tine subject wastewater -treatment facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and
shall supercede the renewal of Permit No. 4041 issued April 24, 1981, and shall be
subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please take notice of
Condition 19 which requires the installation of three groundwater monitoring wells
within ninety (90) days of issuance of this permit.
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 150E of North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh North Carolina 27604.
If you wish to have the hearing before the Hearing Officer with this
Department, you must indicate in the petition that you waive the right to have the
contested case conducted by a Hearing Officer in the office of Administrative
Hearings, and wish to have the matter conducted in the Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final
and binding.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 2761I-7687 Telephone [phone]
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One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Robert
Teulings, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 121.
cc: Henderson County Health Department
Asheville Regional Supervisor
Groundwater Section ,.
Mr. M. C.'Trivedi
Dennis R. Ramsey
Sincerely yours,
Wilms

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
PE 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, Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Carolina Apple Processors, Inc.
Henderson County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 20,000 GPD non -discharge industrial wastewater treatment
facility consisting of a 0.5 MG capacity aerated lagoon with two (2) 15 hp floating
:mochanical aerators,- a' clarifier, a . sludge holding --tank from -which sludge -will be
applied to approved nearby farmland, and spray irrigation facilities to apply
wastewater to approximately 7.05 acres of land,
pursuant to the application received June 30, 1986, 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 rescinded,
shall supercede the renewal of Permit No. 4041 issued April 24, 1981, and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in
accordance with the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application received and other supporting data.
3. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all
times so that there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination
of ground waters which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In event
the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, or failure of the irrigation area to adequately absorb the
wastewater, the Permittee, shall take such immediate corrective action as may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management.

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5. In event the irrigation system ceases to function due to mechanical or other
problems,or in the event unsuitable weather conditions prevent the operation of
the spray irrigation system, the Company shall discontinue plant operations until
the system can be restored to proper operation.
6. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is
in a condition that will cause runoff.
the wind velocity exceeds 15 mph.
7. A maximum spray irrigation rate of 1/4
1-inch per week shall not be exceeded.
8. Dikes shall be constructed so as to prevent surface water runoff from the spray
field.
There shall be no spray irrigation when
inch/acre/day with a total accumulation of
9. Solids, sludges, or other pollutants removed or resulting from the wastewater
storage facilities shall be contained and disposed of in such a manner as to
prevent any contamination of the surface or groundwater of the State.
10. 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.
11. No type of sludge other than that from Carolina Apple Processors, Inc. shall be
placed on the land application disposal site.
12._No type of wastewater other. than that from Carolina_Apple Processors, Inc. shall
be sprayed onto the irrigation area.
13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours
rainfall event of 1 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours.
14. A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained between the appropriate land
property line and any applied sludge.
following a
owner's
15. Two (2) feet of freeboard shall be maintained at all times in the holding pond.
16. 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.
17. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between Carolina Apple
Processors, Inc. and the owners of the sludge application sites are in full force
and effect.
18. No land application of sludge or wastewater shall be undertaken when the season
high water table is less than three (3) feet below land surface.
19. Monitoring facilities shall be constructed and a groundwater monitoring program
shall be established as required by the Division of Environmental Management.
a. Within ninety (90) days of permit issuance, three monitoring wells, one
upgradient and two downgradient (one down gradient from the holding lagoon

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one downgradient from the spray field), shall be installed to monitor
groundwater quality. The location and construction details for these wells
shall be by approval of the Division's Asheville Regional Office, from
which a well construction permit must be obtained.
b. The monitoring wells shall be sampled initially after construction and
thereafter every March, July, and November for the following parameters:
NO3 pH
Total Coliforms Total Organic Carbon
Total Dissolved Solids Chloride
Water LEVELS SO4
The measurement of water levels shall be made prior to sampling for the
remaining parameters.
c. Any additional groundwater monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division,
shall be provided.
Permit issued this the 6th day of August, 1986.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. 4041-R2