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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0037135_NOD-2022-PC-0050_20220413ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Zach Key, President US Biosolids, Inc. 958 Hoots Road Roaring River, NC 28669 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 13, 2022 SUBJECT: Notice of Deficiency (NOD-2022-PC-0050) US Biosolids, Residuals Land application Program Permit No. WQ0037135 Wilkes County Dear Mr. Key: Division of Water Resources staff Caitlin Caudle completed a review of the 2021 Residuals Annual Report. This review showed noncompliance with the subject permit. The following deficiency was noted: 1. Based on the information provided in the 2021 Annual Report, the total dry tonnage applied for the source Town of North Wilkesboro Thurman Street WWTP was over the permitted limit. The dry tonnage applied based on the annual report was 234.27 ton. The permitted amount for this facility is 218 dry tons per year. If application activities are expected to be greater than 218 dry tons per year moving forward, please submit a permit modification application to increase the permitted dry tons for this facility. The following items of concern were noted: A. Fields WK-BP-2, WK-BP-3, WK-LW-1, and WK-LW-2 all had the incorrect soil series listed. The soil series listed in Attachment B is FcB2. B. RU-LB-3 had the incorrect acreage listed. The permitted acreage listed in Attachment B is 3.3 acres. C. pH for the City of Belmont WWTP was not listed on the Annual Residuals Sampling Summary Form, but it was listed in the lab reports. D. All crops were listed as fescue, but hay or pasture was not specified. Per Permit Condition 11.12 "when residuals are land applied to grazed pasture, hay crop realistic nitrogen rate shall be reduced by 25%." Moving forward, be sure to apply the 25% application rate reduction to all appropriate grazed fields. NORTH caaouvnD_E oep.m.m orEMr nment W.i� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 Please notify the Winston Salem Regional Office prior to your next land application event that is planned to occur within the Winston Salem Region to allow for a routine compliance inspection. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional comments and observations. Moving forward, please direct all land application notifications to Caitlin Caudle by phone at 336-776-9699 or by email at caitlin.caudle@ncdenr.gov. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Caudle at the above contact information. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 0D2D3CE3F1 B7456_. Jennifer F. Graznak, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO Enc: Inspection Report Cc: Wilkes County Environmental Health (electronic copy) Laserfiche File WQ0037135 WSRO Electronic Files D_E NORTH CAROLINA gaparMeM of Environment,/quay North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Raleigh, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 Compliance Inspection Report Permit: WQ0037135 Effective: 07/23/20 SOC: Effective: County: Wilkes Region: Winston-Salem Contact Person: Zachery Key Directions to Facility: Expiration: 09/30/24 Expiration: Owner : U S Biosolids Inc Facility: U.S. Biosolids RLAP 397 Riverside Dr Forest City NC 28043 Title: President Phone: 336-957-7871 System Classifications: LA, Primary ORC: Certification: Phone: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Related Permits: NC0006564 NC0025909 NC0020761 NC0025984 N C0021181 NC0020567 NC0020664 Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare Corporation Town of Rutherfordton - Rutherfordton WWTP Town of North Wilkesboro - Thurman Street WWTP Town of Forest City - Forest City WWTP City of Belmont - Belmont WWTP Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority - Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP Town of Spindale - Spindale WWTP Inspection Date: 04/08/2022 Primary Inspector: Caitlin Caudle Secondary Inspector(s): Reason for Inspection: Routine Entry Time 11:OOAM Exit Time: 05:OOPM Phone: 336-776-9699 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Permit Inspection Type: Land Application of Residual Solids (503) Facility Status: E Compliant Not Compliant Question Areas: ▪ Miscellaneous Questions ▪ Pathogen and Vector Attraction (See attachment summary) Record Keeping Sampling Page 1 of 4 Permit: WQ0037135 Owner - Facility: U S Biosolids Inc Inspection Date: 04/08/2022 Inspection Type : Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: Page 2 of 4 Permit: WQ0037135 Owner - Facility: U S Biosolids Inc Inspection Date: 04/08/2022 Inspection Type : Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine Type Distribution and Marketing Land Application Record Keeping Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required? Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters? Are there any GW quality violations? Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility? Is a copy of current permit on -site? Are current metals and nutrient analysis available? Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters? a. TCLP analysis? b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)? Are PAN balances being maintained? Are PAN balances within permit limits? Has land application equipment been calibrated? Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization? Are there pH records for the land application site? Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place? Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary? Are hauling records available? Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date? # Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months? Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window? Comment: Pathogen and Vector Attraction a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B) Class A, all test must be <1000 MPN/dry gram Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram Fecal coliform SM 9222 D (Class B only) Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram b. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class A) c. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class B) Temperature corrected d. Salmonella (Class A, all test must be < 3MPN/4 gram day) Yes No NA NE El • Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • • ❑ ❑ ❑ • O 000 O 000 O 000 Page 3 of 4 Permit: WQ0037135 Owner - Facility: U S Biosolids Inc Inspection Date: 04/08/2022 Inspection Type : Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine e. Time/Temp on: Digester (MCRT) Compost Class A lime stabilization f. Volatile Solids Calculations g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results Comment: Sampling Describe sampling: Is sampling adequate? Is sampling representative? Comment: Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Page 4 of 4