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NPDES DOCUMENT SCANNING COVER SHEET
NPDES Permit:
NC0005126
Harmony Rendering Plant
Document Type: °
Permit Issuance
Wasteload Allocation
Authorization to Construct (AtC)
Permit Modification
Complete File - Historical
Engineering Alternatives (EAA)
Correspondence
Owner Name Change
Instream Assessment (67b)
Speculative Limits
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Document Date:
May 2, 2014
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• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
May 2, 2014
Mr. Gregg Wikstrom
Tyson Foods Inc. d/b/a River Valley Animal Foods
501 Sheffield Rd.
Harmony, NC 28634
Subject: Final NPDES Permit
Permit NC0005126
Harmony Rendering Plant WWTP
Iredell County
Class III Facility
Dear Mr. Wikstrom:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject
permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as
subsequently amended).
The final permit contains the following changes from your previous permit:
• The permittee name was corrected to Tyson Food, Inc. d/b/a River Valley Animal
Foods.
• Updated the treatment system description to reflect current equipment.
• Limits for ammonia, TSS, BOD, and Oil & Grease were modified based on recent
production data.
• Since the facility is classified as a Class III facility the monitoring frequency for BOD,
TSS, temperature and pH was modified to 3 times per week as specified in 15A NCAC
2B .0500.
• A special condition was added describing requirements for electronic reporting of
DMRs. See Condition A.(3.) in permit. The compliance date for the electronic reporting
was modified to 270 days.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Phone: [phone] l Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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• A reopener clause was included in the permit addressing the reopening of the permit
when a nutrient strategy is implemented for High Rock Lake. See Special Condition A.
(4.) in the draft permit.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty
(30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition,
conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of
Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such
demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The
Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not
affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water
Resources or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act
or any other federal or local governmental permits that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Teresa Rodriguez at telephone
number [phone] or at email [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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,crfhomas A. Reeder, Director
(i Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
cc: NPDES Files
Central Files
EPA Region 4 (e-copy)
Mooresville Regional Office / Surface Water Protection Section
Mooresville Regional Office / Public Water Supply Section (e-copy)
Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)

Permit NC0005 126
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Tyson Foods, Inc. d/b/a River Valley Animal Foods
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Harmony Rendering Plant
501 Sheffield Road
Harmony
Iredell County
to receiving waters designated as Hunting Creek in the Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III, and IV
hereof.
The permit shall become effective June 1, 2014.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on March 31, 2019.
Signed this day May 2, 2014.
et,/'1iomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit NC0005126
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of
this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the
exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements,
terms, and provisions included herein.
Tyson Foods, Inc. d/b/a River Valley Animal Foods is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 0.5 MGD wastewater treatment facility (outfall 001) that includes
the following components:
> Flow equalization basin with surface aerators
> DAF influent pump station
> Pretreatment DAF unit
> Anoxic Reactor #1 with jet aeration and mixing system
> Nitrification reactor #2 with jet aeration and mixing system
> Clarifier influent flocculation tank
> Final gravity clarifier
> Aerated waste sludge lagoon with mechanical aerators
> Effluent chlorination/dechlorination
> Flow measurement equipment
This facility is located at 501 Sheffield Rd, Harmony in Iredell County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into
Hunting Creek which is classified WS-III waters in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin.
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Permit NC0005126
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until permit expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge treated wastewater from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored3 by the Permittee as specified below:
PARAMETER
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Average
. Daily. Maximum
Measurement
Frequency.Sample
Type
all:r
leMonthly
on
Flow
0.5 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
BOD, 5-day, 20°C
281.4 pounds/day
562.8 pounds/day
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
347.6 pounds/day
695.2 pounds/day
3/Week
Composite
Effluent
Oil and Grease
165.5 pounds/day
331.0 pounds/day
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3-N
115.9 pounds/day
231.7 pounds/day
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine'
28 µg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Coliform
(geometric mean)
200/100mL
400/100mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
pH
> 6.0 and < 9.0 standard units
3/Week
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
(NO2+NO3+TKN)
134.0 mg/L
194.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Total Phosphorus
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Chronic Toxicity2
Quarterly
Composite
Effluent
MBAS
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
Dissolved Oxygen
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Notes:
1. The facility shall report all effluent TRC values reported by a NC certified laboratory including field
certified. However, effluent values below 50 µg/L will be treated as zero for compliance purposes.
2. Chronic Toxicity (Ceriodaphnia) limit at 1.8% with testing in January, April, July, and October (see A. (2)).
3. No later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, begin submitting discharge monitoring reports
electronically using NC DWR's eDMR application system. See Special Condition A. (3.).
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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Permit NC0005126
A. (2.) CHRONIC TOXICITY PERMIT LIMIT (Quarterly)
The effluent discharge shall at no time exhibit observable inhibition of reproduction or significant mortality to
Ceriodaphnia dubia at an effluent concentration of 1.8%.
The permit holder shall perform at a minimum, quarterly monitoring using test procedures outlined in the "North
Carolina Ceriodaphnia Chronic Effluent Bioassay Procedure," Revised December 2010, or subsequent versions
or "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Procedure" (Revised- December 2010) or
subsequent versions. The tests will be performed during the months of January, April, July and October.
These months signify the first month of each three month toxicity testing quarter assigned to the facility.
Effluent sampling for this testing must be obtained during representative effluent discharge and shall be
performed at the NPDES permitted final effluent discharge below all treatment processes.
If the test procedure performed as the first test of any single quarter results in a failure or ChV below the
permit limit, then multiple -concentration testing shall be performed at a minimum, in each of the two
following months as described in "North Carolina Phase II Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity Test
Procedure" (Revised -December 2010) or subsequent versions.
All toxicity testing results required as part of this permit condition will be entered on the Effluent Discharge
Monitoring Form (MR-1) for the months in which tests were performed, using the parameter code TGP3B for the
pass/fail results and THP3B for the Chronic Value. Additionally, DWR Form AT-3 (original) is to be sent to the
following address:
Attention:
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Environmental Sciences Section
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Completed Aquatic Toxicity Test Forms shall be filed with the Environmental Sciences Section no later than 30
days after the end of the reporting period for which the report is made.
Test data shall be complete, accurate, include all supporting chemical/physical measurements and all
concentration/response data, and be certified by laboratory supervisor and ORC or approved designate signature.
Total residual chlorine of the effluent toxicity sample must be measured and reported if chlorine is employed for
disinfection of the waste stream.
Should there be no discharge of flow from the facility during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required,
the permittee will complete the information located at the top of the aquatic toxicity (AT) test form indicating the
facility name, permit number, pipe number, county, and the month/year of the report with the notation of "No
Flow" in the comment area of the form. The report shall be submitted to the Environmental Sciences Section at
the address cited above.
Should the permittee fail to monitor during a month in which toxicity monitoring is required, monitoring will be
required during the following month. Assessment of toxicity compliance is based on the toxicity testing quarter,
which is the three month time interval that begins on the first day of the month in which toxicity testing is
required by this permit and continues until the final day of the third month.
Should any test data from this monitoring requirement or tests performed by the North Carolina Division of Water
Resources indicate potential impacts to the receiving stream, this permit may be re -opened and modified to
include altemate monitoring requirements or limits.
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Permit NC0005126
NOTE: Failure to achieve test conditions as specified in the cited document, such as minimum control organism
survival, minimum control organism reproduction, and appropriate environmental controls, shall constitute an
invalid test and will require immediate follow-up testing to be completed no later than the last day of the month
following the month of the initial monitoring.
A. (3.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify
that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then permittees must submit DMRs
electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Division anticipates that these regulations will
be adopted and is beginning implementation in late 2013.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II of this permit
(Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits):
• Section B. (11.)
• Section D. (2.)
• Section D. (6.)
• Section E. (5.)
Signatory Requirements
Reporting
Records Retention
Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)1
Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the permittee shall begin reporting
discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report
(eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted
electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and
submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is
compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be
required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required
to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the
computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / DWR / Information Processing Unit
ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due to the facility being
physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a
temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge
monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1,2, 3) or alternative forms approved by
the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above.
Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted in
writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months
and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the
permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division.
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Permit NC0005126
Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting
requirements is found on the following web page:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the
issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the
commencement of discharge.
2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section
B. (11.)(a) or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A
person, and not a position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and
login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system,
registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page:
http:/lportal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/admin/bog/ipu/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the
following certification [40 CFR 122.22] . NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE
ACCEPTED:
"I cert6, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or
supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and
evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or
those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of
my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)1
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These
records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period
may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41].
A. (4.) NUTRIENT REOPENER CLAUSE
• The Division may, upon written notification to the permittee, re -open this permit in order to incorporate or modify
effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements when such action is necessary for the
implementation of a nutrient strategy or TMDL for the High Rock Lake watershed.
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NPDES Permit No. NC0005126
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Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
March 12, 2014
Eric Hudson
NC DENR / DWR / Regional Engineer
WS Regional Office
Teresa Rodriguez
919-807-6387
NPDES Unit
Subject: Review of Draft NPDES Permit NC0005126
Tyson Foods Harmony Rendering Plant WWTP
Iredell County
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the draft permit and return this form by April 12,
2014. If you have any questions on the draft permit, please feel free to contact me at the telephone number shown
above.
RESPONSE: (Check one)
Concur with the issuance of this permit provided the facility is operated and maintained properly, the stated
effluent limits are met prior to discharge, and the discharge does not contravene the designated water quality
standards. F ,•. - J�// ,, ..� �� •� G�.-.�- f F %�/� , . f �; u I .., S } / 2 / r S
Concurs with issuance of the above permit, provided the following conditions are met:
Opposes the issuance of the above permit, based on reasons stated below, or attached:
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REFERENCE: 145583 NCDENR/DWQ/POINT SOURCE
0000946811 Public Notice North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617
Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and
State, duly authorized to administer oaths affirmations, etc.,
personally appeared, being duly sworn or affirmed according
to law, doth depose and say that he/she is a representative of
The Charlotte Observer Publishing Company, a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and publishing a newspaper known as The
Charlotte Observer in the city of Charlotte, County of
Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina and that as such
he/she is familiar with the books, records, files, and business
of said Corporation and by reference to the files of said
publication, the attached advertisement was inserted. The
following is correctly copied from the books and files of the
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Public Notice
North Carollna Environmental Management
Commission/NPDES Unit
1817 Mall Service Canter
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
The North Carolina Environmental Manage-
ment Commission proposes to issue a
NPDES wastewater discharge permt to the
person(s) listed below. Written comments re-
garding the proposed permit will be accept-
ed until 30 days after the publish date of this
notice. Tho Director of the NC Division of
Wafer Resources (DWR) may hold a public
hearing should there be a significant degree
of public Interest. Please mall comments
and/or Information requests to DWR at the
above address. Interested persons may visit
the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh,
NC to review information on rile. Additional
Information on NPDES permits and this no-
tice may be found on our website: httpi/por
talncdenr.org/webiwq/swp/ps/npdes/calen
dar, or by calling [phone]. Norwood
Clearview, LLC requested renewal of
NPDES permit NC0041718/ClearView at
Misenheimer WWTP/Stanly County. Facility
discharges to Cud Tail Creek/Yadkin-Pee
Dee River Basin. Currently, BOD, ammonia
nitrogen, fecal colilorm, drossolved oxygen,
and total residual chlorine are water quality
limited. Tyson Foods, Inc requested renewal
of permit NC0005126 for Harmony Plant in
Iredell County; this facility discharge Is treat-
ed Industrial wastewater to Hunting Creek.
Yadkin River Basin.
IP946811
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NCDENR / DWR
AMENDED FACT SHEET FOR NPDES PERMIT DEVELOPMENT
NPDES No. NC0005126
Facility Information
Applicant/Facility Name:
Tyson Food, Inc./Harmony Rendering Plant
Applicant Address:
P.O. Box 185, Harmony, NC 28634
Facility Address:
501 Sheffield Rd, Harmony, NC 28634
Permitted Flow:
0.5 MGD
Type of Waste:
Poultry Processing
Facility/Permit Status:
Minor C1ass'1I/renewal
County:
Iredell
State Grid / USGS Quad:
B 16NW/ Calahaln
Regional Office:
Mooresville
Stream Characteristics
Receiving Stream:
Hunting Creek
Drainage Area (mi2):
175
Stream Classification:
WS-III
Summer 7Q10 (cfs)
43
303(d) Listed?
Yes
Winter 7Q10 (cfs):
71
HUC:
03040102
30Q2 (cfs):
92
SubBasin
030706
Average Flow (cfs):
175
Index No.
12-108-16-(0.5)
IWC (%):
1.8
Summary
This is a minor renewal for a poultry rendering plant that produces chicken and pet food ingredients
and discharges process wastewater via one outfall. The treatment system has a design capacity of 1.7
MGD but is permitted at 0.5 MGD since 1997. Monthly average flow is 0.156 MGD.
The facility discharges to Hunting Creek in the Yadkin River Basin. Hunting Creek is listed on the
303(d) list for pH. In addition a TMDL for turbidity for Hunting Creek was approved in 2011. The
TMDL did not include an allocation for the discharge from point sources. The permit has limits for
both pH and TSS.
Technology Based Effluent Limit Development
The technology based limits for Ammonia, BOD, TSS, Fecal Coliform, Total Nitrogen and O&G
were established according to the 40 CFR Part 432, Subpart J (Renderers). The proposed limits
shown in the tables bellow were calculated using a daily average of 1,228,000 lb of raw material as
provided in the renewal application.
432.102 BPT Ib/1000 Ib
Proposed
Limits
Ib/day
432.103 BAT Ib/1000 Ib
Proposed
Limits
Ib/day
Ammonia as N
Daily Monthly
Max Avnr
BOD
Daily Monthly
Max Aver
0.34 0.17
417.5 208.8
O&G
Daily Monthly
Max Aver
0.2 0.1
245.6 122.8
TSS
Daily Monthly
Max Aver
0.42 0.21
515.8 257.9

NPDES PERMIT FACT SHEET
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Page 2 NPDES No. NC0005126
Fecal Coliform
Daily Max Monthly Aver
432.102 BPT
400/100 ml
Total Nitrogen
Daily Max
Monthly Aver
432.103 BAT
194 mg/I
134 mg/I
Limits for total residual chlorine, pH and the monthly average for fecal coliform are based on water
quality standards (15A NCAC 2B .0200).
Toxicity Testing
Current Requirement: Quarterly Chronic Toxicity @ 1.8% JAN, APR, JUL, OCT
Recommended Requirement: Quarterly Chronic Toxicity @ 1.8% JAN, APR, JUL, OCT
The facility failed one test in April 2013.
Compliance Summary
DMRs have been reviewed for the period of January 2009 to September 2013. Notice of violations
were issued for the following limit exceedances: 8 daily maximum and 4 monthly average
exceedances for ammonia, and 16 daily maximum and 8 monthly average exceedances for total
nitrogen. The last violation occurred in January of 2011.
Parameter
Units
Monthly Average
Maximum
Minimum,,
BOD
lb/d
18
473
0.4
TSS
lb/d
11
88
3.5
Oil & Grease
lb/d
10.4
86
1.7
NH3N
lb/d
28
416
< 0.1
Fecal Coliform
/ 100 ml
2.3
170
< 1
TN
mg/1
99
459
31
TP
mg/1
12
37
< 0.3
pH
SU
7.1
8
6
Flow
MGD
0.156
0.287
0.002
Proposed Changes:
1. Update the treatment system description to reflect current equipment.
2. A special condition was added describing requirements for electronic reporting of DMRs.
See Condition A.(3.) in permit.
3. Limits for ammonia, TSS, BOD, total nitrogen and Oil & Grease were established based on
recent production data.

NPDES PERMIT FACT SHEET Tyson Foods, Inc.
Page 3 NPDES No. NC0005126
AMENDMENT TO FACT SHEET
The first draft permit for this facility was public noticed on 12/20/2013. The permittee submitted
comments in response to the draft permit including a request to increase limits to the previous
permitted loads. When the renewal application was completed the production data for the previous
three years reflected a low period of production which is no longer representative of present or near
future projected production numbers. Current production is approximately 1,650,000 #RM/day to
1,750,000 #RM/day and is expected to continue to be in that range.
The Division is re -noticing this permit with the same limits as the current permit.
Proposed limits:
Monthly
Average
Daily Max
BOD
281.41b/d
562.81b/d
TSS
347.61b/d
695.21b/d
Oil and Grease
165.5 lb/d
331 lb/d
NH3-N
115.9 lb/d
231.7 lb/d
Limits for Total Nitrogen and Fecal Coliform remain the same as they are not based on production.
Proposed Changes to draft permit:
1. Increase limits for BOD, TSS, Oil & Grease and NH3N based on recent production data.
2. Monitoring frequency for BOD, TSS, temperature and pH was modified to 3/week as
required for Class III facilities.
3. Hunting Creek is part of the High Rock Lake watershed. The Division is developing a
nutrient strategy to address the impairment of the lake. The draft permit includes a reopener
clause to address the reopening of the permit to modify limits or monitoring when the
Division implements a nutrient strategy or TMDL for High Rock Lake.
4. Changed the name of the permittee to Tyson Foods, Inc, d/b/a/ River Valley Animal
Foods.
Proposed schedule for permit issuance:
Draft Permit to Public Notice: March 12, 2014
Permit Scheduled to Issue: May 5, 2014
State Contact
If you have any questions on any of the above information or on the attached permit, please contact
Teresa Rodriguez at [phone].

NPDES PERMIT FACT SHEET
Page 4
Name:
Regional Office Comments:
Tyson Foods, Inc.
NPDES No. NO0005126
Date: 3/II /i V
Name: Date:

January 23, 2014
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Ms. Teresa Rodriguez
North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Ms. Rodriguez:
After reviewing the draft NPDES Permit Renewal (Permit NC0005126) received on
December 30, 2013, Tyson Foods has the following comments concerning proposed
changes to the permit limits for Ammonia, TSS, BOD, Total Nitrogen and Oil & Grease. We
propose the limits in the current permit remain the same which are based on a production
calculation of 1,650,000 #RM/day or recalculating permit limits based on wastewater
design production numbers of 1,750,000 #RM/day. Based on the present production
numbers we are processing approximately 1,650,000 #RM/day - 1,750,000 #RM/day.
Additionally, the permit should be in the name of Tyson Farms, Inc. d/b/a River Valley
Animal Foods which is the actual owner/operator of the Harmony facility and not Tyson
Foods, Inc.
We request a chance to visit with your office and discuss these options before the permit is
finalized. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Gregg Wikstrom
Plant Manager

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary
To: Tom Reeder 4
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From: Teresa Rodriguez, NPDE omplex Permitting Unit
Through: Tom- Belnick/Jeff part/Matt Matthews Mr'
Date: January 28, 2014
Subject: Request for Public Hearing — NC0005126 — Tyson Foods
The draft permit for Tyson Food, Inc.'s Harmony Rendering Plant was public noticed
on December 20, 2013. This is a simple renewal with no flow expansion. As a response
to the public notice, I received 27 comment emails objecting to the permit and
.requesting a public hearing on the subject permit. Commenters mainly argued that
since the discharge is upstream of High Rock Lake, an impaired water, we can't
allocate any more loading to the watershed.
The draft permit includes limits for BOD, TSS, oil and grease, ammonia, and total
nitrogen based on current production at the facility and federal effluent guidelines. The
limits in the draft permit for all parameters except total nitrogen are lower than in the
previous permit. Total nitrogen limits stayed the same as in the previous permit as it is
not based on production like the other limits. Since a nutrient strategy for High Rock
Lake is still in development, the permit does not include water quality based nutrient
limits at this time. The final permit will include a reopener condition stating that the
permit may be reopened to include more stringent nutrient limits when a TMDL or
nutrient strategy is implemented.
Please advise on the request for the public hearing.
G O A,GV n' eciv o e
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] \ Fax: [phone]
Internet:: www.ncwatenivality.orq
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January 23, 2014
Ms. Teresa Rodriguez
North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
NPDES Complex Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Dear Ms. Rodriguez:
After reviewing the draft NPDES Permit Renewal (Permit NC0005126) received on
December 30, 2013, Tyson Foods has the following comments concerning proposed
changes to the permit limits for Ammonia, TSS, BOD, Total Nitrogen and Oil & Grease. We
propose the limits in the current permit remain the same which are based on a production
calculation of 1,650,000 #RM/day or recalculating permit limits based on wastewater
design production numbers of 1,750,000 #RM/day. Based on the present production
numbers we are processing approximately 1,650,000 #RM/day -1,750,000 #RM/day.
Additionally, the permit should be in the name of Tyson Farms, Inc. d/b/a River Valley
Animal Foods which is the actual owner/operator of the Harmony facility and not Tyson
Foods, Inc.
We request a chance to visit with your office and discuss these options before the permit is
finalized. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
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Gregg Wikstrom
Plant Manager

2009 permit Draft permit Proposed Increase in production
Production 1652 1228 1750
Monthly aver Daily Max Monthly avet Daily Max Monthly aver Daily Max
BOD 281.4 562.8 208.8 417.5 297.5 595
TSS 347.6 695.2 257.9 515.8 367.5 735
Oil and Grea 165.5 331 122.8 245.6 175 350
NH3-N 115.9 231.7 86.0 171.92 122.5 245

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Reid En ' eering
Mr. Charles H. Weaver
NCDENR / DWR / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Reid Engineering Company, Inc.
Environmental and Civil Engineering Consultants
• Wastewater • Water /Sewer • Reuse
1210 Princess Anne Street 1 Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
540-3714500 www.reidengineering.com
September 27, 2013
Subject: Tyson Foods — Harmony, North Carolina
NPDES Permit Renewal — Permit No. NC0005126
Dear Mr. Weaver:
Tyson Foods requests the renewal of their NPDES permit, permit number NC0005126, at their
rendering plant in Harmony, NC.
On behalf of our client, Tyson Foods, Reid Engineering Company has prepared the attached
permit renewal application package for your review. Included in the renewal application package is
the following information:
> Completed Application Form — NPDES Short Form C
> Site Location Map
> Schematic of Wastewater Flow
Sludge Management Plan
Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) that is generated at the facility is thickened by the existing
pretreatment DAF Cell. Thickened DAF Sludge is disposed of off -site at permitted Land Application
sites by a contract hauling and land application company, current contract company is TRS.
If you have questions or need additional information please advise.
Sincerely
Wade Tanner, P.
Project Engineer
cc: Mike Campbell — Tyson Foods, Inc.
Kevin Haynes — Tyson Foods, Inc.
Greg Wikstrom — Tyson Foods, Inc.

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