WQ0006101_Emergency Approval_20030113

OF \NATFR Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
y North Carolina Department of. Environment and Natural Resources
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'—i Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
'C Division of Water Quality
January 13, 2003
MR. MICHAEL USKIEWICZ, CITY MANAGER
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CITY OF DUNN
POST OFFICE BOX 1065
DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA 28335
Subject: Permit No. WQ0006101 Emergency Approval H
City of Dunn,
City of Dunn Residuals Land 'Application Program
Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Harnett County
Dear Mr. Uskiewicz:
On January % 2003, the Division of Water Quality (Division) received a letter request from Mr.
Robert T. Branch, L.S.S: of Branch Residuals & Soils, L.L.C. on the City of Dunn's behalf regarding the
above -referenced permit. Specifically, in this request, Mr. Branch requested the Division's consideration
to approve acreage not presently permitted to receive residuals by Permit No. WQ0006101, issued on,
December 7, 2001, for immediate use on an emergency basis only.
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This second request for emergency approval has come about as the iresult of several,occurrences
related to the Permittee's residuals land application program. This program currently has 827.58 acres
(i.e., 779.38 acres in Harnett County and 48.20 acres in Cumberland County) owned by three different
landowners approved for residuals land application under the existing permit. The size and flexibility of
the program appears in theory to be adequate for the Permittee. However,'two of the three landowners
have recently expressed a desire to be significantly compensated by the Permittee for continued use of the
acreage that they own. The Permittee cannot honor the landowners" request at this time.. The land
application site owned by the third landowner is located in a floodplain area, and site conditions are
currently unsuitable for a residuals land application event. As of this date, the Permittee has not.
submitted a permit modification application package for the approval of additional land application sites,
even though this action was requested to be completed as soon as,possible in the 'Division's September 4,
2002 emergency approval correspondence.
The second request proposed that the one land application site in Cumberland County, previously
approved for immediate use on an emergency basis, only in the ;Division's September 4, 2002
correspondence, be used once more for the land application of the Permittee's residuals until a permit
modification application package is prepared by the Permittee as well as submitted to and reviewed by the
Division. This information regarding this land application site is summarized in the following table:
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Site No.
Owner / Operator
Estimated
Applicable
Acreage
Comments
CU-02-01
Franklin R. Clark / Joel Garrett
44.70
Predominant soil series Candor and
Blaney. Two to nine percent slopes.
Used for coastal bermuda hay crop;
however, crop has been removed.
Will be overseeded to establish a rye
grass hay crop, so that up to 150
pounds of plant available nitrogen
(PAN) per acre may be applied. No
additional residuals will be applied on
the coastal bermuda hay crop for this
crop year !once it emerges out of
dormancy.
Total
44.70
Mr. Grady Dobson of the Water Quality Section of the Division's Fayetteville Regional Office,
along with Mr. Vincent Lewis of the Division of Soil and Water and Mr. Art Barnhardt of the
Groundwater Section of the Division's. Fayetteville Regional Office, previously investigated the proposed
land application site on August 27, 2002 and determined that it was (1) adequately depicted in the maps
attached to the September 4, 2002 emergency approval correspondence and (2) suitable for residuals land
application activities year-round. Mr. Dobson and Mr. Barnhardt have provided their concurrence for the
reissuance of this emergency approval for a second time.
Under these very special circumstances, the Division will allow the commencement of emergency
residuals land application activities .on the above -listed land application site. The activities shall be
limited to the application of up to 70 dry tons of residuals that need.immediate removal from the digester
and holding tank at the City of Dunn's Wastewater Treatment Plant, (i.e., NPDES Permit No.
NC0043176) as well as the application of up to 60 dry tons of residuals that need immediate removal
from the storage basin at the City of Dunn's Water Treatment Plant (i.d., PWS ID No. 03-43-010). All
activities shall occur within 90 calendar days of the date of this correspondence.
Note that all other conditions and limitations of Permit No. WQ0006101, issued on December 7,
2001, shall be valid and binding to these emergency residuals land application activities. Even though not
a condition of the existing permit, the Division requests that the Permittee notify the Water Quality
Section of the Division's Fayetteville Regional Office as well as the appropriate local official and the
county manager's office in Cumberland County prior, to the initiation of the activities. Be aware that this
approval is a one-time occurrence in that Site No. CU-02-01 shall not receive additional residuals once
this approval expires unless a formal permit modification is sought from and approved by the Division.
The'Division is disappointed that no action has been initiated;.by the Permittee to resolve the
apparent problems with respect to the subject residuals land application program. As such, please
note that the Division will not issue another emergency approval until the Permittee submits an
application package to seek the Division's approval of additional' acreage for .the program.
Therefore, Permittee is encouraged. to submit such permit modification application package or
begin the implementation of an alternative residuals management plan as soon as possible.
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If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Shannon Mohr
Thornburg by telephone at [phone], extension 353, or via e-mail at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Alan W. jKliimek, P.E.
cc: Cumberland County Health Department -
Harnett County Health Department I
Mn Robert T. Branch, L.S.S., Branch Residuals & Soils, L.L.C.
Mr. Grady Dobson, Fayetteville Regional Office -Water Quality Section
Mr. Art Barnhardt, Fayetteville Regional Office -Groundwater Section
Ms. Debra I Watts, Central Office -Groundwater Section
Mr, Daryl Merritt; Non' -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
Permit File WQ0006101
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Re:,�,pdate on Dunn, NC
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Subject: Re: Update on Dunn, NC
From: Jim Barber <[e-mail]>
Date: QM t, 66iDMc 200-616'1119-116�a5 O0 "
To: "Shaffer,. Brandon" <[e-mail]>
CC: Ed Hardee <[e-mail]>
Brandon;
My work cell number is.910-850-6418. I'll be Montgomery County all day Thursday.
Give me a call Friday morning at the office (910-433-3340);.,1 should be in by
8/8:15. If I,can get a,time worked out tomorrow forlmy visit with Spring Lake, I
shoot for after lunch and could be at Spivey's Corner around 9/9:30. I'll give you
a call on your cell phone Thursday afternoon once I have Spring Lake worked out.
Jim Barber
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Shaffer, Brandon wrote:'
I've lost .your cell #, can you give it again? I
Eric is actually going with me tomorrow to do the soilslwork. We're trying to
get this done as soon as possible. I got a call from Billy Addison a few
minutes ago and the WTP is pushing it. They may'not belable to hold out, past
monday. I apologize for this happening again, but,I wasn't aware that the
situation was that bad.
As far as Friday, if you could spare a couple of hours to ;look at a field or
two, I can work around whatever schedule you have . The'land is just south of
Spivey's Corner off 421.
Ed: If you can, fill me in on the process of emergency approval. We'll have to
do something by the middle of next week.
Thanks,
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Brandon Shaffer.
Technical Services Manager
Synagro Central, LLC
284 Boger Rd.
Mocksville, NC 27028
[phone]'Mobile
[phone] ext.14 Office
[phone] Fax
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Barber [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wed 12/6/2006 3:32 PM_
To: Shaffer, Brandon; Ed Hardee
Subject: Re: Update on.Dunn; NC -
Brandon;
My schedule isopen on Monday the llth. I will be in Fayetteville on Friday the,
8th, but have a tentative meeting in Spring Lake for sometime that day.'I won't
know until Thursday afternoon or early Friday morning. —
As far as a emergency permit for 50 ac., I'll look to Ed Hardee for guidance on
the procedure for such a activity. My first thought is;that if -Eric Thompson can
concentrate his efforts on 50 ac-or less land area and;yo`u can get me info
concerning the location of the property for -watershed classification, then I can
do a initial Attachment B amendment to get Dunn over the.,hump concerning the
need to land apply residuals now. Hopefully the soils on the farm are straight
forward and I don't need to involve Vince Lewis at this•t'dme for a small area
based upon the intention of,permitting larger tracks that the farmer has.
Give me a call on Friday and we can discuss logistics with respect the watershed
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Re: r7pdate on Dunn, NC
classifications and meeting location for Monday??
Jim Barber
Shaffer, Brandon wrote:
Hi Jim,
I'm meeting with a farmer in the morning that has .(supposedly) 1100ac he want
put in the permit. My plan is to find around 50ac to emergency permit, then
put the rest in first of the year. I'm going to look at everything tomorrow
and then Eric Thompson and I.will go back down there oii Friday to do soil
borings. When would you need to be involved? Would Monday work? Just let
me know and we'll work something out. a
Thanks, '
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Brandon Shaffer j
Technical Services Manager
Synagro Central, LLC
284 Boger Rd.
Mocksville, NC 27028
[phone] Mobile
[phone] ext.14 Office
[phone] Fax
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relief of approximately. 600,000 gallows 170 dry tons) of biosolids trtom M6
500,000 gallon` (60 dry tom) of . vi de'i, treatment plantresiduRls.:' The 'ijiWa
approximately acne mo th to complete, dq=ding one weather coations9
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the field while the crap is not actively 9fbwing, it will be overseeded witli�cye
been removed since th,e.la9t application 'tnadc in September 2002.
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