WQ0004563_2021 Annual Report Review_20220623

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Kevin B. Greer, P.E. (via email)
Asst. Public Services Director
City of Hickory
P.O. Box 398
Hickory, North Carolina 28603-0398
Dear Mr. Geer,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 23, 2022
Subject: Acknowledgement of Receipt of the 2021 Annual
Report for Hickory Regional Compost Facility (RCF)
and Catawba ORGRO Distribution Program
Permit WQ0004563
Distribution of Residual Solids (503)
Catawba County
The staff of the Mooresville Regional Office (MRO) has received and reviewed the 2021 Annual Report
(AR) for the Hickory Regional Composting Facility (RCF). This facility receives treated residuals from
partners of the consortium which is comprised of 9 separate facilities that transfer treated biosolids to
the RCF.
In the 2018 AR review, the MRO made a request that the Sodium Absorption Ratio (SAR) calculation be
presented in the AR. The formulas for Sodium Absorption Ration (SAR) and Plant Available Nitrogen
(PAN) continue to not be presented in the 2021 AR. Although the results of the tests appear to be
accurate, the calculations for these values are requested to be presented in future annual reports.
For your convenience, we are attaching a PDF of the Instructions for Residual Application Annual Report
Forms. Please utilize this form as a guideline for future AR submittals.
The attached report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions, feel free to
contact our office by phone at 704-235-2199 or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 601 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, NC 28115
704.663.1699

Attachments: Compliance Inspection Report for AR
Annual Report submittal Requirements
CC: DWR files (Laserfiche)
David Bollinger, Veolia (via email)
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NORTH CAROLINA
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1601 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, NC 28115
704.663.1699