NC0024911_Land Disposal Sludge Memo_19840424

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GROUNDWATER SECTION
24 April 1984
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Dale Crisp
FROM: Lee Laymonl�z
THRU: Arthur Mouberry
SUBJECT: MSD of Buncombe County
Land Disposal of Sludge
Buncombe County
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APR.1o1984 'I��I
Ground Water Section
Asheville Regional Office
Attached is a copy of the Regional,Hydrologist's comments on
the subject facility. The Groundwater Section concurs with the
regions recommendations.
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
AIR QUALITY SECTION
April 18, 1984
MEMORANDUM
TO: Arthur Mouberry, Head
Groundwater Operations Branch
THROUGH: Roy M. Davis, Regional Supervisor
Division of Environmental Management p
FROM: Don Link, Regional Hydrologist 0o. -�Ci IL
Groundwater Section � ja
SUBJECT: MSD of Buncombe County
Land Application of Municipal Sewage Sludge
APN 003585
Buncombe County, North Carolina
After reviewing the plans for the Land Application of Municipal Sewage
Sludge for the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, I do not
expect the application of the sludge to have any significant impact on the
groundwater ontheproposed sites at the application rates specified. How-
ever, since industrial waste is treated at the MSD Wastewater Treatment
Plant and the sludge does contain relatively high concentrations of cadmium,
as well as other heavy metals, monitor wells should be constructed to detect
possible groundwater contamination.
It is my opinion that representative results of groundwater quality
changes could be detected by monitoring several of the large field complexes,
such as at Biltmore Estate, Warren Wilson College, and Site 4 along Cane
Creek. It is anticipated that this monitoring network would consist of
two to three wells at each of the above sites. If these sites are not to
be among the first used, monitor wells, will need to be constructed on the
sites that are initially utilized. The actual site locations and construc-
tion specifications of the monitor wells would be provided as soon as more
specific information is available on the actual sites to be used.
The wells should be monitored quarterly for the first year with the
initial sample being taken prior to sludge application and semi-annually
thereafter for the following parameters: dissolved solids, chlorides,
hardness, pH, sulfate, sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, cadmium,
lead, zinc, copper, nickle, mercury, chromium, arsenic, phosphorus,
ammonium nitrogen, kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate and nitrite. The actual
number of parameters analyzed for in the future may decrease or increase
as conditions warrant.
DRL/ar
cc: Heath P. Dobson