WQ0043432_Correspondence_20221104

November 4, 2022
O SCAR B ETANCOURT C HIEF E XECUTIVE O FFICER
C ARDIN F OODS, I NC.
4250 O RCHARD P ARK B OULEVARD
S PARTANBURG, S OUTH C AROLINA 29303
Subject: Application No. WQ0043432
Permit Application Withdrawal
Clarification
Cardin Foods Class A Residuals
Program
Distribution of Class A
Residuals
Out of State
Dear Mr. Betancourt:
This letter is a clarification to the Permit Application Withdrawal letter for Application No.
WQ0043432 issued to Cardin Foods, Inc. on October 5, 2022. This application was withdrawn because the
Non-Discharge Branch determined that the material to be permitted was not a residual. Pursuant to 15A
NCAC 02T .0103(30), a residual is:
-solid, or liquid waste, other than effluent or residues from agricultural products
and processing, generated from a wastewater treatment facility, water supply treatment facility, or

Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0are:
-solids, or liquid residues from food and beverage processing and handling
silviculture, agriculture, and aquaculture operations permitted under the authority of the
Commission that are non-toxic, non-
The residues generated from this process, described as a product of washed potatoes with no
contribution of domestic wastewater, idue from agricultural
.1100 rules.
Please note that this letter does not exempt Cardin Foods, Inc. from complying with all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that other jurisdictional government agencies (e.g., local, state, and federal)
may require.

Mr. Oscan Betancourt
November 4, 2022
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If you need additional information concerning this letter, please contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
Nathaniel D. Thornburg, Branch Chief
Division of Water Resources

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