WQ0003626_Correction_20040804

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Colleen H, Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
August 4, 2004
A.F. GEORGE, VICE PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURING
CAMPBELL SOUP SUPPLY COMPANY — MAXTON PLANT
2120 NC 71 HIGHWAY N
MAXTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28364
Subject: Permit No. WQ0003626 Correction
Campbell Soup Supply Company —
Maxton Plant & Silgan Can Company
Wastewater Surface Irrigation
Robeson County
Dear Mr. George:
In accordance with a written request received on July 13, 2004, we are forwarding herewith the corrected
page 2 of Permit No. WQ0003626, issued June 11, 2004, for the subject facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
✓ Condition II(4) has been revised to state "Inclement weather shall not affect the spray
irrigation of wastewater unless the ground is in a condition that will cause runoff," as it read
in previous permits.
Please replace Page 2 with the corrected Page 2 of Permit No. WQ0003626 issued June 11, 2004.
Please note that Page 1 should also be replaced, as it is a double -sided document.
If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Toni Wyche via
telephone at [phone], extension 546, or through e-mail at [e-mail].
far Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Robeson County Health Department
Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Fayetteville Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Central Office, Groundwater Section
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SURFACE IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as amended,
and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Campbell Soup Supply Company L.L.C.
Robeson County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 4.0 MGD surface irrigation treatment and disposal facility consisting of a parshall flume
with a flow recorder/totalizer, a mechanical bar screen, a lime slurry system for pH and odor control, six 800-
GPM influent pumps, one 4-foot 1,064 GPM rotary screen, three 6-foot 1,700 GPM rotary screens, a 217,000-
gallon dissolved air flotation unit with a 1,471-GPM recycle pump, an air -saturation tank with a 30 CFM
compressor, a 200 GPM grit pump, a 30 GPM scum/grease pneumatic ejector pump, a 200 GPM sludge cyclone
and 50 CFD classifier, a 23,000 gallon clearwell with six 800 GPM pumps, a spray irrigation pump station with
six 800 GPM pumps and a high-water alarm, six programmable -controller spray irrigation center -pivot systems
and one solid -set irrigation system, approximately 334 acres of irrigation fields, an emergency standby 8.6-acre
land application row and furrow system for use during power outages only, and all associated piping, valves,
controls, monitoring and sampling equipment, and appurtenances to serve Campbell Soup Supply Company's
Maxton Plant and Silgan Can Company, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the
application received December 22, 2003, and subsequent additional information received by the Division, and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 2009, shall void Permit No.
WQ0003626 issued June 8, 1999, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The surface irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that there
is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters which will render them
unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including
the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to adequately assimilate the
wastewater, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including those actions that may be
required by the Division of Water Quality (Division), such as the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
2. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages to surface
or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
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1 The residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with General
Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the Division.
4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.
5. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under
ownership,
150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
100 feet between wetted area and wells,
100 feet between wetted area and drainage ways or surface water bodies,
50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
100 feet between treatment/storage units and any wells, and
50 feet between treatment units and property lines.
separate
Some of the buffers specified above may not have been included in previous permits for this waste
treatment and disposal system. These buffers are not intended to prohibit or prevent modifications,
which are required by the Division, to improve performance of the existing treatment facility. These
buffers do, however, apply to modifications of the treatment and disposal facilities that are for the
purpose of increasing the flow that is tributary to the facility. These buffers do apply to any
expansion or modification of the irrigation areas and apply in instances in which the sale of property
would cause any of the buffers now complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be
violated. The applicant is advised that any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit
modification.
IL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REOUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall designate and
employ a certified operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) and one or more certified operator(s) to
be back-up ORC(s) of the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0201. The ORC shall visit
the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0204 or as specified in this permit and shall comply
with all other conditions specified in these rules.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
4. Inclement weather shall not affect the spray irrigation of wastewater unless the ground is in a
condition that will cause runoff.
5. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the irrigation field.
6. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to prevent the
discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
7. The application rate shall not exceed a cumulative loading of 156 inches over any twelve (12) month
period at an instantaneous application rate not to create any ponding or runoff. The application rate
shall not exceed a total of 350 pounds of plant available nitrogen per acre per year (given the limit of
50 pounds of PAN per acre during the bermuda grass dormancy period).
8. No type of wastewater other than that from Campbell Soup Supply Company's Maxton Plant
and Silgan Can Company shall be irrigated onto the irrigation area.
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