WQ0003626_Final Permit_19901022

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Mr. Dennis Krupinski, Plant Manager
Campbell Soup Company, Maxton Plant
Route 2, Box 98
Maxton, North Carolina 28364
Dear Mr. Krupinski:
George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
October 22, 1990
Subject: Permit No. WQ0003626 Amendment
Campbell Soup Company-Maxton PIt.
Spray Irrigation Wastewater Treatment
and Disposal Facilities
Robeson County
In accordance with your application received May 25, 1990, the renewal and amendment
request and the request for permit modification received. September 13, 1990, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0003626, as amended, dated October 22, 1990, to Campbell Soup
Company for the continued operation and upgrade of the subject spray irrigation wastewater
treatment and disposal facility to serve Campbell Soup Company's Maxton Plant. This amendment
authorizes the upgrade of the existing facilities from a 2.5 to a 4.0 MGD facility with the addition
of approximately 100 acres of irrigation area, sites F, G, and I. In addition, the Division has
reviewed the request for modification and comments with reference to the respective conditions are
as follows.
The changes to the project description have been made in accordance with the request.
The Division concurs with Campbell Soup submitting the engineer's certification for the entire
upgrade which will include certification of facilities installed under the July 2, 1990 permit and the
facilities included in the present amendment and therefore, condition number I,1 has been modified
accordingly. The Division does not concur with replacing condition number I,6 with the proposed
wording. This is intended to ensure adequate buffers will be maintained to any existing or future
residences and wells. Property line buffers must be maintained in order to ensure compliance with
the Groundwater Standards. In reference to condition number II,2, renotification would be
necessary only if the facility classification changed as a result of the modifications to the
wastewater treatment facility, therefore, the thirty day notification has been eliminated. Condition
number H,4 has been modified, however, please be advised that any spray irrigation activity that
occurs that causes runoff from the area is considered a violation of the North Carolina General
Statutes and this permit and is enforceable through the Environmental Management Commission.
The Division concurs with the elimination of the monitoring requirement for fecal coliform in
condition number IfI,3, therefore, it is modified accordingly, however, the groundwater section
does not concur with the elimination of the monitoring for total coliforms in the wells because the
wastewater contains food wastes. Condition IV,2 has been modified to include identification of
ten (10) existing wells and not seven (7) in accordance with the request.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 'Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

In addition, please note that section IV has been modified to include the identification of
the maximum allowable concentrations in groundwater for the various parameters as specified in
the Groundwater Classifications and Standards, the measuring points for sampling identified,
monitoring for ammonia nitrogen added and a condition added which identifies that no application
shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water is less than three (3) feet below land surface.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 29, 1993, shall void
Permit No. WQ0003626 issued July 2, 1990, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations
as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit.
Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational
information will result in future compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit amendment are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request
within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office
of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are
made this permit amendment shall be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications are being forwarded to you. If you need
additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Carolyn McCaskill at 919/
733-5083.
Sine 4ely,Georg
cc: Robeson County Health Depart,,
Fayetteville Regional Office
Groundwater Section

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SPRAY 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 Company-Maxton Plant
Robeson County
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continued operation of a 2.5 MGD (upgrade to a 4.0 MGD) nondischarge spray irrigation
wastewater treatment and disposal facility consisting of existing facilities as follows: a parshall
flume with flow recorder/totalizer, a mechanical bar screen, six (6) 800 GPM influent pumps, one
four foot, 1064 GPM rotary screen unit, three (3) six foot, 1,700 GPM rotary screen units, a
217,000 gallon capacity dissolved air flotation unit with a 1,471 GPM recycle pump, an air
saturation tank with a 30 SCFM compressor, a 200 GPM grit pump, a 30 GPM scum/grease
pneumatic ejector, a 200 GPM sludge cyclone and 50 CID classier, two (2) 600 gallon capacity
grease refining kettles, a 23,000 gallon capacity clearwell with six (6) 800 GPM pumps, a spray
irrigation pump station with six (6) 800 GPM pumps and high water alarm, four (4)
programmable controller spray irrigation center pivot systems with approximately 230 acres of
irrigation fields, emergency standby 8.6 acre land application row and furrow system for use
during power outages only, and the construction and operation of new facilities which consist of
three (3) center pivot systems with an addition of approximately 100 acres of spray irrigation area
for a total of 330 acres of spray irrigation area and a design flow of 4.0 MGD, to serve Campbell
Soup Company's Maxton Plant with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the
application received May 25, 1990, the amendment and renewal request and the request for permit
modification received September 13, 1990, and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of
Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 29, 1993, shall
hereby void Permit No. WQ0003626 issued July 2, 1990 and shall be subject to the following
specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility and the
facilities permitted in the July 2, 1990 permit, a certification must be received from a
professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with
this permit, the approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and
Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611.

2. The spray 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 absorb the wastewater, the Permittee shall take such
immediate corrective action to correct the problem, including actions as may be required
by the Division of Environmental Management.
3. 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.
4. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance
with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management.
5. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
6. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence under separate ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainageways or surface water bodies,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
f) 100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells,
g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines.
H. OPERATION AND MAINTENA RE MENT
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in
responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a
certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.
3. A suitable 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 spray 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: 3 inches/acre/week.
8. No type of wastewater other than that from Campbell Soup Company's Maxton Plant
shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area.
9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
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10. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such
controls may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each
site.
III. MONITORING AND REPORUNG REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Pem- ittee tracking the amount of wastewater
disposed. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following
information:
a) date of irrigation,
b) volume of wastewater irrigated,
c) field irrigated,
d) length of time field is irrigated,
e) continuous weekly, monthly,
for each field,
f) weather conditions, and
g) maintenance of cover crops.
and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings
3. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point
prior to irrigation twice per month (if irrigation occurs during the calendar month) for the
following parameters:
Pgameter
BOD5
TSS
pH
NH3 as N
4. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition 1112) and
all effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition 11113) and any other data as may be
required shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month to the
following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
5. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Fayetteville Regional Office,
telephone no. 919/486-1541, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or
on the next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence
of any of the following:
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a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such
as the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester, the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures
of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a
by-pass directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the
influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with its permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must
outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not
recur.
IV. GROUNDWATER REO TtRFMENT5
1. Any groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of
Environmental Management shall be provided.
2. The ten (10) existing monitor wells surrounding the wastewater irrigation site must be
sampled every March, July, and November for the following parameters:
NO3 (10.0) TOC
TDS (500.0) Chloride(250.0)
Total Coliforms pH (6.5-8.5 standard units)
Water Levels Sulfate (250.0)
Ammonia Nitrogen
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters.
The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be
surveyed relative to mean sea level (M.S.L.). The depth of the water in each well
shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the casing. The water level
elevations shall then be determined relative to (M.S.L.).
The numbers in parentheses represent the maximum allowable concentrations in
groundwater for the various analytical parameters, as specified in 15 NCAC 2L
[Groundwater Classifications and Standards]. Unless otherwise noted, the
concentrations are given in parts per million.
If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 are detected in any downgradient monitoring
well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual
constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured
in the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/l, this concentration will be taken to
represent the naturally occurring TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally
occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject to the additional
sampling and analysis as described above.
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The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of
Environmental Management on Form GW-59 (Compliance Monitoring Report Form)
every April, August and December.
The Compliance Bound arX for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15
NCAC 2L, Classifications and Water Quality Standards applicable to the groundwater of
North Carolina. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the
Compliance Boundary is subject to penalty provisions applicable under General Statute
143-215.6(1)a. The sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to
the disposal system site may alter location of the Compliance Boundary
For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is
established at the lesser of 250 feet from the perimeter of the waste disposal area or the
property boundary.
If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is
changed, the permittee shall notify the Division Director within 14 days. The Director
shall then establish a modified Compliance Boundary which will be done as a
modification to the Permit.
The REVIEW BO!JNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15
NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. A REVIEW B NDARY
is established around disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and
the perimeter of the waste disposal area. When the concentration of any substance
equals or exceeds the maximum allowable concentration of that substance at the
REVIEW BQUNDARY, as determined by monitoring, the permittee shall either (i)
demonstrate, through predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site conditions,
facility design and operational controls will prevent a violation of standards at the
Compliance Boundary; or, (ii) submit a plan for the alteration of existing site conditions,
facility design or operational controls that will prevent a violation of standards at the
Compliance Boundary, and implement that plan upon its approval by the Director.
3. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three feet below land surface.
V. INSPECTIONS
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and disposal
facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which
may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health,
or a nuisance. The Permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least
the date and time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or
corrective actions taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by
the Permittee for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made
available upon request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting
authority.
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3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of
Environmental Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect
any property, premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any
reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect
or copy any records that must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or
may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
Vl. GENERAL CONDMONS
This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications, and other supporting
data_
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be
submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application
fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or
may not be approved.
4. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this pern-y t may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division. of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6,
5. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any
and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other
government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
6. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Permittee for the life of the project.
7. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Pern- tree within thirty
days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause the
Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
8. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request
its extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of
the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period
of time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
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Permit issued this the 22nd day of October, 1990
CAROLINA
'— —George T. Everett
Division of Enviroz�
By Authority of the
'AL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Management Commission
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Permit No. WQ0003626 Amendment
October 22, 1990
EngineeT's-Certification
Z, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project, , for the
Project Name Location
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the
observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Registration N
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