WQ0000484_Final Permit_19881128

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. haul Films
S. Thomas Rhodes ' Secreta November 28, 1988
�Director
Mr. Walter A. Geiger
Lumbee Farms Cooperative, Inc.
P. 0. Box 8
Lumber Bridge, NC 28357
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0000484
Reissue of Permit No. 4654R
Lumbee Farms Cooperative, Inc.
Wastewater Spray Irrigation and
Sludge Disposal Facility
Robeson County
Dear Mr. Geiger:
In accordance with your application. received September 23, 1988, we are
)rwa.rding herewith Permit No. WQ0000484, dated November 28, 1988, for the
.ni3tinue.d operation of the subject waste treatment and disposal facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December 31,
1989, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
if any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit 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 150E of Forth Ca.roli.na
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Clearings, Post Office
';drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604, Unless such demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications .is being forwarded to you. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Babette.
McKem.ie, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 546.
Since.r . y,
Pau]. Wi lms
cc: Robeson County Health Department
Fayetteville Regional Supervisor
Envi.rortmeotal. Hydrogeologic Consultants
Polketion Prezrntion Pais
P.O. Box 27687. Ralcigh, Forth Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity AHirmarive Action Employer

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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALE I GH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
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
Lumbee Farms Cooperative, Inc.
Robeson County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 0.57 MGD spray irrigation type non -discharge wastewater
treatment system consisting of rotary screens, air floatation unit and grease trap,
--it removal, a 10,000 GPD extended aeration domestic wastewater treatment plant with
infection, impervious lining for lagoon No. 2 of the 1.6 MG two -stage lagoon
,.item, a 4.0 MG emergency storage basin with impervious lining, instrumented flow
measurement, dual irrigation pumps, 120 acres of irrigation fields and for the
operation of a 16,000 gallon/year sludge disposal system to approximately 50 acres of
land owned by Lumbee Farms all to serve Lumbee Farms facility at Lumber Bridge,
North Carolina with no discharge to the surface waters of the State, pursuant to the
application received September 23, 1988, and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and considered a part of
this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December 31, 1989,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
2. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
3. This permit is riot transferable.

The 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 tender 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 as may be required by
the Division of Environmental Management.
5. Irrigation shall not be performed during.inclement weather or when the ground is
in a condition that will cause runoff.
6. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray
field.
7. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a
rainfall event of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours. Emergency sludge disposal
measures shall be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
B. Freeboard in the lagoons and storage basin shall not be less than one (1) foot
at any time.
9. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
10. The application rates shall not exceed
(a) 1.1 in/ac/wk to the spray irrigation. site
(b) approximately 16,000 gallons/year of sludge
(c) 4,000 gallons of sludge per application.
11. Adequate facilities shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored material into any surface waters.
12. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment
facilities is prohibited.
13. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be
in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must
hold a certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.
14. 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.
15. 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. -
16. No type of sludge other than that from Lumbee Farms Cooperative, Inc. shall be
placed on the land application disposal site.
�. No type of wastewater other than that from Lumbee Farms Cooperative, Inc. shall
be sprayed onto the irrigation area.

Wastewater and sludge shall be uniformly applied to the land areas in such a
manner so as to prevent toxic conditions from a single application or by the
accumulation of more than one application of wastewater or sludge.
19. Lagoon No. 2 and the emergency storage basin shall have impervious lining.
20. A 50-foot buffer shall be maintained between drainageways, a 100-foot buffer
shall be maintained between each landowner's property lines, and a 400-foot
buffer shall be maintained between any residence and any applied sludge.
21. 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.
22. This facility must provide the Fayetteville Regional Office with an annual
summary of the management procedures for the spray irrigation site(s). This
annual report must be submitted by December 31st of the particular year. This
information must include current wastewater analysis, soils analysis (a report
from a certified soil scientist describing the land application systems effect
on the soil must accompany the technical soils sample), total volume of
wastewater spray irrigated on the permitted acreage, and the approximate yield of
the cover crop.
The two (2) ton per acre application of Dolomitic lime as recommended by Dr.
Rubin's soils report must be applied by March 31, 1989. Any supplemental
nutrient additions to the soils will be determined by future annual evaluations.
24. The permittee shall submit to the Division on or before January 1, 1989 to
following information:
A. A complete topographic map which also includes the following:
(i) location of all property boundaries;
(ii) delineation of each of the spray fields;
(iii) the boundaries of the two (2) bays
(shown on Figure I of the EHC Report
dated September 15, 1988);
(iv) all facility -related structures
(including lagoon);
(v) all spray irrigation lines;
(vi) north arrow.
B. The four_ (4)_groundwater monitoring wells recently installed in the vicinity
of the lagoons shall be sampled and analyzed for the following parameters:
Nitrate pH
Total Dissolved Solids Chlorides
Total Coliform Water -Level
TOC

e measurement of water level should be taken prior to sampling for other
.rameters.
Lithologic logs, well construction details and the analytical results of the
sampling should be submitted to the Groundwater Section, Division of
Environmental Management.
25. Any monitoring 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.
26. Within 90 days of permit issuance, seven (7) monitor wells, three (3) upgradient
and four (4) downgradient, shall be installed at the spray irrigation fields to
monitor groundwater quality. The location and construction details for these
wells must be by approval of the Fayetteville Regional Office, from which a well
construction permit must be obtained.
27. The seven (7) spray field monitoring wells shall be sampled initially after
construction and thereafter every March, July, and November. The four (4)
monitoring wells around the lagoon sites shall also be sampled every March, July
and November, following the initial sampling as describer) in Condition No. 24B.
Samples from all eleven (11) monitoring wells shall be analyzed for those
parameters outlined in Condition 24B.
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N. C. Division of
.nvironmental Management on Form GW-59 (Compliance Monitoring Report Form) every
)ril, August, and December.
28. The three (3) supply wells as shown on Figure 1 of the submitted plans shall be
abandoned as per 15 NCAC 2C .0100.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R_ Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000484
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