WQ0000889_Monitoring - 07-2023_20230830 (3)

Monitoring Report Submittal
.....................................................
Permit Number#* WQ0000889
Name of Facility:*
Month: * July
Report Information
Type *
G W-59
PCS Phosphate Company Inc.
Confirmation Email Address: *
Name of Submitter: *
Signature:
Date of submittal:
Initial Review
Year:* 2023
Upload Document*
WQ0000889_Triennial Groundwater Monitoring 3.14MB
Resu lts_J u ly2023. pdf
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Please upload one PDF containing all applicable monitoring reports
(i.e., NDMR, NDAR-1, NDAR-2, NDMLR, GW-59).
[e-mail]
Brittany Curtis
Reviewer: Wanda.Gerald
8/30/2023
This will be filled in automatically

Is the project number correct?* W00000889
Is the monitoring report accepted?* Yes NO
Regional Office* Washington
Reviewer: _anonymous
Review Date: 9/13/2023

Nutrien-
Feeding the Future -
CERTIFIED MAIL
August 28, 2023
NCDEQ
Division of Water Quality
Groundwater Section — Permits and Compliance Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: Triennial Groundwater Monitoring Results
Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant — Permit No. WQ0000889
PCS Phosphate Company Inc.' — Aurora Division
Beaufort County
As required by Monitoring and Reporting Requirements specified in Section IV.10 of the
above referenced permit, please find attached two (2) copies of completed GW-59 forms
for the WWMW #1, WWMW #2, WWMW #3, WWMW #4 monitoring wells and a
completed GW-59A form.
Please do not hesitate to call me at 252-617-5374 if I can answer any questions or provide
any additional information regarding this report.
Sincerely,
i
Brittany Curtis
Specialist, Env. Affairs & Technical Services
Nutrien — Aurora
Attachments
PC: 12-04-02 (w/attach)
ec: H.B. Mills (w/attach)
B.R. Curtis (w/attach)
1530 NC Hwy 306 South, Aurora, NC USA 278N nutrien.com
1 Effective January 1, 2018, PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. is an indirect subsidiary of Nutrien Ltd. PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
remains the legal operating entity and permittee.

SUBMIT FORM ON YELLOW PAPER ONLY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DIV. OF WATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING:
INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT
COMPLIANCE REPORT FORM
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 Phone: [phone]
FACILITY INFORMATION
Please Print Clearly or Type
PERMIT Number: WQ0o00889 Expiration Date: 04/30/2028
Facility Name: PCS Phosphate Co. / Nutrien, Inc
Non -Discharge X UIC
Permit Name (if different):
NPDES Other
Facility Address: 1530 Hwy 306 South
TYPE OF PERMITTED OPERATION BEING MONITORED
Aurora NC
28706
County Beaufort
❑ Lagoon ❑ Remediation: Infiltration Gallery
0 Spray Field ❑ Remediation:
Contact Person: Brittany Curtis
Telephone#: [phone] ext. 8549
❑ Rotary Distributor ❑ Land Application of Sludge
Well Location/Site Name: WWTP
No. of wells to be sampled: 4
❑ Water Source Heat Pump ❑ Other:
from Permit
SAMPLING INFORMATION
If WELL
WELL ID NUMBER (from Permit): WWMW-1
Date sample collected: 7-13-23
FIELD ANALYSES:
WAS
Well Depth: 2t.5 ft.
Well Diameter: 2 in.
pH 00400: 7.37 units Temp. 000lo: 19.2 °C
DRY at
Depth to Water Level 82546: 9.56 ft. below measuring
point Screened Interval: 16.0 ft. to 21.0 ft. Spec. Cond. 00094: 605 µMhos
time of
sampling,
Measuring Point is 2•50 ft. above land surface
Relative M.P. Elevation: 20.78 ft.
Odor 00085: None
check
Volume of water pumped/bailed before sampling:
2100
milliliters
Appearance Clear
here:
Samples for metals were collected unfiltered: ❑
YES
❑ NO ®N/A Field acidified: 0 YES ❑ NO
❑ N/A
LABORATORY INFORMATION
Date sample analyzed: 7-13-2023 to 6-9-2023
Laboratory Name: PCS Phosphate Co. / Environment 1,Inc Certification No. # 330 / # 10
PARAMETERS NOTE: Values should reflect dissolved and colloidal concentrations.
COD 00335 N/A
mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) as N 00615 N/A
mg/L Pb -Lead 01051 N/A ug/L
Coliform: MF Fecal 31616 < 1.0
/100mL
Nitrate (NO3) as N 00620 0.11
mg/L Zn - Zinc 01092 N/A mg/L
Coliform: MF Total 31504 N/A
/100mL
Phosphorus: Total as P 00665 0.027
mg/L
(Note: Use MPN method for highly turbid samples)
Orthophosphate 70507 N/A
mg/L Other (Specify Compounds and Concentration Units):
issolved Solids:Total 70300 390
mg/L
Al - Aluminum 01105 N/A
mg/L Fluoride- 0.85 mg/L
pH (Lab) 00403 7.30
units
Ba - Barium 01007 N/A
uglL
TOC 00680 3.49
mg/L
Ca - Calcium 00916 N/A
mg/L
Chloride 00940 8
mg/L
Cd - Cadmium 01027 N/A
ug/L
Arsenic 01002 N/A
ug/L
Chromium: Total 01034 N/A
ug/L
Grease and Oils 00552 N/A
mg/L
Cu - Copper 01042 N/A
mg/L ORGANICS: (by GC, GC/MS, HPLC)
Phenol 32730 N/A
ug/L
Fe - iron 01045 N/A
ug/L (Specify test and method #. ATTACH LAB REPORT.)
Sulfate 00945 N/A
mg/L
Hg - Mercury 719oo N/A
ug/L Lab Report Attached? ❑ Yes (1) El No (0)
Specific Conductance 00095 N/A
µMhos
K - Potassium 00937 N/A
mg/L VOC 7873 method # N/A
Total Ammonia 00610 0.30
mg/L
Mg - Magnesium 00927 N/A
mg/L method #
(Ammonia Nitrogen; NH3asN; Ammonia Nitrogen, Total)
Mn - Manganese 01055 N/A
ug/L , method #
TKN as N 00625 N/A
mg/L
Ni - Nickel 01067 N/A
ug/L method #
For Remediation Systems Only (Attach Lab Reports): Influent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L Effluent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L VOC Removal% N/A
GW-59 Rev.05-02-2017

SUBMIT FORM ON YELLOW PAPER ONLY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DIV. OF WATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING:
INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT
COMPLIANCE REPORT FORM
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 Phone: [phone]
FACILITY INFORMATION
Please Print Clearly or Type
PERMIT Number: W00000889 Expiration Date: 04/30/2028
Facility Name: PCS Phosphate Co. ! Nutrien,lnc
Non -Discharge X UIC
Permit Name (if different):
NPDES Other
Facility Address: 1530 Hwy 306 South
TYPE OF PERMITTED OPERATION BEING MONITORED
Aurora NC
28706 County Beaufort
❑ Lagoon ❑ Remediation: Infiltration Gallery
9 Spray Field ❑ Remediation:
Contact Person: Brittany Curtis
Telephone#: [phone] ext. 8549
❑ Rotary Distributor ❑ Land Application of Sludge
Well Location/Site Name: WWTP
No. of wells to be sampled: 4
❑ Water Source Heat Pump ❑ Other:
from Permit
SAMPLING INFORMATION
If WELL
WELL ID NUMBER (from Permit): WWMW-2
Date sample collected: 07/13/2023
FIELD ANALYSES:
WAS
Well Depth: 21.5 ft.
Well Diameter: 2 in.
pH 00400: 7.61 units Temp. 00010: 20.9 °C
DRY at
Depth to Water Level 82546:10.64 ft. below measuring
point Screened Interval: 16.0 ft. to
21.0
ft. Spec. Cond. 00094: 763 µMhos
time of
sampling,
MeasuringPoint is 2.50 ft. above land surface
Relative M.P. Elevation: 20.84 ft.
Odor o0085: None
check
Volume of water pumped/bailed before sampling:
2100
milliliters
Appearance Clear
here: ❑
Samples for metals were collected unfiltered: ❑
YES
❑ NO ®N/A Field acidified: ❑ YES ❑ NO 0 N/A
LABORATORY INFORMATION
Date sample analyzed: 07/13/2023 to 8/9/2023
Laboratory Name: PCS Phosphate Co. / Environment 1,Inc Certification No. # 330 / # 10
PARAMETERS NOTE: Values should reflect dissolved and colloidal concentrations.
COD 00335 N/A
mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) as N 00615 N/A
mg/L Pb -Lead 01051 N/A ug/L
Coliform: MF Fecal 31616 < 1.0
/100mL
Nitrate (NO3) as N 00620 7.98
mg/L Zn -Zinc 01092 N/A mg/L
Coliform: MF Total 31504 N/A
/100ml-
Phosphorus: Total as P 00665 0-019
mg/L
(Note: Use MPN method for highly turbid samples)
Orthophosphate 70507 N/A
mg/L Other (Specify Compounds and Concentration Units):
issolved Solids:Total 70300 460
mg/L
All - Aluminum 01105 N/A
mg/L Fluoride - 0.97mg/L
pH (Lab) 00403 7.58
units
Ba - Barium 01007 N/A
ug/L
TOC 00680 2.69
mg/L
Ca - Calcium 00916 N/A
mg/L
Chloride 00940 69
mg/L
Cd - Cadmium 01027 N/A
ug/L
Arsenic 01002 N/A
ug/L
Chromium: Total 01034 N/A
ug/L
Grease and Oils 00552 N/A
mg/L
Cu - Copper 01042 N/A
mg/L ORGANICS: (by GC, GC/MS, HPLC)
Phenol 32730 N/A
ug/L
Fe - Iron 01045 N/A
ug/L
(Specify test and method #. ATTACH LAB REPORT.)
Sulfate 00945 N/A
mg/L
Hg - Mercury 71900 N/A
ug/L
Lab Report Attached? ❑ Yes (1) (] No (0)
Specific Conductance 00095 N/A
µMhos
K - Potassium 00937 N/A
mg/L VOC 7873 method # N/A
Total Ammonia 00610 0.13
mg/L
Mg - Magnesium 00927 N/A
mg/L method #
(Ammonia Nitrogen; NH3asN; Ammonia Nitrogen, Total)
Mn - Manganese o1o55 N/A
ug/L
, method #
TKN as N 00625 N/A
mg/L
Ni - Nickel 01067 N/A
ug/L
method #
For Remediation Systems Only (Attach Lab Reports): Influent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L Effluent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L VOC Removal% N/A
GW-59 Rev.05-02-2017

SUBMIT FORM ON YELLOW PAPER ONLY
GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING:
•
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DIV. OF WATER RESOURCES
COMPLIANCE REPORT FORM
INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 Phone: [phone]
FACILITY INFORMATION
Please Print Clearly or Type
PERMIT Number: W00000889 Expiration Date: 04/30/2028
Facility Name: PCS Phosphate Co./Nutrien, Inc
Non -Discharge X UIC
Permit Name (if different):
NPDES Other
Facility Address: 1530 Hwy 306 South
Aurora,
NC 27806
TYPE OF PERMITTED OPERATION BEING MONITORED
1530 Hwy 306 South Aurora, NC
27806
County Beaufort
❑ Lagoon ❑ Remediation: Infiltration Gallery
M Spray Field ❑ Remediation:
Contact Person: Brittany Curtis
Telephone#: [phone] ext: 8549
❑ Rotary Distributor Ell -and Application of Sludge
Well Location/Site Name: WWTP
No. of wells to be sampled: 4
❑ Water Source Heat Pump ❑ Other:
from Permit
SAMPLING INFORMATION
If WELL
WELL ID NUMBER (from Permit): WWMW-3
Date sample collected: 07/13/23
FIELD ANALYSES:
WAS
Well Depth: 21.5 ft.
Well Diameter: 2 in.
pH 00400: 7.24 units Temp. 00010: 21.6 °C
DRY at
Depth to Water Level 82546: 10.80 ft. below measuring point
Screened Interval: 16.0 ft.
to 21.0 ft. Spec. Cond. 00094: 1142 µMhos
time of
Measuring Point is 2.50 ft. above land surface
Relative M.P. Elevation: 20.15
ft. Odor o0085: None
sampling,check
Volume of water pumped/bailed before sampling:
2100
milliliters
Appearance Clear
here:❑
Samples for metals were collected unfiltered: ❑ YES ❑ NO ®N/A Field acidified: ❑ YES
❑ NO R] N/A
LABORATORY INFORMATION
Date sample analyzed: 07/13/2023 to 8/9/2023
Laboratory Name: PCS Phosphate Co. / Environment 1,Inc Certification No. u 330 / # 10
PARAMETERS NOTE: Values should reflect dissolved and colloidal concentrations.
COD 00335 N/A
mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) as N 00615 N/A
mg/L Pb - Lead 01051 N/A ug/L
Coliform: MF Fecal 31616 < 1.0
/100mL
Nitrate (NO3) as N 00620 0.21
mg/L Zn - Zinc 01092 N/A mg/L
Coliform: MF Total 31504 N/A
/100mL Phosphorus: Total as P 00665 0.036
mg/L
(Note: Use MPN method for highly turbid samples)
Orthophosphate 7oso7 N/A
mg/L Other (Specify Compounds and Concentration Units):
issolved Solids:Total 703oo 650
mg/L
At - Aluminum o11o5 N/A
mg/L Fluoride - 0.63 mg/L
pH (Lab) 00403 7.45
units
Ba - Barium 01007 N/A
ug/L
TOC 00680 2.94
mg/L
Ca - Calcium 00916 N/A
mg/L
Chloride 00940 63
mg/L
Cd - Cadmium 01027 N/A
ug/L
Arsenic 01002 N/A
ug/L
Chromium: Total 01034 N/A
ug/L
Grease and Oils 00552 N/A
mg/L
Cu - Copper 01042 N/A
mg/L ORGANICS: (by GC, GC/MS, HPLC)
Phenol 3273o N/A
ug/L
Fe - Iron 01045 N/A
ug/L (Specify test and method #. ATTACH LAB REPORT.)
Sulfate 00945 N/A
mg/L
Hg - Mercury 719oo N/A
ug/L Lab Report Attached? ❑ Yes (1) N No (0)
Specific Conductance 00095 N/A
µMhos
K - Potassium 00937 N/A
mg/L VOC 7873 method # N/A
Total Ammonia 00610 0.21
mg/L
Mg - Magnesium 00927 N/A
mg/L method #
(Ammonia Nitrogen; NH, as N; Ammonia Nitrogen, Total)
Mn - Manganese olo55 N/A
ug/L method #
TKN as N 00625 N/A
mg/L
Ni - Nickel 01067 N/A
ug/L method #
For Remediation Systems Only (Attach Lab Reports): Influent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L Effluent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L VOC Removal% N/A
William M. Ponton, General Manager
Permittee (or Authorized Aqent) Name and Title - Please print or type
GW-59 Rev.05-02-2017

SUBMIT FORM ON YELLOW PAPER ONLY
GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING:
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DIV. OF WATER RESOURCES
COMPLIANCE REPORT FORM
INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NC 276994617 Phone: [phone]
FACILITY INFORMATION
Please Print Clearly or Type
PERMIT Number: W00000889 Expiration Date: 04/30/2028
Facility Name: PCS Phosphate Co. / Nutrien, Inc
Non -Discharge X UIC
Permit Name (if different):
NPDES Other
Facility Address: 1530 Hwy 306 South
TYPE OF PERMITTED OPERATION BEING MONITORED
❑ Lagoon ❑ Remediation: Infiltration Gallery
Aurora NC 28706 County Beaufort
0 Spray Field ❑ Remediation:
Contact Person: Brittany Curtis
Telephone#: [phone] ext. 8549
El Rotary Distributor El Land Application of Sludge
Well Location/Site Name: WWTP
No. of wells to be sampled: 4
❑ Water Source Heat Pump ❑ Other:
from Permit
SAMPLING INFORMATION
If WELL
WELL ID NUMBER (from Permit): WWMW-4
Date sample collected: 07/13/23
FIELD ANALYSES:
WAS
Well Depth: 21.5 ft.
Well Diameter: 2 in.
pH 00400: 7.63 units Temp. 00010: 21.1 °C
DRY at
Depth to Water Level 82546: 11.15 ft. below measuringpoint
Screened Interval: 16.0
P ft.
to 21.0
ft. Spec. Cond. 0009a: 1267 N Mhos
time of
Measuring Point is 2.50 ft. above land surface
Relative M.P. Elevation: 20.81
ft.
Odor 00085: None
sampling,
check
Volume of water pumped/bailed before sampling:
2100
milliliters
Appearance Clear
here:❑
Samples for metals were collected unfiltered: ❑ YES
❑ NO ®N/A Field acidified: 0 YES ❑
NO E] N/A
LABORATORY INFORMATION
Date sample analyzed: 07/13/2023 to 8/9/2023
Laboratory Name: PCS Phosphate Co. / Environment 1,lnc Certification No. # 330 / # 10
PARAMETERS NOTE: Values should reflect dissolved and colloidal concentrations.
COD 00335 N/A
mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) as N 00615 N/A
mg/L Pb -Lead 01051 N/A ug/L
Coliform: MF Fecal 31616 < 1.0
/100mL
Nitrate (NO3) as N 00620 <0.04
mg/L Zn -Zinc 01092 N/A mg/L
Coliform: MF Total 31504 N/A
/100mL
Phosphorus: Total as P 00665 0.036
mg/L
(Note: Use MPN method for highly turbid samples)
Orthophosphate 70507 N/A
mg/L
Other (Specify Compounds and Concentration Units):
issolved Solids:Total 7030o 570
mg/L
At - Aluminum oil o5 N/A
mg/L
Fluoride- 2.93mg/L
pH (Lab) 00403 7.61
units
Ba - Barium 01007 N/A
ug/L
TOC 00680 3.29
mg/L
Ca - Calcium 00916 N/A
mg/L
Chloride 00940 127
mg/L
Cd - Cadmium 01027 N/A
ug/L
Arsenic 01002 N/A
ug/L
Chromium: Total 01034 N/A
ug/L
Grease and Oils 00552 N/A
mg/L
Cu -Copper 01042 N/A
mg/L
ORGANICS: (by GC, GC/MS, HPLC)
Phenol 32730 N/A
ug/L
Fe - Iron 01045 N/A
ug/L
(Specify test and method #. ATTACH LAB REPORT.)
Sulfate 00945 N/A
mg/L
Hg - Mercury 71900 N/A
ug/L
Lab Report Attached? ❑ Yes (1) 0 No (0)
Specific Conductance 00095 N/A
µMhos
K - Potassium 00937 N/A
mg/L
VOC 7873 method # N/A
Total Ammonia 00610 0.42
mg/L
Mg - Magnesium 00927 N/A
mg/L
method #
(Ammonia Nitrogen; NH3as N; Ammonia Nitrogen, Total)
Mn - Man Manganese oloss N/A
g
ug/L
method #
TKN as N 00625 N/A
mg/L
Ni - Nickel 01067 N/A
ug/L
method #
t-or Kemecllation Systems Only (Attach Lab Reports): Influent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L Effluent Total VOCs: N/A mg/L VOC Removal% N/A
William M. Ponton, General Manager
Permittee (or Authorized Aqent) Name and Title - Please print or type
GW-59 Rev.05-02-2017

GW-59A COMPLIANCE REPORT FORM Permit # WQ0000889
(Submit one each monitoring period with GW-59 forms.)
Enter date monitoring results were due. (08/31/2023) Will this monitoring report (GW-59 and GW-59A) be
YES
NO
submitted after the established due date?
X
2
Was any required information missing on the GW-59 report forms?
YES
NO
X
IF the answer to question 1 or 2 is "YES", list in the space provided below the well identification number(s) and
Pxnlain the nrnhlPm.c Pncne/ntPrPd in nhtainino the renuirPd information
3
Are any of the monitor wells in need of repair or maintenance (damaged casing, unlocked or missiong cap,
YES
NO
missing identification plate, area overgrown, etc.)? If the answer is "Yes", contact the Regional Office for
X
o!/idancP.
4
Are any monitored constituents equal to or above the established standards?
YES
NO
X
If the answer to question 4 is "NO", skip to section 8.
If the answer to question 4 is "YES", list the affected wells individually with constituent(s) and concentrations(s)
exceeding standards in the space provided below:
7/13/2023
WWMW-3 TDS 650
WWMW-4 TDS 570 Note WwMW No 1 is the established background monitoring well
5
For the constituents identified in question 4 above, have standards been exceeded previous for the same
YES
NO
constituent(s) in the same well(s)
X
If the answer to question 5 is "NO", skip to section 8.
If the answer to question 5 is "YES", list in the space provided below, each well with constituent(s) exceeding
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3/15/2023 11/8/2022 7/6/2022 3/8/2022 11/4/2021 7/20!2021 3/23/2021
WWMW-1 TDS 390 410 370 400 410 390 451
WWMW-2 TDS 420 420 320 340 410 390 440
WWMW-3 TDS 670 660 640 640 680 750 670
WWMW-4 TDS 670 630 640 690 680 660 660
6
Are the monitoring wells listed in section 5 located at or beyond the review boundary?
YES
NO
X
If the answer is "YES", a groundwater quality problem may be occurring. CONTACT THE REGIONAL OFFICE
IMMEDIATELY FOR GUIDANCE. If the answer is "NO", monitoring wells may be improperly located; contact the
Bonin—1 Off iro * Only WWMW IUn 1 is lnrnforl hovnnrl fho rovioaer hnnnrinry
7
Is the permittee implementing previously approved actions required by the Division involving this groundwater
YES
NO
quality problem?
X
If the answer to question 7 is "YES", describe those actions in the space provided below.
if the answer to question 7 is "NO", contact the Regional Office within 90 days; an evaluation may be required
to determine the impact the waste disposal system is having at the review and compliance boundaries
surrounding this facility. Failure to do so may subject the permittee to a Notice of Violation, fines, and/or
Contacted WaRO 08/31/2023.
8
The person completing this portion (GW-59A) of the monitoring report should sign below and submit this form
with GW-59 forms for renuired walla to he address nrovided at the too of the current 0W-59 form.
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