HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0037135_Attachments A and B Certification_20231011ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
ZACHERY D. KEY — PRESIDENT
U.S. BIOSOLIDS, INC.
POST OFFICE BOX 146
RONDA, NORTH CAROLINA 28670
Dear Mr. Key,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 11, 2023
Subject: Permit No. WQ0037135
U.S. Biosolids Class B
Residuals Program
Attachments A and B
Certification
Wilkes County
In response to your permit major modification request received on July 19, 2023, we are forwarding
herewith modified Attachments A and B certified October 11, 2023, to U.S. Biosolids, Inc. for the subject
program.
Modifications to the subject Attachments are as follows:
➢ The Division has added the City of Marion's Corpening Creek WWTP (Permit No.
NC0031879) as an approved residual source, with an approved annual dry tonnage of 200 dry
tons per year (DT/yr).
➢ The additions of Fields NC-WK-TB-01 and NC-WK-TB-02 in Wilkes County, totaling 19
acres.
The modified Attachments A and B are effective from the date of certification until September 30,
2024, shall replace Attachments A and B of Permit No. WQ0037135 issued on July 23, 2020, that the
Division previously certified on April 25, 2023, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations
therein, as well as those specified in the above -referenced permit. Please replace Attachments A and B of
Permit No. WQ0037135 that the Division certified on April 25, 2023, with the modified Attachments A
and B. The Permittee shall submit a renewal application no later than April 3, 2024.
This certification can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of
Administrative Hearings (OAH) within 30 calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set forth
in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative
Code. Those interested in filing may access additional information regarding the requirements for filing a
Petition and Petition forms at the OAH website or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000.
A party filing a Petition shall serve a copy of the Petition on the Department of Environmental Quality's
Office of General Counsel at 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601. If the party filing the
Petition is not the Permittee, then the party shall also serve the Permittee pursuant to G.S. 15013-23(a).
� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
NORTH GAROLINA i
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Mr. Zachery D. Key
October 11, 2023
Page 2 of 2
If you need any additional information concerning this certification, please contact Erick Saunders
at (919) 707-3659 or erickson.saunderskdeq.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
�DocuyuSignedby-
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
cc: McDowell County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Wilkes County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Constance Adams, LSS (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
Digital Permit Archive (Electronic Copy)
ATTACHMENT A — LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Biosolids, Inc.
Certification Date: October 11, 2023
Permit Number: WQ0037135 Version: 2.6
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Permit
Biological
Maximum
Frequency for
Frequency for
Frequency for
Approved
Permittee
Facility
County
Number
Residuals
Dry Tons
Non-hazardous
Metals and
Pathogen &
Mineralization
per Year 1
2
Characteristics
Nutrients
i Vector Attraction
Rate
Reductions 6
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Baxter Healthcare
McDowell
NC0006564
Yes
100
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Corporation
Yadkin Valley Sewer
YVSA WWTP
Surry
NCO020567
Yes
100
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Authority
Town of Spindale
Spindale WWTP
Rutherford
NCO020664
Yes
100
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Town of North Wilkesboro
Thurman Street WWTP
Wilkes
NCO020761
Yes
300
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
City of Belmont
Belmont WWTP
Gaston
NCO021181
Yes
300
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
City of Lowell
Lowell WWTP
Gaston
NCO025861
Yes
200
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Town of Rutherfordton
Rutherfordton WWTP
Rutherford
NCO025909
Yes
100
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Town of Forest City
Forest City WWTP
Rutherford
NCO025984
Yes
300
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
City of Marion
Corpening Creek WWTF
McDowell
NCO031879
Yes
200
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Town of Dallas
Dallas WWTP
Gaston
NCO068888
Yes
100
Annually
Annually
Annually
0.3
Total:
1,800
1. Maximum Dry Tons per Year is the quantity of residuals approved for land application from each permitted facility.
2. Analyses to demonstrate that the residuals are non -hazardous (i.e., TCLP, ignitability, reactivity, and corrosivity) as stipulated under permit Condition IV.2.
3. Testing of metals and nutrients as stipulated under permit Condition IV.3.
4. Analyses of the pathogen and vector attraction reductions as stipulated under permit Condition IV. 4.
5. Class B non -biological residuals are exempt from meeting the pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements in Condition IVA, provided the Permittee does not mix them with residuals
generated during the treatment of domestic wastewater, the treatment of animal processing wastewater, or the biological treatment of industrial wastewater. The Permittee shall treat and process
Class B non -biological residuals in a manner as not to meet the definition of `Biological Residuals" as defined in 15A NCAC 02T .1102(6).
6. Monitoring frequencies are based on the actual dry tons applied per year using the table below unless specified above.
Dry Tons Applied
metric tons
Dry Tons Applied
short tons per ear
Monitoring Frequency
_10r15A NCAC 02T .1111 c
< 290
< 319
Once per year (Annually)
> 290 to < 1,500
> 319 to < 1,650
Once per quarter (4 x Year)
> 1,500 to < 15,000
> 1,650 to < 16,500
Once per 60 days (6 x Year)
> 15,000
> 16,500
Once per month (12 x Year)
WQ0037135 Version 2.6 Attachment A Page 1 of 2
ATTACHMENT A — LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Certification Date: October 11, 2023
U.S. Biosolids, Inc. Permit Number: WQ0037135 Version: 2.6
The Division shall not require sampling if no land application events occur during the required sampling period. The annual report shall include an explanation for missing sampling data.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) may require Permittees that submit annual reports to their agency to make up the missed sampling. Contact the US EPA for
additional information.
WQ0037135 Version 2.6 Attachment A Page 2 of 2
ATTACHMENT B — APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES
U.S. Biosolids, Inc.
Certification Date: October 11, 2023
Permit Number: WQ0037135 Version: 2.6
Field
Owne
Lessee
Parcel No.
County
Latitude
Longitude
Net
Acreage
Dominant Soil
Series
Figures
7NC-GA-MH-02-01
Killian, Charles M., Jr.
173023
Gaston
35.400339'
-81.047678'
28.50
CeB2 — Cecil
1
A-N -02-02
Killian, Charles M., Jr.; Martin, Rhonda K.
207154
Gaston
35.401578'
-81.049364'
24.60
Ce132 — Cecil
1
NC-GA-MH-02-04
Killian, Charles M., Jr.; Martin, Rhonda K.
207154
Gaston
35.403703'
-81.043875'
4.30
Ce132 — Cecil
1
NC-GA-MH-02-05
Killian, Charles M., Jr.; Martin, Rhonda K.
173023
Gaston
35.401467°
-81.040372'
23.70
Ce132 — Cecil
1
Total for Gaston County
81.10
NC-RU-FC-02
Calton, Forest J.
1644843
Rutherford
35.437957'
-81.798609'
5.50
Pb132 — Pacolet
2
NC-RU-FC-03
Calton, Forest J.
1644843
Rutherford
35.440562'
-81.794146'
8.60
Pb132 — Pacolet
2
NC-RU-FLA-01
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1647412
Rutherford
35.321103'
-81.766003'
7.20
Pb132 — Pacolet
3
NC-RU-FLA-02
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1647412
Rutherford
35.320439'
-81.771564'
16.30
Pb132 — Pacolet
3
NC-RU-FLB-01
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1630311
Rutherford
35.327717'
-81.765194'
2.70
Pb132 — Pacolet
4
NC-RU-FLB-02
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1630311
Rutherford
35.329419'
-81.771172'
16.70
Pb132 — Pacolet
4
NC-RU-FLB-03
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1630311
Rutherford
35.329753'
-81.767253'
4.40
Pb132 — Pacolet
4
NC-RU-FLB-04
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1630311
Rutherford
35.327983'
-81.761903'
2.90
Pb132 — Pacolet
4
NC-RU-FLC-01
Lawson, Frank S.; Lawson, Sherry P.
1650921
Rutherford
35.320253'
-81.759764'
7.60
Pb132 — Pacolet
5
NC-RU-JH-01
McKinney, Hubert R.; Harrill, John D., III
McDaniel, Nonnan H.
327588
Rutherford
35.364058'
-81.721575'
14.10
PaC2 — Pacolet
27
NC-RU-LB-01
Bailey, Larry T.
1619517
Rutherford
35.397510'
-81.753463'
8.00
Pb132 — Pacolet
6
NC-RU-LB-02
Bailey, Larry T.
1614391
Rutherford
35.399113'
-81.756370'
11.70
Pb132 — Pacolet
7
NC-RU-LB-03
Bailey, Larry T.
319871
Rutherford
35.395299'
-81.757143'
3.10
Pb132 — Pacolet
8
NC-RU-LB-04
Bailey, Larry T.
319871
Rutherford
35.394894'
-81.757194'
5.40
Pb132 — Pacolet
8
NC-RU-LB-05
Bailey, Larry T.
319871
Rutherford
35.393533'
-81.754519'
4.60
Pb132 — Pacolet
8
NC-RU-LB-06
Bailey, Larry T.
319871
Rutherford
35.394425'
-81.754525'
3.30
Pb132 — Pacolet
8
NC-RU-NM-01
McDaniel, Nonnan H.; McDaniel, Carol A.
1643242
Rutherford
35.363990'
-81.742841'
6.20
PaC2 — Pacolet
9
NC-RU-NM-02
McDaniel, Nonnan H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
1646617
Rutherford
35.398168'
-81.725299'
4.20
PaC2 — Pacolet
10
NC-RU-NM-03
McDaniel, Nonnan H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
1622988
Rutherford
35.363812'
-81.724141'
6.60
CaB2 — Cecil
28
NC-RU-NMA
McDaniel, Nonnan H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
1635307
Rutherford
35.365537'
-81.760504'
9.40
CaB2 — Cecil
11
WQ0037135 Version 2.6 Attachment B Page 1 of 3
ATTACHMENT B — APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES
U.S. Biosolids, Inc.
Certification Date: October 11, 2023
Permit Number: WQ0037135 Version: 2.6
Field
Own,
Lessee
Parcel No.
County
Latitude
Longitude
Net
Acreage
Dominant Soil
Series
Figures
NC-RU-NMB
McDaniel, Norman H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
1655305
Rutherford
35.366849'
-81.762414'
13.00
CaB2 — Cecil
11
NC-RU-NMC
McDaniel, Norman H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
1615530
Rutherford
35.382006'
-81.738185'
9.00
CaB2 — Cecil
12
NC-RU-RD-lA
McDaniel, Norman H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
327563
Rutherford
35.360438'
-81.738708'
4.30
CaB2 — Cecil
29
NC-RU-RD-1B
McDaniel, Norman H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
327563
Rutherford
35.327039'
-81.735547'
29.30
CaB2 — Cecil
29
NC-RU-RD-2
McDaniel, Norman H.; McDaniel, Carole B.
327564
Rutherford
35.357638'
-81.738724'
19.60
CaB2 — Cecil
30
Total for Rutherford County
223.70
NC-WK-BP-01
Porter, William, Jr.; Porter, Kathleen G.
0606478
Wilkes
36.277819'
-81.003592'
11.04
FcB2 — Fairview
13
NC-WK-BP-02
Porter, William, Jr.; Porter, Kathleen G.
0604325
Wilkes
36.284664'
-81.011375'
29.35
FcB2 — Fairview
14
NC-WK-BP-03
Porter, William, Jr.; Porter, Kathleen G.
0606478
Wilkes
36.278753'
-81.009361'
13.36
FcB2 — Fairview
15
NC-WK-BP-04
Porter, Charles E.
0606476
Wilkes
36.276192'
-81.006147'
26.60
FcB2 — Fairview
16
NC-WK-CM-01
Hinson, Billy E.; Hinson, Patsy L.
0605407
Wilkes
36.268897'
-80.961866'
3.45
FcB2 — Fairview
25
NC-WK-CM-02
Hinson, Billy E.; Hinson, Patsy L.
0605407
Wilkes
36.271020'
-80.960612'
6.30
FcB2 — Fairview
25
NC-WK-DK-01
Key, Charles D.
0605839
Wilkes
36.264606'
-80.96871 V
6.36
PbB2 — Pacolet
17
NC-WK-LW-01
Walker, Lee; Walker, Barbara
1300676
Wilkes
36.160503'
-81.928181'
14.05
FcB2 — Fairview
18
NC-WK-LW-02
Walker, Lee; Walker, Barbara
1300676
Wilkes
36.162853'
-81.929256'
8.16
FcB2 — Fairview
19
NC-WK-LW-03
Walker, Lee; Walker, Barbara
1300676
Wilkes
36.166208'
-81.929781'
17.70
FcB2 — Fairview
20
NC-WK-SK-01
Key, Stephen D.
0605588
Wilkes
36.254559'
-80.945706'
17.10
FcB2 — Fairview
26
NC-WK-SK-02
Key, Stephen D.
0605588
Wilkes
36.247450'
-80.947143'
0.80
FcB2 — Fairview
26
NC-WK-SK-03
Key, Stephen D.
0605588
Wilkes
36.251597'
-80.948393'
3.50
CoA — Codorus
26
NC-WK-SK-04A
Key, Stephen D.
0605588
Wilkes
36.254631'
-80.948663'
7.10
FcB2 — Fairview
26
NC-WK-SK-04B
Key, Stephen D.
0605588
Wilkes
36.253029'
-80.947819'
3.47
FcB2 — Fairview
26
NC-WK-SK-04C
Key, Stephen D.
0605588
Wilkes
36.253029'
-80.947819'
2.73
FcB2 — Fairview
26
NC-WK-TB-01
Blevins, Tristen; Benge, Colby
0607074
Wilkes
36.263553'
-81.005566'
14.9
FcB2 — Fairview
31
NC-WK-TB-02
Blevins, Tristen; Benge, Colby
0607074
Wilkes
36.262096'
-81.006926'
4.1
FcB2 — Fairview
31
NC-WK-TL-01
Lucas, Eva J.
0604353
Wilkes
36.280303'
-80.998103'
2.50
FcB2 — Fairview
21
WQ0037135 Version 2.6 Attachment B Page 2 of 3
ATTACHMENT B — APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES
U.S. Biosolids, Inc.
Certification Date: October 11, 2023
Permit Number: WQ0037135 Version: 2.6
Fiel Own
Lessee
Parcel No.
County
Latitude
ongitude
Net
Acreage
Dominant Soil
Series
Figures
NC-WK-TL-02 Lucas, Eva J.
0601860
Wilkes
36.279008'
-80.996475'
3.50
FcB2 — Fairview
22
NC-WK-TL-03 Lucas, Eva J.
0604165
Wilkes
36.277072'
-80.994628'
2.30
FcB2 — Fairview
23
NC-WK-TL-04 Lucas, Eva J.
0606479
Wilkes
36.280564°
-81.001336'
6.00
FcB2 — Fairview
24
Total for Wilkes County
204.37
Total:
509.17
WQ0037135 Version 2.6 Attachment B Page 3 of 3
U.S. Biosolids, Inc.
Permit. WQ003715
Blevins, Tristen
Fields: TB1 & T132
Wilkes County, NC
TB2
4.11
it
rG COMPIANCE AND REVIEW BOUNDARIES:
The compliance bound a ry is established either 250 feet
6 from the edge of the residua Is application area or50feet
D within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the
O application area. The review boundary is established
[� ha I fway between the compliance boundary and theedge
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