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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Fayetteville Regional Office
James G. Martin, Governor William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
December 18, 1990
Mr. Ray Griffin, City Manager
City of Lumberton
P.O. Box 1388
Lumberton, NC 28359
SUBJECT: Compliance Inspection
Land Application of Sludge Facility
Permit No. WQ0000672
City of Lumberton
Dear Mr. Griffin:
On December 5, 1990 an inspection of the Town's Land Application of
Sludge Facility was performed by Mr. Grady Dobson, Environmental Engineer,
Fayetteville Regional Office. For your -records please find attached our
inspection report. It is our opinion that the City is in compliance with
permit conditions.
The record keeping for your land application program is satisfactory and
once the proposed computerized program is implemented, even better records.can
be maintained to assure environmental integrity.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Dobson at
[phone].
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Howard Revels
Wachovia Building, Suite 714 • Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 • Telephone [phone] • FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF,ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Fayetteville Regional Office
Spray Irrigation/Sludge,Land Application Inspection Report.
Facility i Inspection Date Permit No.
City of Lumberton ; 12/05/90 ; WQ0000672
Address ; Issued ; Expires
P.O. Box 1388
Lumberton, NC 28358 ; 10/02/90 ; 10/01/90
All questions answered negatively will be discussed in sufficient detail in
the Comments Section to enable the Permittee to apply necessary corrections:
Satisfactory (S), Unsatisfactory (U), or Non Applicable (NA).
SECTION I
Administration and Program Management S U N/A Comments
1. Is a copy of the issued permit on hand
for reference? X
2. Is/are the application(s) site(s) fenced,
posted,,or otherwise protected to exclude
public health problems? X X
3. Are periodic reports submitted as required
by the permit? r X _
4. Has an emergency procedures plan been
developed and implemented to contend with
spills of liquid, dried, or filter press
sludges? X
5. Does the Permittee conduct their own
analysis of the applied sludge/wastewater? X X
6. Has the analysis of the applied sludge/waste-
water been conducted'on-a continuous and
planned basis? X X
7. Does the Permittee or sludge/wastewater
producer have sufficient sludge/wastewater
holding capacity to contend with a no
application situation? X

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Administration and Program Management
S U N/A Comments
8. Are application sites identified with X
estimated or actual size in acres per site? X _ —
SECTION II
S U N/A Comments
Field
Site Management
1.
Is a crop grown and harvested on the site(s)?
(If yes, state the end destination and
X
approximate crop yield.)
X —
2.
Are soils analysis being conducted annually
and soil conditions being maintained in
accordance with the permit requirements?
X
3.
Is sludge/wastewater analyzed annually?
X'
4.
Are monitoring wells utilized and being
X
sampled to monitor groundwaters?
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5.
Is pH of site being maintained in accordance
X
with permit?
X —
6.
Is there any evidence of endemic crop, soil
X
diseases, or pests?
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7.
Are'appropriate buffer zones being maintained
X,
in accordance.with the issued permit?
X
8.
Are slope limitations being observed in
X
accordance with the issued permit?
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9.
Is there any evidence of runoff from the
X
application sites?`
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What is the general condition of this system
.10.
(ie, nuisance conditions present)?
X —
11.
Are there any special land or crop require-
ments; ie, row crops, strip contouring, etc.?
Section.)
X
(If yes, give details in Comments
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12.
Is freeboard in wastewater lagoon adequate?
X —
SECTION III
Records and Records Management
1. Are records being maintained of all X
analysis made? —

Records and Records Management Continued S U N/A Comments
2. Are records maintained to indicate pounds/acre
being added to the defined plots a/o site(s)? X X
3. Are applications being made to privately owned
farm land? X _
4. Has the private land owner or lessee been
informed in writing what has been applied to
his ground in the terms that he can under-
stand?
5. Are records available to indicate any addi-
tives that are required to be applied to the
site(s) other than sludge; ie, trace elements,
lime, etc.?
6. Does facility have a certified operator in
responsible charge?
Comments
Section I (2)
Section I (5)
Section I (6)
Section I (8)
Section II (1)
Section II (5)
Section II (7)
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All acreage is privately owned and access is controlled
by the property owner
Sludge analysis is performed by.private laboratory
Sludge is composited daily during hauling periods and
is analyzed once the land area on which the sludge is
being applied is completed
All sites are -flagged for proper buffer distances,=prior
to application
All crops are utilized as animal feed
Once the land has sludge applied, soils are sampled and
the appropriate lime is added in accordance with soil
report recommendations
As stated in Section I (8) the City flags the acreage
to assure required buffer criteria
Section III (2) Records are satisfactorily kept and Mr. Howard Revels
indicates that the City of Lumberton will purchase a
computer program to even better manage this portion of
their sludge program.
Section III (6) Mr. Howard Revels is the operator in responsible charge
and is a grade III operator