Compost SW Discharge Permit App

P.O. Box 129
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-467-1239
June 28, 2012
Mr. Bradley Bennett, Unit Supervisor
NCDENR - Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
MACCONNELL
& ASSOCIATES, P.C.
RE: McGill Environmental Systems of N.C., Inc.
Delway Facility - Compost Stormwater Discharge Permit
MacConnell & Associates Project Number: A26709.00
Dear Mr. Bennett:
1903 North Harrison Avenue
Suite 102
Cary, NC 27513
Fax [phone]
Please find enclosed one original and one copy of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System application for coverage under General Permit NCG240000 for stormwater discharges
associated with the above referenced existing facility. The Delway Facility stores and blends raw
biosolids and food wastes inside the building and does not discharge process wastewater. The
following items are included for your review:
• Check in the Amount of $100.00,
• Signed Notice of Intent (SW-NCG24NOI-12082011),
• Annual Report to the Secretary of State,
• Site Plan, and
• USGS Quad Map
We feel this submittal is sufficient for you to complete your review. If you have any questions or
require additional information, please contact me or Zack Fuller, PE at [phone].
Sincerel ,
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Gary S. MacConnell, PE
President JU/ - 2 2012
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VIRONMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Water Quality / Surface Water Protection
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NCG240000
FOR AGENCY USE ONLY
Date Received
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NOTICE OF INTENT
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System application for coverage under General Permit
NCG240000 for
STORMWATER AND PROCESS WASTEWATER DISCHARGES associated with activities classified as:
SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification Code) 2875 Compost facilities, and like activities.
For questions, please contact the DWQ Central Office or Regional Office for your area. (See page 6)
1) Mailing address of owner/operator (official address to which all permit correspondence will be
mailed): (Please print or type all entries in this application form.)
Legal Owner Name McGill Environmental Systems of N.C., Inc. (Noel Lyons
(Please attach the most recent Annual Report to the NC Secretary of State showing the current legal name.)
Street Address 1100 Herring Road
City Rose Hill State N.C. ZIP Code 28458
Telephone No. [phone] Email nylonsQ) cgillcompost. corn
Alternate Contact Name Steve Cockman Email (if different) scockman(a)-mcgillcompost.com
Alternate Contact Telephone (if different)
2) Location of facility producing discharge:
Facility Name Delway Facility
Facility Contact Noel Lyons
Street Address 1100 Herring Road
City Rose Hill State N.C. ZIP Code 28458
County Sampson
Telephone No. [phone] Email nlyons(cr�mcgillcompost. corn
3) Physical location information:
Please provide narrative directions to the facility (use street names, state road numbers, and distance and
direction from a roadway intersection). Take US 421 south from Clinton turn right onto NC 903 and travel 1.3
miles turn left onto Herring Road site is approximately 1.1 miles on the right.
(A copy of a county map or USGS quad sheet with the facility clearly located on the map is a required part of this application.)
4) Latitude 34 deg 47 min. 1 sec. N Longitude 78 deg. 14 min. 21 sec. W (deg, min, sec)
5) This NPDES Permit Application applies to the following (check appropriate box):
❑ New or Proposed Facility Date operation is to begin
❑✓ Existing Facility DWQ Permit # N/A
6) Consulting Engineer's (or other qualified design staff's) application information:
Consulting Engineer: Gary S. MacConnell PE
Consulting Firm: MacConnell & Associates, P.C.
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 129
City: Morrisville
State: North Carolina Zip Code: 27560
Phone: ( 919 ) 467-1239 -Fax:( 919 ) 319-6510
Email: gsmmacassoc(ct)bellsouth.net
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1903 N. Harrison Ave., Ste 102
Cary, North Carolina 27513
P.O. Box 129
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
MAcCONNELL
& ASSOCIATES, P.C. 919467-1239
Fax [phone]
Gary S. MacConnell, P.E. Home 919467-6928
President Mobile [phone]
E-mail: gsmmacassocgbell south. net

NCG240000 N.O.I.
Provide the 4 digit SIC Code that describes the primary industrial activity at this facility:
SIC Code: 2 8 7 5
Provide a brief description of the types of industrial activities and products produced at this facility,
including the DWM compost facility classification:
Facility produces compost by blending food wastes and biosolids with amendments (shredded pallets, yard
wastes etc) System operates under a DWQ permit and does not have a DWM classification.
Receiving waters
Discharge points / Receiving waters:
Number of discharge points (ditches, pipes, channels, etc.) that convey stormwater and/or process
wastewater off the property:
Stormwater only: 2 Process wastewater only: N/A Both commingled: N/A
What is the name of the body or bodies of water (creek, stream, river, lake, etc.) that the stormwater and/or
process wastewater discharges first enter? New Hope Creek or Clear Run (Swamp)
Receiving water classification (s), if known: C Sw
If the site stormwater discharges to a separate storm sewer system, name the operator of the separate storm
sewer system (e.g. City of Raleigh municipal storm sewer). N/A
Will this facility discharqe to
Shellfishing waters (Classified SA)?
❑ Yes
✓❑ No
Trout waters (Classified Tr)?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
High Quality Waters (Classified HQW)?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
Outstanding Resource Waters (Classified ORW)?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
Primary Nursery Area waters (Classified PNA)?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
Nutrient Sensitive Waters (Classified NSW)?
❑ Yes
21 No
Water Supply Watershed Waters (Classified WS I — WS V)?
❑ Yes
21 No
'Zero -flow' streams (as described in 15A NCAC 213 .0206)?
❑ Yes
0 No
Note: Discharge of process wastewater to receiving waters classified as public water supply WS -II
to WS -V must be approved by the Public Water Supply Section of the Division of Water
Resources. If DWR does not approve, coverage under NCG240000 cannot be granted. No new
discharges of process wastewater are permitted in receiving waters classified as WS -1 or
freshwater ORW. Similarly, the Division of Environmental Health Shellfish Sanitation Program
must approve process wastewater discharges to SA (shellfish) waters.
10) Does the facility use any of the following on site?
❑ Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated phosphorus compounds content?
❑ Liquid, granular, or other materials added for their concentrated nitrogen compounds content?
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Process wastewater (Process wastewaters are defined in Part 11 Section E of the General Permit text.)
11) Will your facility discharge process wastewaters to surface waters?
❑ Yes 121 No
12) Are wastewater treatment facilities planned within the 100 -year flood plain?
❑ Yes ❑2 No "Facility does not discharge process wastewater. Raw biosolids, food wastes,
and similar feedstocks are stored inside the building.
Consideration of alternatives to surface water discharge for process wastewaters
a) Land Surface or Subsurface Disposal System (e.g., spray irrigation):
i) Is a land surface or subsurface disposal technologically feasible (possible)?.......... ❑ Yes ❑ No
Why or Why not?
ii) Is a I d surface or subsurface disposal system feasible to implement?* ................ ElWhy or by not?
iii) What is the feasib
discharge to surfa
s ❑ No
of employing a subsurface or land surface discharge compared to a direct
vaters?* 1
b) Connection to a Municipal or
i) Are there existing sewer lines withi
Sewer Collection
one -mile radius?/ ................................... ❑ Yes ❑ No
(1) If Yes, will the wastewater treatmen lant
(a) If No, please attach a letter docum t
(b) If Yes, is it feasible to connect to the
i
�0) accept the discharge? ....... ❑ Yes ❑ No
t the WWTP will not accept the discharge.
? Why or why not?*
c) Closed-loop Recycle System meeti the design requirerller
i) Are you already proposing a cl sed -loop recycle system (CL
(1) If Yes, contact Duifer Protection Section's Land
alternatives.
of 15A NCAC 2T.1000:
)? ............................. ❑ Yes ❑ No
,alication Unit for permitting
(2) If No, is this option echnologically feasible (possible)? Why or
(3) If No, i It feasible to build a CLRS on your site? Why or why not?*
not?*
(4) What is the feasibility of building a CLRS compared to direct surface water discharge?*
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d) Direct Discharge to Surface Waters: Is discharge to surface waters the most environmental) bund
rnative of all reasonably cost-effective options being considered?* .................... ........ ❑ Yes ❑ No
i) 1 ou may not be eligible for coverage under NCG240000; please cont WQ's Stormwater
Permittin it for guidance.
ii) If No, contact s Land Application Unit to determine altern e permitting requirements.
*Per NC rules at 15A NCAC 2H .0105 You may b ed to provide further information to support your
answers to these questions after the initial easibility should consider initial and recurring costs.
You are applying for coverage NCG240000 which enforces pr s wastewater effluent limitations on
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the pollutants BOD, TSS and fecal coliform. Except as specifically pro in the General Permit text,
or DWQ complianc edule, any exceedances of the process wastewater effluen itations are a violation
of the terms conditions of the permit, and may be the basis for DWQ enforcement ac i
Also pl e note: NC rule 15A NCAC 2H.0139 requires that wastewater treatment system desig
omplished by a North Carolina Professional Engineer.
Stormwater
14) Does this facility employ any best management practices for stormwater control?
❑ No 0 Yes
If Yes, please describe briefly: BMP's include a combination of sediment basins diversion ditches, diversion
berms rock check dams straw bales and filter socks.
15) Does this facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
❑✓ No ❑ Yes
If Yes, when was it implemented? N/A
16) Are vehicle maintenance activities (VMA) occurring or planned at this facility?
❑ No 0 Yes
Other required information • other permittin_g
17) A complete application must include two 24"x36" site plans drawn to scale with the following
information: bar scale, north arrow, property lines, topographic contour lines, fence lines, roads, paved
areas, location of the various composting activities with identifying labels, site buildings, surface water
drainage features and wetlands, wells, stormwater and wastewater conveyances, process wastewater
treatment facilities, stormwater BMPs, location of discharge points for both stormwater and process
wastewater discharges, delineation of drainage divides between the various subdrainage areas feeding each
discharge point, delineation of the 100 -yr floodplain if present, and a notation of the water quality classification
of the receiving water that site waters eventually discharge to.
18) A complete application must include: A general and brief narrative description of the compost
manufacturing sequence at the applicant's site, the general feedstocks, the determination of whether the
site's final product qualifies as'finished compost' as referenced in the General Permit text (NCG240000) and
as determined by the DWM permitting process, identification of the stormwater BMPs employed, and the
general nature of the wastewater treatment system utilized to meet process wastewater discharge limits.
19) Is the facility the subject of any current NCDENR Notice of Violation, consent order, compliance
schedule, or other enforcement action?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, provide a brief explanation: N/A
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20) Does this facility have any other NPDES permits?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them: N/A
21) Does this facility have any Non -Discharge permits (ex: recycle permits)?
0 No ❑ Yes
If Yes, list them: N/A
22) Does this facility have a Division of Waste Management permit?
❑ No 0 Yes
If Yes, Permit number(s): DWQ Permit Number W00006816
23) Hazardous Waste:
a) Is this facility a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility?
❑✓ No ❑ Yes
b) Is this facility a Small Quantity Generator (less than 1000 kg. of hazardous waste generated per month)
of hazardous waste?
0 No ❑ Yes
c) Is this facility a Large Quantity Generator (1000 kg. or more of hazardous waste generated per month) of
hazardous waste?
0 No ❑ Yes
d) Type(s) of waste:
How is material stored? N/A
Where is material stored? N/A
How many disposal shipments per year? N/A
Name of transport / disposal vendor: N/A
Vendor address: N/A
Final Checklist
This application will be returned as incomplete unless all of the following items have been included:
0 One check for $100 made payable to NCDENR.
0 One original and one copy of this completed and signed application.
0 Two copies of the most recent Annual Report to the Secretary of State showing the current legal name.
0 Two copies of the site plan.
0 Two site location maps (county map or USGS quad sheet) with the location of the facility clearly marked.
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24) Certification: ^�
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North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 B(i) provides that:
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this Article or a rule implementing this Article; or who knowingly makes a false
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statement of a material fact in a rulemaking proceeding or contested case under this Article; or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under this Article or rules of the °
[Environmental Management] Commission implementing this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine
not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). a
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I hereby request coverage under the referenced General Permit. I understand that coverage under this
permit will constitute the permit requirements for the discharge(s) and is enforceable in the same manner as CD
an individual permit. p�
1 certify that I am familiar with the information contained in this application and that to the best of my —
knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
Printed Name of Person Signing: M. Noel Lyons —.
Title: President (Please note federal rule signatory requirements at 40CFR122.22)
(Signature of Applicant) (Date Signed)
Notice of Intent must be accompanied by a check or money order for $100.00 made payable to NCDENR
Mail the entire package to:
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Note
The submission of this document does not guarantee the issuance of an NPDES permit.
For questions, please contact the DWQ Central Office or Regional Office for your area.
DWQ Regional Office Contact Information
Asheville............
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Raleigh .............
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Washington.........
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Narrative
General
McGill Environmental Systems of N C, Inc operates the Delway Facility in Sampson County
This facility is located at 1100 Herring Road in Rose Hill, North Carolina, 28458 The contact
person is Steve Cockman and he may be reached at [phone] Division of Water Quality
permit WQ0006816 allows the production of "finished compost "
When the McGill Delway Facility opened it represented the best technology and affordable
design available to McGill Through the years of operation at Delway and the design and
construction of new McGill plants elsewhere in the world a number of design and operational
improvements have been developed and implemented at the Delway Facility where at all feasible
and beneficial
Compost Manufacturing Sequence
Composting at Delway is similar to the Glenville Compost Option, which has been in use for a
number of years in Ireland, and calls for more active management of the material within the
building through earlier screening and significant curing indoors This results in diminishing
outside curing and operating a plant on a significantly smaller footprint All materials are
blended inside the building and then moved to aerated static piles for primary processing The
material is screened indoors after one week when Process to Further Reduce Pathogens (PFRP)
has been achieved The screened material is then returned to an aerated static pile for further
processing/curing for an additional 14 plus days At that point material can be moved a third
time for further curing outside
In a well controlled aerated static pile environment the most intense biological activity takes
place in the first few days The early screening further homogenizes the mix, redistributes
moisture and enzymes stimulating further rapid biodegradation There is also a very significant
space efficiency gained through the screening process
General Feedstock
PrimM Amendments
B_iosohds Sawdust and wood chips
Shredded paper, pallets, yard and untreated/unprocessed wood waste
Sheetrock
Restaurant grease trap waste
Agricultural by-products (sweepings, tobacco dust, gin trash waste)
Manures and bedding
Selected Biodegradable Industrial Sludges
Food and food processing wastes
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Finished Compost " }
McGill Environmental Systems of N CpInc produce 'Thushed
006816 post" for distribution tot e
public under Division of Water Quality
Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP)
The McGill Delway Facility treats stormwater runoff leaving the site using the following
measures and devices
Diversion ditches and drainage swales
• Drain pipes and culverts
Vegetative grass buffers
Permanent sediment basins
• Diversion berms with periodically spaced np rap outlets
Rock check dams
• Straw bales
• Filter socks
Wastewater Treatment
The McGill Delway Facility does not discharge process wastewater
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