WQ0001650_Final Permit_19890626

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street 4, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Nul Wilms
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary June 26, 1989 Director
Mr. Bill Penson
Town of Spindale
P.D. Box 1.86
Spindale, N.C. 281£0
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0001650
Town of Spindale
Sludge Landfill
Rutherford County
Dear Penson:
In. accordance with your application received May 3, 1989, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0001650, dated ,Tune 26, 1989, to the Town of Spindale for
the operation of the subject sludge landfill.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until Hay 31, 1994 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 150B of North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 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 end specifications is being forwarded to you. if
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mrs. Babette
McKemie, telephone No. 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Paul til i.lms
cc; Rutherford County Health Department'`
Asheville Regional Supervisor
B. P_ Barber & Associates
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
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 TEREBY GRANTED TO
Town of Spindale
Rutherford County
FOR TIME
construction and operation of a 2.5 acre sludge landfill consisting of narrow
-Tenches (approximately three (3) feet wide:) on the Town of Spind.a.le's property to
e.rve the Town of Spinda.le with no discharge to the surface waters of the State,
pursuant to the application received May 3, 1989, 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 May 31, 1994, and
shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
2. The sludge landfill shall, be properly maintained and operated at all times.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility,
a certification must be received from a professional engineer certi.fyi.»g that the
permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the approved plans and
specifications.
5.
This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of
adequately absorb the wastes and may be rescinded unless the f
installed, maintained, and operated in a manner which will prot�ec't
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters•l,�-
the soil to
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6. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate
corrective action as may be required by this Division, including the construction
of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while
installation occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
10. No type of sludge other than that from the Town of Spindale shall be placed in
the landfill disposal site.
11. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff
from conveying pollutants from the sludge landfill area onto the adjacent
property or into the surface waters.
2.
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In any future transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner
that gives full details of the materials applied or incorporated at this sitg.,-
The following buffer zones shall be maintained:
a. 400 feet from any habitable residence or place of public assembly lin.
separate ownership or which is to be sold.
b. 50 feet from any stream w
C. 100 feet from any property zone
d. 10 feet from any upslope interceptor drain
e. 25 feet from any downslope interceptor drain.
14. The maximum depth of trench excavation, below land surface, shall be six
15. Trenches shall be excavated on a weekly basis and the sludge covered within one
week of placement. The cover over the sludge shall be at least 2.5 feet in
thickness and compacted to 95% Proctor Density. This cover shall be mounded at
least 6 -inches above adjacent land surface to allow for settlement.
16. Within one (1) year of sludge placement the trench cover and undisturbed areas
between the trenches shall be scarified and recompacted to form a one (1) foot
thick cap with a hydraulic conductivity not to exceed I x 10-6cm/sec.
17. A topsoil layer shall be provided and a vegetative cover established and
maintained above the compacted cap to prevent damage from erosion.
8. The trench bottoms shall be lined with one (1) toot of compacted natural material
or natural material/bentonite mixture and have a hydraulic conductivity that does
not exceed I x 10 cm/sec.

19. Prior to start of landfilling operations, soil samples shall be collected and
laboratory testing conducted to establish that on-site materials can be compacted
to achieve the 1. x 10 cm/sec. maximum hydraulic conductivity requirement
specified above. If natural materials cannot be compacted to meet this
requirement, the amount of hydraulic conductivity of no more than 1. x 1.0 cm/sec.
at a given degree of compaction must be established. The results of these
evaluations must be reported to the Division of Environmental Management,
Groundwater Section for review and approval prior to start of operations. The
report shall also outline field testing which will, be conducted to ensure that
the cap linear construction requirements are met.
20. The monitor wells shall be
waste disposal operations)
following parameters:
samples initially after construction (and prior to
and thereafter every March, July, and November for
NO3
Ammonia Nitrogen
TOC
Cadmium
Chloride
Water Level
TDS
Total Coliforms
pH
Copper
TOX (in Nov. anl.y)
Zinc
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the rem
parameters.
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If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/l are detected in any downgradient
monitoring well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identity
the individual constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC
concentration as measured in the background monitor, well exceeds 10 mg/l, this
concentration will be taken to represent the naturally occurring TOC
concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in
the downgradient wells shall. be subject to the additional sampling and analysis
as described above.
The analytical methods used for TOX must be capable of detecting the total of
all halogenated organic compounds present at a concentration. of 5.0 parts per
billion (ppb) or greater. Tn the event that a TOX concentration of 5.0 ppb or
greater is detected, any individual halogenated organic compound(s) present at a
concentration at or above the method detection limit (MDL) must be identified and
quantified utilizing EPA methods 601, 602, 604 and 611.
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of
Environmental Management on Form -GW -59 ]Compliance Monitoring Report Form] every
April, August and December.
The Perimeter of Compliance delineated on the attached site plan for the disposal
system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 21,, Classifications and Water
Quality Standards Applicable to the Groundwaters of North Carolina. An
exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Perimeter of Compliance is
subject to the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-215.6(a).
The sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the
disposal site may alter location of. the Perimeter of Compliance.

For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the compliance perimeter
is established at the lesser of 250 feet from the landfill trenches, or 50 feet
within the property boundary.
If the title to any property which may affect the boundary of the Perimeter of
Compliance is changed,the perimeter of Compliance is changed, the permitee shall
notify the DEM Director within 14 days. The Director shall then establish a
modified Perimeter of Compliance which will be done as a modification to the
Permit.
21. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the
Division, shall be provided.
22. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be
retained by the applicant for the life of the project.
Permit issued this the 26th day of June, 1989.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
/ R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Managment
By Authority of the Environmental Management C
Permit No. WQ0001650
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
I, , as a duly registered Professional
Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe
(periodically/weekly/full time) the construction of the project,
(Project)
for the
(Name or Location)
hereby state that, to the best of my
(Project Owner)
abilities, due care and diligence was used. h) the observation of the project
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial.
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature Registration No.
Date

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