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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0002332_Final Permit_19900202State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G. Martin, Governor William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary George T. Everett, Ph.D. Director February 2, 1990 Mr. Bob Quincy, Vice President Lakewood Truckers Paradise Route 2, Box 169 Halifax, North Carolina 27839 Subject: Permit No. WQ0002332 Lakewood Truckers Paradise Wastewater Treatment Spray Irrigation System Halifax County Dear Mr. Quincy: In accordance with your application received September 5, 1989, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0002332, dated February 2, 1990, to Lakewood Truckers Paradise for the construction and operation of a 15,000 GPD wastewater treatment and spray irrigation disposal system to serve Lakewood Truckers Paradise. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until January 31, 1995, 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 150E of North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding. One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. John. SEymour at 9191733-5083. Sincerely, �ocorge T. E cc: Halifax County Health Department Raleigh Regional Office F. T. Green & Associates, P. A. Pollution Prevention Pays 1'.0. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 'telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affumative Action Employer NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES RALEIGH SPRAY IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT 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 HEREBY GRANTED TO Lakewood Truckers Paradise Halifax County FOR THE construction and operation of a 15,000 GPA wastewater treatment and disposal facility which consists of a 1,200 gallon oil/water separator, a 2,000 gallon septic tank/pump tank with dual 40 GPM pumps and high water alarm, an existing lagoon with a capacity of approximately 920,000 gallons, a 4,000 gallon chlorine contact chamber, an irrigation pump tank (with a chamber housing a hypochlorinator tank with a metering pump) with a 154 GPM pump with high water alarm,a 376,750 square foot zoned irrigation field, and all other piping and appurtenances to serve the Lakewood Truckers Paradise with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received September 5, 1989 and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until January 31, 1995, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations: 1. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 1. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with this permit, the approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611. 2. The Raleigh Regional Office, phone no. 919/ 733-2314, shall be notified at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in-place inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays. 3. The spray irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to adequately absorb the wastewater, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action to correct the problem, including actions as may be required., by the Division of Environmental Management. 4. 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. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management. 6. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited. 7. The following buffers shall be maintained: a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence under separate ownership, b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines, c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells, d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainage ways or surface eater bodies, e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways, f) 100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells, g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines. 8. A leakage test shall be performed on the septic tank and dosing tank to insure that any exfiltration occurs at a rate which does not exceed twenty (20) gallons per twenty-four (24) hour per 1,000 gallons of tank capacity. The engineer's certification will serve as proof of compliance with this condition. 11. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS I _ The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times 2. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. Within thirty days after the wastewater treatment facilities are 50% complete, the Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification Commission which designates the operator in responsible charge. 3. A suitable vegetative cover of woodlands shall be maintained. 4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that will cause runoff. 5. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field. 6. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility. 7. The application rate shall not exceed: a) 1.75 inches/week No type of wastewater other than that from Lakewood Truckers Paradise shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area. 9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed. 4 10. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use and for the 12 -month period following the land application event. Such controls must include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each site. III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed. 2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following information: a) date of irrigation., b) volume of wastewater irrigated, c) field irrigated, d) length of time field is irrigated, e) continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each field, f) weather conditions, and g) maintenance of cover crops. h) chlorine residual (coiormetric method) The permitee is required to monitor the flow applied to the spray field and chlorine residual (colormetric method) on an event basis and report this data on a monthly basis. ( address for report same as condition IIIA ) 3. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior to irrigation every February, June, and September (if irrigation occurs during the calendar month) for the following parameters: Parameter Fecal Coliform pH NH3 4. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition II12) and all effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition III 3) and any other data as may be required shall be submitted annually on or before January 31 of the following year to the following address: NC Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section Facility Assessment Unit PO Box 27687 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 5. Noncompliance Notification: The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone no. 919/ 733-2314, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following: 3 a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances. b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc. c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility. d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance with its permit limitations. Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur. 1V. GROUNDWATER REQI;lT EMENTS 1. Any groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management shall be provided. 2. Within 90 days of permit issuance, three (3) monitor wells, one (1) upgradient and one (1) downgradient of the spray field and one (1) downgradient of the existing lagoon, must be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The location and construction details for these wells must be approved by the Raleigh Regional Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained. Note: the well locations approved by the Regional Office may be different from the locations shown on the approved plans. 3. The monitor wells must be sampled initially after construction (and prior to waste disposal operations) and thereafter every February, June, and September for the following parameters: NO3 (10.0) TDS pH (6.5-8.5 standard units) Chloride (250.0) TOX (in September only) Ammonia Nitrogen TOC Water Level Total Coliforms (11100m1) The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining parameters. 4_ 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. In 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. 0 5 . If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/l are detected in any downgradient monitoring well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify 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. In 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. 6. The numbers in parentheses represent the maximum allowable concentrations in rg ound,water for the various analytical parameters, as specified in 15 NCAC 2L (Groundwater Classifications and Standards]. Unless otherwise noted, the concentrations are given in parts per million. 7. 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 March, July, and October. 8. The g—mpliance Boundary delineated on the attached site plan for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Classifications and Water Quality Standards applicable to the groundwater of North Carolina. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-215.6(1)a. The sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the disposal system site may alter location of the Compliance Boundary. 9. For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is established at the lesser of 250 feet from the disposal system, or 50 feet within the property boundary. 10. For facilities permitted prior to December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is established at a distance 500 feet from the disposal system , or the property boundary, whichever is less. 11. If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is changed, the permittee shall notify the Division Director within 14 days. The Director shall then establish a modified Compliance Boundary which will be done as a modification to the Permit. 12. The REVIEW BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. A REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. When the concentration of any substance equals or exceeds the maximum allowable concentration of that substance at the REVIEW BOUNDARY, as determined by monitoring, the permittee shall either (i) demonstrate, through predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site conditions, facility design and operational controls will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary; or, (ii) submit a plan for the alteration of existing site conditions, facility design or operational controls that will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary, and implement that plan upon its approval by the Director. k, 13. Oil drained from engine crankcases or degreasing solvents wastes shall not be discharged into the disposal system. V. INSPECTIONS I. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Pem ittee to insure proper operation of the subject facilities. 2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and disposal facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance. The Permittee shall keep an inspection log or surnmary including at least the date and time of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority. 3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate. Vl. GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications, and other supporting data. 2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application and other supporting data. 3. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or may not be approved. 4. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6. 5. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction. 6. Prior to any transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives full details of the materials applied at this site. ER 7. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee for the life of the project. 8. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205 (c)(4). 9. 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. Permit issued this the 2nd day of February, 1990 CAROLINA George T. Evere , i Division of Envi By Authority of the AL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Management Commission. 7 Permit No. WQ0002332 February 2, 1990 Engineer's ertifica ion 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 Name Location for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications. Signature Date E-3 Registration No.