WQ0003524_Final Permit_19950831

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, UWA
Health and Natural Resources A
Division of Environmental Management e 0
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James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary C) E N P1
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
August 31, 1995
Mr. Steve Beck
A.L. Beck & Sons, Inc.
505 Jones Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
Subject: Project Return (WQ0003524)
Permit Expiration
A.L. Beck & Sons, Inc.
Wastewater Treatment and
Spray Irrigation Disposal System
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Beck:
This is in reference to your application received December 15, 1994, for the continued operation of
the subject facility.
In a letter dated January 12, 1995, you were asked, by Mr. John Seymour of the Division of
Environmental Management's Water Quality Section, to provide additional information (copy of letter
attached). The information you submitted, in reference to this request, on January 26, 1995, was not what
was requested. The building plan you provided was not able to be used as a site map for locating the
monitoring wells the treatment lagoon and the spray field. And, you reported the requested monitoring data
from the monitoring wells as being destroyed by water damage, in a storm. A second letter was sent to
you on February 2, 1995, from Mr. Seymour asking you to provide the requested additional information
(copy of letter also attached). As of today, this information has not been received, therefore, the Division
must return your application and support documents as incomplete in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.1. The documents are being forwarded to you under separate cover.
The Division cannot perform an accurate evaluation of the permit renewal application without a site
map that depicts all monitor well locations, spray irrigation area, lagoon location and all property
boundaries. These locations are necessary in determining possible groundwater movements, compliance
with required buffers to surface and drinking waters and property line buffers. Since monitoring well data
is not available, it cannot be determined whether any of the wastewater is leaching into the groundwater
below the treatment lagoon, there causing any violations. Monitoring well data gathered since the
previously destroyed well data would be helpful in solving this delema.
When you have obtained the requested information which is needed to make your application
complete, you may submit a new application package and permit processing fee.
Additionally, the subject permit expired on July 31, 1995. By this return and the expiration of the
permit, this facility will be considered operating without a valid permit if allowed to operate beyond this
date. During an August 28, 1995, telephone conversation with Mr. Seymour, you indicated you would
like to drop the permit. This resulting from you deciding not to do any more killing at this slaughter facility
and you have already installed a County permitted subsurface disposal system to handle the remaining
activities at the facility. Finally, per Mr. Seymour's request, you agreed to send a letter requesting the
subject permit be rescinded. This letter has not been received by the Division to date. Therefore, the
Division is returning and rescinding the subject permit based on the conversations you have had with the
Division Staff,
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Please be advised that operation of wastewater treatment facilities without a valid permit is a
violation of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and may subject A. L. Beck & Sons, Inc. to
appropriate enforcement actions in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6. Civil
penalties of up to $10,000 per day per violation may be assessed for failure to secure a permit required by
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. John Seymour at 9191733-
5083.
Sincerely,
A. Prestoh' Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Davidson County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office