WQ0004563_Correction_20030815

�QF WAT�9� Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
-i Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
a Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
August 15, 2003
MR. B. GARY MCGEE, CITY MANAGER
CITY OF HICKORY
POST OFFICE Box 398
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLTNA 28603-0398
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004563 Correction
City of Hickory
City of Hickory Regional Compost Facility and
Catawba ORGRO Distribution Program
Distribution of Residual Solids (503)
Catawba County
Dear Mr. McGee:
A routine internal review of the modified permit that was issued on April 17, 2003 for the
subject residuals composting and Class A EQ residuals product distribution program was
conducted recently. As such, we are forwarding herewith a corrected Page 6 and Page 7 of
Permit No. WQ0004563.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
In Condition III. 5. (i.e., on Page 6) and Condition ZIT. 6. (i.e., on Page 7), the wrong.
units were listed in the monitoring frequency tables. Specifically, the abbreviation
"mDT/yr" was used in two of the cells instead of "DT/yr" to indicate short tons of per
365-day period. The abbreviation in both of these cells has been corrected to read
"DT/yr."
2. In Condition III. 5. (i.e., on Page 7), zinc was accidentally omitted from the list of
parameters for which the Class A residuals product must be analyzed. The Perrxrittee
has been monitoring for this parameter in accordance with previous issuances of this
permit, and this requirement was intended to remain with the issuance of this permit
modification. Therefore, the list of parameters has been corrected to include zinc.
Please replace Page 6 and Page 7 with this corrected Page 6 and Page 7 into Permit
No. WQ0004563, issued on April 17, 2003. The Division apologizes for any confusion that
these errors may have caused.
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If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms.
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,for Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
Enclosures
cc; Mr. Kevin B. Greer, P.E., City of Hickory
Town of Catawba (Post Office Box 70, Catawba, North Carolina 28609)
City of Conover (Post Office Box 549, Conover, North Carolina 28613)
City of Maiden (Post Office Box 125, Maiden, North Carolina 28650)
City of Newton (Post Office Box 550, Newton, North Carolina 28658)
Catawba County Health Department
NC Division of Waste Management -Solid Waste Section (Composting & Land Applications Branch)
Mooresville Regional Office -Water Quality Section
Mooresville Regional Office -Groundwater Section
Central Office -Groundwater Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Water Quality Central Files
NDPU Files
NDPU Residuals Program Coordinator
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4. The Class A EQ residuals product shall be analyzed to demonstrate that they are non-
hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). A corrosivity,
ignitability, and reactivity analysis as well as a Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure
(TCLP) analysis shall be conducted by the Permittee annually, and the results of the analyses
shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years.
The TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters (i.e., note the regulatory level in
milligrams per Iiter in parentheses):
Arsenic (5.0)
Barium (100.0)
Benzene (0.5)
Cadmium (1.0)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5)
Chlordane (0.03)
Chlorobenzene (100.0)
Chloroform (6.0)
Chromium (5.0)
m-Cresol (200.0)
o-Cresol (200.0)
p-Cresol (200.0)
Cresol (200.0)
2,4-D (10.0)
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (7.5) Nitrobenzene (2.0)
1,2-Dichloroethane (0.5)
Pentachlorophenol (100.0)
1,1-Dichloroethylene (0.7)
Pyridine (5.0)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene (0.13)
Selenium (1.0)
Endrin (0.02)
Silver (5.0)
Hexachlorobenzene (0.13)
Tetrachloroethylene (0.7)
Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) (0.008)
Toxaphene (0.5)
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (0.5)
Trichloroethylene (0.5)
Hexachloroethane (3.0)
2,4,5-TrichlorophenoI (400.0)
Lead (5.0)
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (2.0)
Lindane (0.4)
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (1.0)
Mercury (0.2)
Vinyl chloride (0.2)
Methoxychlor (10.0)
Methyl ethyl ketone (200.0)
After the Class A EQ residuals product has been monitored for two years at an annual
frequency, the Permittee may submit a request to the Division for a permit modification to
reduce the frequency of this monitoring requirement. In no case, however, shall the
frequency of this monitoring be less than once per permit cycle when the Class A EQ
residuals product is sold or given away during that year.
An analysis shall be conducted by the Permittee on the Class A EQ residuals product at a
frequency that is dependent on the dry tons of Class A EQ residuals product distributed or
expected to be distributed during the calendar year for application to the land. The
monitoring frequency schedule shall be as stipulated in the following table:
Amount of Product
Amount of Product
Distributed for
Distributed for
Application to the Land
Application to the Land
Monitoring Frequency
(metric tons per
(short tons per
365-day period)
365-day period)
0 < mDT/yr < 290
0 < DT/yr < 319
Once per Year
290 < mDT/yr < 1,500
319 < DT/yr < 1,650
Once per Quarter
(Four Times per Year)
1,500 < mDT/yr < 15,000
-
1,650 5 DT/yr < 16,500
Once per 60 Days
(Six Times per Year)
15,000 < mDT/yr
-
16,500 < DT/yr
Once per Month
(12 Times per Year)
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The results of all analyses shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five
years. The analysis shall include the following minimum parameters:
Aluminum
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Ammonia -Nitrogen
Mercury
Potassium
Arsenic
Molybdenum
Selenium
Cadmium
Nickel
Sodium
Calcium
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Copper
pH
Total Solids (Percent)
Lead
Plant Available Nitrogen
(By Calculation)
Zinc
6. The Class A EQ residuals product shall be monitored by the Permittee for compliance with
Condition 1. 6_ of this permit at a frequency that is dependent on the dry tons of Class A EQ
residuals product distributed or expected to be distributed during the calendar year for
application to the land. The monitoring frequency schedule shall be as stipulated in the
following table:
Amount of Product
Amount of Product
Distributed for
Distributed for
Application to the Land
Application to the Land
Monitoring Frequency
(metric tons per
(short tons per
365-day period)
365-day period)
0 < mDT/yr < 290
0 < DT/yr < 319
Once per Year
290 < mDT/yr < 1,500
319 < DT/yr < 1,650
Once per Quarter
(Four Times per Year)
1,500 <_ mDT/yr < 15,000
1,650 < DT/yr < 16,500
Once per 60 Days
(Six Times per Year)
15,000 < mDT/yr
16,500 :S DT/yr
Once per Month
(12 Times per Year)
The results of all analyses and records of all operational data shall be maintained on file by
the Pernttee for a minimum of five years. Data to verify stabilization of the product shall be
maintained by the Permittee. The required data shall be specific to the stabilization process
utilized, but should be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the Class A pathogen
requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.32(a) and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40
CFR Part 503.33 clearly. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
certification statements concerning compliance with pathogen requirements, vector attraction
reduction requirements, and management practices shall be completed at the above frequency
by the proper authority or authorities if more than one is involved, either the person who
generates the residuals or the person who prepares the Class A EQ residuals product to be
sold or given away for application to the land.
7. Laboratory analyses and/or operational data, as required by Condition III. 4., Condition III.
5., and Condition 111. 6. shall be performed/gathered on the Class A EQ residuals product as it
is to be distributed. Furthermore, analytical determinations made pursuant to the monitoring
and reporting requirements of this permit shall be made by a laboratory certified by the
Division for the required parameter(s) under 15A NCAC 2H .0800 or 15A NCAC 2H .1100.
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