WQ0004609_Correction_20170727

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
July 27, 2017
PAUL NORM — COMPLEX MANAGER
WAYNE FARMS, LLC
POST OFFICE BOX 383
DOBSON, NORTH CAROLINA 27017
Dear Mr. Nordin:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004609
Correction
Wayne Farms RLAP
Residuals Management System
Surry County
In accordance with a written request received May 22, 2017, from Jeremy Bowlin, Environmental
Manager, Wayne Farms, LLC, we are forwarding herewith corrected Pages 3 and 4 of Permit No.
WQ0004609 issued February 16, 2015.
The correction to the subject permit is as follows:
1. Condition II.7. —Citation of both 15A NCAC 02T .1106 and 15A NCAC 02T .1107.
Please replace Pages 3 and 4 of Permit No. WQ0004609 issued February 16, 2015 with the
enclosed corrected Pages.
If you need additional information concerning this permit correction, please contact Troy Doby at
[phone] or troy. doby@ncdenrgov.
Sincerely,
w
�. Jay Zimmerman, P.G., Director
Division of Water Resources
Enclosure
cc: Surry County Health Department (Electronic Copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Erik Bruce — Synagro (Electronic Copy)
Beth Buffmgton — Protection and Enforcement Branch (Electronic Copy)
Digital Permit Archive WQ0004609 (Electronic Copy)
Central Files
`'Nothing Compares'-,
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Permitting I Non -Discharge Permitting
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-907-6332

7. Biological residuals (i.e. residuals generated during the treatment of animal processing wastewater, or
the biological treatment of industrial wastewater, and as identified in Attachment A) that are land
applied shall not have a pH greater than 12.5 standard units. Sufficient lime shall be added to the
residuals to create a uniform mixture and achieve a pH of 10 standard units for 30 minutes prior to
being surface land applied. [ 15A NCAC 02T .1106, 15A NCAC 02T .1107]
8. Setbacks for Class B land application sites shall be as follows:
Setback by application type
(feet)
Setback Description
Vehicular
Irrigation
Infection /
Surface
Surface
corporation
Application
Application
Habitable residence or place of public assembly
under separate ownership or not to be maintained as
400*
400*
200*
art of the project site
Property lines
50
50
50
Public right of way
50
50
50
Private or public water supply source, waters
classified as SA or SB, or any Class I or Class II
100
100
100
impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking
water
Surface waters (streams — intermittent and perennial,
perennial waterbodies, and wetlands), any streams
classified as WS or B, or any other stream, canal,
100
100
50
marsh or coastal waters or any other lake or
impoundment
Upslope interceptor drains or upslope surface water
10
10
10
diversions (ephemeral streams, waterways, ditches
Downslope interceptor drains, downslope surface
water diversions, downslope groundwater drainage
25
25
25
systems, or downslope surface drainage ditches
*The setback requirement may be reduced to a minimum of 100 feet upon written consent of the
owner and approval from the Water Quality Regional Operations Section of the appropriate
Division's regional office in Attachment B of this permit.
[15A NCAC 02T. 11081
9. Land application areas shall be clearly marked on each site prior to and during any residuals
application event.. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
10. Bulk residuals and other sources of Plant Available Nitrogen (PAN) shall not be applied in
exceedance of agronomic rates. Appropriate agronomic rates shall be calculated using expected
nitrogen requirements based on the determined Realistic Yield Expectations (RYE) using any of the
following methods:
a. Division's pre -approved site specific historical data for specific crop or soil types by calculating
the mean of the best three yields of the last five consecutive crop harvests for each field.
b. North Carolina Historical Data for specific crop and soil types as provided by North Carolina
State University Department of Soil Science (httpl/nutrients.soil.ncsu.edu/yields/index.nhy). A
copy shall be kept on file and reprinted every five years in accordance with Condition IV.7.
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c. If the RYE cannot be determined using methods (a) or (b) above, the Permittee may use the RYE
and appropriate nutrient application rates reported in any of the following documents:
i. Crop management plan as outlined by the local Cooperative Extension Office, the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Natural Resource
Conservation Service, or other agronomist.
ii. Waste Utilization Plan as outlined by the Senate Bill 1217 Interagency Group - Guidance
Document: Chapter 1
(hU://www.ncagi.gov/SWC/tech/documents/9th Guidance_ Doc_ 10 0109. pdf).
iii. Certified Nutrient Management Plan as outlined by the Natural Resources Conservation
Services (MRCS). These plans must meet the USDA-NRCS 590 Nutrient Management
Standards {ftp://ft -fp a se.e og v usda.gov/NHQ/practice-standards/standards/590.pdf�
d. If the RYE and appropriate nutrient application rates cannot be determined, the Permittee shall
contact the Division to determine necessary action.
[15A NCAC 02T. I 109(b)(1)(k)]
11. When residuals are land applied to grazed pasture, hay crop realistic nitrogen rate shall be reduced by
25% in accordance with the USDA-NRCS 590 Nutrient Management Standards. [15A NCAC 02T
.0108(b)(1)]
12. If land application sites are to be over -seeded or double -cropped (e.g., bermuda grass in the summer
and rye grass in the winter with both crops to receive residuals), then the second crop can receive an
application of PAN at a rate not to exceed 50 pounds per acre per year (lbs/ac/yr). This practice may
be allowed as long as the second crop is to be harvested or grazed. If the second crop is to be planted
for erosion control only and is to be tilled into the soil, then no additional PAN shall be applied. [15A
NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
13. Prior to land application of residuals containing a sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) of 10 or higher, the
Permittee shall obtain and implement recommendations from at least one of the following: the local
Cooperative Extension Office; the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the Natural
Resource Conservation Service; a North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist; or an agronomist. The
recommendations shall address the sodium application rate, soil amendments (e.g., gypsum, etc.), or a
mechanism for maintaining site integrity and conditions conducive to crop growth. The Permittee
shall maintain written records of these recommendations and details of their implementation. [15A
NCAC 02T .0108(b)(1)]
14. The compliance boundary for residual land application sites shall be specified in accordance with
15A NCAC 02L ,0107(b). These sites were individually permitted on or after December 30, 1983;
therefore, the compliance boundary is established at either 250 feet from the residual land application
area, or 50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the residual land application
area. An exceedance of groundwater standards at or beyond the compliance boundary is subject to
remediation action according to 15A NCAC 02L .0106(d)(2) as well as enforcement actions in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A through 143-215.6C. Any approved
relocation of the COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY will be noted in Attachment B. [15A NCAC 02L
.0107(a)]
15. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0108, the review boundary shall be established midway between
the compliance boundary and the residual land application area. Any exceedance of groundwater
standards at the review boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0106.[15A
NCAC 02L .0108].
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