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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0000195_Correction_19931008State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources4 • • Division of Environmental Management James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor p E H N F1 Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director October 8, 1993 John Siler, Town Manager Town of Waynesville Post Office Box C-100 Waynesville, North Carolina 28786 Subject: Permit No. WQ0000195 Town of Waynesville Sludge Landfill Haywood County Dear Mr. Siler: In accordance with your amendment request received September 2, 1993, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000195 as amended, dated October 8, 1993, to the Town of Waynesville for the continued operation of the subject sludge disposal landfill. This permit is being amended to reinstate the 25 foot buffer between the sludge landfill and property line and delete monitoring wells N91Y2 and N91Y4 from the groundwater monitoring system. Monitoring wells N91Y2 and N91Y4 shall remain in operation so that samples may be obtained, if necessary. In addition, please be advised of Condition No. VI 12 which states the Town of Waynesville shall submit, within 24 months of permit issuance, an approvable engineering proposal stipulating the future sludge disposal alternative chosen by the Town. This condition is necessary because of the limited amount of area available for the continued sludge landfilling activities in addition to the Environmental Protection Agency's newly promulgated 503 Regulation which will significantly change the requirements for the ultimate disposal of sludge by landfilling. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until June 30, 1998, shall void Permit No. WQ0000195 issued July 9, 1993 and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result in future compliance problems. 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, P.O. Drawer 27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding. P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 FAX 919-733-2496 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Michael D. Allen at (919) 733-5083. Sincerely, , w A. Pres Howard, Jr., P.E. cc: Haywood County Health Department Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Section Asheville Regional Office, Groundwater Section Jack Floyd, Groundwater Section, Central Office Training and Certification Unit (no revised rating) Facilities Assessment Unit NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES RALEIGH SLUDGE LANDFILL 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 Town of Waynesville Haywood County 0y"I 1010 continued operation of a sludge disposal facilities consisting of the land burial of approximately 46,600 W per year of dried sludge from the Town of Waynesville's Wastewater Treatment Plant to approximately 12.15 acres of land in Haywood County with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the amendment request received September 2, 1993, 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 June 30, 1998, shall void Permit No. WQ0000195 issued July 9, 1993 and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations: 1. The sludge disposal program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non - discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this program. 2. 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. 3. In the event that the sludge disposal program is not operated satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall cease applying sludge to the landfill and take any immediate corrective actions, including the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities. 4. The current buffer of 25 feet between the sludge disposal area and the property boundary shall continue to be maintained. 5. A copy of this permit shall be kept at the sludge landfill during the life of this permit. I W_WPVJ41 W 1111MINFIX35:1► ►:► 1 Oki Old 3O 1. The facilities and disposal sites shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 2. No sludges other than the following are hereby approved for landfill disposal in accordance with this permit: Permit Estimated Source County Number Volume (ft3%year) Waynesville W V P Haywood NC0025321 46,600 3. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at least weekly and each Class II, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A,.0202. 4. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any disposed or stored sludge material into any surface waters. 5. Appropriate measures must be taken to control public access to the sludge landfill during active site use. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities being conducted at the site. 6. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto the adjacent property or into the surface waters. 7. No crops for human consumption shall be raised on these sites. 8. Adequate inspection, maintenance and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper operation of the subject facilities. 111111 !,IR11201111 1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, sludge, soil, or plant tissue analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure protection of the environment will be established and an acceptable sampling and reporting schedule shall be followed. If monitoring data indicates minimal or no concern to the Division, reduction of monitoring requirements may be pursued after two annual reporting periods. 2. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all disposal activities. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following information: a) Date of sludge application, b) Volume of dried sludge disposed, c) Percent Solids of sludge disposed. 2 3. An annual sludge analysis and annual Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be conducted by the Permittee and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years. If land application occurs at a frequency less than quarterly, sludge analysis will be required for each instance of land application. The sludge analysis shall include but is not necessarily limited to the following parameters: % total solids Magnesium Chlorides Sulfate Phosphorus Potassium Lead Zinc Copper Nickel Cadmium Chromium Sodium Calcium Total Nitrogen Ammonia Nitrogen Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen pH Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation) The TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters: Arsenic Barium Benzene Cadmium Carbon tetrachloride Chlordane Chlorobenzene Chloroform Chromium o -Cresol m -Cresol p -Cresol Cresol 2,4-D 1,4 -Dichlorobenzene 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,1-Dichloroethylene 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Endrin Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) Hexachlorobenzene Hexachloro- 1,3 -butadiene Hexachloroethane Lead Lindane Mercury Methoxychlor Methyl ethyl ketone Nitrobenzene Pentachlorophenol Pyridine Selenium Silver Tetrachloroethylene Toxaphene Trichloroethylene 2,4,5 -Trichlorophenol 2,4,6 -Trichlorophenol 2,4,5 -TP (Silvex) Vinyl chloride 4. Three copies of all monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in conditions 1111, 1112 and 1113 shall be submitted annually on or before March 1 of the following year to the following address: NC Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section Facility Assessment Unit PO Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 M 5. Noncompliance Notification: The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office, telephone number (704) 251-6208 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: a. Any occurrence with the land application program which results in the land application of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic. b. Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of sludge material to receiving waters. c. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on which the system was designed. d. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of adequate sludge treatment. e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting sludge to the application site. 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. 1. The four (4) existing monitoring wells, N91Y1, N91Y3, MW -5 and MW -6, shall continue to be sampled every March, July and November for the following parameters: Nitrate (NO3) Ammonia Nitrogen Aluminum TDS Potassium Sodium pH Water Level Chloride Fecal Coliforms TOC SO4 Cadmium Zinc Copper Volatile Organic Compounds - In November only (by Method 1 or Method 2 below). Method 1: Method 6230D (Capillary - Column), "Standard Methods For The Examination of Water and Wastewater", 17th ed., 1989. Method 2: Method 502.2 "Methods For The Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water", U.S. EPA - 600/4-88/039. The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining parameters. The depth of water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the casing. The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to provide relative elevations of the measuring point for each monitoring well. 4 If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 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. If any volatile organic compounds are detected by method 6230D, or the equivalent method 502.2, then EPA methods 604 and 611 must also be run to detect other organic compounds which may be present. The results of all analyses specified in the monitoring requirements, including 604 and 611 if required, must be submitted simultaneously. 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. 2. The Compliance Boundary delineated on the attached site map for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is established at either (1) 500 feet from the waste disposal area, or (2) the property boundary, whichever is closet to the waste disposal area. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to immediate remediation action in addition to the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-215.6(1)a. Also in accordance with 15A NCAC 2L, a REVIEW BOUNDARY delineated on the attached site map for the disposal system is established around disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. Any exceedance of standards at the Review Boundary shall require remediation action on the part of the permittee. 3. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management shall be provided. 1. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the sludge storage, transport, 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 summary 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 by the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority. 2. 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. 5 1. This permit shall become voidable unless the sludge disposal activities are carried out in accordance with the conditions of this permit and in the manner approved by this Division. 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 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. Issuance of this permit shall void all previously issued permits regulating the use of the subject landfill and all landfilling activities. 5. 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 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C. 6. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty (30) 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). 7. 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. 8. A set of approved documents for the subject project must be retained by the applicant for the life of the permit. 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. 10. This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions, limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Environmental Management deems necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and public health. 11. 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 site. 12. The Town of Waynesville shall submit, within 24 months of permit issuance, an approvable engineering proposal stipulating the future sludge disposal alternative chosen by the Town. R Permit issued this the 8th day of October, 1993 NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 6CU4L, & TN C"' . Q. A. Preston ard, Jr., P.E., Oirector Division of amental Management By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission 3230• 'a�ft:�M i7 1.,l �� ✓�\`_` �TfO \ OBLprS � l:ulbri¢hl om\ "snap. F. 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