WQ0000195_Final Permit_19881130

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary November 30, 1988 Director
Mr. Matt Matteson
Town of Waynesville
106 South Main St.
Waynesville, NC 28786
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0000195
Town of Waynesville
Sludge Disposal Landfill
Haywood County
Dear Mr. Matteson:
In accordance with your application received August 23, 1988, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000195, dated November 30, 1988, to the Town of
Waynesville for the continued operation of the subject sludge disposal landfill.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until October 31,
1993, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
This permit is a renewal of the existing permit (#7972R) and does not include
your request for an alternate means of sludge disposal.
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, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. Unless su.h demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Jack
Floyd, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 547.
Sincerely,
C
.Paul Wilms
cc: Haywood County Health Department
Asheville Regional Supervisor
McGill Associates
Groundwater
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P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
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
The Town of Waynesville
Haywood County
FOR THE
continued operation of sludge disposal facilities consisting of land burial of dried
sludge from the Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Waynesville Water
Treatment Plant to 12.15 acres with no discharge of sludge or wastewater to the
rface waters, pursuant to the application received August 23, 1988, and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data
subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Community
Development and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until October 31, 1993,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities have been constructed in
accordance with 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. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. This permit shall become voidable in the event of the failure of the site to
adequately accept the wastes, and may be rescinded unless the facilities are
maintained and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned water quality
standards of the surface waters or groundwaters.
5. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate
corrective action as may be required by this Division, including the construction
of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.

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. 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.
8. 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.
9. No type of sludge other than that from the Waynesville Wastewater and
Waynesville Water Treatment Plants shall be placed on the land application
disposal site.
10. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while
7` installation occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
11. A minimum 25 foot buffer shall be maintained between the sludge disposal area and
all property lines.
12. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
13. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 prior to sludge
application.
,14. The application rates shall not exceed 46,600 cubic feet/year of dried sludge.
15. Adequate records shall be maintained by the permittee concerning sludge disposal
activities. These records must include, but are not necessarily limited to the
following:
a. Date of sludge disposed
b. Volume of sludge disposed
c. Facility from which the sludge originated.
These records shall be maintained on a monthly basis and submitted to the Water
Quality Supervisor of the Asheville Regional Office annually on or before
January 15 of the following year.
16. Within 90 days of permit issuance, one (1) downgradient monitor well shall be
installed to monitor groundwater quality. The location and construction details
for this well shall be by approval of the Asheville Regional Office, from which a
well construction permit must be obtained.

The new monitor well and the three (3) existing monitor wells (total: 4 wells)
shall be sampled every March, July and November for the following parameters:
NO
To?al Ammonia
TDS
Water Levels
Aluminum
Potassium
Sodium
SO4
pH
TOC
Chloride
Total Coliforms
Cadmium
Zinc
TOX (in Nov. only)
Copper
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling.
The new monitor well must be sampled (initially) immediately following
construction for the parameters specified 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.
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.
18. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the
Department, shall be provided.
Permit issued this the 30th day of November, 1988.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director /
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000195

ineer's Certification
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 or Location)
for the
hereby state that, to the best of my
(Project Owner)
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the project
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Permit No. WO0000195
Registration No.