WQ0000506_Final Permit_19890515

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street 0 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor May 15, 1939 R. Paul Wilms
William W. Cobey, Jr., SecretaryDirector
Mr. Wallace Woodall
Woodall Vacuum Pumping Service
PO Box 1190
Pittsboro, NC 27312
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0000506
Woodall Vacuum Pumping Service
Land Application of Sludge
Chatham and Wake Counties
Dear Mr. Woodall:
In accordance with your application received January 25, 1989, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000506 as amended, dated May 15, 1989, to
Woodall Vacuum Pumping Service for Lhe continued operation of the subject land
application of sludge.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until august 1, 1992,
and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
The permit amendment only includes the addition of sludge from the Toon of Wake
Forest and the Town of Fuquay Varina. Please also note that condition -No. 32
restricts these sludges to Wake County Sites only.
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
D rawRr 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604, Unless such demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr.
.Task Floyd, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 547.
Sincerel ,
Paul Wilms
CC: Wake County Health Department
Chatham County Health Department
Raleigh Regional Supervisor
Law Engineering
Groundwater
Pollution Prevention Prays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMfflISSION
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
Woodall Vacuum Pumping Service
Chatham and Wake Counties
FOR THE
continued operation of a land application program to dispose of sludge from
facilities listed in condition 24 to privately owned sites with a total area of
approximately 515 acres in Wake and Chatham Counties as described in condition 23,
pursuant to the application received January 25, 1989, 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 August 1, 1992,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. Issuance of this permit shall. void Permit No. 15029 and Permit No. WQ0000480.
2. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are
conducted in accordance with the approved documents as submitted in support of
this permit application.
5. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
b. 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.

7. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental `Ianagement to
insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
8. 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.
9. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
10. Adequate facilities shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored material into any surface waters.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a
rainfall event of 1/2 -inch or greater in 24 hours. Emergency sludge disposal
measures shall be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
14. Each site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 prior to sludge
application.
15. No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period
of 18 months following sludge application.
16. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10% for surface application and 18%
for subsurface applications.
17. 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.
18. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced in immediately after application
on lands with no cover crop established.
19. Animals should not be grazed on sludge applied land within a 30 -day period
following the sludge application. Application sites that are to be used for
grazing shall have fencing that will be used to prevent access during the 30 -day
periods after each application.
20. The following minimum buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 €t. from a residence for surface applied sludge,
b) 100 ft, from property lines,
c) 50 ft. from any public right-of-ways,
d) 100 ft. from surface waters and drainageways for surface application,
e) 50 ft. from surface waters and drainageways for subsurface application,
f) 200 ft. from a residence for injected sludge, and
g) 100 ft. from a potable well for both methods.

21. The following application rates shall not be exceeded:
lbs. PANJa(jr Z_y r Crop
a) 250 Fescue, Bermuda, and other grasses
b) 200 Corn
c) 150 Grains, soybeans.
22. The Permittee shall notify the Raleigh Regional Office if any permitted site is
no longer being utilized as a receiver site for any reason.
23. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the following
landowners and Woodall Vacuum Pump Service are in full force and effect for the
following areas:
Landowner Field No. Usable Acrea e
Mr. Charles Bouldin 1 5.5
Total 515 acres
61
2
18.9
3
5.9
6
3.7
7
2.9
8
3.0
9
10.0
10
5.9
11
9.7
12
1.9
13
4.2
14
5.2
15
22. 3
16
7.3
17
17.6
18
1.2
19
3.8
20
0
21
4.9
22
2.6
23
7.4
24
2.2
25
6.8
J. C. Bray
100
0.7
101
16
Berney Griffies
200
5.3
201
3.8
202
13.7
203
8.7
Steve Cockman
300
4.1
301
6.6
Joseph Franks
400
25
401
74
402
45
Walton; Ray Franks
410
115 �
411.
43 7 'A
Total 515 acres
61

24. ThP following sources of sludge are approved for land application:
Facility
i a) Town of Wendell
b) Mid -State Farms, Inc.
c) Cole Park Plaza
d) Fearrington Subdivision
e) Five Oaks Subdivision
f) Mature Trails Mobile Home Park
g) Town of Pittsboro
h) Town of Cary
i) Town of Fuquay Varina
J) Town of Wake Forest
Volgge (ZailonsZweek
5,769
3o n,,oe "%--
40,000
2•x`6
923
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2,462
1,846
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307
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100, 000
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4,000
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10,000
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25. The Charles $ouldin property shall be designated to show which fields receive
only sludge from the Town of Cary. This designation shall be submitted to the
Raleigh Regional Office on or before February 15, 1989.
26. Proper records shall be maintained for tracking sludge applied on the permitted
sites. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the
following minimum information:
a) date of sludge application,
b) source of sludge,
c) location of sludge application, including the specific field number,
d) volume of sludge application in gallons,
e) Monthly, annual and cumulative totals of gallons/acre of sludge, pounds/acre
of phosphorus, pounds/acre of plant available nitrogen (PAN) applied to
each field, and pounds/acre of cadmium, nickel, zinc, copper, and lead.
These records shall be submitted on a quarterly basis to the Water Quality
Supervisor of the Raleigh Regional Office.
27. Within 90 days of permit issuance, three (3) monitor wells, one (1) upgradient
and two (2) downgradient, must be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The
location and construction details for these wells must be by approval of the
Raleigh. Regional Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained.
28. The monitor wells must be sampled initially after construction and thereafter
every March, July, and November for the following parameters:
NO pH
ToLl Ammonia TOC
TDS Chloride
Water Levels phenol
TOX (in November only)
Total Coliforms
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters.

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. Ia the event that a TOY 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 (10L) 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 of Form GW -59 (Compliance Monitoring Report Form) every
April, August and December.
29. The cummulative lifetime metal loadings for all sites shall not exceed the
following:
30. The Permittee shall contact the Raleigh Regional Water Quality supervisor at
919/733-2314, 24 hours prior to any land disposal of sludge to any Wake County
sites.
31. All sites shall be posted to notify the public of the use of each site. a
32. Sludge from the Town of Fuquay Varina and the Town of Wake Forest shall only be s
applied to sites located in Wake County.
Permit issued this the 15th day of May, 1989.
NORTH CAROLTNA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director /
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000506
CEC < 5
CEC 5-15
GEC > 15
Lead (lbs/acre)
500
1000
2000
Zinc (lbs/acre)
250
500
1000
Copper (lbs/acre)
7.25
250
500
Nickel (lbs/acre)
50
100
200
Cadmium (lbs/acre)
4.5
9
18
30. The Permittee shall contact the Raleigh Regional Water Quality supervisor at
919/733-2314, 24 hours prior to any land disposal of sludge to any Wake County
sites.
31. All sites shall be posted to notify the public of the use of each site. a
32. Sludge from the Town of Fuquay Varina and the Town of Wake Forest shall only be s
applied to sites located in Wake County.
Permit issued this the 15th day of May, 1989.
NORTH CAROLTNA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director /
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000506