HISTORICAL

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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
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary March 23, 1989 Director
Mr, William J. Lunney
J.P. Stevens Company
P.O. Box 388
Wagram, NC 28396
SUBJECT: Permit No, WQ0000615
J.P. Stevens Company
Land Application of Wastewater Treatment
Plant Sludge
Scotland County
Dear Mr. Lunney:
In accordance with your application received October 10, 1988, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ000061.5, dated March. 23, 1989, to J.P. Stevens
Company for the construction and operation of the subject land application of sludge
program. .
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 1,
1992, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
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 such 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,
. Paul Wilms
cc: Scotland County Health Department
.Fayetteville Regional Supervisor
Earth Systems Associates
Groundwater Section
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Amrmative Actio- Employer

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
J.P. Stevens Company
Scotland County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a land application program consisting of: applying
sludge from two (2) storage _lagoons at the Wagram, NC facility to approximately 355
acres adjacent to the facility with no discharge of sludge to the surface waters of
the State pursuant to the application received October 10, 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 February 1., 1992,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are
carried out in accordance with the approved plans and documents.
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 is not transferable.
5. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the soil to
adequately absorb the wastes and may be rescinded unless the facilities are
installed, maintained, and operated in a manner which. will protect the assigned
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
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.

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7. 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.
B. A suitable vegetative cover shall be maintained on the site.
9. The application rate shall not exceed:
5.20 dry tons per acre for the first campaign and,
4.60 dry togs per acre for the second campaign.
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. 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.
13. No type of sludge other than that from J.P. Stevens Company, Wagram, NC facility
shall be placed on the land application disposal site.
14. 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.
15. 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.
15. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 prior to sludge
application.
17. No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period
of 18 months following sludge application.
18. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10% for surface application and 18%
for subsurface applications.
19. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between application area and any residence for surface applied
sludge,
b) 200 feet between application area and any residence for injected sludge,
c) 100 feet between application area and potable water wells,
d) 100 feet between application area and property lines,
e) 50 feet between application area and drainageways for injected sludge, and
f) 100 feet between application area and drainageways for surface applied
sludge.

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20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced in immediately after application
on lands with no cover crop established.
23. Surface application of liquid sludge shall not be used on sites that are prone to
flooding conditions. (Below the 100 -year flood level.)
24. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active
site use and for the 12-month.period following the land application event.
25. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project trust be
retained by the applicant for the life of the project.
26. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
27. Prior to land application of sludge it must be verified that the water table is
three (3) feet or greater below land surface.
28. The cumulative heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following:
a)
Lead
500
pounds
per
acre
b)
Zinc
250
pounds
per
acre
C)
Copper
125
pounds
per
acre
d)
Nickel
50
pounds
per
acre
e)
Cadmium
5
pounds
per
acre
29. Proper records shall be maintained by the permittee. These records shall
include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
a) date of Sludge application
b) method of application
c) weather and soil conditions
d) location of application
e) volume of sludge applied in dry tons
f) annual and cumulative totals of dry tons per acre of sludge, pounds per
acre of lead, zinc, copper, nickel, cadmium, and pounds per acre of plant
available nitrogen.
These records shall be summarized annually and submitted to the Water Quality
Supervisor of the Fayetteville Regional Office on or before January 31 of the
following year.

Permit issued 'this the 23rd day of March, 1989.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management
Permit No. WQ000061_5
Commission