WQ0000672_Correspondence_19921117

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James G. Martin, Governor A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Acting Director
November 17, 1992
Mr. David A. Holec, Interim City Manager
City of Lumberton
PO Box 1388
Lumberton, North Carolina 28358
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000672
City of Lumberton
Land Application of Residuals
Robeson County
Dear Mr. Holec:
This is in reference to a letter received on October 2, 1992 from Mr. Rob Wilcox of Soil and
Materials Engineers. Mr. Wilcox has requested on behalf of the City of Lumberton, that the Division
allow the one time land application of approximately 1.0 million gallons of water treatment plant alum
sludge from the City of Lumberton's water treatment plant to be transported from the water treatment plant
and land applied separately from the wastewater treatment plant sludge. Once the application of alum
sludge is complete, wastewater treatment plant sludge will be land applied on these same sites. Permit No.
WQ0000520 issued on August 28, 1992 allowed the application of both the wastewater treatment plant
sludge and the alum sludge. The alum sludge is being transported to the wastewater treatment plant via a
sewer extension and removed form the treatment process with the wastewater sludge and land applied.
The City has experienced problems with the discharge of alum sludge through the wastewater treatment
plant and therefore, has an inventory of alum sludge at the water treatment plant which must be transported
to the land application sites separate from the wastewater treatment plant sludge. The Division will allow
transportation of this material separately provided that all terms and conditions of Permit No. WQ0000672
issued August 28, 1992 are met, including, but not limited to volume of application of each material,
loading rates, record keeping and reporting. This activity must be reported as required in the annual
report to be submitted to this Division on or before March 1, 1993.
If we can be of any further assistance to you or if you have any questions concerning this matter,
please contact Ms. Carolyn McCaskill at 919f733 -50a3----,
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