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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0000702_Correction_19991101State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Bill Holman, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director Ms. Susan Rexrode, WWTP Superintendent City of Havelock PO Drawer 358 Havelock, NC 28532 Dear Ms. Rexrode; NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 1, 1999 Subject: Correction to Permit WQ0000702 City of Havelock Land Application of Wastewater Residuals Craven County In accordance with your request received May 11, 1998, we are forwarding herewith corrected pages three (3) and eight (8) of Permit No. WQ0000702 for the subject land application of wastewater residuals program. The following corrections have been made to the permit: 1. Coastal Bermuda has been added as a crop to receive wastewater residuals (page 3, Section 1[.4). 2. The approved sites for residuals application have been corrected in regards to the seasonal high water table (page 8,VI.4). Please replace pages three (3) and eight (8) with the corrected pages three (3) and eight (8) into Permit No. WQ0000702 issued April 17, 1998. If you need any additional information concerning this matter, please contact '_vls. Kristin Miguez at (919) 733-5083 extension 524. Sine y, .Kerr T. Stevens cc: Craven County Health Department .tones County Health Department Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Section Washington Regional Office, Groundwater Section Groundwater Section, Central Office Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit Permit File WQ0000702 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Telephone (919) 733-5083 Fax (919) 715-6048 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled110% post-ccnsumer paper 2. A suitable vegetative cover, as listed in condition II 4, shall be maintained in accordance with the crop management plan outlined by the Iocal Extension Office, the Department of Agriculture, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, or other agronomist, and approved by this Division. 3. An acceptable pH must be maintained in the soil, residual and lime mixture, greater than 6.0, on all land application sites to insure optimum yield for the crop(s) specified below. The agronomist shall provide information on the pH best suited for the specified crop and the soil type. 4. The application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops: Crop PAN (lb./acre/vr.) Crop PAN (lb /acre/ Alfalfa 200 Forest (Hardwood & Softwood) 75 Bermuda Grass (Hay, Pasture) 220 Milo 100 Blue Grass 120 Small Grain (Wheat, barley, oats) 100 Corn (Grain) 160 Sorghum, Sudex (Pasture) 180 Corn (Silage) 200 Sorghum, Sudex (Silage) 220 Cotton 70 Soybeans 200 Fescue 250 Timothy, Orchard, & Rye Grass 200 Coastal Bermuda 300 If the approved land application sites are to be double cropped (i.e., a crop in the spring and a second crop in the fall, with BOTH crops to receive wastewater residuals), then the second crop shall receive an application of nutrients at a rate of no greater than 50 lbs/acre/yr. This practice will be allowed as lona as the second crop is to be harvested. If the second crop is to be planted for erosion control only, and is to be tilled into the soil, then no wastewater residuals shall be applied to these fields because the nitrogen will essentially be returned to the soil. 5. No residuals other than the following are hereby approved for land application in accordance with this permit: Permit Volume Source County Number (dry tons/vear City of Havelock WWTP Craven NC0021253 266.0 City of Havelock Lynwayne Circle WTP Craven NC0002917 5.0 City of Havelock Brown Boulevard WTP Craven NC0078131 5.0 6. The metal loading rates shall not exceed the following Cumulative Pollutant loading rates: 3 Kilograms Pounds Parameters ver Hectare ver Acre Arsenic 41 36 Cadmium 39 34 Copper I,500 1,338 Lead 300 267 Mercury 17 15 Molybdenum ---- ---- Nickel 420 374 Selenium 100 89 Zinc 2,800 2,498 3 VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS 0 This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carried out in accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the manner approved by this Division. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application and other supporting data. This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event that there is a desire for the facilities to chance ownership or a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to the Division 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. The following are approved sites for residuals application (see attached map[s]): Application Area [acres] Site No. Owner/Lessee (excluding buffers Jones County 1-1 Samuel D. Davis 29.2 1-2 Samuel D. Davis 12.2 1-3 Samuel D. Davis 9.0 1-4 Samuel D. Davis 58.7 1-5 Samuel D. Davis 28.8 subtotal 137.9 2 -la Allen Bender, Thelma Edmondson/Edwin Edmondson 16.2 2-2a Allen Bender, Thelma Edmondson/Edwin Edmondson 3.8 2-33 Allen Bender, Thelma Edmondson/Edwin Edmondson 114.6 subtotal 34.6 TOTAL ACRES IN COUNTY 1.72,5 Craven County 3-1 J.L. Smith , Sr. Heirs / Jimmy Smith 17.2 3-2 J.L. Smith , Sr. Heirs / Jimmy Smith 10.6 3-3 J.L. Smith , Sr. Heirs / Jimmy Smith 15.2 3-43 J -L. Smith , Sr_ Heirs / Jimmy Smith 15.5 3-52' J.L. Smith , Sr. Heirs / Jimmy Snm.ith 24.3 3-6 J.L. Smith , Sr_ Heirs / Jimmy Smith 10.5 3-7 J.L. Smith , Sr. Heirs / Jimmy Smith 17.6 3-8 J.L. Smith, Sr. Heirs / Jimmy Smith 4_7 subtotal 115.6 TOTAL ACRES IN COUNTY 115.6 TOTAL AVAILABLE ACRES 288.1 This land application site is partially covered in soils having a seasonal high water table at depths ranging from zero to three feet below land surface. No residuals shall be applied to this field during the period from November through April, inclusive, unless angering on the site verifies that the apparent water table is greater than three feet below land surface.