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Dan Blackshear, President
Carolina Turkeys
PO Box 589
Mt. Olive, NC 28365
Dear Mr. Blackshear:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr.. Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Gregory 1. Thorpe, Ph.D.. Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
May 1, 2002
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000884 Correction
Carolina Turkeys
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Duplin County
We are forwarding herewith a corrected pages 1 and 4 of Permit No. WQ0000884, issued April 12, 2002,
for the subject facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
1. On Page 1, the description of the wastewater treatment system has been corrected to
include additional surface aerators in the holding lagoon and treatment lagoon.
2. Condition I.I. has been modified to correct an typographical error, as well as to clarify
the final sentence of the condition.
3. Condition III.4 has been modified to require effluent sampling of Fecal Coliform rather
than Total Coliform.
4. Condition III. 5 has been modified modified to require surface water sampling of Fecal
Coliform rather than Total Coliform.
Please replace Pages 1 & 4 with the corrected Pages 1 & 4 into Permit No. WQ0000884, issued
April 12, 2002.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Sue Homewood at
[phone], extension 502. Thank you for your cooperation.
✓Sin cer y,
/—Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
cc: Duplin County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH `
SPRAY IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT
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
Carolina Turkeys
Duplin County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 1,500,000 GPD spray irrigation treatment and disposal facility consisting of a 36,400
GPD extended aeration package wastewater treatment plant for domestic waste with a bar screen, a 10,000 gallon
aerated equalization tank, a 36,4000 gallon aeration tank with dual blowers, an aerobic digestor, a 6,000 gallon
clarifier, and chlorine contact chamber, a 41 MG holding lagoon with two (2) 30 HP surface aerators, a 15 MG
aerated lagoon with five (5) 60 HP high speed surface aerators and two (2) air induction units, a flow equalization
basin with mixing equipment, two (2) dissolved air floatation units operated in parallel, a sludge pump station, a
sludge storage tank, a sludge decant observation tank, chlorine disinfection facilities, and approximately 392 acres
of spray irrigation disposal area to serve Carolina Turkeys, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters,
pursuant to the renewal request received August 1, 2001, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications,
and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until March 31, 2007, shall void Permit No.
WQ0000884 issued February 24, 1997, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The Permittee shall submit a request to the Division by August 1, 2002 to modify the wastewater
treatment system to include a Biological Nutrient Removal Upgrade to reduce effluent Plant
Available Nitrogen (PAN). The upgrade to the system will be designed so that the wastewater
treatment system will not exceed a cumulative loading of 350 lbs per acre per active growing season
of Coastal Bermuda and a cumulative loading of 50 lbs per acre per active growing season of small
grain overseed. Construction of the approved wastewater treatment system upgrade shall be complete
within six months of permit issuance approving the proposed treatment upgrades.
2. The spray irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that there is
no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters which will render them
unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including
the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to adequately assimilate the
wastewater, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including those actions that may be
required by the Division of Water Quality (Division), such as the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.

2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following information:
a. date of irrigation,
b. volume of wastewater irrigated,
c. field irrigated,
d. length of time field is irrigated,
e, continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each field,
f. continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date PAN (pounds/acre) loadings for each field and
crop,
g. nitrogen balance for each field and crop after an application event,
h. any ponding or runoff of wastewater from the irrigation fields,
i. maintenance of cover crops,
j. maintenance performed on the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities, and
k. wastewater and surface water sample collection activities.
3. Influent flow shall be continuously monitored and daily flow values shall be reported on Form
NDMR.
The Permittee shall install an appropriate flow measurement device consistent with approved
engineering and scientific practices to ensure the accuracy and reliability of influent flow
measurement. Flow measurement devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a
maximum deviation of less than 10 percent from true flow, accurately calibrated at a minimum of
once per year, and maintained to ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is consistent with the
accepted capability of that type of device. Records of flow measurement device calibration shall be
kept on file by the Permittee for a period of at least three years. At a minimum, data to be included in
this documentation shall be:
a. Date of flow measurement device calibration
b. Name of person performing calibration
c. Percent from true flow
Plans and specifications for the flow measuring device shall be prepared by a licensed Professional
Engineer and submitted to the appropriate regional office 30 days prior to installation. The flow
measuring device shall be installed within 1 year of the date of this perm it.
4. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior to
irrigation twice per month for the following parameters:
BODS
TSS
Fecal Coliform
pH
NH3 as N
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
NO3 as N
Oil and Grease
Total Organic Carbon
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Sodium Adsorption Ratio by Calculation
5. Samples shall be collected monthly from the surface waters at the five locations marked by an "X" on
Figure 1 and analyzed by a certified laboratory for the following parameters:
Total Organic Carbon Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Nitrates Fecal Coliform
NH3 pH
6. The Permittee shall maintain records of all cutting and harvesting events on the irrigation fields.
These shall include the date of cutting or harvesting, how many acres are harvested, and the amount
of hay harvested.
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