WQ0000948_Final Permit_19930831

State of North Carolina I"2J
Department of Environment,-Y:K;VA
Health and Natural Resources 4 •
Division of Environmental Management A141 0
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.lames B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary p E H N F1
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
August 31, 1993
The Honorable James W. Boone, Mayor
Town of Jackson
Post Office Box 614
Jackson, North Carolina 27845
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000948
Town of Jackson
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Northampton County
Dear Mayor Boone:
In accordance with your application for permit renewal received June 18, 1993, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No.WQ0000948, dated August 31, 1993, to the Town of Jackson for the continued
operation of the subject spray irrigation facility.
This permit shall void Permit No. WQ0000948 issued March 22, 1998 and shall be effective from
the date of issuance until July 31, 1998, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an
adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result in future
compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, 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, P.O. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Angela Y. Griffin at
9191733-5083.
Sincerely, ��}} nn
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A. Preson Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Northampton County Health Department
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality
Raleigh Regional Office, Groundwater
Groundwater Section, Jack Floyd
Training and Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH 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
Town of Jackson
Northampton County
FOR THE
continued operation of 0.203 MGD non -discharge land application type facility consisting of a 5.2 acre
stabilization/storage lagoon, chlorination facilities, dual 975 gpm irrigation pumps, approximately 27,924
linear feet of irrigation piping with sprinklers, approximately 56 acres of wetted spray irrigation area,
approximately 55 acres of buffer area and a potable water system to serve the Town of Jackson with no
discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the renewal application received June 18, 1993 and
in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a part of this
permit.
This permit shall void Permit No. WQ0000948 issued March 22, 1989 and shall be effective from
the date of issuance until July 31, 1998, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. 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 absorb the wastewater, the Permittee shall take such immediate
corrective action to correct the problem, including actions as may be required by the
Division of Environmental Management.
2. The issuance of this pen -nit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages
to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
3. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.

4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
5. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under
separate ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainageways or surface water bodies,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
f) 100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells,
g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines.
Some of the buffers specified above may not have been included in previous permits for
this waste treatment and disposal system. These buffers are not intended to prohibit or
prevent modifications, which are required by the Division, to improve performance of the
existing treatment facility. These buffers do, however, apply to modifications of the
treatment and disposal facilities which are for the purpose of increasing the flow that is
tributary to the facility. These buffers do apply to any expansion or modification of the
spray irrigation areas and apply in instances in which the sale of property would cause any
of the buffers now complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be violated.
The applicant is advised that any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit
modification.
II. OPERATIQN AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of
the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and
grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a
certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions
of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each CIass I facility at
least weekly and each Class .II, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and
holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the
facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A,.0202.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a
condition that will cause runoff.
5. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field.
b. 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.
7. The average annual weekly application rate shall not exceed 0.7 inches for the Winter and
1.2 inches for Summer.
8. No type of wastewater other than that from the Town of Jackson shall be sprayed onto the
irrigation area.
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9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
10. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such
controls may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each
site.
11. Freeboard in the lagoon shall not be less than 1.5 feet at any time.
III. MONITORING AND REPORTINGREQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses)
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.
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) weather conditions, and
g) maintenance of cover crops.
3. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior
to irrigation every February, June and September for the following parameters:
BOD5 TSS
Fecal Coliform pH
NH3 as N
4. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition III 2) and all
effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition III 3) and any other data as may be
required shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month to the
following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
5. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone no. (919)
571-4700, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working
day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following:
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a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such
as the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester, the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures
of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.
C. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-
pass directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the
influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with its permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence_ This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
IV. GRQUND3YATER REQUIREMENTS
The seven (7) monitor wells (MW -1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 an 8) shall be sampled initially every
February, June and September for the following parameters:
NO3 TOC
PH NO2
Ammonia Nitrogen Chlorides
Water Level Fecal Coliforms
Total Suspended Solids
Volatile Organic Compounds - In September only ( by Method 1 or Method 2
below)
Method 1: Method 6230D ( Capillary - Column), "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater", 17th edition, 1989
Method 2: Method 502.2 " Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Drinking Water", United States Environmental Protection Agency -
600/4-88/039
2. The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters. The depth of water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on
the top of the casing.
3. The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to
provide relative elevations of the measuring point for each monitoring well.
4. If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 are detected in any down gradient monitoring
well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual
constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured in
the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/l, this concentration will be taken to represent
the naturally occurring TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring
TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject to the additional sampling
and analysis as described above.
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5. If any volatile organic compounds are detected by method 6230D, or the equivalent method
502.2, then EPA methods 604 and 611 must also be run to detect other organic compounds
which may be present. The results of all analysis specified in the monitoring requirements,
including 604 and 611 if required, must be submitted simultaneously.
6. The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of
Environmental Management, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 on
Form GW -59 (Compliance Monitoring Report Form) every March, July and October.
7. The Compliance Boundary for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC
2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is established
at either (1) 250 feet from the waste disposal area, or (2) 50 feet within the property
boundary, whichever is closest to the waste disposal area. An exceedance of Groundwater
Quality Standards at or beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to immediate
remediation action in addition to the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute
143-215.6A (a)(1).
8. Also in accordance with 15 NCAC 2L, a REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around the
disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the
waste disposal area. Any exceedance of standards at the Review Boundary shall require
remediation action on the part of the Permittee.
9. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
V . INSPECTIONS
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and disposal facilities
to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which may cause
or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance.
The Permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least the date and time
of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions
taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee for a
period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon
request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that
must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of
groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
VI, GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications, and other supporting data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
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3. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be
submitted to the Division of Environmental Management 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.
4. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
5. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
6. A set of approved pians and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Pern-iittee for the life of the project.
7. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause the
Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 211.0205 (c)(4).
S. 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.
Permit issued this the 31 st day of August, 1993
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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A. Presto oward, Jr., .E., Director
Division o Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Manage ent Commission
Permit Number WQ0000948
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ITEM POINTS ITEM
(1) Industrial Prelrealmer' Uni;s and/ -•t
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(se�`G' ition k"o. 32
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(2)D -r_'. €('_ rLOW OF PUJ.i GPD
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waters, sludge hand:;, -,g faciii!ies fo. \%,,,Ile(
"utific?bait plants, 10;Plly closed c-/cle
•sleet, (def, f•fo. 11). and facililies
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consisting only of Item (4) (d) or Items (4) (d)
and (11,} (d))
0 -- 20.000 ....................
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20,00', - 50,000 ................ .
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... ...................
250,061 -• 500.000. ..............
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500,001, •-1,000,000 ............... ......
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1,000,001, -- 2.,000,000 ............ I ... _ ..... ,.
10
2,000,001 (and up) - rale 1 point additional for each
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200,000 gpd capacity up to a
maximunl of 30
Design Flow (gpd) : - --,?, f-. r' C:>
(3) PRELPAINARY UNITS (see delinition no. 32)
(a) Ear Screens .................
1
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or
(b) Mechanical Screels, Static Screens or
Comminuting Devices ........... ....... . .....
2
(c) Gril Removal ..... .....................
or
(d) Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal ... , , .
2
e) Flov: Measuring Device .. , , • , ,.. , , . , .
or
(f) Instrumented Flo:v I:leasurement ...........
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(9) Preeralion
................................
2
(h) Influent Flow Equalization
...................
(i) Grease of Oil Separators • Gravity ..........
2
2
I•>>echanical ..........
3
Dissolved Air Flotation.
(f} PrecttlorinaGon
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(4) PRI -MIA '^DY'T REATMENIT UNITS
(a). Sap€;- Tani; (sae definition no. 43) ..............
(b) .l •.': Tank .. .. . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . .. .
(c) FF:: mary Clarifiers . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) Seliling Ponds or Settling Tanks for inorganic
,Non-toxic Materials (sludge handling facililies
for tater pLirificalion plants, sand, grave:,
stone, and olner mining operations eycepl
recreational activities such as oem or gold
minino).......................................
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(5) SECONC.�.RY TREAT?-.iENT NITS
(a) Carbonaceous Stage
'AAvrGtion - High Purity Oxygen System,.... .
Diliused kir System, .. .. . r. . ... .
N:echanical Air System (fixed',
Iloaling or rotor) ..............
Separate Sludge Reaeration .... .
(ii) Trickling Filler
High Rate .... . ............. .
Standard Bale .............. .
Packed Traver ...............
(iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated
Biological Filler ................ . .. .
(iv) Aerated Lagoons ................. ... .
(v) Rotaline Biological Contaclors .. , .. .. .
(vi) Sand Filters -
intermittent biological
recirculating biological . . , . .
(:iii) Stabilization Lagoons ... :................
(viii)Clarifier ....... . . . ... ! ......... ...... .
(ix) Single stage system for combined
carbonaceous removal of SOD and
nitrogenous removal by nitrification
(see def. No. 12) (Points for this item
have. to be in addition to items (5) (a)
(i) through (5) (a) (viii) . , , , .. ,
(x) Nutrient additions to enhance BOD
removal ...............................
(xi) Biological Culture ("Super Bugs") 'addition
to enhance organic compound removal .... .
2
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' (ii) rickling Filler -
High Rale ..............
7
Standard Rate ............
5
i Packed Tower............
5
I (iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated
Biological Filler .........................
10
(iv) Rotating Biological Contactors ............
10
(v) Sand Filler-
inlermilleni biological .... ... . .
2
recirculaling biological . .. . . ..
3
i (vi) Clarifier ................................
5
16} TERTIARY OR AgVANCED TREATMENT UNIT
(a) Aclivaled Carbons Reds -
without carbon regeneration ..................
5
with carbon regeneration ....................
i 5
(b) Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed -
willunil carhnn re(Iciicralion .................
with "roan regeneration ...................
15
(c) Air Stripping .............................
5
(d) Oenii4licalion Process (separate process) . . . . .
10
(e) Electrodialysis ..............................
5
(1) Foam Sep,,ralion .............................
5
(g) Ion Exchange ................................
5
(h) Land Application of Treated Effluent
(see defini; on no. 22b) (not applicable for
sand, gravel, stone and other similar mining
of?r�rotiari s}
,.(i) on agricullurzl!y managed sites (See del.
No.;) ...................................
(10
(ii) by high rate infiltration on non-agricuflurally
managed sites (includes rotary distributors
and similar fixed nozzle systems) ...........
4
(iii) by subsurface disposal (includes low pressure
pipe systems and gravity systems except at
- plants consisting of septic lank and nitrifica-
tion Fnes only) ............................
4
(i) Microscreens..................................
5
(j} Phosphorus Removal by Biological Processes
(See del. No. 26) .............................
20
(k) Polishing ponds - without aeration .......
2
with aeration ..........
5
(1) Post Aeration cascade ..............
0
diffused or mechanical . .
. 5
(m) Reverse. Osmosis ........................ . ...... 5
(n) Sand or Mixed -Media t=illers - low rale ........... 2
high rate .......... 5
(o) Trealment processes for removal of metal or
cyanid..................................... is
(p) Treatment processes for removal of toxic
materials other than metal or cyanide ......... 15
(7) SLUDGE TPEATMENT
(a) Sludgy Digestion Tank - I-l'ealed............ . .. 10
Aerobic ............... 5
Unhealed ...... ....... 3
Sludge S1 abi.izalion (chemical or thermal) . . . . . . . 5
(c) Sludge Dryir;e Beds • Gravity ................. 2
urui, 1Lrmituye br r-irter Vress or ot+tier
similar dewatering devices .................... 0
(B) SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash)
(a)Lagoons......................................... 2
(b) Land Application (surface and subsurlace)
(see definition 22a)
-where the facility holds the land app. permit 10
-by contracting to a land application operator who
holds the land application permil ................ 2
-land application of sludge by a contractor who does
not hold the permit for the wastewater treatment
facility where the sludge is generated ....... . . 0
(c) Landlilled (burial) ............. . ....... h........ 5
(9) DISINFECTION
(a) Chlorination .............................. C
(b) Dechlorination ............ ' ...........
(c) Ozone ................. I............. 5
(d) ftadialion .......................... 5
(10) CHEMICAL AUDITION SYSTEM (S) (See definition No. 9)
(not applicable to chemical additions rated as item
(3) 0). (5) (a) (xi), (6) (a), (6) (b). (7) (b). (7) (e).
(9) (a), (9) (b), or (9) (c) 5 points each: List:
5
5
7
(11) MISCELLANEOUS UNITS
(a) Holding Ponds, }-folding Tanks or Sapling fond,
for Organic or Toxic Materials including wastes
from mining operations conlaining nitrogen andlor
phosphorous compounds in amounts significantly
grea,er than is common for domestic wastewater .......... 4
(b) Effluent Flow Equalization (not applicable to storage
basins which are inherent in land application systems). 2
(c), Stage Discharge (not applicable to storage basins
inh::ent in land applicalion systems .......................................
(d) fourns...................................................................................................
(e) Stand -By Power Supply ............................................. I.................... 3
(1) Thermal Pollulion Control Device ............................................. 3
TOTAL POINTS Zcl
CLASSIFICATION
Class I ........................................................... 5 . 25 Points
CU_u....................................................... 2-6- 50 Points
Class III ....................................................... 51- 65 Points
Class IV ........................................................ 66- Up Points
Facililies having a rating of one through four points, inclusive,
do not require a certified operator. Classification of all other
facilities requires a comparable grade operator in responsible
charge.
Facililies having an activated sludge process will be assigned