WQ0001305_Final Permit_19890713

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
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
July 13, 1989
Mr. Thomas R- Crawford
General Electric Company
Castle Hayne Road
Wilmington, NC 28402
Dear Mr. Crawford:
R. Paul Wilms
Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0001305
General Electric Company
Wilmington Manufacturing
Department
Sludge Holding Lagoon
New Hanover County
In accordance with your application received March 1, 1989 , we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0001305, dated July 13, 1989, to General Electric Company for
operation of the subject land application of sludge program.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until June 30, 1994, and shall
be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Issuance of this permit shall void
Permit No. 10457, issued July 19, 1984.
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, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are made this permit shall
be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. if you need
additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Rosanne Barona at 919/
733-5083.
Sincere
.� .Paul Wilms /
cc: New Hanover County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office
Groundwater Section
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.Q. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
PERMIT
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
General Electric Company
New Hanover County
continued operation of a two (2) acre sludge holding lagoon to serve General Electric Company's
Wilmington Manufacturing Department and the discharge of approximately 10,000 gallons per
month of digested domestic wastewater sludge to the lagoon with no discharge to the surface waters
of the State, pursuant to the application received March 1 ,1989 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 June 30, 1994, and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are operated in
accordance with 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.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. Diversion or bypassing of the wastewater sludge from the sludge holding lagoon is
prohibited.
5. 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.

f. Freeboard in the sludge holding lagoon shall not be less than two (2) feet at any time.
7. The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance fee within thirty (30) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to timely pay the fee in accordance with 15 NCAC
2H .0205(c)(4) may cause the Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
8. The Permittee, at least six (5) 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.
9. Dikes or diversions shall be constructed as needed to prevent surface water runoff from
entering the sludge holding lagoon.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. No type of sludge other than that from General Electric's Wilmington Manufacturing
Department shall be placed in the sludge holding lagoon.
13. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from
conveying pollutants from the sludge holding lagoon onto the adjacent property or into the
surface waters.
14. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
15. Solids, sludges, or other pollutants removed or resulting from the wastewater sludge holding
lagoon shall be contained and disposed of in such a manner as to prevent any contamination
of the surface or groundwaters of the State.
15. Specific monitoring criteria for surface water and groundwater shall be azranged through the
Wilmington Regional Office's Water Quality and Groundwater Sections.
17. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and groundwater protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting
schedule shall be followed.
18. The five existing monitor wells ( PL-1, PL-3, PL-5, PL-8, and PL-11 ) shall be sampled
quarterly for the following parameters:
NO3-N
Fluoride
PH
Uranium
TDS
Gross Alpha
TOC
Water Level
NH3-N
Gross Beta

The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters. A lower limit of detection of 20 pCi/l for uranium has been recommended by the
Radiation. Protection Section.
If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 are detected in any downgradient 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 execedances of this
naturally occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject
to the additional sampling and analysis as described above.
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the NC Division of Environmental
Management on Form GW-59 [Compliance Monitoring Report Form] by the end of the
month following the month sampling is required. The results shall also be sent to the
Radiation Protection Section at 701 Barbour Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27603-2008.
The Perimeter of Compliance delineated on the attached site plan for the disposal system
is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Classifications and Water Quality
Standards applicable to the groundwater of North Carolina. An exceedance of
Compliance is subject to Statute 143-215.6(1)a. The sale of property, by the
Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the disposal system site may alter
location of the Perimeter of Compliance.
If the title to any property which may affect the boundary of the Perimeter of Compliance
is changed, the permitme. shall notify the Division Director within 14 days. The
Director shall then establish a modified Perimeter of Compliance which will
be done as a modification to the Permit.
For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the compliance perimeter is
established at the lesser of 250 feet from the point of discharge, or 50 feet within the
property boundary.
19. Issuance of this permit shall void Permit No. 10457, issued July 19, 1984
Permit issued this the 13th day of July ,1989
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
f aul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0001305