WQ0001618_Final Permit_20070817

O� W'gT�it? Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
7 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
�= Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
August 17, 2007
HONORABLE BARRY HAYES, MAYOR
Towel of GRANITE FALLS
P.O. Box 10
GRANITE PALLS, NC 28630
Subject: Permit No. WQ0001618
Town of Granite Falls
Town of Granite palls Residuals Land Application Program
Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Caldwell County
Dear Mr. Hayes:
In accordance with your modification request received April 18, 2007, we are forwarding
herewith a modified Attachment A and B, certified August 17, 2007, to the Town of Granite Falls for the
subject residuals land application program.
This certification is being issued to modify Attachment A to:
! Approve the application of the Town of Granite Falls WTP alum sludge as part of the Town's
residual land application program.
This certification is being issued to modify Attachment B to:
♦ Include the dominant soil type for each approved application sites.
This modified Attachment A and B shall be effective from the date of certification; shall void
Attachment A and B of Permit No. WQ0001618 that was issued on April 21, 2006; and shall be subject to
the conditions and limitations as specified therein and well as those specified in the above -referenced
permit. As always, remember to take the time to review this modified Attachment A and B
thoroughly, as some of the conditions contained therein may have been changed since the last
certification. Note that this modified Attachment A and B are hereby incorporated by reference into
Permit No. WQ0001618, issued on April 21, 2006.
Please replace the existing Attachment A and B of Permit No. WQ0001618 that was issued
on April 21, 2006, with this modified Attachment A and B. It is the Permittee's responsibility to
ensure that inserting this modified Attachment A and B into Permit No. WQ0001618 to create a complete
permit; making sure to retain all updated and existing vicinity and buffer maps for all land application
sites.
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Mr. Barry Hayes
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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 thirty (30) days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Jon Risgaard at (919)
715-6167 [e-mail].
Sincerely
R
for Coleen H,,Suliins
cc: Gary Hartong, The Wooten Company
Caldwell County Health Department
AshevilleRegional Office -Aquifer Protection Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
APS Central Files
APS Files
LAU Residuals Program Coordinator

ATTACHMENT A - Approved Residual Sources
Permit Number: WQ0001618 Version: 21
Town of Granite Falls Residuals Land Application Program
' Residuals generated at the WTP are not subject to the vector attraction reduction requirements of Condition 11 6, and thus monitoring is not
required to meet vector attraction reduction requirements. The Monitoring frequency indicated remains for pathogen reduction monitoring as
required in condition 111.4.
Monitoring
Monitoring
Frequency
Frequency for
Maximum
for
Condition 111 3.
Approved
Permit
Issued
Dry Tons
Condition
and Condition III.
Mineralization
Owner
Facility Name
County
Number
By
Is 503?
Per Year
111. 2.
4.
Rate
Town of Granite
Granite Falls WTP
Caldwell
NC0082546
DWQ
non 503
45
Once per
Permit
Annually'
Falls
Cycle
Town of Granite
Granite Falls
Caldwell
NC0021890
DWQ
503
134.
Annually
Annually
.30
Falls
W WTP
Total
179
' Residuals generated at the WTP are not subject to the vector attraction reduction requirements of Condition 11 6, and thus monitoring is not
required to meet vector attraction reduction requirements. The Monitoring frequency indicated remains for pathogen reduction monitoring as
required in condition 111.4.

ATTACHMENT B - APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES
Permit Number: WQ0001618 Version: 2.1
Town of Granite Falls Residuals Land Application Program
Field/
Basin
Owner
Lessee
County
Latitude
Longitude
Net Acreage
Dominant
Soil Series
01-013
Bumgamer, Rick
Caldwell
35049'09"
81022'30"
43.60
Cecil
03-02"
Starnes, Ray
Caldwell
35047'03"
8I02343"
48.80
Cecil
10-01
Carpenter, Gene
Caldwell
35°52'14"
81°23'54"
14.60
Cecil
15-01
Prestwood, Kim Y
Caldwell
35051'10"
81°31'39"
16.61
Cecil
Total
123.61
'Application is restricted to a point beginning 50 feet west of the wet area/drainage way paralleling SRI 751.
a Application is restricted to areas outside the steeply sloped gully.