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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder
Governor Director
January 16, 2014
Robert Johnson - CEO
House of Raeford Farms, Inc.
PO Box 40
Rose Hill, NC 28458-0040
Dear Mr. Johnson:
John E. Skvarla. III
Secretary
Subject: Permit No. WQ0002005
House of Raeford Fanns, Inc.
Wastewater Irrigation System
Duplin County
In accordance with your permit renewal request received May 31, 2013, and subsequent
additional information received October 3, 2013, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0002005
dated January 16, 20I4, to House of Raeford Fanns, Inc, for the continued operation of the subject
wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities.
low, This pen -nit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February ry 28, 2019, and shall be
subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the
monitoring requirements listed in Attachments A, B and C for they may differ from the previous permit
issuance. Failure to establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational
information shall result in future compliance problems.
For your convenience, customized electronic copies of your facility's NDMR, NDMLR and
NDAR-1 forms are available for download at: htt :// ortal.ncdenr.orJweb/w /a s/lauJre ortinQ.
Please note the following permit conditions are new since the last permit issuance:
Condition 1.1 —Regarding submission of information on the added chlorination system.
Condition 1.2 — Regarding irrigation flow meter and recirculation system installation.
> Condition I.3 -- Regarding compliance schedule for clean out in lagoon 1.
%- Condition II.8 — The Pennittee shall apply for a permit modification to establish a new
compliance boundary prior to any sale or transfer of property affecting a compliance
boundary.
Condition I1.9 — Prohibition for well construction within the compliance boundary.
WATER QUALITY PERMITTING SECTION
1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] l FAX: 91"07-6496
Internet: htt :11 ortal.nodenr.o! lweblw
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Acton Employer

Mr. Johnson
January 16, 2014
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Condition 11.10 — Requirements for deed registration if land within the compliance boundary A%%
is not own by the Permittee.
Condition 111.6. — Regarding irrigation equipment testing and calibration.
> Condition IV.2 — Regarding requirements for certified laboratory.
> Condition IV.6 -- Regarding freeboard measurement in lagoons.
> Condition IV.8 and 9 — Regarding maintenance log and record keeping requirements.
Condition IV.10 — Regarding monitoring well sampling requirements.
Condition [V.15(e) — Regarding non compliance notification for ponding in or runoff from
the irrigation sites.
Condition V L7, 8, and 9 — General permit requirements.
Attachment A, B, and C -- Regarding effluent and surface water monitoring, field loading
limits, and groundwater monitoring requirements.
If any parts, requirements or limitations contained in this permit are: unacceptable, the Permittee
has the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of
this permit. This request shall 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 at 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 permit, please contact Clionticha McDaniel at
[phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Th �as Reeder
cc: Duplin County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Permit File WQ0002005
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER 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
House of Raeford Farms, Inc.
Duplin County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 800,000 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and irrigation facility
consisting of
a 775 GPM influent pump station with dual pumps, a wedgewire screening unit, a 500 square foot
dissolved air flotation unit, two stabilization lagoons (one 7.755 million gallons and another 8.175 million
gallons capacity) in series, a 950 GPM transfer pump station with dual pumps and liquid chlorine feed
system, a 35 million gallon storage lagoon (63 days storage capacity), a 2,000 GPD irrigation pump
station with dual pumps, and approximately 146.44 acres of irrigation fields and 41 additional acres used
only for crop maintenance,
to serve House of Raeford Farms, Inc., with no discharge of wastes to surface waters, pursuant to the
application received May 31, 2013, and subsequent additional information received by the Division of
Water Resources, and in conformity with the project plans, 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 February 28, 2019, and shall be subject to
the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. SCHEDULES
1. No later than April 1, 2014 the Permittee shall submit information (i.e. specifications, model number,
copy of user manual, etc.) of the tablet chlorination system that has been added to the facility.
2. No later than June 30, 2014, the Permittee shall submit plans and specifications for a flow measuring
device to accurately record irrigation flow (i.e. dosage for the irrigation fields) and plans to add the
recirculation system in lagoon 1 including specifications for the Mazzi injectors. If required by G.S.
89C, a NC professional engineer shall prepare these documents and submit them to the Wilmington
Regional Office. The flow measuring device and recirculation system shall be installed within one
OWN year of the date of this permit.
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3. No later than March 1, 2015, the Permittee shall begin removal of the grease cap in lagoon 1. Once
the grease cap is removed and within 60 days from when the grease cap removal is completed, the
Permittee shall submit plan and schedule for sludge removal so that the lagoon can function properly
and provide needed treatment and storage capacity.
4. No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division will review the
adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will renew the permit for such period of
time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate. Please note Rule 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(d) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal
application.
5. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0404(e), if the subject wastewater treatment or irrigation
facilities are in noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this permit, governing statutes or
regulations, the subject facilities shall be connected to an operational publicly owned wastewater
collection system within 180 days of its availability. Prior to the initiation of these connection
activities, appropriate Division approval shall be received.
II. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The subject non -discharge facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so there
is no discharge to surface waters, nor any contravention of groundwater or surface water standards.
In the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions
due to improper operation and maintenance, or failure of the irrigation areas to adequately assimilate
the effluent, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including Division required actions,
such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or irrigation facilities.
2. This permit shall not relieve the Permittee of their responsibility for damages to groundwater or
surface water resulting from the operation of this facility.
3. Effluent quality shall not exceed the limitations specified in Attachment A.
4. Application rates, whether hydraulic, nutrient or other pollutant, shall not exceed those specified in
Attachment B.
5. The compliance boundary for the disposal system shall be specified in accordance with 15A NCAC
02L .0107(b). This disposal system was individually permitted on or after December 30, 1983;
therefore, the compliance boundary is established at either 250 feet from the effluent disposal area, or
50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the effluent disposal area. An
exceedance of groundwater standards at or beyond the compliance boundary is subject to remediation
action according to 15A NCAC 02L .0106(d)(2) as well as enforcement actions in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A through 143-215.6C.
6. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0108, the review boundary is established midway between the
compliance boundary and the effluent disposal area. Any exceedance of groundwater standards at the
review boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0106.
7. The 13.1 acre reserve area (i.e. green area) included on sheet 17A of the approved plans shall be
maintained for the life of the permit.
8. The Permittee shall apply for a permit modification to establish a new compliance boundary prior to
any sale or transfer of property affecting a compliance boundary.
9. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0107(d), no wells, excluding Division approved monitoring
wells, shall be constructed within the compliance boundary except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L
.0107(g).
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10. Except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(g), the Permittee shall ensure any landowner who is
not the Permittee and owns Iand within the compliance boundary shall execute and file with the
Duplin County Register of Deeds an easement running with the land containing the following items:
a. A notice of the permit and number or other description as allowed in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(f)(1);
b. Prohibits construction and operation of water supply wells within the compliance boundary; and
c. Reserves the right of the Permittee or the State to enter the property within the compliance
boundary for purposes related to the permit.
The Director may terminate the easement when its purpose has been fulfilled or is no longer needed.
11. The facilities permitted herein shall be constructed according to the following setbacks:
a. The setbacks for irrigation sites permitted under 15A NCAC 02H .0200 shall be as follows (all
distances in feet):
i. Any habitable residence or place of public assembly under separate ownership: 400
ii. Drainage ways or Surface waters: 100
iii. Any well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
iv. Any property line: 150
v. Public right of way: 50
b. The setbacks for storage and treatment units permitted under 15A NCAC 02H .0200 shall be as
follows (all distances in feet):
i. Any well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
ii. Any property line: 50
",'I. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 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. The Permittee shall maintain an Operation and
Maintenance Plan pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0507, which at a minimum shall include operational
functions, maintenance schedules, safety measures and a spill response plan.
2. Upon the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission's (WPCSOCC)
classification of the subject non -discharge facilities, in accordance with 15A NCAC 08G .0200 the
Permittee shall designate and employ a certified operator in responsible charge (ORC) and one or
more certified operator(s) as back-up ORC(s). The ORC or their back-up shall visit the facilities in
accordance with 15A NCAC 08G .0200, and shall comply with all other conditions specified in the
previously cited rules.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained at all times, such that crop health is
optimized, allows for even distribution of effluent and allows inspection of the irrigation system.
4. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent effluent ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites.
5. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that
will cause ponding or runoff.
6. All irrigation equipment shall be tested and calibrated at least once per permit cycle. Calibration
records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made
available to the Division upon request.
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7. Only effluent from House of Raeford Farms, Inc. shall be irrigated on the sites listed in Attachment
B.
8. No automobiles or machinery shall be allowed on the irrigation sites except during equipment
installation or while maintenance is being performed.
9. Public access to the irrigation sites and wastewater treatment facilities shall be prohibited.
10. The residuals generated from the wastewater treatment facilities shall be disposed or utilized in
accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .1100. The Permittee shall maintain a residual management plan
pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0508.
11. Diversion or bypassing of untreated or partially treated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
12. Freeboard in the lagoons shall not be less than two feet at any time.
13. A gauge to monitor waste levels in the lagoons shall be provided. This gauge shall have readily
visible permanent markings, at inch or tenth of a foot increments, indicating the following elevations:
maximum liquid level at the top of the temporary liquid storage volume; minimum liquid level at the
bottom of the temporary liquid storage volume; and the lowest point on top of the dam.
14. A protective vegetative cover shall be established and maintained on all earthen embankments (i.e.,
outside toe of embankment to maximum allowable temporary storage elevation on the inside of the
embankment), berms, pipe runs, erosion control areas, and surface water diversions. Trees, shrubs,
and other woody vegetation shall not be allowed to grow on the earthen dikes or embankments.
Earthen embankment areas shall be kept mowed or otherwise controlled and accessible.
15. The crop management plan developed for this facility shall be followed except for nutrient loadings
that are limited by this permit.
16. The irrigation field surfaces shall be scarified as necessary to prevent the sealing of the surface
sufficient to cause ponding on the irrigation sites.
IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any Division required monitoring (including groundwater, plant tissue, soil and surface water
analyses) necessary to ensure groundwater and surface water protection shall be established, and an
acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Per 15A NCAC 02H .0800, a Division certified laboratory shall conduct all laboratory analyses for
the required effluent, groundwater or surface water parameters.
3. Flow through the treatment facility shall be continuously monitored, and daily flow values shall be
reported on Form NDMR.
The Permittee shall install and maintain an appropriate flow measurement device to ensure the
accuracy and reliability of flow measurement consistent with accepted engineering and scientific
practices. Selected flow measurement devices shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum
deviation of less than ten percent from true flow; accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year;
and maintained to ensure the accuracy of measurements is consistent with the selected device's
accepted capability. The Permittee shall maintain records of flow measurement device calibration on
file for a period of at least five years. At a minimum, documentation shall include:
a. Date of flow measurement device calibration,
b. Name of person performing calibration, and
c. Percent from true flow.
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% 4. The Permittee shall monitor the effluent from the subject facilities at the frequencies and locations for
the parameters specified in Attachment A.
5. The Permittee shall maintain adequate records tracking the amount of effluent irrigated. At a
minimum, these records shall include the following information for each irrigation site listed in
Attachment B:
a. Date of irrigation;
b. Volume of effluent irrigated;
c. Site irrigated;
d. Length of time site is irrigated;
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings;
f. Continuous monthly and year-to-date loadings for any non -hydraulic parameter specifically
limited in Attachment B;
g. Weather conditions; and
h. Maintenance of cover crops.
6. Freeboard (i.e., waste level to the lowest embankment elevation) in the lagoons shall be measured to
the nearest inch or tenth of a foot, and recorded weekly. Weekly freeboard records shall be
maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the
Division upon request.
7. Three copies of all monitoring data (as specified in Conditions IV.3. and IVA.) on Form NDMR for
each PPI and three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in Conditions IV.5. and
IV.6) on Form NDAR-1 and NDMLR for every site in Attachment B shall be submitted on or before
the last day of the following month. If no activities occurred during the monitoring month,
monitoring reports are still required documenting the absence of the activity. All information shall be
submitted to the following address:
Division of Water Resources
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
8. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall be
maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the
Division upon request. At a minimum, this record shall include:
a. Name of the residuals hauler;
b. Non -Discharge permit number authorizing the residuals disposal, or a letter from a municipality
agreeing to accept the residuals;
c. Date the residuals were hauled; and
d. Volume of residuals removed.
9. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility. This log shall be maintained at the facility for
a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, this log shall include:
a. Date of calibration of flow measurement device;
b. Visual observations of the plant and plant site; and
c. Record of preventative maintenance (e.g., changing of equipment, adjustments, testing,
inspections and cleanings, etc.).
10. Monitoring wells shall be sampled at the frequencies and for the parameters specified in Attachment
C. All mapping. well construction forms well abandonment forms and monitoring data shall refer to
the ermit number and the well nomenclature as provided in Attachment C and Fi � re 2 and 3.
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11. Two copies of the monitoring well sampling and analysis results shall be submitted on a Compliance
Monitoring Form (GW-59), along with attached copies of laboratory analyses, on or before the last
working day of the month following the sampling month. The Compliance Monitoring Form (GW-
59) shall include this permit number, the appropriate well identification number, and one GW-59a
certification form shall be submitted with each set of sampling results. All information shall be
submitted to the following address:
Division of Water Resources
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
12. An annual representative soils analysis (i.e., Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted on
each irrigation site listed in Attachment B. These results shall be maintained at the facility for a
period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, the Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include the following parameters:
Acidity
Exchangeable Sodium Percentage
Phosphorus
Base Saturation (by calculation)
Magnesium
Potassium
Calcium
Manganese
Sodium
Cation Exchange Capacity
Percent Humic Matter
Zinc
Copper
pH
13. A soil scientist or agronomist shall submit two interim reports per year and one annual report to the
Wilmington Regional Office. Each interim site visit shall be performed prior to the crop planting, if
planting occurs, or prior to each crop growth season. The interim report shall be submitted within one
month of the site visit and should contain, but not be limited to, the following:
a. Visual observations of land conditions, irrigation patterns and lagoon levels
b. Nutrient loading analysis using an average of current effluent concentrations;
c. Crop management recommendations;
d. Vegetation (plant tissue) analysis;
e. Any recommendations for improving conditions at the spray irrigation sites for the next crop.
14. An annual report should be submitted by the soil scientist or agronomist to the Wilmington Regional
Office on or before January 31 of each year and should contain, but be limited to the following:
a. Results of the past year's strategy, including the effectiveness of changes which may have been
performed based upon interim evaluations;
b. Monthly irrigation logs for the year. The logs should denote the maximum weekly irrigation rate
for each month;
c. Recommendations for the next year, including waterway management, micronutrient additions,
irrigation recommendations, and crop management recommendations.
15. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number (910)
796-7215, 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:
a. Any occurrence at the facility resulting in the treatment of significant amounts of wastes that is
abnormal in quantity or characteristic, including the known passage of a hazardous substance.
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b. Any process unit failure (e.g., mechanical, electrical, etc.), due to known or unknown reasons,
rendering the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment.
c. Any facility failure resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving surface waters.
d. Any time self -monitoring indicates the facility has gone out of compliance with its permit
limitations.
e. Ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites.
Any emergency requiring immediate reporting (e.g., discharges to surface waters, imminent failure of
a storage structure, etc.) outside normal business hours shall be reported to the Division's Emergency
Response personnel at telephone number [phone], [phone], or [phone].
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within
five days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report shall outline the actions taken or
proposed to be taken to ensure the problem does not recur.
V. INSPECTIONS
L The Permittee shall provide adequate inspection and maintenance to ensure proper operation of the
wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities.
2. The Permittee or their designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities to
Prevent malfunctions, facility deterioration and operator errors resulting in discharges, which may
cause the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health or a public nuisance. The
Permittee shall maintain an inspection log that includes, at a minimum, the date and time of
inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken. The
Permittee shall maintain this inspection log for a period of five years from the date of the inspection,
and this log shall be made available to the Division upon request.
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3. Any duly authorized Division representative may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect
any property, premises or place on or related to the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities
permitted herein at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit;
may inspect or copy any records required to be maintained under the terms and conditions of this
permit, and may collect groundwater, surface water or leachate samples.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Failure to comply with the conditions and limitations contained herein may subject the Permittee to
an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 143-
215.6A to 143-215.6C.
2. This permit shall become voidable if the permitted facilities are not constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the Division approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
documentation.
3. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the permit
application, Division approved plans and specifications, and other supporting documentation. No
variances to applicable rules governing the construction or operation of the permitted facilities are
granted, unless specifically requested and approved in this permit pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T
.0105(n).
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4. The issuance of this permit does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances, which may be imposed by other jurisdictional government agencies
(e.g., local, state, and federal). Of particular concern to the Division are applicable river buffer rules
in 15A NCAC 02B .0200; erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC Chapter 4
and under the Division's General Permit NCG010000; any requirements pertaining to wetlands under
15A NCAC 02B .0200 and 02H .0500; and documentation of compliance with Article 21 Part 6 of
Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
5. In the event the permitted facilities change ownership or the Permittee changes their name, a formal
permit modification request shall be submitted to the Division. This request shall be made on official
Division forms, and shall include appropriate property ownership documentation and other supporting
documentation as necessary. The Permittee of record shall remain fully responsible for maintaining
and operating the facilities permitted herein until a permit is issued to the new owner.
6. The Permittee shall retain a set of Division approved plans and specifications for the life of the
facilities permitted herein.
7. The Permittee shall maintain this permit until all permitted facilities herein are properly closed or
permitted under another permit issued by the appropriate permitting authority pursuant to 15A NCAC
02T .01050).
8. This permit is subject to revocation or unilateral modification upon 60 days notice from the Division
Director, in whole or part for the requirements listed in 15A NCAC 02T .0110.
9. Unless the Division Director grants a variance, expansion of the permitted facilities contained herein
shall not be granted if the Permittee exemplifies any of the criteria in 15A NCAC 02T .0120(b).
10. The Permittee shall pay the annual fee within 30 days after being billed by the Division. Failure to
pay the annual fee accordingly shall be cause for the Division to revoke this permit pursuant to 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(e)(3).
Permit issued this the 16`h day of January 2014
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
omapok Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0002005
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