WQ0002645_Final Permit_19961231

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
December 31, 1996
David Lane
Town of Columbus
PO Box 146
Columbus, NC 28722
ffl�.'�VA
IT
A&4
I DEHNR
Subject: Permit No. WQ0002645
Town of Columbus
Land Application of Wastewater Residuals
Polk County
Dear Mr. Lane:
In accordance with your application received on October 21, 1996, we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0002645, dated December 31, 1996, to the Town of Columbus for the operation of a
wastewater residuals land application program.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until November 30, 2001, shall void Permit
No. WQ0002645 issued May 29, 1992, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring and reporting requirements contained 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 thirty (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 Andy Oakley at (919)
733-5083 extension 533.
Sincerely, 1 n
6_C F�J �ct
-
A. Presto Toward, Jr., .E.
cc: Polk County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Asheville Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Bob Cheek, Groundwater Section, Central Office
Training and Certification Unit (No Revised Rating)
Facilities Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
RESIDUALS LAND APPLICATION 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 Columbus
Polk County
FOR THE
operation of a wastewater residuals land application program consisting of the application of 30 dry tons
per year of residuals from sources listed in Condition II 5, to approximately 40 acres of land in Polk
County with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received on October
21, 1996 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 be effective from the date of issuance until November 30, 2001, shall void Permit
No. WQ0002645 issued May 29, 1992, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number [phone], and the appropriate local
governmental official (county manager/city manager) shall be notified at least twenty-four
(24) hours prior to the initial application of the residuals to a site so that an inspection can
be made of the application sites and application method. Such notification to the regional
supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on
Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays. In addition, the Polk County
Manager's office must be notified prior to the initial application so that they will be aware
that the operation has commenced.
2. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate the wastes and
may be rescinded unless the sites are maintained and operated in a manner which will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
3. The land application program shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -
discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program.

4. 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 program.
5. In the event that the land application program is not operated satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Perrnittee shall cease applying residuals to the sites and
take any immediate corrective actions as may be required by the Division.
6. Some of the buffers specified below may not have been included in previous permits for
this land application operation. However, any sites or fields that are included in this
permit, but were approved with different applicable buffers shall be reflagged to comply
with the below buffers. The following buffer zones shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
surface application method; however, the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a
minimum of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner and approval from the
appropriate DWQ regional office,
b) 200 feet from residences or places of public assembly under separate ownership for
subsurface residual injection method; however, the buffer zone requirement may be
reduced to a minimum of 100 feet upon written consent of the owner and the
appropriate DWQ regional office,
c) 100 feet from any public or private water supply source, waters classified as SA or SB,
and any Class I or Class II impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water for
both methods,
d) 100 feet from any streams classified as WS or B, any other stream, canal, marsh or
coastal waters and any other lake or impoundment for surface application,
e) 50 feet from any streams classified as WS or B, any other stream, canal, marsh or
coastal waters and any other lake or impoundment for subsurface application,
f) 100 feet from property lines for both surface and subsurface application methods;
g) 50 feet from public right of ways for both application methods,
h) 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions for both
application methods,
i) 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions, groundwater
drainage systems and surface drainage ditches for both application methods.
7. A copy of this permit shall be maintained at the land application site when residuals are
being applied during the life of this permit. A spill prevention and control plan shall be
maintained in all residuals transport and application vehicles.
8. Specific residual application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site prior to
and during application.
9. No residuals at any time shall be stored at any application site, unless approval has been
requested and obtained from the Division of Water Quality.
10. Maximum slope for residual application shall be 10% for surface application and 18% for
subsurface applications.
11. When wastewater residuals are applied, the Class A pathogen requirements and site
restrictions in 40 CFR Part 503.32(a) or the Class B pathogen requirements and site
restrictions in 40 CFR Part 503.32(b), and one of vector attraction reduction requirements
in 40 CFR Part 503.33 shall be met. Additionally, an evaluation must be performed which
demonstrates the residuals ability to comply with this requirement. Upon request, a copy
of this evaluation must be submitted including all test results and calculations.
2

18. Food crops, feed crops and fiber crops that do not come in contact with the residuals shall
not be harvested for 30 days after residuals application.
19. Food crops with harvested parts that touch the residual/soil mixture and are totally above
the land surface (ex. tobacco, melons, cucumbers, squash, etc.) shall not be harvested for
14 months after residuals application.
20. Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land (root crops such as potatoes,
carrots, radishes, etc.) shall not be harvested for 20 months after application of residuals
when the residuals remain on the land surface for four (4) months or longer prior to
incorporation into the soil.
21. Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not be harvested for 38
months after application of residuals when the residuals remain on the land surface for less
than four (4) months prior to incorporation into the soil.
22. Turf shall not be harvested for 1 year after residuals application if the turf is to be placed on
land with a high potential for public exposure.
MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, residuals, soil, or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Water Quality to insure protection of the
environment will be established and an acceptable sampling and reporting schedule shall be
followed.
2. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all application activities.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following information:
a. source of residuals
b . date of residual application
c. location of residual application (site, field, or zone #)
d . method of application
e. weather conditions (sunny, cloudy, raining, etc.)
f. soil conditions
g. type of crop or crops to be grown on field
h. volume of residuals applied in gallons/acre, dry tons/acre or kilograms/hectare
i. annual and cumulative totals of dry tons/acre of residuals, annual and cumulative
pounds/acre of each heavy metal (which shall include, but not be limited to arsenic,
cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium and zinc), annual
pounds/acre of plant available nitrogen (PAN), and annual pounds/acre of phosphorus
applied to each field.
A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted
on each site receiving residuals in the respective calendar year and the results maintained on
file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years.
The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the
following parameters:
Acidity
Calcium
Copper
Magnesium
Base Saturation (by calculation)
Cation Exchange Capacity
Manganese Potassium
Percent Hu r is Matter Sodium
pH Zinc
Phosphorus
5

The Standard Soil Fertility Analysis (see above) and an analysis for the following
pollutants shall be conducted once prior to permit renewal on soils from each site which has
received residuals during the permit cycle.
Arsenic Mercury Nickel
Cadmium Molybdenum Selenium
Lead
4. A residuals analysis will be conducted annually from the date of permit issuance by the
Permittee and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years.
The residuals analysis shall include but is not necessarily limited to the following
parameters:
Arsenic
Calcium
Cadmium
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
Copper
Magnesium
Lead
% Total Solids
Mercury
pH
Molybdenum
Phosphorus
Nickel
Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
Selenium
Potassium
Zinc
Sodium
Aluminum
TKN
Ammonia -Nitrogen
5. All residuals included in this permit must be monitored annually, from the date of permit
issuance, for compliance with condition I 1 I of this permit. Data to verify stabilization and
vector attraction reduction of the residuals must be maintained by the Permittee. The
required data is specific to the stabilization process utilized, but should be sufficient to
clearly demonstrate compliance the Class A pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part
503.32(x) or with the Class B pathogen requirements and site restrictions in 40 CFR Part
503.32(b), and one of vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33. In
addition, the EPA certification statements concerning compliance with pathogen
requirements, vector attraction reduction requirements and management practices must be
completed annually by the proper authority or authorities if more than one is involved,
either the person who prepares the residuals, the person who derives the material, or the
person who applies the residuals.
6. Three copies of all required monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in
conditions 11111, 111 2, III 3, 111 4, and III 5 shall be submitted annually on or before March
1 of the following year to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
7. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office, telephone number
[phone], 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 with the land application program which results in the land application
of significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic.
2

b. Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of material to receiving
waters.
c. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on
which the system was designed.
d. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility
incapable of adequate residual treatment,
e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system transporting residuals to the
application site.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within five (5) days following first knowledge ofthe occurrence. This report must
outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
1. Within 60 days of permit issuance, the three existing monitor wells, shall be abandoned
according to 15A NCAC 2C .0113 (Abandonment of Wells). A well abandonment record
(form GW -30) attached, must be submitted upon abandonment of the monitor wells.
2. The COMPLIANCE _BOU DARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in
15A NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is
for the disposal system constructed after December 31, 1983 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).
In accordance with 15A 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.
2. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be
provided.
3. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three feet below Iand surface.
V. INSPECTIONS
1. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the residuals storage, transport, and application
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 maintain 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 five years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available to the
Division of Water Quality or other permitting authority, upon request.
7

2. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Water Quality
may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises or place on
or related to the application site or 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; and may obtain samples of groundwater,
surface water, or leachate.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the land application activities are carried out in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the manner
approved by this Division.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature hnd volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event that there is a desire for the
facilities to change ownership or a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request
must be submitted to the Division of Water Quality 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. The following are approved sites for residuals application (see attached map[s]):
Application Area [acres]
Site No. Owner/Lessee (excluding buffers)
001 W.Frank Smith 40.0
TOTAL AVAILABLE ACRES 40
5. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Water Quality in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(x) to 143-215.6(c).
6. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) 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 2H .0205
(c)(4).
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any conditions,
limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Water Quality deems necessary in
order to adequately protect the environment and public health.
E:

10. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreements between the Permittee and the
landowners/lessees are in full force and effect. The land owner agreements are considered
expired concurrent with the expiration date of the permit and must be renewed at the same
time the permit is renewed.
Permit issued this the 31 st day of December, 1996
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Presto oward, Jr., PIE., Director
Division of -Water Quality / I
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0002645
W

-1 A07
10
+` Fn -I c", •9• ,t `' •11 }+`' G.ldara11sC11 C�ee�
irk
mill 11719
` •fta`_• Q R
5' U
soul
wai4r .„' s dP
Tardy toe I' � e ° e4•®
1526 17'30”
Cem a' 1. i . .° Pa1k Athletic _ a
I Qb� ° � 11 I • .i �
I �• % c een 'y
e�•{,''�F, c I "'`s•'p 9 �!7(e 1. Creekl,t{;x.'°05
Oak Lsxl , Yail,.
1 t a
14
1 028
j . ISlr--
I ISZE)
Imo. -. -`l`�• }4 te�L , ..! .
rue � ,i3�J 044o
i
ram
042all
A
n03
l�IJI r a
�5 L r o
ii � • 157fiy
•Y♦ _moi _ .V - _ _ , ' — I .
a° V �.t� PrruelCh �:
10' '94 195 • ,»,l»,ow_eemoau�, °4»"r. R. v» ",. ,e_iB90 `35°I5'
9G ' 197'w•EG
ROAD CLASSIFICATION
WILE
— . = Primary highway, Light duly road, hard or
rlFl hard suilace improved surface
k Secondary highway,
hard surface _ Unimproved road -- _-.---
1 Interstate Route - U S Route f )State Route
MILL SPRING, N. C.
D•J-Grr-rr3.i 1. •?��, it
350B2•C2-TF-024
.ST '1982
PHOTOREVISED 1990
DMA 4554 1 SI -SERIES V842
1 S w C. I n

North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, & Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
Groundwater Section
P.O. Box 29578 - Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0578
WELL ABANDONMENT RECORD
CONTRACTOR REG. NO.
1. WELL LOCATION: (Show a sketch of the location on back of form.)
Nearest Town: County
(Road, Community, Subdivision, Lot No.) Quadrangle No.
2. OWNER:
3, ADDRESS:
4. TOPOGRAPHY: draw, slope, hilltop, valley, flat
5. USE OF WELL:
6. TOTAL DEPTH:
7. CASING REMOVED:
feet
8. SEA? ING MATERIAL:
Neat cement
bags of cement
gals. of water
Other
Type material
Amount
DATE:
DIAMETER:
diameter
Sand cement
bags of cement
yds. of sand
gals. of water
9. EXPLAIN METHOD EMPLACEMENT OF MATERIAL.
WELL DIAGRAM: Draw a detailed sketch of
the well showing total depth, depth and dia-
meter of screens remaining in the well, gravel
interval, intervals of casing perforations, and
depths and types of fill materials used.
I do hereby certify that this well abandonment record is true and exact.
Signature of Contractor or Agent Date
WELL LOCATION: Draw a location sketch on the reverse of this sheet, showing the direc-
tion and distance of the well to at least two (2) nearby reference points
such as roads, intersections and streams. Identify roads with State High
way road identification numbers.
Submit original to the Division of Environmental Management, one copy to the Driller,
and one copy to the owner.
GW -30 Revised 3/96