WQ0003596_Final Permit_19900928

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 2761
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobcy, Jr., Secretary
September 28, 1990
Mr. Robert Jones
Jones Dairy Farm Corporation
Post Office. Box 1108
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
George T. Everett, Ph.D.
Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0003596
Jones Dairy Farm Corporation
Land Application of Sludge
Wake County
Dean' Mr_ Jones:
In accordance with your application received May 23, 1990, we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0003596, dated September 28, 1990, to Jones Dairy Farm Corporation for the
operation of a land application of sludge- progra_ni.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until August 31, 1995, 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 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 perrnit shall
be final and binding.
One set of approval documents is being forwarded to you. If you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Mr.��a Bolden at 919/ 733-5083.
Y,
" r .George T. E
cc: Wake County Health Department
W. Lee Fleming, Jr.. Engineering
Raleigh Regional Office
Groundwater Section /f
Training and Certification
Pollution Prevention Pays
P_o. Boz 27637, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal opportunity Affirmative Action i nnpioyer

NORTli CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMNIISSJON
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, IJEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SLUDGE 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
Jones Dairy Farm Corporation
Wake County
FOR THE
operation of a sludge land application program consisting of approximately 14.0 acres, of land
application area to dispose of domestic sludge generated at the Jones Dairy Farm Wastewater
Treatment Plant with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application
received May 23, 1990 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 August 31, 1995, and shall be subject
to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. PERFORMAN,LTE3TANDARDS
The Raleigh Regional Office, phone no. [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 sludge 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. Also the Wake 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 absorb 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 wastcs resulting from the
operation of this program.
4. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Per-mittee of the responsibility for
damages to surface or groundwaters resulting froth the operation of this facility.

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5. In the event that the land application program is not operated satisfactorily,
including the creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall cease applying
sludge to the sites and take any immediate corrective actions, including the
construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
6. No crops for direct human consumption shall be raised on these sites for a period of
18 months following sludge application.
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18% for subsurface applications.
The following buffers zones shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet from residences under separate mvnership for surface application
method, however the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a Minimum of
100 feet upon written consent of the owner.
b) 200 feet from residences under separate ownership for injection method,
however the buffer zone requirement may be reduced to a minimum of 100 feet
upon written consent of the owner.
c) 100 feet from "SA and SB" classified waters and public surface water supplies
for both methods,
d) 50 feet from "WS" classified waters and other streams, creeks; lakes, givers,
and surface water drainage ways for injection method.
e) 100 feet from "WS" classified waters and other streams, creeks, lakes, rivers
and surface water drainage ways for surface application method,
f) 100 feet from property lines for both methods,
g) 50 feet from public right of ways for surface application methods,
h) 25 feet from public right of ways for subsurface disposal methods,
i) 10 feet from upslope interceptor drains and surface water diversions for both
methods,
j) 25 feet from downslope interceptor drains, surface water diversions,
groundwater drainage systems and surface drainage ditches for both methods.
9. A copy of this permit shall be kept at the land application site when sludge is being
applied during the life of this permit. A spill prevention and control plan shall be
kept in all sludge transport and application vehicles.
10. All sludges included in this permit must be stabilized by a process to significantly
reduce pathogens (as described in 40 CFR Part 257, Appendix II) prior to
application or incorporation. An evaluation of all sludges as specified in condition
II 4 must be conducted as to their ability to demonstrate compliance with this
requirement. A copy of this report must be submitted to the Assistant Chief for
Operations, Division of Environmental Management, Water Quality Section,
Operations Branch, PO Box 27687, Raleigh, 1\C 27611-7687, within six (6)
months of the permit issue date.
11. Specific sludge application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each site
prior to and during sludge application.
12. No sludge at any time shall be stored at any application site,
II.OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REOUTREMENTS
The facilities and disposal sites shall be properly maintained and operated at all
times.
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2. A suitable vegetative cover as listed in condition 11 3, shall be maintained in
accordance with the crop management plan approved by this Division.
The application rates shall not exceed the following for the specified crops:
Crags PAN (lbs/acre!
Sorghum 120
Barley 100
4. No sludges other than the following are hereby approved for land -application in
accordance with this permit:
Permit Estimated
Source County Number. Volume I dry tons/vearj
Tones Dairy Farm Wake NCO064149 10
5. The lifetime heavy metal loadings shall not exceed the following for the
corresponding Cation Exchange Capacities (CEC):
Parameter EC C < 5
Lead (lbs/acre) 500
Zinc (lbs/acre) 250
Copper (lbs/acre) 125
Nickel (lbs/acre) 125
Cadmium (lbs/acre) 4.5
b. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in
responsible charge of the land application operation. The operator must hold a
certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the land
application program by the Certification Commission.
7. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored sludge material into any surface waters.
S. Animals shall not be grazed on sludge applied land within a 30-day period
following the sludge application. Application sites that are to be used for grazing
shall have fencing that will be used to prevent access after each application.
9. Surface applied sludge will be plowed or disced within twenty-four �24) hours after
application on lands with no cover crop established.
10. For areas that are prone to flooding or within the 100-year flood elevation, sludge
may be applied only during periods of dry weather. The sludge must be
incorporated into the soil within twenty-four (24) hours of application.
11. Appropriate measures must be taken to control public access to the Iand application
sites during active site use and for the 12-month period following the last sludge
application event. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the
activities being conducted at each site.
12. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from
-conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto the adjacent property or
into the surface waters.
13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a
rainfall event of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours. Any emergency- sludge disposal
measures must first be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
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14. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of at least 6.5 prior to sludge
application. Sludge may be applied to sites with a pH of less than 6.5 provided a
sufficient amount of lime is also applied to achieve a final pH of the lin-le, sludge
and soil mixture of at least 6.5.
111. M NITORIN AND REPORTING UQ11TREMENTS
Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, sludge, soil, -or plant tissue
analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure protection of the environment will be established and an acceptable sampling
and reporting schedule shall be followed. If monitoring data indicates minimal or
no concern to the Division, reduction of monitoring requirements may be pursued
after two annual reporting periods.
2. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all disposal activities.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to the following
information:
a) source of sludge
b) date of sludge application
c) location of sludge application (site, field, or zone #}
d) method of application
e) weather conditions
f) soil conditions
g) type of crop or crop to be grown on field
h) volume of sludge applied in gallons/acre and dry tonsiacre
i) annual and cumulative totals of dry tons/acre of sludge, annual and cumulative
pounds/acre of each heavy inetal (which shall include, but not be limited to
lead,nickel, cadmium, copper and zinc), annual pounds/acre of plant available
nitrogen (PAN), and annual. pounds/acre of phosphorus applied to each field.
3. A representative annual soils analysis shall be conducted of each site receiving
sludge in the respective calendar year and the results maintained on file by the
Permittee for a minimum of five years. The soils analysis shall include but is not
necessarily limited to the following parameters:
Standard Soil Fertility Test
% Base Saturation
Phosphorus
Potassium
Lead
Zinc
Magnesium.
pH
Manganese
Cation Exchange Capacity
Sodium
Nickel
Cadmium
Copper
Calcium
4. A quarterly sludge analysis and annual EP Toxicity analysis shall be conducted by
the Permittee and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of
five years. If land application occurs at a frequency less than quarterly, sludge
analysis will be required for each instance of land application. The sludge analysis
shall include but is not necessarily limited to the following parameters:
% total solids Magnesium
Chlorides Sulfate
Phosphorus Potassium
Lead Zinc
Copper nickel
Cadmium Cluonuum
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Sodium Calcium
Total Nitrogen Ammonia Nitrogen
Nitrate/Nitrite, Nitrogen pH
Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
The EP Toxicity analysis shall include the following parameters:
Arsenic
Cadmium
Lead
Selenium
Endrin
Methoxychlor
2,4-D
Barium
Chromium
Mercury
Silver
Lindane
Toxaphene
2,4,5 -TP SiIvex
Please note, 40 CFR Parts 261, 271, and 302 require Toxicity Characteristic
Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis be conducted after September 25, 1990. This
permit may, at any time, be amended to require TCLP analysis._in place of EP
Toxicity analysis.
5. Three copies of all monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in conditions
1111, III 2, III 3 and 1114 shall be submitted annually on or before March 1 of
the following year to the following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
6. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh, Regional Office telephone
no. [phone], as sown 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.
b. Any failure of the land application program resulting in a release of sludge
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 sludge treatment.
e. Any spillage or discharge froze a vehicle or piping system transporting sludge to
the application site.
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.
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IV. GROUNMYATER REOUTREMENTS
Any groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of
Environmental Management shall be provided.
2. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high
water table is less than three feet below land surface.
V. INSPEMONS
1. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the sludge storage, transport, 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 Pemuttee for a period of three years from the
date of the inspection and shall be made available upon request by the Division of
Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
2. 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 land application activities are carried
out in accordance with the conditions of this permit and in the manner approved by
this Division.
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. In the event 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 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. Prior to any transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives
full details of the materials applied or incorporated at this site.
5. This permit shall become, voidable unless the agreements between the Pern- ittee and
the landowners/lessees are in full force and effect.
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6. The following are approved sites for sludge application (see attached map):
Site No. Gwner/Lesam
Application Area excluding buffers
acres
la
Jones Dairy Farm
3.1
2a
Jones Dairy Farm
3.8
3
Jones Dairy Farm
2.6
4b
Jones Dairy Farm
4.5
a -
West border of these sites shall be access road to wastewater treatment plant
b -
400 foot buffer to residences must be maintained at this site as with all other
sites
7. 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 143-215.6.
8. 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).
9. 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.
10. A set of approved documents for the subject project must be retained by the
applicant for the life of the permit.
11. The Pe-rmittee, 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 deern
appropriate.
12. This permit may be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate any
conditions, limitations and monitoring requirements the Division of Environmental
Management deems necessary in order to adequately protect the environment and
public health.
Permit issued this the 28th day of September, 1990
—`----George T. Ever%
Division of Envuo
By Authority of the
Pe it No. WQ0003596
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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