WQ0004500_Correction_20080627

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
CColeen
H. Sullins, Director
Division
Division of Water Quality
June 27, 2008
MR. ERIC S. WARNER, JR., PLANT MANAGER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
1730 EAST MOORE STREET, S.E.
SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA 28461
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004500
Correction
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Southport, NC Manufacturing Facility
Distribution of Residual Solids
(503 Exempt)
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Warner:
Its accordance with a written request received on June 25, 2008 by Jim Atack of Archer Daniels Midland
Company (ADM), we are forwarding herewith the corrected pages 2, 3, and Attachment A of Permit No.
WQ0004500, issued May 30, 2008, for the subject facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
• p. 3, Condition 11.7 — Brought forward setback requirement from previous permit.
* Attachment A: Added statement classifying that NitroGro H can be considered "cake" sludge.
• Attachment A: Modified monitoring requirements to remove Vector Attraction Reduction
requirements for non -biological residuals (NitroGro III and NitroGro IV).
• Attachment A: Corrected description. of NitroGro V.
Please replace Pages 2, 3, and Attachment A with the corrected Pages 2, 3, and Attachment A into
Permit No. WQ0004500, issued May 30, 2008.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Jon Risgaard at (919)
715-6167. Thank you for your cooperation.
R
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;e—Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Brunswick County Health. Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
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2. No residuals other than those generated by the residuals source -generating facilities listed in the most
recently -certified Attachment A of this permit shall be approved for distribution or land application in
accordance with this permit.
The pollutant concentrations in any residuals that are distributed or land applied to any land
application site shall not shall not exceed the following Ceiling and Monthly Average
Concentrations (i.e., dry weight basis)
Parameter
Monthly Average
Concentration
(mg/kg)
Ceiling Concentration
(mg/kg)
Arsenic
41
75
Cadmium
39
85
Copper
1,500
4,300
Lead
300
840
Mercury
17
57
Molybdenum
n/a
75
Nickel
420
420
Selenium
100
100
Zinc
2,800
7,500
4. When biological residuals (Nitrogro II and Nitrogro V) are distributed or land applied under the
conditions of this permit, the Class A pathogen requirements and site restrictions in 15A NCAC 02T
.1106 (a) and (b), and one vector attraction reduction requirements in 15A NCAC 02T .1107 (a) shall
be met. Additionally, an evaluation shall be performed that demonstrates the residuals' ability to
comply with this requirement. Upon request, a copy of this evaluation, including all test results and
calculations, shall be submitted. Only residuals that are generated by the residuals source -generating
facilities that are identified as being exempt from this condition in the most recently -certified
Attachment A shall not be required to comply with the specified pathogen reduction and vector
attraction reduction requirements.
When residuals (Nitrogro III and Nitrogro IV) are distributed or land applied under the conditions of
this permit, the Class A pathogen requirements and site restrictions in 15A NCAC 02T .1106 (a) and
(b), shall be met. Additionally, an evaluation shall be performed that demonstrates the residuals'
ability to comply with this requirement. Upon request, a copy of this evaluation, including all test
results and calculations, shall be submitted. Only residuals that are generated by the residuals source -
generating facilities that are identified as being exempt from this condition in the most recently -
certified Attachment A shall not be required to comply with the specified pathogen reduction and
vector attraction reduction requirements.
For residuals treatment and storage facilities, the following minimum setbacks shall be maintained
(all distances in feet):
i. Any habitable residence or place of public assembly under separate ownership
ii. Any property line:
iii. Any private or public water supply source:
iv. Surface waters:
v. Any well with exception of monitoring wells:
100
50
100
50
100
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7. When land applying bulk class A residuals to any land application site, the following setbacks shall
be maintained (all distances in feet):
Liquid Cake
a. Any private or public water supply source: 100 100
ii. Surface waters: 1001, 25
iii. Surface water diversions: 25 0
iv. Groundwater lowering ditches: 25 0
v. Any well with exception of monitoring wells: .100 100
vi. Bedrock outcrops: 25 0
Liquid residuals meeting the requirements of this permit, and injected or incorporated within 24 hours of
application shall meet a 50 foot setback to surface waters.
Unless others noted in Attachment A of this permit, "cake" residuals are residuals that have greater
than 15% solids by weight and can be stacked without flowing, and handled, transported and spread
as a solid (i.e., using a backhoe, front end loader, slinger spreader, broadcast spreader or other
equipment designed for handling solid materials) without leaving any significant liquid fraction
behind.
8. Specific residuals land application area boundaries shall be clearly marked on each land application
site prior to and during a bulk residuals land application event.
9. Bulk residuals and other sources of Plant Available Nitrogen (PAN) shall be land applied to all land
application sites at or below agronomic rates. Appropriate agronomic rates shall be calculated using
expected nitrogen requirements based on the Realistic Yield Expectations (RYE) for each approved
land application site. Realistic Yield Expectations for crop types and specific fields or soils types
shall be determined by using any of the following methods:
a. North Carolina Historical Data for specific crop and soil types as provided by North Carolina
State University Department of Soil Science. The Department webpage is located at:
http: //www. soil.nesu.edu/nmp/nensnw aivields/
b. Site Specific Historical Data for crop types on specific fields or soil types by calculating the mean
of the best three yields of the last five consecutive crop harvests for each field.
c. If the RYE cannot be determined using methods 8(a) or (b) above, RYE can be established from
specially developed soil interpretation records for Nutrient Management Planning, Farm Service
Agency Records, university trials, or inference from crop performance on soil with very similar
physical and chemical features.
d. Realistic Yields Expectations and acceptable nitrogen application rates that use the above
methodology are required parts of many agricultural planning documents. The Permittee may use
the RYE and appropriate agronomic rates reported in any of the following documents:
i. Crop management plan as outlined by the local Cooperative Extension Office, the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Natural Resource
Conservation Service, or other agronomist.
ii. Waste Utilization Plan as outlined by Senate Bill 1217 Interagency Group- Guidance
Document: Chapter 1. Guidance for the completion of the plan can be found at:
http://www.enr.state.nc.us/DSWC/­
a es/ idance docs.html.
iii. Certified Nutrient Management Plan as outlined by Natural Resources Conservation
Services (MRCS). These plans must meet the USDA -MRCS 590 Nutrient Management
Standards, which are available at:
ftp ///ftp-fe.sc,egov.usda.gov/NHO//practice-standards/standards/590,pdf
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ATTACHMENT A - Approved Residual Sources
Permit Number: WQ0004500 Version: 3.0
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Certification Date: 06/27/2008
Maximum
Monitoring Frequency for Condition
Approved
Dry Tons
Mineralization
Owner
Product Name'
County
Permit Number
Issued By
Is 503?
Per Year
IV. 2.
IV. 3.
IV. 4.
Rate"
Archer Daniels
NitroGro Ib
Brunswick
NCO027065
DWQ
non 503
0.00
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
0.40
Midland Com any
Archer Daniels
NitroGro IT°
Brunswick
NCO027065
DWQ
non 503
44,044.00
Annually
Monthly
Monthly
0.40
Midland Company
Archer Daniels
NitroGro Illd
Brunswick
NCO027065
DWQ
non 503
16,446.00
Annually
Every 60
Days
Not Required
0.40
Midland Company
Archer Daniels
NitroGro IV`
Brunswick
NCO027065
DWQ
non 503
5,014.00
Annually
Every
er 60
Not Required
0.40
Midland Company
Archer Daniels
NitroGro Vr
Brunswick
NCO027065
DWQ
non 503
0.00
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
0.40
Midland Company
Total I
I
65,504
a - Only residuals derived from the treatment of industrial wastewater shall be approved for distribution/land application in accordance with this pen -nit. It is the Division's
understanding that domestic wastewater generated from the Permittee's Southport, NC Manufacturing Facility is managed separately from industrial wastewater (i.e.,
treated in a different facility and discharged to a different outfall). Under no circumstance shall domestic wastewater be introduced to this wastewater treatment plant. A
modification to this permit shall be requested to and approved by the Division if there is a desire to combine the domestic and industrial wastewater sources.
b - his product is generated from the aerobic digestion of industrial wastewater.
c - This product is generated from the aerobic digestion of industrial wastewater., and is considered a "Cake" provided it can be stacked without flowing, .and handled,
transported and spread as a solid without leaving any significant liquid fraction behind If mixed with CM sampling frequencies of NitroGro 11 apply for the mixture.
d - This product is a biomass that results from the controlled fermentation of sugar to citric acid.
e - This product is a biomass that is similar to NitroGro III, except that sand and grit with a diatomaceous filter aid that were used to facilitate filtration has been added.
f - This product is a blend of the NitroGrow II and NitroGrow IV (Carbon Material) at a ratio not to exceed 2 parts NGII and 1 part NG IV.
g - Each NitroGro product shall be tested for compliance with Condition I. 11. prior to each residuals distribution/land application event for the first calendar year following this
permit's issuance. A residuals distribution/land application event shall be defined as the time period during which residuals are removed from storage such that the volume
has been reduced to a level that is satisfactory to meet the residuals management needs of the Permittee. One set of samples shall be sufficient for each event as long as no
additional residuals are added to storage during the event. Any time that additional residuals are added to storage during an event, another set of samples shall be taken so
that compliance with Conditions 11.4 and II.5. may be verified before the event continues. If the samples from each event taken from the first calendar year complies with
the limits set forth in Conditions I1.4 and I1.5., then the monitoring frequency may be reduced to the frequency listed in the table above. Note, however, if the wastewater
treatment plant is reseeded from another wastewater treatment plant that treats domestic wastewater for any reason (e.g., upset of the biological process, etc.), the Permittee
shall test prior to each event for another calendar year, and the monitoring frequency may be reduced only as described above.
h - Approved mineralization rate for the CN/NGII test site mixture will vary with the ratio of products used. NGII has an approved mineralization rate of .40, and the CM will
have a mineral izationrate of 0.00. The resutling mineralization rate for the mixture will be determined through calculation and reported as part of the annual report.
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