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January 29, 2007
BIal~e Kehoe — Plant Manager
Clement Pappas NC, Inc.
P.O. Box 1009
Mountain Home, NC 28758
Dear Mr. Kehoe:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004797
Correction
Clement Pappas NC, Inc.
Wastewater Surface Irrigation
Henderson County
In accordance with written request received on January 26, 2007, we are forwarding herewith the
corrected Pages 1, 2, 4, and 6 of Permit No. WQ0004797, issued December 29, 2006, for the subject
facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
1. Page 1 — Note that the permit description has changed to reflect an average daily flow
2. Page 1— Note that the septic tank reference in the permit description has been changed to read a
separation basin.
3. Page 1 -- Note that the acreage of the spray field has been changed to 47.9 acres.
4. Page 1 —Note that "or equivalent" has been added to the Rosemount flowmeter description
5. Page 1 — Note that a flow increase has been added to the permit description
6. Page 2 and Page 4 — Note that all references to Mooresville Regional Office have been changed to
the Asheville Regional Office
7. Page 6 —Note that the wording in Condition N.3 .b. has been changed to read that "the Permittee
shall use the piezometers to if the ground water table is within three (3) feet of the surface."
Please replace Pages 1, 2, 4, and 6 with the corrected Pages 1, 2, 4, and 6 into Permit No.
WQ0004797, issued December 29, 2006.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Matthew Fleahman at
[phone]. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely
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Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
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Naturallry
Aquifer Protection Section 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Phone [phone] Customer Service
www.ncwaterquality.org 2728 Capital Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX [phone]
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cc: Asheville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Christopher Gilbert, P.E. — Altamont Environmental, Inc.
Permit File WQ0004797
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SURFACE 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
Clement Pappas NC, Inc.
Henderson County
FOR THE
continued operation of an average 83,000 -GPD spray irrigation treatment and disposal facility consisting
of a separation basin, a 100 -GPM pump station, approximately 2,200 linear feet of 6 -inch force main, a
2.5 -MG aerated lagoon, a 475 -GPM spray irrigation pump and a 47.9 -acre spray irrigation field and all
associated piping, valves, controls, spray heads and appurtenances
construction of one 40 hp 475 -GPM spray irrigation pump and approximately 600 feet of 8 -inch force
main and all associated piping, valves, controls, and appurtenances
upon successful completion of the preliminary pumping pilot test, construction of one 40 hp 475 -GPM
transfer pump, approximately 650 linear feet of 4 -inch force main, a 1.75 MG above ground wastewater
storage tank, a Rosemount magnetic flowmeter or equivalent, and all associated piping, valves, controls,
and appurtenances to increase the facility's capacity to 137,000 GPD.
to serve the Clement Pappas Mountain Home Facility, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters,
pursuant to the application received August 28, 2006, and in conformity with the project plan,
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 November 30, 2011, shall void Permit
No. WQ0004797 issued July 3, 2002, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this pen-nitted facility, a certification must
be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. If
this prpject is to be completed in phases andartiall certified ou shall retain the reWonsibility to
track further construction approved under the same permit, and shall provide a final certificate of
completion once the entire _project has been completed. Mail the Certification to the Land
Application Unit, Division of Water Quality, 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636.

2. The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at least forty-
eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in-place inspection can be
made. 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.
The surface irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that there
is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters, which will render them
unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including
the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to adequately assimilate the
wastewater, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including those actions that may be
required by the Division of Water Quality, such as the construction of additional or replacement
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
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 facility.
5. The residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with General
Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the Division.
6. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.
7. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under separate
ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainage ways or surface water bodies,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
f) 100 feet between treatment/storage units and any wells, and
g) 50 feet between treatment units and property lines.
Some of the buffers specified above may not have been included in previous permits for this waste
treatment and disposal system. These buffers are not intended to prohibit or prevent modifications,
which are required by the Division, to improve performance of the existing treatment facility. These
buffers do, however, apply to modifications of the treatment and disposal facilities that are for the
purpose of increasing the flow that is tributary to the facility. These buffers do apply to any
expansion or modification of the irrigation areas and apply in instances in which the sale of property
would cause any of the buffers now complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be
violated. The applicant is advised that any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit
modification.
IL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RE UREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall designate and
employ a certified operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) and one or more certified operator(s) to
be back-up ORC(s) of the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0201. The ORC shall visit
the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0204 or as specified in this permit and shall comply
with all other conditions specified in these rules.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that
will cause runoff.

4. The Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed shall maintain adequate records. These
records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following information:
a. Date of irrigation,
b. Volume of wastewater irrigated,
c. Field irrigated,
d. Length of time field is irrigated,
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each field,
f. Weather conditions, and
g. Maintenance of cover crops.
5. Freeboard in the lagoon shall be recorded weekly.
6. Three (3) copies of all monitoring data [as specified in Conditions 111(2) and M(3)] on Form NDMR-
1 and three (3) copies of all operation and disposal records [as specified in Conditions III(4) and
II1(5)] on Form NDAR-1 shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month. All
information shall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
An annual representative soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted on each
irrigation field 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
Manganese
Potassium
Calcium
Percent Humic Matter
Sodium
Copper
pH
Zinc
Magnesium
Base Saturation (by calculation
Phosphorus
Cation Exchange Capacity
Exchangeable Sodium Percentage
8. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office, telephone number (828)
296-4500, 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 wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of significant
amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the
contents of a sludge digester; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance through the
facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of
adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators,
compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass directly to
receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance
with its permit limitations.

2. Reporting I Documentation
a. All reports and documentation (GW -59) shall be mailed to the following address:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Updated blank forms (GW -59) may be downloaded from the Groundwater Section's website at
hV://gw.ehnr.state.nc.us/ or requested from the address mentioned above.
b. The results of the sampling and analysis must be received on Form GW -59 (Groundwater Quality
Monitoring: Compliance Report Form) by the Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance
Unit, 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1636 on or before the last working day of
the month following the sampling month. The data of all groundwater sampling analyses
required by the permit conditions must be reported using the most recent GW -59 form along with
attached copies of the laboratory analyses.
3. Vertical Separation Requirements:
a. Waste application activities shall not occur when the vertical separation between depth of
application and the water table is as less than three (3) feet. Verification of the water table
elevation can be confirmed by water level readings obtained from the monitor well(s) near the
site or auger boring(s), which must be done within 24 hours, prior to application of wastewater.
Any open borings must be properly filled with native soil, prior to application to decrease the
chance of any waste contaminating the groundwater. However, application may continue to take
place when the separation distance is between one and three feet as a result of application
activities, but at no time will it be less than 1 foot.
b. Prior to each application (year round) in Irrigation Field 5 and the southern portion of Irrigation
Field 4, the permittee shall use the piezometers to determine if the ground water table is within
three (3) feet of the surface, and shall record the ground water elevation in relation to the surface
[See Condition III(2)].
c. If it is determined by the Division that the ground water table in the lowland fields is repeatedly
within the three (3) foot vertical separation, and that continual loading will only decrease the
vertical separation distance and possibly adversely effect the groundwater quality, the Division
shall require that use of Irrigation Field 5 and Irrigation Zone 2 of Field 4 be discontinued
indefinitely.
4. Applicable Boundaries
a. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY 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).
b. 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.