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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0005458_Correction_20020705J OF W ATF9 Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary ,y North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources j [ Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality O Y July 5, 2002 Mr. Michael R. McAtee, Site Manager BASF Corporation 101 Vitamin Dr. Wilmington, NC 28401 Subject: Permit No. WQ0005458 Correction BASF Corporation Wilmington Site Residuals Land Application Program (D) Land Application of Residual Solids (503 exempt) New Hanover County Dear Mr. McAtee: We are forwarding herewith a corrected Page 6 of Permit No. W00005458, issued May 9, 2002, for the subject facility. The following corrections have been made to the permit: 1. Condition II.24. has been corrected to the requirements per previously issued permits for this facility. Please replace Page 6 with the corrected Page 6 of Permit No. W00005458 issued May 9, 2002. If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Sue Homewood at (919) 733- 5083, extension 502. Thank you for your cooperation. cc: New Hanover County Health Department Pender County Health Department Wilmington Regional Office -Water Quality Section Wilmington Regional Office -Groundwater Section Central Office -Groundwater Section Technical Assistance and Certification Unit Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit Water Quality Central Files NDPU Files Non -Discharge Permitting Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 DENR Customer Service Center An Equal Opportunity Action Employer Sing rely, for Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Internet http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ndpu Telephone (919) 733-5083 Fax (919) 715.6048 Telephone 1800623-7748 50% recycled/10% post -consumer paper R4 �E NR Residuals shall not be land applied at rates greater than agronomic rates, unless authorized by the Division. 14. Animals shall not be grazed on any land application site for 30 days after any residuals land application event. Sites that are to be used for grazing shall have fencing that will be used to prevent access after each event. 15. Food crops, feed crops, and fiber crops that do not come in contact with the residuals shall not be harvested for 30 days after any residuals land application event. 16. Food crops with harvested parts that touch the residual/soil mixture and are totally above the land surface (e.g., tobacco, melons, cucumbers, squash, etc.) shall not be harvested for 14 months after any residuals land application event. 17. Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land (i.e., root crops such as potatoes, carrots, radishes, etc.) shall not be harvested for 20 months after any residuals land application event when the residuals remain on the land surface for four months or longer prior to incorporation into the soil. 18. Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not be harvested for 38 months after any residuals land application event when the residuals remain on the land surface for less than four months prior to incorporation into the soil. 19. Turf shall not be harvested for one year after any residuals land application event 20. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff from conveying residuals from the land application sites onto adjacent properties or into any surface waters. 21. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any land applied or stored residuals into any surface waters. 22. Surface -applied residuals shall be plowed or disced within 24 hours after land application on land application sites with no cover crop established. 23. For land application sites that are prone to flooding or within the 100-year flood elevation, residuals shall be land applied only during periods of dry weather. The residuals shall be incorporated into the soil within 24 hours after land application. 24. Residuals shall not be land applied during inclement weather or until four hours following a rainfall event of 0.5-inch, or eight hours following a rainfall event of 1 inch or greater in 24 hours. In no case shall residuals be applied if residuals or water are ponding on the application area. Any emergency residuals land application measures shall first be approved in writing by the Division. 25. Residuals shall not be land applied to any land application site that is flooded, frozen, or snow-covered. 26. Appropriate measures shall be taken to control public access to the land application sites during active site use and for the 12-month period following the last residuals land application event. Such controls may include the posting of signs indicating the activities being conducted at each site.