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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0005555_Final Permit_19911114•l OBI .y+�r State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street - Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 James G. Martin, Governor William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Mr. David L. Craft, General Manager Weyerhaeuser Company ESP Post Office Box 590 Elkin, North Carolina 28621-0590 Dear Mr. Craft: George T. Everett, Ph.D. Director November 14, 1991 Subject: Permit No. WQ0005555 Weyerhaeuser Company - Elkin Oriented Strand Board Plant Wastewater Treatment and Spray Irrigation Facilities Surry County In accordance with your application received September 3, 1991, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0005555, dated November 14, 1991, to Weyerhaeuser Company ESP for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and spray irrigation facilities. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until October 31, 1996, 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. Issuance of this permit hereby voids Permit No. 14378 issued March 9, 1987. 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 150E 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 Mr. John Seymour at 919/ 733-5083. cc: Sung County Health Department Winston-Salem Regional Office Groundwater Section Training and Certification Unit Facilities Assessment Unit RK Pollution Prevention Pays P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES RALEIGH SPRAY 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 Weyerhaeuser Company ESP Surry County FOR THE continued operation of 14,300 GPD wastewater treatment and disposal system for Venturi scrubber blowdown consisting of a lined 420,000 gallon aerated lagoon, a 412,000 gallon lagoon for storage during inclement weather, a vertical chopper pump and 8 spray nozzles in four spray fields with 10.4 acres of total wetted area, to serve Weyerhaeuser Company, Elkin Oriented Stand Board Plant with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received September 3, 1991 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 October 31, 1996, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations: PERFORMANCESTANDARDS The spray 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 absorb the wastewater, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action to correct the problem, including actions as may be required by the Division of Environmental Management. 2. 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. 3. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management. 4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited. 5. The following buffers shall be maintained: a) 400 feet between wetted area and residences 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 drainageways or surface water bodies, e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways, f) 100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells, g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines. II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. 3. A suitable vegetative cover shall be maintained over the spray irrigation area. 4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that will cause runoff. 5. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field. 6. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility. 7. The application rate shall not exceed: a) 0.3 inches/ hour and b) 1.0 inch/acre/week. 8. No type of wastewater other than that from Weyerhaeuser Company Oriented Strand Board Plant shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area. 9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed. 10. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such controls may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each site. III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses) deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed. 2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Pennittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed. 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, for each field, f) weather conditions, and g) maintenance of cover crops_ and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings 3. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior to irrigation every March, July and November for the following parameters if irrigation occurs: Parameter Ammonia Nitrogen TOSD Formaldehyde Phenol pH PAN NO3 4. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition I1I 2) and all effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition III 3) and any other data as may be required shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month to the following address: NC Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Section Facility Assessment Unit PO Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 5. Noncompliance Notification: The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Winston-Salem Regional Office, telephone no. 919/ 896-7007, 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. 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. 3 IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS The six (6) existing monitor wells mast be sampled every March, July, and November for the following parameters: NO3 TOC Ammonia Nitrogen Water Level Chromium COD Volatile Organic Compounds - TDS pH Chloride Total Suspended Solids Mercury Formaldehyde In November only ( by Method 1 or Method 2 below) Method 1: Method 6230D ( Capillary - Column), "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater", 17th edition, 1989 Method 2: Method 502.2 " Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water", United States Environmental Protection Agency - 600/4-88/039 The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining parameters. The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to provide relative elevations of the measuring point for each of the monitoring wells. The depth of water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the casing. If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 are detected in any downgradient monitoring well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured in the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/l, this concentration will be taken to represent the naturally occurring TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject to the additional sampling and analysis as described above. If any volatile organic compounds are detected by method 6230D, or the equivalent method 502.2, then EPA methods 604 and 611 must also be run to detect other organic compounds which may be present. The results of all analysis specified in the monitoring requirements, including 604 and 611 if required, must be submitted simultaneously. The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of Environmental Management on Form GW-59 (Compliance Monitoring Report Form) every April, August, and December. 2. The Compliance Boundary for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Classifications and Water Quality Standards applicable to the groundwater of North Carolina. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-215.6A. The sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the disposal system site may alter location of the Compliance Boundary. 0 For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is established at the lesser of 250 feet from the spray irrigation waste disposal area, or 50 feet within the property boundary. If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is changed, the permittee shall notify the Division Director within 14 days. The Director shall then establish a modified Compliance Boundary which will be done as a modification to the Permit. The REVIEW BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. A REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. When the concentration of any substance equals or exceeds the maximum allowable concentration of that substance at the REVIEW BOUNDARY, as determined by monitoring, the permittee shall either (i) demonstrate, through predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site conditions, facility design and operational controls will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary; or, (ii) submit a plan for the alteration of existing site conditions, facility design or operational controls that will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary, and implement that plan upon its approval by the Director. 3. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided. V . IINSPECTIQNS 1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper operation of the subject facilities. 2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment 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 Permittee for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority. 3. 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 facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications, and other supporting data. 5 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 there is 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. 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 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C. 5. 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. 6. Prior to any transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives full details of the materials applied at this site. 7. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee for the life of the project. 8. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty 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 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. 10. The subject wastewater treatment and disposal facilities shall be connected to an operational publicly owned wastewater collection system within 180 days of its availability to the subject facilities, if the subject wastewater treatment or disposal facilities are in noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this non -discharge permit or the governing statutes or regulations. Prior to the initiation of these connection activities, appropriate approval must be received from this Division. 11. Issuance of this permit hereby voids Permit No. 14378 issued March 9, 1987. Permit issued this the 14th day of November, 1991 CAROLINA ENVMONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION George T. Everett, Di ct4 Division of Environ ea -' Man ge ent By Authority of the E ironme t anagement Commission Permit No. WQ0005555 C. , L 1,\ • _- .� 1. o � , - %Litt le Richml 067 Creek / j000 u aeon✓ ' '� I � •,15 � `l 100 �_ \ ' �• i102 Elkin pal Airport_ .I - - .� • ` Burch 105 Friendship l Wate --- ��ffT. 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