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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0006859_Final Permit_19930129State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Management 512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 James G. Martin, Governor A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E. William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Acting Director January 29, 1993 Linwood Earl Stallings, President Stallings Wholesale Meats, Inc. 111 Lane Drive-Nixonton Terrace Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909 Subject: Permit No. WQ0006859 Stallings Wholesale Meats, Inc. Evaporative Lagoon System Pasquotanlc County Dear Mr. Stallings: In accordance with your application received August 10, 1992, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0006859, dated January 29, 1993, to Stallings Wholesale Meats, Inc. for the continued operation of the subject evaporative lagoon system. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December'31, 1997, shall void Permit No. 2680R3 issued January 14, 1988 and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. PIease 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. Drawer 27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding. Regional Offices Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem 704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 9191571-4700 919/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/896-7007 Pollution Prevention Pays P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone 919-733-7015 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Michael D. Allen at (919) 733-5083. cc: Pasquotank County Health Department Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Washington Regional Office, Groundwater Groundwater Section, Jack Floyd Training and Certification Unit Facilities Assessment Unit NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES RALEIGH EVAPORATIVE LAGOON SYSTEM 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 Stallings Wholesale Meats, Inc. Pasquotank County continued operation of a 500 GPD evaporative lagoon system consisting of an in plant blood removal unit, a 1,000 gallon grease trap and a one (1) acre anaerobic treatment lagoon to serve Stallings Wholesale Meats, Inc. with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received August 10, 1992, 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 December 31, 1997, shall void Permit No. 268OR3 issued January 14, 1988 and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations: I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 1. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities. 2. 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, 3. 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. 4. Diversion or bypassing of untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited. II, QPERATIQN AND MAINTENANCE RE IREME T 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 (ORC) of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must mold a certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at least weekly and each Class II, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. 3. Freeboard in the lagoon shall not be less than two feet at any time. 4. The Permittee shall maintain a suitable land application site, properly permitted by the Division of Environmental Management, for the application of wastewater in the event the existing system fails. 5. 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. III. MQNITORINQ AND REPORTING REQ111REMENTS The permittee shall submit monthly monitoring reports to include weekly readings of the staff gage and gallons of water used by the Stallings Wholesale Meats, Inc. per month based upon water readings. 2. 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. 3. Noncompliance Notification: The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number (919) 571-4700, 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 basin or tank; 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. 2 IV. d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility is not in 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. QRROUND 'A'V'ER REQUIREMENTS 1. Within 45 days of permit issuance, two (2) monitor wells, one (1) upgradient and one (1) downgradient, shall be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The wells shall be constructed such that the water Ievel in the well is never above or below the screened (open) portion of the well at any time during the year. However, the exact location and construction details for these wells shall be approved by the Raleigh Regional Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained. 2. The monitor wells shall be sampled initially after construction and thereafter every March, July and November for the following parameters: NO3 TDS TOC pH Ammonia Nitrogen Chloride Water Level Fecal Coliforms Nae COD Total Suspended Solids Volatile Organic Compounds - 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. These elevations shall be provided to the Regional Hydrogeologist within sixty (60) days after well construction. The depth of water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the casing. If TQC 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 backg1ound 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. 3 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. 3. 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. For facilities permitted prior to December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is established at the lesser of 500 feet from the lagoon, or the property boundary, whichever is less. 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. 4. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided. V . INSPECTIONS i . 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 recycle 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 recycle system 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. 4 ►OWI�► WO ! ► 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. 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 the 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. 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). 7. 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. issued this the 29th day of January, 1993 TH CAROLINA E O NT MANAGEMENT COMMISSION A. Preston ward, J .1, P. , Ac ' g Director Division of E v' onmental a ment By Authority o onmen Management Commission Permit No. WQ0006859 .1 Vs w `• . 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Central Office ORC Grade Plant Class: (circle ane) 1 II III IV Total Points ITEM POINTS (1) industrial Pretreatment Units and/or Industrial Pretreatment Program (see definition No. 33) 4 (2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD (not applicable to non -contaminated cooling waters, sludge handling facilities for water purification plants, totally closed cycle systems (def. No. 11), and facilities consisling only of Item (4) (d) or Items (4) (d) and (11) (d)) 0 - 20,000 .......................... 1 20.001 - 50,000 .......................... 2 50,001 -- 100,000 .......................... 3 100,001 250,000 .......................... 4 250.001 500,000 .......................... 5 500,001 --1,000,000 .......................... 6 1,000.001 -- 2,000.000 ........................ 10 2,000,001 (and up) - rate 1 point additional for each 200,000 gpd capacity up to a maximum of 30 Design Flow (gpd) : (3) PRELIMINARY UNITS (see definition no. 32) (a) Bar Screens ................................ 0r (b) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or Comminuting Devices ........... ............. (c) Grit Removal ............................... or (d) Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal ........... (e) Flow Measuring Device ....................... or (Q Instrumented Flow Measurement ............. . (g) Preaeralion ....................... ...... . I 2 1 2 1 2 2 (h) Influent Flow -Equalization ................... 2 (i) Grease or Oil Separators - Gravity .......... 2 Mechanical .......... 3 Dissolved Air Flotation. 8 6) Prechlorination .............................. 5 (4) PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS (a) Seplic Tank (see definition no. 43) ............... 2 (b) Imhoff Tank...................................5 (c) Primary clarifiers ............................ 5 (d) Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic Non-toxic ?Materials {sludge handling facilities for water purification plants, sand, gravel, stone, and other mining operations except recreational activities such as gem or gold mining) ...................................... 2 (5) SECONDARY TREATMENT UMTS (a) Carbonaceous Stage (i)Aeration High Purity Oxygen Systen ..... Diffused Air System ... _ ...... . Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or rotor) .............. Separate Sludge Reaeration ..... (ii) Trickling Filler High Rate ................... Standard Rale ............... Packed Tower ............... (iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated Biological Filter ...................... (iv) Aerated Lagoons ..................... . (v) Rotating Biological Conlaclors ......... (vi) Sand Filters- intermiltenl biological .... . recirculating biologic -at .... . (vii) Stabilization Lagoons ................... (vili)Cfarifier .............................. (ix) Single stage system for combined carbonaceous removal of BOD and nitrogenous removal by nitrification (see del. No. 12) (Points for this item have to be in addition to items (5) (a) 0 through (5) (a) (v nil .................. (x) Nutrient additions to enhance BOD femoval............................... (xi) Biological Culture ('Super Bugs') addition to enhance organic compound removal ..... (b) Nitrogenous Stage (i) Aeration - Nigh Purity Oxygen System .... . Diffused Air System ........... Mechanical Air System (axed, floating, or rotor) ...... ..... . Separate Sludge Reaeration ..... (ii) Trickling Filler - High Rate .............. Standard Rale ........... . Packed Tower......... _ (iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated Biological Filer ........ . ............... . (iv) Rotating Biological Conlaclors ........... . (v) Sand Filler - intermittent biological ........ recircufaling biological ....... . (vi) Clarifier ................................ 6) TERTIARY OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNIT (10) -CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEM (S) (See definilion No. 9) (a) Activated Carbons Beds - `� (not applicable to chemical additions rated as item without carbon regeneration...... . . . ...... (3) (j), (5) (a) (xi), (6) (a), (6) (b), (7) (b), (7) (e), with carbon regeneration ..................... 1 5 (g) (a), (9) (b), or (9) (c) 5 points each: List: b) powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed - g without carbon regeneration ................. 5 _ , , , , 5 with carbon regeneration .................... 15 . . . . . 5 (c) Air Stripping .............................. 5 ..... 5 (d) Denitrification Process (separate process) ..... 10 (e) Electrodialysis ..............................5 (11) MISCELLANEOUS UNITS (Q Foarn Separation ............................. 5 (a) Holding Ponds, Holding Tanks or Settling Ponds (g) Ion Excharrge................................ 5 for Organic or Toxic Materials including wastes (h) Land Application of Treated Effluent from mining operations containing nitrogen and/or (see definition no. 22b) (not applicable for phosphorous compounds in amounts significantly sand, gravel, stone and other similar mining greater than is common for domestic wastewater .......... 4 operations) (b)` Effluent Flow Equalization (not applicable to storage (i) on agricrrllurally managed sites (See def. basins which are inherent in land application systems). 2 No. 4) .... . .............................. 10 (c) Stage Discharge (not applicable to storage basins (ii) by high rate infiltralion an non -agriculturally inherent in land application systems ....................................... 5 managed sites (includes rotary distribulors (d) Pumps.........3 and similar fixed nozzle systems) ........... 4 e Stand -By Power 5u 1 (iii) by subsurface disposal (includes low pressure (f) Thermal Pollution Control Device. ....... _............................._.... 3 pipe systems and gravity systems except at plants consisting of septic lank and nitriiica- tion lines only) ................ .. ......... 4 TOTAL POINTS (i) Microsereens.................................. 5 (j) Phosphorus Remoaal by Biological Processes CLASSIFICATION 2 (See def. No. 26) ............................0 (k) polishing Ponds - wilhoul aeralion ....... 2 Class I ........... ........................... _ _._,. 5 - 25 Points with aeration .......... 5 Class 11 ............. ........................ _........ _.._ 26- 50 Points (1) Post Aeration - cascade ......... . .... 0 Class Ill. ...................................... ..... . _.. 51- 65 Points diffused or mechanical ... 5 Class aV....... ..................... ...... _ 66- Up Points (m) Reverse Osmosis ............................... 5 (n) Sand or Mixed -Media Filters - low rale ........... 2 Facilities having a rating of one through four points, inclusive, high rale .......... 5 do not require a certified operator. Classification of all other to) Treatment processes for removal of metal or facilities requires a comparable grade operator in responsible cyanide .......................... ......... 15 charge. (p) Treatment processes for removal of toxic materials other than metal or cyanide ......... 15 Facilities having an activated sludge process will be assigned a minimum classification of Class It. SLUDGE TREATMENT Facilities having treatment processes for the removal of metal (a) Sludge Digestion Tank - Heated ............... 1 0 or cyanide will be assigned a minimum classification •of Class R. Aerobic .............. 5 Unheated ............. 3 Facilities having treatment processes for the biological removal (b) Sludge Stabilization (chemical or thermal) ....... 5 of phosphorus will be assigned a minimum classification of Class (c) Sludge Drying Beds - Gravily .............. - .. 2 111. Vacuum Assisted ....... 5 (d) Sludge Elutrialion ....... . ........... ......... 5 In -plant processes and related control equipment which are an (e) Sludge Conditioner (chemical or thermal) ........ 5 integral part of industrial production shall not be considered waste (f) Sludge Thickener (gravity) ...... . ............... 5 treatment. Likewise, discharges of wastewater from residences (g) Dissolved Air Flotation Unit having a design flow of 1,000 gpd or less, shall not be subject to (not applicable to a unit rates as (3) (i) ......... 8 rating. (h) Sludge Gas Utilization (including gas storage) .... 2 (i)• Sludge Holding Tank - Aerated ................ 5 ADDITIONAL QOMMENT* Non-aerated .... _ ....... 2 ()) Sludge Incinerator - (not including activated carbon regeneration) ..... 10 (k) Vacuum Filter, Centrifuge or Filter Press or other 10 (8) SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash) (a) Lagoons ......................................... 2 (b) Land Application (surface and subsurface) '• (see definition 22a) " -where the facility holds the land app. permit ... 10 -by contracling to a land application operator who holds the land application permit ................ 2 -land application of sludge by a contractor who does not hold the permit for the wastewater treatment = facility where the sludge is generated ....... . 10 (c) Landfilled (burial) .............................. 5 (9) DISINFECTION 5 (a) Chlorination ............................. 5 (b) Dechfonnation ........................ (c) Ozone .............................. 5 5 idl Radiation . ...........7'--:"-1"... . .