WQ0007174_Final Permit_20080130

January 30, 2008
MR. TOM HARTYE, MSD GENERAL MANAGER
METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT OF 13UNCOM13E COUNTY
20213 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
ASHEVILLE, NOItTli CAROLINA 28804
Dear Mr. Hartye:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of water Quality
Subject: Permit No. WQ0007174
MSD of Buncombe County, NC
Nutri -Lime Processing Facility and Class A
Residuals Management Program
Buncombe County
In accordance with your permit renewal request received Novermber 8, 2007; we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0007174, dated January 30, 2008, to the Metropolitan Sewerage District of
Buncombe County, North Carolina for the continued operation of the subject land application of residuals
solids program.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December 31, 2012, shall void
Pen -nit No. WQ0007174 issued May 28, 2003, 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,
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
Please note that on September 1, 2006 State Administrative Code 15A NCAC Subchapter 02T —
Waste not Discharged to Surface Water was adopted. This permit incorporates the requirement of these
rules. Remember to take the time to review this permit thoroughly, as some of the conditions
contained therein may have been added, changed, or deleted from those in previously issued permits.
Please note that "bulk residuals" shall mean residuals that are transported and not sold or given
away in a bag, bucket, bin, box, carton, vehicle, trailer, tanker, or an open or closed receptacle with a load
capacity of 1.102 short tons or one metric ton or less.
1VorthCarolina
Natunilly
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If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact David Goodrich at (919)
715-6162 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Buncombe County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
APS Central Files
LAU Files

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
PEMNHT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CLASS A RESIDUALS
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
Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County,
North Carolina
Buncombe County
FOR THE
continued operation of a Nutri -Lime Processing Facility for the alkaline pasteurization/stabilization of
residuals generated from the treatment of municipal wastewater at the facility listed in Attachment A and
consisting of the following minimum components: two live -bottom hoppers for receiving residuals and
storing them prior to processing; two screw conveyors for transporting residuals from the hoppers to the
mixing blenders; two 12 -foot silos for storing alkaline amendment material; two mixing blenders for
incorporating residuals with alkaline amendment material; two conveyors for transporting the
residuals/amendment mixture from the mixing blender to the curing bins, two 29 -foot by 50 -foot by 10 -
foot curing bins, each with a shuttle area, for curing of the residuals/amendment mixture; one 0.95 -acre
concrete pad for windrowing and drying of the pasteurized/stabilized residuals/amendment mixture; one
floor drain, running along the front of the building interior, for collecting leachate/stormwater and
conveying it for treatment and disposal; one conveyor for loading of the pasteurized/stabilized and cured
residuaWamendment mixture into trucks for distribution; one 1.13 -acre building for enclosing the entire
facility; one building ventilation system, with large fans and roll -up doors, to control odor generated with
the building; all necessary measuring devices to ensure that all of the pasteurized/stabilized
residuals/amendment mixture meets the requirements listed in the conditions of this permit; as well as all
associated controls, support structures, piping, and appurtenances necessary for the complete necessary to
make a' complete and functional residuals alkaline pasteurization/stabilization facility and Class A EQ
residuals product distribution program;
and the continued operation of a program for the distribution of Class A residuals for the Metropolitan
Sewerage District of Buncombe County, consisting of the distribution and land application of residuals,
marketed under the name of Nutri -Lime, generated by the residuals source -generating facilities listed in
the most recently -certified Attachment A with no discharge of wastes to surface waters, pursuant to the
permit renewal application package received on November 8, 2007 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 December 31, 2012, shall void Permit No.
WQ0007174 issued May 28, 2003, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
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SCHEDULES
1. No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division 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. Please note that Rule
15A NCAC 02T .0105(4) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal
application
II. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages to surface
waters or groundwater resulting from the operation of this Class A residuals distribution and land
application program.
Diversion or bypassing of untreated residuals or leachate from the residual alkaline
pasteurization/stabilization facility shall be prohibited. All leachate shall be reused as a wetting agent
for the processing of residuals or disposed of through a Division -approved method.
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 acceptance for treatment in the
residuals alkaline pasteurization/stabilization facility in accordance with this permit. No Class A EQ
residuals product other than that 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.
4. 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
(mfg)
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
When residuals 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.
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In addition to the above, the Division has approved the following process, which has been determined and
approved to be equivalent to a Process to Further Reduce Pathogens (PFRP) by the Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) Pathogen Equivalency Committee (PEC), for use by the Permittee. Note that the Permittee
still has to perform the fecal coliformiSalmonella sp. bacteria density testing and meet one of the vector
attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 5 03.3 3 if this PFRP-equivalent process is used.
a. N-Viro International Corporation (Toledo, Ohio)
Advanced Alkaline Stabilization with Subsequent Accelerated Drying
i. Alternative 1: Fine alkaline materials (i.e., cement kiln dust, quicklime fines, pulverized lime,
or hydrated lime) shall be uniformly mixed by mechanical or aeration mixing into liquid or
dewatered residuals to raise the pH to greater than 12 for seven days. If the resulting mixture is
liquid, it shall then be dewatered. The mixture shall then be air dried, while the pH remains
above 12 for greater than or equal to seven days, for greater than 30 days and until the mixture
reaches a total solids concentration greater than or equal to 65 percent. A total solids
concentration of greater than or equal to 60 percent shall be achieved in the mixture before the
pH drops below 12, The mean temperature of the air surrounding the mixture shall be above five
degrees Celsius (i.e., 41 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first seven days.
ii. Alternative 2: Fine alkaline materials (i.e., cement kiln dust, quicklime fines, pulverized lime,
or hydrated lime) shall be uniformly mixed by mechanical or aeration mixing into liquid or
dewatered residuals to raise the pH to greater than 12 for greater than or equal to 72 hours. If the
resulting mixture is liquid, it shall then be dewatered. The mixture shall then be heated, while the
pH remains above 12, using exothermic reactions or other thermal processes to achieve
temperatures of greater than or equal to 52 degrees Celsius (i.e., 126 degrees Fahrenheit)
throughout the mixture for greater than or equal to 12 hours. The mixture shall then be air dried,
while the pH remains above 12 for greater than or equal to three days, to a total solids
concentration of greater than or equal to 50 percent.
6. No Class A EQ residuals product that tests or is classified as a hazardous or toxic waste under 40
CFR Part 261 shall be sold or given away under the conditions of this permit.
7. 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: 100
ii. Any property line: 50
iii. Any private or public water supply source: 100
iv. Surface waters: 50
v. 'Any well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
8. 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: 100 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
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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.
Prior to application of PAN to permitted sites at rates exceeding the agronomic rate, the Permittee
must submit and receive approval by the Division.
9. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the residuals alkaline pasteurization/stabilization facility is
specified by regulations in 15A NCAC 2L (i.e., "Groundwater Classifications and Standards"). The
Compliance Boundary for each land application site is established at either 250 feet from the residuals
land application area or 50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the residuals
land application area. Per 15A NCAC 2T .0105(h), upon the request by the Permittee the Compliance
Boundary may be located closer to the waste disposal area (provided the groundwater standards can
be met at the newly established Compliance Boundary). Any approved relocation of the
COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY will be noted in the most recently -certified Attachment B of this
permit. An exceedance of Groundwater Standards at or beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject
to remediation action according to 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(2) as well as enforcement actions in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A through 143-215.6C.
10. The REVIEW BOUNDARY shall be established around the residuals alkaline
pasteurization/stabilization facility midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of
the residuals land application area. Any exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards at the Review
Boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 2L.0106 (d)(1).
III. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
The Class A residuals management program shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times
as a non -discharge system to prevent the discharge of any wastes resulting from the operation of this
program. The Permittee shall maintain an Operation and Maintenance Plan pursuant to 15A NCAC
02T .1110 including operational functions, maintenance schedules, safety measures, and a spill
response plan.
2. In the event that the Class A residuals management program is not operated satisfactorily, including
the creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall cease land applying residuals to the site,
contact the Aquifer Protection Section of the appropriate Division of Water Quality's (Division)
regional office, and take any immediate corrective actions as may be required by the Division.
Upon classification of the Class A residuals management program by the Water Pollution Control
System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall designate a certified
land application/residuals operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the program. The operator
shall hold a certificate of the type classification assigned to the program by the WPCSOCC. The
Permittee shall also designate a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type to comply with the
conditions of 15A NCAC 8G .0201.
4. This permit shall become voidable if the soils of the land application sites fail to assimilate the bulk
residuals or the application causes contravention of surface water or groundwater standards and may
be rescinded unless the land application sites are maintained and operated in a manner that will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and groundwater.
5. A copy of this permit shall be maintained in all manned equipment at the land application sites when
residuals are being land applied during the life of this permit. A spill prevention and control plan
shall be maintained in all residuals transport and application vehicles.
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b. 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.
7. Adequate procedures shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any land applied or
stored residuals into any surface waters.
8. All residuals shall be adequately stored to prevent leachate runoff until treated. The finished product
may be placed on a concrete pad, placed under shelter or covered until such time as it is distributed to
the buyer. If an alternate storage site is to be used, approval must be obtained from the Division.
9. A label shall be affixed to the bag or other container in which residuals that are sold or given away for
application to the land, or an information sheet shall be provided to the person who receives the
residuals sold or given away in any other container for application to the land. The label or
information sheet shall contain the following information:
a. The name and address of the person who prepared the residuals that is sold or given away in a
bag or other container for application to the land.
b. A statement that application of the residuals to the land is prohibited except in accordance with
the instructions on the label or information sheet.
c. A statement which identifies that this material shall be prevented from entering any public or
private water supply source (including wells) and any stream, lake, or river.
d. A statement that the residuals shall be applied at agronomic rates and recommended rates for
intended uses.
IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring (i.e., including groundwater, surface water, residuals, soil, or plant tissue analyses)
deemed necessary by the Division to ensure protection of the environment shall be established, and
an acceptable sampling and reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Residuals generated by each residuals source -generating facility listed in the most -recently -certified
Attachment A of this permit shall be analyzed to demonstrate that they are non -hazardous under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). A corrosivity, ignitability, and reactivity
analysis as well as a Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis shall be conducted
on residuals generated by each residuals source -generating facility listed in the most recently -
certified Attachment A of this permit. The analyses shall be performed at the frequency specified in
the most recently -certified Attachment A of this permit, and the results shall be maintained on file by
the Permittee for a minimum of five years. If residuals generated by a particular residuals source -
generating facility are distributed or land applied at a frequency less than that which is specified in
the most recently -certified Attachment A of this permit, the analyses shall be required for each
residuals distribution and land application event. 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 of this permit shall not be required to comply with this monitoring
requirement.
If residuals generated by a particular residuals source -generating facility are insufficient to require a
land application event during a required sampling period as specified in the most recently -certified
Attachment A of this permit (e.g. no land applications occurs during an entire year when annual
monitoring is required), no sampling data is required during the period of inactivity. The Permittee
shall submit an annual report, as required in Condition N.9_, even in the event that no land
application events occur during an entire year; the annual report shall include an explanation for
missing sampling data.
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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 of this permit shall not
be required to comply with this monitoring requirement.
The TCLP analysis shall include the following parameters (i.e., note the regulatory level in
milligrams per liter in parentheses):
Arsenic (5.0)
1,4 -Dichlorobenzene 7.5)
Nitrobenzene (2.0)
Barium (100.0)
1,2-Dichloroethane (0.5)
Pentachloropbenol (100.0)
Benzene (0.5)
1, 1 -Dichloroethylene (0.7)
Pyridine (5.0)
Cadmium (1.0)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene (0.13)
Selenium (1.0)
Carbon tetrachloride (0.5)
Endrin (0.02)
Silver (5.0)
Chlordane (0.03)
Hexachlorobenzene (0.13)
Tetrachloroethylene (0.7)
Chlorobenzene (100.0)
Heptachlor (and its hydroxide) (0.008)
Toxaphene (0.5)
Chloroform (6.0)
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (0.5)
Trichloroethylene (0.5)
Chromium (5.0)
Hexachloroethane (3.0)
2,4,5 -Trichlorophenol (400.0)
m -Cresol (200.0)
Lead (5.0)
2,4,6 -Trichlorophenol (2.0)
o -Cresol (200.0)
Lindane (0.4)
2,4,5 -TP (Silvex) (1.0)
p -Cresol (200.0)
Mercury (0.2)
Vinyl chloride (0.2)
Cresol (200.0)
Methoxychlor (10.0)
2,4-D (10.0)
Methyl ethyl ketone (200.0)
After the residuals have been monitored as specified above for two years at the frequency specified in
the most recently -certified Attachment A of this permit, the Permittee may submit a request to the
Division for a permit modification to request a reduction of this monitoring requirement. hi no case,
however, shall the frequency of monitoring be less than once per permit cycle.
3. An analysis shall be conducted by the Permittee on the Class A EQ residuals product at a frequency that is
dependent on the dry tons of Class A EQ residuals product distributed or expected to be distributed during the
calendar year for application to the land. The monitoring frequency schedule shall be as stipulated in the
following table:
Amount of Product
Amount of Product
Distributed for
Distributed for
Application to the Land
Application to the Land
Monitoring Frequency
(metric tons per
(short tons per
365 -day period)
365 -day period)
0 < mDT/yr < 290
0 < DT/yr < 319
Once per Year
290 < mDT/yr < 1,500
-
319 < DT/yr < 1,650
Once Per Quarter
(Four Times per Year)
1,500:5 mDT/yr < 15,000
1,650 < DT/yr < 16,500
Once per 60 Days
(Six Times per Year)
15,000:5 mDT/yr
16,500 < DT/yr
Once per Month
(12 Times per Year)
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The results of all analysis shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years.
The analysis shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following parameters:
Aluminum
Magnesium
pH
Ammonia -Nitrogen
Mercury
Plant Available Nitrogen (by calculation)
Arsenic
Molybdenum
Selenium
Cadmium
Nickel
Sodium
Calcium
Nitrate -Nitrite Nitrogen
% Total Solids
Copper
Phosphorus
TKN
Lead
Potassium
Zinc
Sodium Adsorption
Ratio (SAR)
The results of all analyses and records of all operational data shall be maintained on file by the
Permittee for a minimum of five years. Data to verify stabilization of the product shall be maintained
by the Permittee. The required data shall be specific to the stabilization process utilized, but should
be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the Class A pathogen requirements in 40 CFR Part
503.32(a) and the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 503.33 clearly. In addition,
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification statements concerning compliance with
pathogen requirements, vector attraction reduction requirements, and management practices shall be
completed at the above frequency by the proper authority or authorities if more than one is involved,
either the person who generates the residuals or the person who prepares the Class A EQ residuals
product to be sold or given away for application to the land.
4. Residuals generated by each residuals source -generating facility listed in the most recently -certified
Attachment A of this permit shall be monitored for compliance with Condition H.S. The monitoring
shall be performed at the frequency specified in the most recently -certified Attachment A of this
permit, and data to verify pathogen and vector attraction reduction of the residuals shall be
maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years. The required data shall be specific
to the stabilization process utilized, but also shall be sufficient to demonstrate clear compliance with
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. In addition, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification statements concerning compliance with
pathogen reduction requirements, vector attraction reduction requirements, and management practices
shall be completed at the frequency specified in the most recently -certified Attachment A of this
permit by the proper authority or authorities, if more than one is involved (i.e., either the person who
prepares the residuals, the person who derives the material, or the person who applies the residuals).
Only residuals that are generated by the residuals source -generating facilities that are identified as
being exempt from Condition H.5. in the most recently -certified Attachment A of this permit shall not
be required to comply with this monitoring requirement.
5. Laboratory analyses of parameters as required by Condition W.1., Condition IV.2., Condition N.3.,
and Condition IVA. shall be performed/gathered on the residuals as they are to be distributed or land
applied.
6. Laboratory analyses of parameters as required by Condition N.I., Condition 1V.2., Condition N.3.,
and Condition IVA. shall be in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0505.
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7. Proper records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking all bulk residuals land application
events. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following information:
a. Source of residuals;
b. Date of land application;
c. Location of land application (i.e., site, field, or zone number as listed in Attachment B);
d. Method of land application;
e. Weather conditions (i.e., sunny, cloudy, raining, etc.);
f. Predominant Soil Mapping Unit (i.e., CbB2);
g. Soil conditions (i.e., dry, wet, frozen, etc.);
h. Type of crop or crops to be grown on field;
i. Nitrogen Application Rate based on RYES.
j. Volume of residuals land applied in gallons per acre, cubic yard per acre , dry tons per acre, wet
ton per acre, or kilograms per hectare;
k. Volume of animal waste or other nutrient source applied in gallons per acre, dry ton per acre, or
kilograms per hectare (if applicable);
1. Volume of soil amendments (i.e., lime, gypsum, etc.) applied in gallons per acre, dry ton per acre,
wet tons per acre, or kilograms per hectare (if applicable); and
m. Annual and cumulative totals of dry tons per acre of residuals as well as animal waste and other
sources of nutrients (i.e., if applicable), annual and cumulative pounds per acre of each heavy
metal (i.e., shall include, but shall not be limited to, arsenic, cadmium., copper, lead, mercury,
molybdenum, nickel, selenium, and zinc), annual pounds per acre of PAN, and annual pounds per
acre of phosphorus applied to each field.
8. All records required as part of this permit shall be retained a minimum of five years.
Three copies of an annual report shall be submitted on or before March I". The annual report shall
meet the requirements described in the Instructions For Residuals Application Annual Re ortin-a
Forms. The most recent instructions for reporting and annual report forms are available on the Land
Application Unit website at http://h2o.enr.state.ne.usAau/compliance.html, or can be obtained by
contacting the Land Application Unit directly. The annual repost shall be submitted to the following
address:
NCDENR-DWQ
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
10, Noncompliance Notification
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Asheville Regional Office, telephone number (828)
295-4500, 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 with the distribution program which results in the land application of significant
amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic.
b. Any failure of the distribution program resulting in a release of material to receiving waters.
c. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance
with the conditions and limitations of this permit or the parameters on which the system was
designed.
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d. Any process unit failure, due to ]mown or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of
adequate residual treatment.
e. Any spillage or discharge from a vehicle or piping system during transportation of residuals.
For any emergency that requires immediate reporting (e.g., discharges to surface waters, imminent
failure of a storage structure, etc.) outside normal business hours must be reported to the Division's
Emergency Response personnel at telephone number [phone], [phone], or (919) 733-
3300. Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form
within five (5) 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.
V. INSPECTIONS
1. Adequate inspection and maintenance shall be provided by the Permittee to ensure proper operation
of the subject facilities.
2. Prior to each bulk residuals land application event, the Permittee or his designee shall inspect the
residuals storage, transport, and application facilities to prevent malfunctions and deterioration,
operator errors, and discharges that may cause or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a
threat to human health, or a nuisance. The Permittee shall maintain 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 five years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available to the
Division or other permitting authority, upon request.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division may, upon presentation of
credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises, or place on or related to the land application
sites or facilities 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; and
may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the activities of the Class A residuals management program
are carried out in accordance with the conditions of this permit, the supporting materials, and in the
manner approved by the Division.
2. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of residuals described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the Permittee
to an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §143-
215.6A through §143-215.6C.
4. The annual administering and compliance fee shall be paid by the Permittee within 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 2T .0 10 5 (e).
The issuance of this permit does not exempt 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) that have jurisdiction. Of particular concern to the Division are applicable river buffer
rules in 15A NCAC 02B .0200, erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC
Chapter 4 and under the Division's General Permit NCG010000, and any requirements pertaining to
wetlands under 15A NCAC 02B .0200 and 02H .0500.
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6. This permit may be modified, revolted, and/or reissued to incorporate any conditions, limitations and
monitoring requirements the Division deems necessary in order to protect the environment and public
health adequately.
7. This permit shall not be automatically transferable. In the event that there is a desire for the Class A
residuals management program to change ownership or to change the name of the Permittee, a formal
permit request shall be submitted to the Division documentation from the parties involved and other
supporting materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this request shall be considered on its
merits and may or may not be approved.
Permit issued this the 30th day of January, 2008.
NORTH C INA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
for Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0007174
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ATTACHMENT A - Approved Residual Sources
Permit Number. W00007174 Version 3.0
Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County North Carolina
MSD Buncombe County Nutri -Lime Processing Facility and Distribution Program
Total
37000
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Monitoring
Monitoring Frequency
Approved
Permit
Issued
Maximum Dry
Frequency for
for Condition IV 3.
Mineralizalion
Owner
Source
Facility Name
County
Number
By
Is 503?
Tons Per Year
Condition IV. 2.
and Condition IV. 4.
Rale
MSD Buncombe County
(Residuals Source)
French Broad RiverWRF
Buncombe
NCO024911
DWQ
503
.00
MSD Buncombe County
(Class A Product Source
MSP Buncombe County N -Vico FaciliBuncombe
WQ000717
0WQ
503
37000
Annually
See Permit
10
and Nutri -Lime Distribut
Condition IV.3.
Total
37000
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